Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-14
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Important News of People and Thinos
i'll and about Lancaster.

The dance Thursday was fairly
we'll attended.
The state militia is now in CAMP
at Camp Douglas.
Miss Grace Morris gave a party
Thursday evening.
F. Powers, of Fennimore was in
Lancaster Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Calvin are
visiting friends at Cassville.
Miss Beulah Rickok of Bloom
lngtOn is at DR.. Critchlow's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Greer Of
Bloomington were at John Henkel3s
Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Baptist church met with Mrs. Pen
mock Friday afternoon.
Sheriff Glenn will hold sheriffs
sale this afternoon to dispose of the
personal effects of one of the
prisoners.
Oliver W. Stewart, of Hyde
Park, Chicago. conducted a temper
ance rally at the Congregational
Friday afternoon.
DIR. NARROW reports that the
sugar crop is good at present
and will probably make fine crop
when they are harvested in October.
Letters received from Messrs,
Bert Schreiner and John Orion state
that they are both enjoying their
western trip, and are seeing all
there is to be seen.
The Milwaukee Sentinel in a
recentissue stated that the MERCK
ants and Manufacturers association
will probably soon make a trip to
southwestern Wisconsin.
Frank Orion left Wednesday
for Louisville, KY, where he takes
charge of pasteurizing plant. The
Herald wishes him success down
in the blue grass country.
Lancaster dresssmaker's associa-
ton will meet with Miss King Sat
urday, July II at 7:3O p. m. All
members are requested to be
present. Special business
Sheriff Glenn and Burne Pol
lock, special treasury agent, went
to Platteville the middle OF the week
and collected the state licenses from
the different carnival shows.
"A saw mill is In operation near
Fishers shop and is attracting
much attention. Most of the lum-
Der being sawed will be used by
Lou Fisher in his wagon factory.
The Northwestern railroad will
sell excursion tickets to Mime
apolis for the national G. A. r. Ell
campment at very low rate, $6.4
for the round trip from Lancaster.
Father Nagle, who delivered
the Fourth of July address here.
has been engaged to deliver a lecture
entitled "A century of American
Diplomacy, at the GAINESVILLE Chau-
tuqua Assembly on August 3rd.
The farmers are a busy set of
men these days and but few of them
find time to come to town. Having
is we'll under way, the weather
has been all that could be wished
for In caring for the hay crops. and
1t is therefore of good quality, even
though light in quantity.
The annual business meeting of
the Baptist church will be held next
Wednesday evening, July Is at
o'clock, for the purpose of electing
officers, calling a pastor and tran
sacting any other business that may
come before the meeting. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
Mary Guish, married woman
with several children and aged IS
years, and VIM. Riley, aged % and
single, of the town of Scott. plead
guilty to a charge of adultery before
Justice Curan at Prairie du Chen.
on their own motion and were
sentenced to one year each in the
state prison Waupun.
The Bloomington Record sug-
gests that its business men convert
the old mill at that place into dis
tillery for the manufacture of
denatured alcohol. The project ap-
pears quite practical If worked on a
small scale as there probably will
be great demand for the alcohol as
soon as the law removing tie reve-
nue. goes into effect.
AT the council meeting Tues