Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-04

WI. o4, NO 81
from Platteyllle over tie THANKS
giving recess. Miss Mary smitl,
OF Lancaster visited her friend Mrs
Faui Humphrey few DAYS last
week Lester Pritcbett retnr,3o5
from tue west Saturday Miaa
Mabel Judd of Lancaster was at the
home OF her sister, Mrs VIII
Mork1n, Thursday r. n f4raor
was home Thursday. Mr. sfraDo
Wife and family, of Richland Canta9
visited his sister, Mrs f. L. Greer
lasT week Mrs Nell and danogz
ter OF PlatteVille are guests of her
brother, Abe Goldberg Era Pend
Teton entertained his parents an6
some other relatives from Mt. Hone
Friday.
JOURNEYS. r. W. Hedeman,
and wife visited relatives III ATilwau-
kee few days last week Grant
Ballantine aud family visited his
sister, Mrs. Frederick, in Prairie
du Chen Thursday A. C. Bisbon
and Misses Edith Pennock and Elle
Witcomb were in Elkader lowe
Thursday Mrs. Henry Cooper "a
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dodd
a6 Osslan, Iowa. Mrs. Pike was
at the Edwin Barr home in Glen
haven last week. Clarence Smith
and wife were at the John ReDnef+s
nome IN Prairie du Chen last
thursday >. Elmer EIvidge passed
thanksgiving in Prairie du CHEN
R. N. Hoskins and wife were
guests at the VIM. Garner home in
Glen Haven Thursday.
KNEW WEsToN.-Ira Fox of this
city was acquainted with Edward
Payson Weston, the man who at
~ years OF age, has sprung into
national prominence by WALKING
from Portland to Chicago, a distance
OF 1876 miles, in a days, 10 hours
and % minutes, beating his record
Oh forty years ago and averaging
over i've miles per hour. Mr.. Fox
met him at Westfeld, N. Y, on his
hrst trip forty years ago, and with
several others walked several miles
with him on his journey. He soon
lett them in the rear. however.
SHOW HERE The Modern Rem
coy Co., is with us for the week.
HEALTH REooRD.-The appear
ance OF winter weather and snow
has a bad effect on the health
record. Among those more or less
lndlsposed the past week are Mrs
Rachel Garthwaite. Mrs. PhiIiDson
and Pat Small C. W. Stone is once
more about, after an extended i'll.
ness.
FooT BAIL Our foot bah squad
came home from Lancaster with .
black eye-and lamo, too. Score
to 20, IN Lanca8ter's favor BOYS
say they We're well tra&ted. but GOT
rotten deal" on decisions.
BUSINESS CHANGES. r. Sanders
bought a grocery store in Potosi
and moved his family here.
Everett Faust sold his saloon
business here to John Kinsler. who
now has possession We have not
heard Everett's plans for the
future.
OLDEST CITIZENS. Uncle Horace
Lord will celebrate his 85th birth
day Dec. 10. He Is the Oldest resi-
dent Of this place-still hale and
hearty, coming down town every
good day. Mr. Lord was one of the
pioneers of Blake's Prairie. He was
actively engaged in farming up to q
few years ago, when he retired to
enjoy his we'll earned competence.
FUEL.-Our people are burning
more coal than wood this winter
There is lot of timber hereaboutse
enough dead timber ia the woods to-
supply the market, but dealers
charge at about the rate OF 81 per
cord for sawed wood, which is too
much at the present time.
HOME TALENT Some Of our
local actors are talking of putting
on play in the near future.
Good Advice.