Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-09

A. B. Robbins, of Elroy, visited
here this week.
A. ] Weidenbeck is in Mlwau
kee on business.
VIM Stewart, of Glen Haven,
visited here Monday.
Mrs. G. F. Dickinson went to
Livingston yesterday.
M. w. Hurst, of Mineral Point,
was in this city Sunday.
Prof. o. ]. Schuster, of Platte
Vile. called here Monday.
Lou Wayne expects to go to Madi-
son today on business trip.
Will Macke was over from
Bloomington Monday stternoon.
A. F. David, of Montfort visited
at the county seat Monday.
Don't forget that Leap Year
dance to be held at the rink December
18th.
Atty. Leo Philipsen, of Bloom
ington, was here Monday on legal
business.
Fred Van de Wall, who is now
employed in Alaska by the govern
ment is visiting at the home of his
parents.
AS a laughing success nothing
has been constructed that comes nearer
filling the bill than the comedy "a
Race For a Widow will be at Reed s
opera house, Dec. IL.
Up to the first of December
County Clerk Tufiey has issued 1852
hunting licenses. In November 452
licenses were issued, IN October $50
in September 476 and in August "a.
Members of the Masonic fraternity
are requested by the master of Ian
caster Lodge No 20 to assemble at
the lodge room next Friday afternoon
at 80 TO attend the funeral of their
deceased brother, George E. Budd.
The shaft of the Mitchell Hollow
mine at Platteville in which many
Lancaster people are interested is
down to iepth of 90 fit. This
property is situate near the Beacon
| Light.
Six cars of stock were shipped
out of Lancaster yesterday as follows:
2 cars of hogs, 1 of sheep and 1 of
cattle, A. E. Lewis; Car of cattle,
Edgar Croft; 1 car of hogs, Dan
Wood.
Virgil Warren Peak, the three
year old son of VIM. Peak, of Bee
town, died Monday night after short
illness. The arrangements in regard
to funeral services etc. have not been
made at this writing.
The State civil service board on
Thursday ordered an examination on
Dec. 10 of applicants for the posi-
tion of state rural school inspector,
who will fill the vacancy caused by L.
w. Wood s recent resignation.
Why not make some absent friend
or relative a Christmas present of
years subscription t. The Herald?
1t would be as good as 90 letters a
year from the old home, and present
that would no doubt be highly ap-
preciated.
The third annual show of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Poultry As
ISOLATION will be held in the city
/ nail IN Dodgevllle Jan 10 to 3D. Be-
sides the usual cash prize and the two
silver cups $50 in gold will b. offered
as special premiums. The members
of the association will endeavor to
make this show the most successful
ever held in this part of the state.
Friends in Lancaster will be in
terested to hear of the marriage CT
Miss Grace Emery former Lancas-
ter girl and graduate of the Lancas-
ter high school, class of 1902, to
/ Frank Moore, prosperous young
farmer living near Iroquis, South
Dakota. The marriage took place
November 25th. For some time past
she has been engaged in teaching in
the schools near Iroquis.
Game Warden A. E. Storrs, of
Fennimore, recently made record
breaking haul when he confiscated
two carloads of deer, which were
being shipped out of the state, He
was ON duty at Pembine during the deer
season and has been quite active in
enforcing the game laws in that sec
ton. The cars he seized were sent to
Milwaukee and sold, and the proceeds