Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-29

Mrs. Anime Showalter is visit
ing her brother at Winona.
The rummage sale has been
postponed until a later date.
Richard Mathews went to
Gettysburg, S. D., on business
trip yesterday.
John Udelhofen raised rs
turkeys this season. That helps a
bank account some.
Dave johnson and Oscar Bel
scamper enjoyed fishing trip to
Mccartney first of thelweek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Starrett of
Beetown visited with MI. and Mrs.
VIM. Miller the latter part of last
week.
Rev. Father Jones of Cassville
took Monday mornings train from
here, bound for Madison and Mil
waukee.
Many farmers land stock breed
ers of this section Iare planning on
attending the stock show at Chicago
next month.
The Herald furnished county
board supplements to ten news
papers in the county. Nearly 10000
/
were required in all,
-Chas. Austin of Bloomington
was member of the consistory
class of Masons at Milwaukee last
week. There were 81 who took the
degrees.
The Lancaster band having
disbanded, Marshal Budworth was
instructed at the last meeting of
the city council to call in all
instruments belonging to the city at
once.
Lancaster merchants ARE en-
joylng a fine patronage sand the
trade will increase ass the,lholidays
approach. The stores!!:are IL filled
with seasonable goods and are being
sold at bargain prices.
Prof. and Mrs. L. L. Clark of
Whitewater are expected here to-
day for brief visit with Mayor and
Mrs. Hassell. Mr.. Clark will be re-
membered as the former principal
of the Lancaster schools.
If you haven't already done so
now is the time to get your furnaces
and chimneys fixed safely for the
winter when roaring fires will be
built in the stoves and danger from
blazes increase two-fold. A little
precautlon at this time may save
you a possible loss.
1T cost the city of Lancaster
about $25 to ext1nguish that in
cipient fire on the roof of the tool
house of the North western recently.
The company should be asked to re-
fund this amount or the fire laddies
will not be so anxious perhaps to
save the depot one of these days.
In order to get rid of tramps the
Sank county board of supervisors
decided to construct twoIcellslin the
county Jail for solitary confinement,
and all parsons committed for
vagrancy will be placed sstherein.
The cost ofHcaring for tramps in
that county is one of the largest
items.
The Ladies Aid Of the Congrega-
tional church will meet with Mrs.
Reuben Garner and Mrs. Clifton at
the last named home next Friday.
Ladies will please assemble at the
church before 2 o'clock. Buses will
b. provided to convey all who de-
sire to attend. Election of officers
of the society will be held Dec. 9Th.
In many sections where rural
free delivery is had it has be-
come the custom with many to
present their regular aailv carrier
with a remembrance of some USE
full article or thing at Thanksgiving
or at holiday time. A sack of oats
or corn for the carriers animal,
piece of pork or beef, chicken or
turkey, or other useful thing for
himself or family would be nice
recognition for mis- service.
The enrolment in the four year
course in the college of agriculture
of the university of Wisconsin is
1873, an increase of 1913 per cent. Of
this number Wisconsin furnishes
106, Illinois fourteen, Indiana two,
Iowa one, California one, Georgia
one. Mexico two, Philippine Islands
three, Argentine Republic two, and
Chill one. Among the graduate
students is one from Copenhagen.
Denmark, and one from London.