Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-05-02

here yesterday morning for Lancas-
ter, Wis, to look after their inter
ests in the Pigeon Enterprise mine.
Gutenberg Qowa) Press.
The officials of the court
house" got busy" Monday with the
lawn mowers and cut down the
grass in the front part of the pa1k,
much needed improvement and
one that made the premises look
one hundred per cent better.
The rain of Saturday and Sat
urday night was much needed and
was quite help to the lawns on
which the gr ass seemed to be re-
tarded in growth. It had a Ter
full effect in bringing out the beauti-
full green all over the community.
The mining craze has finally
reached the Klckapoo Valley near
Soldiers Grove. Copper has been dis
covered, and some of the finest
quality of onyx is said to have been
found. Ground is being leased very
rapidly and work will begin at once
"A special meeting of the local
lodge of Rebekahs is called for Mon
day evening, May 9TH, the purpose
of which is to make all necessary
arrangements for the visit here of
the vice grand of the order on the
18th inst. A full attendance is re-
quested.
sold Mike" Nagle, formerly
editor of the Dubuque Times, and
one Of the oldest and best known
newspaper men in Iowa, died at a
local hospital last Friday and was
buried Sunday afternoon under the
auspices of the G. A. r., the Typo
graphical Union and the newspaper
fraternity.
The job department of this Of
flee is at present busily engaged in
getting out the prospectus of the
Industrial Mining, Manufacturing
& Developing Co., capitalized at
81, 100000 with headquarters at
Lancaster. The prospectus will
contain about 80 pages and will be
profusely illustrated.
"A. w. Larson, of Dodgeville,
general superintendent of the
Union Telephone Co., was in town
on business Monday. He reports
that the company is busily engaged
in repairing it's toll lines along the
entire system and expects to give
good toll service throughout the
country within three months.
The members of the Royal
Neighbors will have a social and en-
tertainment at their hall on Friday
evening Of this week. An excellent
program has been prepared and good
refreshments, both liquid and solid
will be served at the Dutch Market
An admission fee of 10c will be
charged. Everybody invited.
The name of the Readstown
Herald has been changed to Wiecon-
sin Leaf Tobacco News beginning
with May LIST. The publishers say:
when it is known that the lead
ing industry of the state is tobacco
and we are situated in the center of
one of the best growing districts,
which has been without represent
alive journal, we trnst the News
will meet with hearty welcome"
Game Warden j. D. Stuart, of
Prairie du CHEN, on last Saturday,
arrested David hurry at Rush
Creek, for using shut-off seine
400 feet long and a hoop net con-
trary to law. He was taken before
Justice Sterling at Ferryville and
fined $40. At Lynxville, few hours
later, the warden captured two
trammel nets, which will also be
shipped to Madison for disposal at
the hands of the state game warden.
DO not forget the grand open
ing of ice cream season at Lathrop's
today Wednesday, The ladies of
the Mckinley Circle have charge of
the affair and the profits are to 90
towards paying for the new foun-
tain to be erected in the court house
park. Assist the ladies in their
commendable enterprise and there
by help to beautify the prettiest lit
tie city in Wisconsin. The Lancas-
ter Orchestra will discourse sweet
music all afternoon and evening.
Henry Austin has our thanks
for a copy of the London (Eng.)
Daily Telegraph of April 10th
which we have had great pleasure
in perusing. It is 16-page paper
of seven wide columns in width.
set in fine type such as the Herald's
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