Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-24

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nimOre on business Wednesday,
There will be no preaching ser
vices at the Congregational church
tomorrow.
John Dome1 and wife take de
parture Monday for Toronto, Canada
on visit.
"A pleasant basket social was
held at the Knotwell school house
last evening.
Gov. Davidson has issued a
proclamation naming May 4th as
Arbor and Bird day.
Mrs. w. J. Eberhardt gave a
colonial party Monday evening in
honor of her sister.
Henry Korber had good sale
Wednesday. He will move to a
smaller farm near Potosi.
DIR. Critchlow purchased Aid.
Knapp's residence IN the fourth
ward. Consideration 1900.
p. A. Bishop, the busy aucti-
oneer, was a caller Thursday. He
was enroute to Fl. C. Vesperman's
to cry sale.
Mrs. Ida Rule is entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell of Dewitt,
Ia, at the home of her father. ATTY.
H. Buchner.
Arnold Graves of Platteville
has purchased the B. A. Graves
farm in town of Harrison. Price
$83 per acre.
The junior editor of the Teller
N writing of his Blue River tip
neglected to tell of his pleasant (9)
experiences at Boscobel.
Bern. Taylor, and Miss Bessie
Frankland of Beetown were mar
ried at Cassville Wednesday. The
Herald extends congratulations.
Remember, rain or shine, wet
or dry, everything will be sold at
Joe Wrights auction two blocks
north of the depot next Monday.
The Shakespeare clubs next
meeting will be held Tuesday with
Mrs. Frances Burr, at which time the
reading Of Cymbeline will be taken
up.
%. j. Arnold of Mt. Ida attend
ed the annual meeting Of the super
visors of assessment held before the
state tax commission at Madison
this week.
The Rathbone Sisters conducted
in1tiatory ceremonies Wednesday
evening, Mrs. Fowler being the
recipient and feast and social hour
followed.
Village Treas. Brookens and
wife were over from Bloomington
Thursday. Mr. Brookens was here
to settle matters with the county
treasurer.
A. j. Wiedenbeck and wife,
Mrs. Helen M. Budd and Mrs.
Paul Humphrey are away this week
attending the Grand Chapter of the
order OF of the Eastern Star at Mil
waukee.
Anton Schmitt has leased his
ice ponds and ice houses to Clint Ed
wards, and desires his old patrons
to favor his successor with the same
patronage he enjoyed.
There's scramble on for the
postOffice at Platteville, there being
two candidates for the place. Benz,
Webster, present encumbent, is one
and Ell. j. Youmans the other.
The Pigeon mining company of
this city has incorporated under
state laws, with L. Weber, Fl. S.
Rhodes, Thos. Webb, J. T. Webb
and T. f. Orion as directors.
Mrs. Henry Henkel of Beetown
celebrated her birthday Monday of
this week and company Of friends
and neighbors assisted her in max
ing the occasion an enjoyable one.
Miss Laura, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henderson RAFFERTY,, and
Mr.. Harvey Croft will be united
in marriage next Wednesday at the
home of the bride in North Lancas-
ter.
The Woman's Club will meet
with Mrs. j. H Baldwin Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. 1t will be a
Washington meeting. Roll call
responses will be anecdotes of
Washington.
Mrs. Robt. Brooker has so far
recovered from her illness at the
Madison sanitarium and the sub-
sequent operation she underwent as
to contemplate cOmino homo nov+