Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-15
Local JOttineS.
The Herald wants wood.

The state legislature cOnvenes on
the second Wednesday in January.
John Pennock of Bloomington
transacted business at the county
seat on Wednesday.
Ralph Place acted as Mine Host
in place of Land ord Wenzel, Thurs
day, while the latter went to Bos-
conhel on business.
This weather i all right for
shredding corn fodder and hauling
tobacco but decidedly disagreeable
for the bulk of humanity.
The auction sales of Messrs.
Mccormick, Hoffman and Edges
occurred the past week and were
very successful and satisfactory.
The Capt Strong resider &c
property, situated in the 3rd ward,
has been purchased by John A.
Roesch Of Potosi; consideration
50. 500.
"A kid glove, lined was found
on the street yesterday and brought
to the Herald office for the owner,
who can have same by paying for
this notice.
The PlattevilIe high school has
been placed on the accredited list
This viii permit graduates Of the
school to enter the state university
without examination.
Miss Josephine Winters. who
So successfully managed Miss Lizzie
Roseleip's millinery business at
Baxter & Diapers department store
the past season. returned Wednes-
day to her home at Milwaukee.
The vacancy caused IN the
state capitol building commission
caused by the death of Attorney
Chynoweth, has been filed by Gcv-
ernor Davidson by the appoint
ment of Colonel Villas of Madison.
The Dodgeville fair grounds are
to be sold to satisfy a mortgage
against the same. 1t is probable
that a company of local business
men will form a stock company,
purchase the grounds and conduct
the fairs there in the future.
Mrs. Tenant, an aged resident
of the city, was examined by Drs.
Hassell and Godfrey Thursday and
pronounced insane. She was taken
to Mendoza hospital yesterday
morning in care of James McBrien
and Miss Glenn.
On Saturday last the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway filed
with the secretary of state articles
increasing the company's capital
stock $50, 600, 600 For So doing
the company paid $50, 1O1 1t is but
a few days since the Northwestern
road increased its capital stock
500, 900, 600.
As a result of the operation of
the new federal rate law, the eX-
press companies of the country
have notified their local agent that
what is known as the ''ounce rate"
system, a reduced rate which has
hitherto been given exclusively to
large shippers, shall now be ex-
tended to all.
according to a report issued by
State Banking Commissioner Bergh
the state and savings banks of Wis
c0nsin are in a most furnishing
condition. AT the close of business
on November II, the 4O6 state and
savings banks of Wisconsin had
deposits aggregating sos, 534, $50 q,
an increase of So, 845, 5000 over
that on September 4, the date of
the preceding report. In other
words, the deposits of these banks
are increasing at the rate of nearly
$4,000 600 a month. Five new
banks were organized during the
period named.
The Woman's Club will meet
with Mrs. Henry Naumann Mon
day, Dec. II, at 2:30 p. m. Please
note the hour. The program will
be one appropriate to Christmas,
and members are requested to bring
their Christmas sewing or finished
piece of work, to give new ideas to
the rest. The roll call responses
will be discussion of THE Santa
Claus problem" The meeting near
est Christmas has always been well
attended, and we hope this one will
not be an exception, as there are
some important plans to be made
relative to the holiday party at the
rink, for the children We wish to
make this affair enjoyable for the
children and profitable to the
WOman's Club. Full particulars