Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-16
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Lambert Groenier received 3
carload OF nice pianos this week.
Charles Roberts has lately re-
celved fine, new lot of grapha-
phones and records.
Joe Pink and John Day were
out in South Dakota last week. Mr..
Pink bought a half section of land
in Potter county.
On Thursday the Thos. Dolan
house on the west side was sold to
Henry J. Belscamper, who will oc-
cupy same during the winter.
H. j. johnson, who has been
on the sick list for the past few DAYS.
Is now much better and will be BILE
to attend to business in a few DAYS.
Mrs. Roskelli expects to depart
tomorrow for Calumet, Mich.
where she will visit her mother,
who is seriously III of .canceroue
affection.
Frances, the 81 year old daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Day, was
badly scalded on the feet by the
overturnlng of kettle of hot water
on the stove, Thursday morning.
Herman Grimm was re. elected
trustee of the asylum and county
home on Thursday evening, With
out dissenting vote. No use try
ing to improve on GRIMM. Nc
Arthur and Brown.
Al. Hunsaker and family are
preparing to remove to their new
home in Clear Lake, Iowa, where
Mr.. 6unsaker recently bought q
fine farm. The Hunsakers are the
kind of people we di slike to lose.
Under Sheriff Calls went to
Millville Thursday and arrested Ed.
Better for directing violent and
abusive language against George
Brown Jr. In Justice Schreiner's
court Mr.. BETTER paid a fine of Sic
and costs, amounting in all to
$2115.
The county board is work. ing in
the interests of the school boy and
his little gun. They propose to put
him In the way of earning some
spending money by asking the leg
lslature to place bounty on wood
chucks.. which are becoming Cllite
a pest in this part of the state.
At the Thursday evening sos-
sion the county board voted to raise
the salary Of James McBrien, regis
ter in probate, from $500 to $500
per year. Jim didn't object. In
fact, he passed around refresh
ments. The increase in salary just
about keeps pace with the increase
in cost of living since the creation
of that Office.
| The new publisher of the Her
aid and family. of Howard City,
Mich, arrived in Lancaster Thurs
day evening and will make this
place their home hereafter. They
have rented the Mcdonald house
on South Jefferson street, which
they will occupy as soon as their
household goods arrive. They are
stopping at present at the Wright
House.
The ManitOwoc court house is
constructed after the first plans
submitted to our building COM
mittee, and is the exact counter
part of our building, except that it
has projecting columns on the outer
walls, steps leading to the two main
entrances and little more marble
finish than the builders put in ours
The greatest point of difference,
however, is the cost. The Manitowoc
building cost $3.50, 600 In spite OF
the fact that our builders had much
trouble, delay and a lawsuit, the
building was economically CON
strucred.
Last Wednesday at their home
in this city Mr.. and Mrs William
Rothschild celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. The occasion
was made doubly happy from the
fact that all the children residing in
other parts were home to partake of
the hearty home cheer. They were
Val and Henry and wives of ST.
Paul, Mimi, Frank and wife of
LeMars, Iowa, DR.. Walter and wife
of Madison, S. D., Charles of San
Francisco, Calf, Florence of Min
neapolis, Ella of Chicago and
Blanche Of Bloomington. There
were 125 guests at the party. The
presents were numerous and valu-
able, including 500 in. gold from
the children.