Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-14

John Day had business in Du-
buque Wednesday.
H. G. Craig arrived home from
Ohio Wednesday eve.
The old M. E. parsonage at
Montfort will be sold at auction to-
day.
F. Hoppe, the Platteville brew
er, looked after interests here
Wednesday.
Fred Lambert has sold his
noted running horse, Cherry Bounce,
to Robert Narrower.
The Lancaster high school foot
ball team goes to Cassville today to
play the team of that place.
Mrs. Oscar Belscamper and son
Harlan visited her parents in Du-
buque a portion of the week.
Mrs. B c Parkinson and daugh-
ter returned to her home at Kew
anee, Ill Thursday afternoon.
The Mystic Workers will give a
10c card party at the K. P. hall
next Monday evening. All invited.
II. D. Goodrich advises us to
mail his Herald back to Baraboo.
He passed several months this sum-
mer at Galena.
Earl Guy of the Northwestern
hotel has resigned his position and
will embark in the dressmaking
school business.
-Gollmar Bros. circus closed the
season Wednesday at Meweaque,
ILL.,, and will go into winter quarters
at Baraboo at once.
w. T. Skate and vile, a high
ly esteemed couple of Livingston,
celebrated their 50th wedding an
niversary Saturday last.
An electric road will be con-
structed from Baraboo to the Dells
next year. Business men of Bara-
boo and Kilbourn are interested.
The Industrial committee of the
Commercial club held a very in
teresting and profitable meeting at
the council chamber Thursday even
ing.
Abe Levins will have a hear
ing Monday on the charge of steal
ing chickens in conjunction with
Sherm Streeter, who is now await
ing trial.
MIR. and Mrs. John Decker
visited at Weyauwega with DR..
Cranes family this week James Nc
Brien, Jr., is holding down Johns
place in the barber shop.
Hicks, the weather man, was
away off in his predictions for
September and early October wealth
er. If he doesn't do better soon the
man with the rheumatic" will
have him beaten again.
Harvey Abrams is going into
the cattle business on an extensive
scale. While on visit to the
Dakotas last week with his wife he
purchased about so head of choice
Herefords and Shorthorns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Block mourn
the loss of an infant daughter, aged
about Is months, who died Thurs
day night. Funeral services will
be held at the family residence just
west of the city at 2 p. m. today,
Rev. Napholz officiating.
-Chas. Richardson of Montana
who holds the responsible position
of private secretary to Senator
Clark of that State, is visiting hi
aged parents in this city. Mr.
Richardson was formerly a book
keeper with the Lewis Bros. il
Butte. He informs us that tn,
latter have disposed of their mer
camille interests in that city.
Attorney G.. M. Shontz O
Richland Center has received forma
notification of his appointment
to the position of assistant at
torney of the Panama Canal Com
mission and expects to leave this
week for New York, from whence
he sails south to assume the duties
OF his new position. The appoint
ment carries salary of $21OO 8
year.
The community in and about
Soldiers Grove is stirred because oil
recent mineral discoveries. A
specimen find was shown bv Mr.
Ward, consisting of piece of lead
ore weighing forty-four pounds
which it is estimated will assay sc
pei cent lead. One farmer plowec
nm q chunk that wniohad covon+v