Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-21

long -talked-of tour through Dixie.
That rain was not very com
Portable diversion but it did lots of
good.
Karl LANCE and family have
moved to Lancaster from Fenni-
more.
w. F. McCormick's sale of
Shorthorn cattle is postponed to
Oct. "a.
-Messrs. L Armfeld and Eugene
burlington were over from Fenni-
more yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Parker of
F9nnimore celebrated their silver
wedding on the 18th inst.
Mrs. G. w rockingham and
Mrs. Roy rockingham were in
Madison a portion of the week.
The life insurance game seems
to be like the lightning rod game,
everything in sight but the cost.
Mrs. A. R. Wanezek and daugh-
ter Of Cassville were here a few
days this week, guests of Mrs. VIM.
Kiley.
The chill days of November will
soon be with us and the Indian sum
mer days of October lost and for
gotten.
F E. Ralph, formerly Of Mont
fort, is a candidate for county sup
erintendent of schools of Redwood
county, Mimi.
j. E. Doran, marshal of Mont.
fort, has resigned and A. o. Mills
has been named by the village
board to fill the vacancy.
w. F. McCormick's sale OF
Shorthorn cattle postponed on &C
count of inclement weather until
Tuesday, Oct "a, at 1 p m.
Rural Mail Carrier VIM. Hump
hrey was in South Dakota on bust
ness this week and Frank Burrows
acted in his capacity on Route 2
-Richland Center is to have an
express office down town. Lancaster
is entitled to one and could secure
it it the movement was inaugurated.
Reuben Garner is back from a
trip to Missouri. He brought the
price of a years subscription for
Peter Ohlert and reports the Wis
consin colony there to be prosperous
and happy.
Farmers have rejoiced in the
late autumn. Now they do not
care if it SHOWS or halls. Their
crops are in and for the most part
sold OF contracted for and their
years work practically done.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, j. J.
AstOr and several other railroad
magnates will be in Dubuque to-
morrow on an inspection tour Of
Illinois Central Interests In which
company they are directors.
-Ex-County Clerk Dickinson is
grandpa again. Mr.. and Mrs. And
P. Anderson of New York are the
proud parents of baby boy. Mrs
Dickinson is there lavishing the at
tentions of devoted grandmother
upon the youngster.
Homer Kelley has given up his
position as brakeman on the freight
run from Madison to Lancaster and
will run from Galena to Montfort
and return each day. His people
reside in Galena and wish him to
stay with them. He will move
there. i.,4.
Lancaster may yet be a flourish
ing city despite the fact it has
grown very slowly in the past few
years. The steady growth has
wiped away all possibility of a
mushroom population and when the
boom comes Lancaster will be ready
for it.
People are being warned against
a new $40 bill now IN circulation.
The new certificate is said to be
about three-eighths Of an inch
longer than the genuine. AS $40
bills are a little "short" with most
of us, the difference should be easily
discernible.
The open season for deer begins
on the morning Of Nov. IL; it will be
lawful to ship on the 18TH the last
day of the open season is November
80, and the last day for shipping is
December 8. Game wardens are
being sent north now to see that no
deer hunting is done before the
opening day.