Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
Did YOU make any resolutions?

Joe Muench returned to Mis-
souri, Thursday.
Fred Nehls was down from
Sitter IL drsday
John Bendorf has son serious
ly i'll with pneumonia.
Doris Gr1swold returned here
from Idaho Thursday.
Herman Dresler of Potosi was a
pleasant caller Thursday.
Landlord Moore of Platteville
was in the city Wednesday,
Miss Mary Fuersten berg is
is visiting Fennimore friends.
-Chas. James of Rockford is a
guest at DR.. w. Fl. Van Dusen's.
L. Alt & Sons are handing out
some fine calendars to customers.
Louis Leighty Of Neillsville is
attending to business interests here
this week
Will Gilbery and wife of More
head, Mimi, visited relatives here
this week.
Grant Ballantine and son of
Bloomington were in the city
yesterday.
"A bonnet with a political bee
in it is usually a very expensive
piece Of millinery.
Miss Kittie McBrien was guest
of Editor Roethe's family at Fen
nimore this week.
Atty. w. E. Shimmin was in
Montfort on business a greater
portion Of the week.
Fred Peterson returned to his
home at Mellen, Wis, Thursday,
after a pleasant visit here.
John Bening and sons of Clark
county visited John Pink and
family the first Of the week.
Joint installation of Masonic
and Eastern Star officers at their
lodge rooms Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sturmer of
Cassville celebrated their 5Oth
wedding anniversary Dec. 2Stb.
Henry Church returned this
week from Neville, Ia, where he
had been located for two years.
Warren Gelbach returned to
his duties at Madison Thursday via
Albany, where he will visit his
brother.
Ladies of the G.. A. r. will
have public installation Jan. 8th.
ALI comrades and their wives are
invited.
The Herald will be pleased to
make an advertising contract for
1904 with every business firm in
Lancaster Try it year and see if
we cannot increase your trade.
Mrs. G. .. Dorchester of Chi
cago, who had been a guest of Mrs.
Martin Mcdonald, returned home
Thursday Mrs. Mcdonald &C
companied her as far as Madison.
New Herald subscribers this
week are D. B. Gray: Webberville,
Mich; Warren Galbach, Madison;
Geo. Chase, VIM. Belscamper,
Chas. Gilbery, Lancaster; Grant
Ballantine, Bloomington.
Officers elected by the Y. P. S.
G. E. of the Congregational church
for the first six months of 1904, are
as follows Pres, Mabel Bieg;
Vice Pres, Hazel Durni; Rec. Sec.,
Ralph Ray; Treasurer, Bessie
Ma1ben; Cor. Sec., Dora Watkins;
Organist, Clarence Howe; Junior
Supt., Valley Ralph.
Mrs. Martha L. Burr died at
her home in the fourth ward
Wednesday evening at the ad-'
vanced age of ninety years. De-
ceased had resided in Lancaster
since 1857. Funeral services will
be conducted at the home Saturday
afternoon at o'clock, Rev. w. J.
G. Ralph officiating. A more ex-.
tended obituary notice will appear
in the Herald next Wednesday.
These are the days when the
small boys and girls are endangering
their lives and limbs by jumping or
bobsleighs and cutters and the worst
of it is there seems to be no law to
put a stop to this dangerous sport,
except it be the whip in the drivers
hand, which in itself otter proves
another element of danger. 1t is
true the temptation a passing sleigh