Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-14
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sum of $40 at their supper last Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Knapp were
here from Plattevllle visiting old
friends last week.
A. M. Phelps writes us to change
the address of his Herald from Eau
Claire to Menominie.
Now that the election is over it
will be time to start talking for the
Thanksgiving turkeys.
The man who lost and the man
who won their election bets feel diff
ferently strange to say.
Friday, Nov. %; keep the date
in mind, is the Congregation Ladies'
Aid Thanksgiving supper; parti-
culars in Saturdays Herald.
The Ladies Aid Of the Congreg-
ational church will meet at the par
sonage Friday afternoon at the
usual hour. A good attendance IS
desired.
: The Junior Christian Endeavor
will hold candy sale at the Con-
gregational church parlOr Friday
evening at z o'clock. Ali are cordi-
alp invited.
Saturday, November 18th, the
American History club will hold
their regular meeting at the home
of Mrs. Baldwin. Subject: Ameri-
can Citizenship.
Beth B. Bowers, the very efici-
ent assistant who has been in the
employ of NARROW q Rafferty, for
the last four years, is going to Du-
buque to take a business course in
BaYles college
Remember that if you wish
calendars for 1902 that we can
supply you. Do not give your
order to an outside concern when
the same thing can be secured at
home at the same price.
Grant county has three exhibit
tors Of cattle at the great Interna-
tional Live Stock at Chicago next
month, and all are from Lancaster.
They are Frank Richardson, ] D.
Hatch and P. r. Stoffel.
Successful or defeated office
seekers will now have pIenty Of
time to make out their list Of cleo
pioneering expenses, and hand them
in to the county clerk. All such
statements must be itemized, and
sworn to.
The Ladies' Aid Of the COngrega-
tional church are preparing to give
Lancaster one of the best treats of
the season. For many years their
supper has been one of the events of
the year, and on Nov. 23rd it will
be repeated so don't miss it.
Invitations have been issued
announcing the marriage of Miss
Bessie BROKER, daughter of Aid.
and Mrs. Robt. BROKER of this city,
to Mr.. Clay Chapman of Platteville.
The ceremony takes place Nov.
2Sth at the home of the brides par
ents.
We note the hiring of farm
hand for year at $50 per month,
board and washing. This is easily
equivalent to $45 per month paid
to the clerk in some city Office or
store with the added advantages
that the farm hand can save up So
where the town man can one. We
recall the time when a farmer could
hire just as good a hand for $12 per
month and there were more men
after the $12 job than there are
after the $50 one.
After a career of ten years as an
actor, book agent, capper for gamb-
lers at county fairs and followers of
the race track, Harry Monahan,
known generally among the sport
ing fraternity throughout the
middle west, has repented and de-
cided to abandon that kind of life
He will enter the Monastery of the
Trappist Monks, near Dubuque,
Iowa, where he will spend the re-
ma1nder Of his days in the cloister
where the VOWS of proverty, chastity
and obedience are enforced.
"A man and woman of Platte
vile were recently enjoying an
auto trip to Cuba. When we'll on
the way they met a man, woman
and little girl who was holding a
large rag doll, as large as baby.
The horse the last named party was
driving became frightened at the
auto, SHE'D and started to run. AS
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