Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-03

Wauke0.
Oscar Wright pays the highest
market price for squashes so the
story goes.
The Neighborhood Whist Club
met with Mrs. E E. Mccoy Wednes- !
day evening of this week.
Yesterday was Candlemas day
and was observed at ST. Clements
church with appropriate services.
Mrs. j. GIennon and children
Of Potosi, are visiting at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pink.
The WoodmAn Foresters will
give 10c card party at Woodmen
hall Tuesday, Feb. 9Th. Refresh
ments will be served. Everybody
invited.
Mrs. Owen Flynn, wife of the
engineer, has been dangerously i'll
the past week, but is some better at
this writing. Ray Flynn and family
are here from Waterloo on account
of his mothers illness.
Miss G.. A. Lowry has organized
class in violin. Miss Lowry has
studied for the past three years un-
der Prof. Jaffe in the Fond du Lac
branch of the Wisconsin Conserva-
tory of Music
Aug. Christensen has leased
a farm from r. B. Showalter IN
Beetown and will move to the same
in the spring. He will have an
auction sale on his present location
on the Goth. See bills to be issued
from this office.
Jas. Divall's sale was the
biggest ever held in these parts and
lere were scores of people who
found out for the first time where
Jim lived on that day. Sale footed
up to nearly $500. Mr.. Divall and
family expect to depart for Cali
fOFnia soon to make their future
home.
Alfred King, an old-time resi-
dent of Cassville, died at his home
at Nemaha, Ia, Jan. 18th. De-
ceased was a resident of Grant
county for many years and will be
remembered by many of the old
settlers. He was a native of England
and was born in 1916, coming to
A nerica in 1916.
Frank Barr, the genial hotel
man of Glen Haven, had business in
this city yesterday. 1t is one
year ago this morning since the de-
structive fire in Glen Haven in
which Mr.. Barr lost considerable
property and was severely burned.
J. L. Orr died that morning from
heart failure caused by the excite
ment. Frank is looking we'll.
MIR. Grounding awoke from his
long nap yesterday morning, shook
himself, took an eye-opener and |
came out Of his abode for usual in
vestigatior that he makes on Feb. |
2nd each year. He failed to see
his shadow and according to the
story he remained out and went to
fOrag1ng. This means we will have
but little more winter and the Ian
caster folks who took trips south to |
escape the awful winter may as
we'll pack up and return home.
"A special train with Conductor
Moran in charge came to Lancaster
Thursday evening, conveying the
officials of this division. They re-
manned here over night. Aboard
were Supt. W. D. Beck, Asst. Supt.
A. F. Reiner, Ex-Supt. r. A. Cowan,
Master Mechanic W. H. Hoffman.
Road Foreman John Williams,
Supt. of Bridges and Buildings M.
Riney, Supt. of Bridges and Build
ings FL. P. Morrill, and Road Master
Ell. Snyder. 1t was Supt. Beck's first
tour of inspection out here. The
party left in the morning.
An autOmObilist who was tour |
ing through the country saw walk
ing ahead of him, a man followed
by dog. AS the machine drew
near them the dog started suddenly
to cross the road; he was hit by the
car and killed Immediately. The
motorist stopped his machine and
approached the man. I'm verv
sorry my nan, that this has happen
ed" he said. ''W1ll five dollars fix
it," "Oh, yes" said the man; five
dollars will fix it, I guess" Pock-
citing the money as the car disap-
peared in the distance he looked
down at the dead animal. IT wonder
whose dog it was?" he said.