Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-15

Inc F1fSu Assembly DlSJrlcc he
publican convention was called to
order here Thursday by R. 1. Dug
dale of Platteville as acting chair
man. A. V. Wells of Clifton was
chosen permanent chairman. John
H. Cox of Hazel Green and r. l.
Dugdale of Platteville were elected
as secretaries.
Chair named following as COM
mittee on credentials: J. V. Small
ley, J. H. DIN, Fred Weinberg, Fl.
J. Youman, Jno. Martin and Emil
Grafton.
Tellers appointed were G.. H..
Lewis, Lloyd Rundell and Mr.. Bur-
ton.
Delegates present were authorized
to cast full vote of the respective
precincts.
Committee on credentials reported
and same was accepted.
Informal ballot resulted in Dun
can McGregor, administration can
didate, receiving Sc votes and
Richard Goodell, stalwart candi-
date, 38. 1t was moved and carried
that informal ballot be made for
NAL, and McGregor was declared
nominated.
Each candidate responded to call
for a short speech and both left
favorable impressions, Mr.. Goodell
especially making many new friends
and admirers.
Chairman appointed committee
of five to select IL delegates to the
senatorial convention to be held at
Boscobel Monday, consisting of j..
H. Evans, j. T. Cox, J. Nicholas,
w. G. Livingston and w. D. Jones.
The committee reported on the fol-
lowing delegates and they were
elected: G.. w. Barrows, Cassville;
R. A. Irwin, Beetown; John Birkett,
Hazel Green; Jas. Harcleroad,
Platteville; Geo. Mcpherson, Ellen
boro; Geo. Wilkinson, Smelser; S.
E. Smalley, Cuba City; A. v. Wells,
Clifton; j. H. Mink, Waterloo; J.
H. Craven, Platteville; Geo. Vie
land, Potosi. Delegates were in
structed to support Gov. LaFollette's
lieutenant, E. E. Burns OF Platte
vile, for denomination.
The Ladies Aid Sociecy met at the
Bennett home this week and $3.50 was
the amount contributed to the good
cause.
Some of our nimrods are becoming
quite expert with the gun, yet the rab-
bits are as fleet as hares and the
squirrels are somewhat foxey,
The second month of school opened
this week. Attendance in all the de-
partments is very good. Written quiz
zies we're recently held in algebra, ge-
ometry and arithmetic in the high
school.
Rev. Bennett has returned from Eau
Claire conference, where he was on
the program with paper which we
know was interesting.
Edna Tedrick, Bessie barrow and
Julia Keehner, teachers in our village
schools, were sight seeing in the Key
City last Saturday.
Robt. A. Kane and bride returned
Wednesday from their wedding tour
which included a weeks visit at the
ST. Louis fair.
j. III. Coons has again joined the
Knights of the Grip and is out hus-
Ting after a months vacation.
Mile Adrian of Cassville is Potosi
visitor.
The regular meeting of the board OF
directors of the Potosi state bank was
held at the banking rooms first of the
week with all officers and directors
present. The business has developed
sufficiently to insure it's permanency.
For the benefit of those who predicted
at the outset that it would be short
lived we cans say that it has passed the
experimental stage and can now be
classed as one of our permanent fnan-
cial institutions.
T. Fl. Runkel and Jos. Vogelsberg
have installed new cash registers in
their places of business.
The Young Ladies' Society of ST..
Andrews congregation will hold a
bazaar Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct.
18th and 10Th in st. Andrews school
hall, Tennyson. All kinds of fancy
and ornamental pieces and other USE
full articles in great variety will be Of
fered for sale. A full evenings enter
tainment will be given eacn night.
consisting of vocal and instrumental
music, recitations, etc. Lunch will be
served to those who desire it, An adj
mission fee of 10 cents will be charged.
For Wednesday night, Oct. Goth. the
Rev. Peter Pape has secured the noted
James Francis O'Donnell to deliver
his great work Wilson Barrett's mas
terpiece and famous drama, "The Sign
of the Cross" AS an impersonater
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