Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-10

| Mrs. L. +. OrtOn entertained
the Silent Whist club Monday even
ing.
j. o. Hughes came up from
Platteville On a business trip on
Monday.
When a father starts to spoil a
child, he does it a great deal worse
than any woman.
Miss Rose McBrien and Frank
Heidi are to be married by Rev.
Schleicher this morning.
| Bear in mind the German
Comic opera and Concert company
at the the opera house May 10Th.
"A. Ruhaff, of Lacrosse, who
had been the guest of Aug. Mi
chaelis for a few days departed for
his home yesterday morning.
Fred Pagenkopf returned Mon
day eve from. visit at Milwaukee:
Mrs Pagenkopf left on the 18th of
April for trip to Germany.
The dressmakers of Lancaster
are requested to meet at Miss
Tenants shop Friday evening at
7:30 to make arrangements for the
annual picnic.
Mrs. Joe Thomas and Mrs. Lane
Of Calumet, Mich, were visiting
with 7. f. Orion and wife over Sun
day. From here they went to Pc
tosi to spend day with relatives.
Frank Baldwin is home from
| Dubuque for a short visit. He came
especially to bid farewell to his
sister, Mrs. Fred Vandewall who
leaves next week for Alaska to join
her husband, after an extended So
j0urn here.
"A frst-class instrumental and
vocal concert program in both Ger
man and English will be at Reeds
Opera House, Friday eve, May 10.
under the leadership Of the famous
pianist and contralto, Mrs. Sprotte-
Hesse of Berlin, Germany.
| New subscribers the past week
to the Herald are H. E. Coombs,
Ludington, Mich; Richard Kreul
Fennimore; Albert Amends, Glen
:. Haven; John Wilkinson, Rockville;
Harry Tresham, Thos. Coombs,
Lancaster; Mrs. A. M. Morey, Chic
ago.
i &C. Fl. Basford purchased half
interest in G. B. Angus grocery and
meat business last week for his son
Fred and the stock was invoiced
Sunday. The new firm opened for
business Monday and on Tuesday,
but some disagreement arose over
a final settlement and the deal has
fallen through.
When one stops to think that
this is near the middle of May and
still we must wear Overcoats, the
prospect is rather dismal. Cold,
wet, windy and disagreeable wealth
er has prevailed almost every day
this month, and in fact we have not
had more than two or three really
warm days this spring. We some
times envy the denizens of the
sunny south"
Mrs. Adam Buhser, a resident
of Harrison township, died at her
home east of Rockville Monday
morning after an extended illness,
aged 43 years. A husband and sew
eral children mourn her loss. De-
ceased was held in high esteem by
all who knew her. Funeral will be
held at St. Andrews church at
Tennyson this morning at 10 o'clock,
Rev. Pape officiating.
L ROthe, prosperous farmer
} residing in Clifton township, cele-
brated his 50th birthday Saturday
and a company of 3S friends and
neighbors made him a pleasant
surprise in the evening. Refresh
ments were served and an enjoy
able time had. His mother arrived
from Iowa the evening previous for
a visit and this made the occasion
still more enjoyable.
E. L. Mccoy Of this city who
of late years has represented in
this section the Mutual Life In
, surance Co. Of New York, has
resigned that position and has been
: appointed District Agent for the
Northwestern Mutual Life In
; surance Co. Of Milwaukee for the
counties Of Grant, Iowa, Lafayette,
: Crawford and Vernon. This is a
step up for Mr.. Mccoy and the Her
) aid feels quite sure he will be a
valuable acquisition to the company
which in every way is one of the