Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-03-08
-Buggies are again in use.

Jacob WOolstenholme visited
Sitter friends Monday.
The tin can crop in the back
yards is unusually large.
Otto Fuerstenburg is visiting his
brother at Turkey River.
Judge and Mrs. Goodsell were
in Platteville over Sunday.
Atty. j. J. Blaine of Boscobel
was here on business Monday.
DIR. Clifford was at Fennimo1e
Sunday for a visit with friends.
Mrs. N. J. Tiedeman returned
Monday from visit at Platteville.
Anton Knapp transacted bust
ness at Cassville portion of last
week.
The Teller has sent Aunt
Lizzie's book to Madison to be COM
pleted.
Its good thing for observers
of the Lenten season that eggs took
a tumble.
Unless a business man advertise
people do not know that he desires
their trade.
Landlord Guy has sold his
hobby little PAGER to Arnold Graves
of Platteville for $3.50.
J. T. Emery went to Boscpbel
Monday. He will look at farm
across the river in Crawford county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Garthwaite
are here from Sheldon, Ia, to wit
ness the Henkel-Hein nuptials to-
day.
-Chas. D. Stratton is IN Evans
vile, engaged IN connecting a local
exchange with the long distance
system.
Miss Laura Wurster took de-
parture Saturday for Roodhouse,
ILL.,, where she will make an ex-
tended visit.
The Mystic Workers have also
moved to the K. P. hall and will
meet there hereafter. The first re-
gular meeting is tomorrow night.
The coffee klatsch or Dutch
lunch given by Div. T. Of the
Ladies of the G. A. r. was quaint
and successful and one which all
enjoyed. Receipts were $11.
In 1865 the population of Ian
caster was S53; the population of
the township of Lancaster outside
of the village was 1858, making a
total of Oil. The population of
Grant county was SO, 91S.
j. A. Britain, a state factory
inspector of Milwaukee, was in Ian
caster Monday looking over the
various institutions here that the
law requires him to give his per-
sonal investigation.
Phil Goldstein became Master
Mason Friday evening and j. D.
Hatch learned the mysteries Sat-
urday evening. Both occasions
were greatly enjoyed by large
gatherings of the brethren in at
tendance.
j. A. Wilbur has disposed of
his residence property and wood
saving outfit to Lewis Daley, who
will continue 1t. Mr.. Wilbur and
wife will go to Nebraska to pass the
summer and will be engaged In
gospel work.
1t has been discovered that the
recent special election held at Cass-
vile to determine the question of
voting bonds for erection of an
electric light plant was illegally
conducted owing to some technicali-
ty in the manner in which was
called and conducted. An attorney
for the bonding company discovered
the error. 1t is now necessary to
hold another election and a call has
been made for holding same on the
goth inst.
Saturday evening as freight
train No. 127 in charge of Conductor
Marshall was nearing Sitter the
trucks under a large refrigerator
car jumped the track, the rear
trucks landing crosswise of the track
which caused the caboose and cars
behind the refrigerator to stop
rather suddenly. The train crew
was unaware of what hadOhappened
but knew that something was wrong
and Horton, the rear brakeman,
who figured in the wreck near
Sitter a short time ago, became
alarmed, and with his eyes bullying