Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

"A. H. Fache, of Sitter, was in
the city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Horton
visited In Platteville Saturday.
Mrs. John A. Howe was brought
home from Chicago Sunday noon.
-Messrs. w. B. Dyer and Ray
Carthew were in Platteville Mon
day.
Fred Huber, of Cassville, tran
sacted business in this city on Sat-
urday of last week.
Ella Maiben and Preston Hay
den, Of Beetown, were Sunday
visitors in our city.
Miss Ethel Tandy of Fennimore
was a guest of her friend. Miss
Telah Calvin a portion of the past
week.
Vice Pres. Fairbanks passed
through Grant county towns on the
Burlington the other night enroute
to Portland.
The Ladies' Aid society will
meet at the Congregational church
Friday, June 9th at 2 p. m. Come
and help quilt.
Ernest Stark, Donald Warden
and Edgar Ransom, of Beetown,
were guests at the Lancaster House
on Saturday last.
VIM. P. Rowden went to Linden
Monday morning where he will as
sist his son-in- law, Chas. Edwards,
in completing his fine new store
building.
-Messrs. w. J. Weir and E. G.
Basford took departure for Indian
Territory yesterday. G. H. Basford
and Atty. Brennan expect to go on
the goth inst.
County Superintendent G. Fl.
Nye returned home from Milwaukee
on Sunday last. He is much i'm
proved in health, a fact which we
are glad to note.
! --Messrs. D. Schrelner and Jas.
Treloar are in attendance at the
annual meeting of the grand lodge
of Odd Fellows in Milwaukee in
session at that city this week.
Mrs. G. HI. Basford is represent
ing local lodge of Rebekahs at Mil
waukee this week at the meeting of
the grand lodge. Mr.. Basford goes
to Milwaukee to join her today.
Hicks predicts several storm
periods this month. The first was
due from the 3rd to 5th; second will
be expected from zsh to 18th; IA to
17th goth to Oath; last 26th to 2Sth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Knotwell4
brought the latter's mother, Mrs.
HI. L. Sprague, up from Beetown
Monday. Mrs. Sprague took Mon
day mornings train for New York
for a visit with relatives.
Cigar dealers are in receipt of
copies of the new order issued by
the internal revenue department in
reference to empty cigar boxes.
Said boxes, according to the order,
must not necessarily be destroyed,
but before being given away or dis
posed of in any matter except for
display advertising on the dealers
own premises, the revenue stamp,
caution notice and factory number
must be totally effaced."
The teacher in nearby district
school was giving her class the first
lesson in subtraction. She had Just
told them that in order to subtract,
things have to be Of the same de-
nomination and that you couldn't
take three apples from four pears
nor six horses from nine dogs,
when small boy in the back seat
shot up his hand and asked.
Teacher, can't you take four quarts
of milk from three cows?"
Miss Sarah McGranahan, Miss
Myrtle Green and Mrs. F. C. Caligel
and little daughter Lucille, accom-.
panied the remains Of the late John
Kolb from Chicago to Platteville
for burial. The funeral was held
Thursday forenoon. In the after
noon these ladies came up to the
McGranahan farm, east of town.
Miss McGranahan and Miss Green
returned to Chicago, Monday. Mrs.
Caliger and daughter will remain a
few weeks, visiting Miss Nellie Nc
Granular.
Last Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Frank Schreiner, the
Century club closed a very pleasant