Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-13

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ness trip to Galena Thursday.
W. E. Lewis, of Patch Grove,
was in town on business Tuesday.
Roy Bailey and wife of Bloom
ington were in the city Thursday.
The Lancaster library board
has purchased forty new volumes.
-Messrs. VIM. T. Thornton and
John Grams were callers yesterday.
Lyman Armfield was down
from Fennimore on business Thurs
day.
John and Joseph Novinska of
Sitter transacted business in town
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Young are
on short visit with relatives at
Burlington, Iowa.
VIM. H. Pennkamp and Squire
WilmOt were up from Potosi on
business yesterday.
r. D. Orion of Crawford coun-
ty is here ON business about his
fathers estate in Ellenboro
Frank Orion of the state
university passed a few days with
Lancaster people early in the week.
j. S. Chandler returned to his
home at MontforS yesterday, after
a pleasant visit with relatives here.
George A. Page and A. E.
Lewis are on the streets today
buying car Of horses. They will
be at Bloomington on Monday.
The Montfort Mining company
Incorporated last week with a
capital of $3.50 Editor Rufus
Quick is secretary of the company.
John Rose is moving to Platte
vile, where he will continue in the
employ of the. Jenkins Eastman
Lumber company.
Geo. B. Clementson and w. B.
Carter went to Madison Thursday
morning to confer with Gov. La
Toilette regarding the position Of
warden of Waupun.
Highland citizens raised 81, 900
of the $4,000 asked to build the
railroad from Linden to that city,
in just two days. They think the
remainder will be easy.
Mrs. Maggie Walz and daugh-
ter Miss Josie we're visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kilburg in
Lancaster the past week. Mrs.
Walz is a sister of Mr.. Killburg.
"A number of the people Of this
city and vicinity attended the state
dairymen's meeting at Platteville
on Wednesday and Thursday. They
report two very profitable meetings.
The Judge Mills contest of
high shcool seniors will occur next
Friday, provided the hall is ready
There are twelve contestants.
The usual prizes of $15 and $3.50
will be awarded.
The Lancaster Lumber COM
pany have placed a cover over the
driveway between the two large
sheds just added to their yards.
They now have enough shed room
to enable them to place all Of their
lumber in the dry.
Father Albers departed for
his new charge at Waterford last
Wednesday. His niece, Miss Anna
Kreiser, who has been keeping
house for him. accompanied by
her brother Frank Of Milwaukee,
departed on the Thursday morning
train for her new home.
&C. M. Hopkins, DR.. Mark
Bailey and H. E. Stephens of
Fennimore on Monday evening
took the Mark Master degree and
on Tuesday evening the other
degrees up to the Royal Arch
degrees, in Lancaster chapter of
Royal Arch masOns.
Charley Roberts is rejoicing
over the arrival of a son at his
home Tuesday. While the arrival
did not happen to be twins, as re-
ported, Charley thinks the num-
Der sufficient to occupy the entire
attention of the household.
DIR. Reeds opera house will
soon be ready for public enter
tainments, the DR.. having made
some changes in order TO provide
greater security against fire or
panic. The improvements
include fine new asbestos
curtain, with advertising spaces on
the front.