Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-09
More local on fifth page.

exercise.
And Christmas is only trife
more than two weeks away.
County correspondence on several
pages of this issue of The Herald.
Yesterday the feast of the I'm
maculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin was observed in all the Catho-
lie churches.
The annual meeting aud elec-
tion of officers of Lancaster Lodge No. 20
F. & A. M will be held at Masonic
hall on Christmas night, December
25. All members who Can do so are
requested to be present.
Owing to the vacancy in the
office Of clerk of the circuit court,
caused by the death of the late Geo.
E. Budd, Judge Clementson has ap-
pointed acting deputy G. F. Dickin-
son to the position for the unexpired
term.
Don't fail to read all of the
advertisements in The Herald. 1t
often constitutes the most valuable
news in the paper as it shows you
where certain bargains are being
offered in what you want to buy and
where you can make your dollars go
farthest
The announcement in another
column of the intended retirement
from business of S. Thanhouser,
comes as great surprise to all. Mr..
Thanhouser announces a closing out
sale of his entire stock, which he
offers to dispose of as whole or at
retail at greatly reduced prices.
Ralph Edwin Carter the infan
son of DR.. and Mrs. r NJ. Carter, of
Livingston, died last Saturday even
ing and was brought here Monday for
burial, short service being held at
the homs of the grand parents, Mr.
and Mrs G. F. Dickinson. Inter
ment took place at Hillside cemetery.
When Lancaster citizens awoke
Sunday morning they found about five
or six inches of snow had fallen dur
ing the night and everybody had to
get busy with his snow shovel for the
first time this winter. A number of
sleighs were gotten out during the day
to register the first sleigh ride of the
season, although the sleighing was
rather poor.
Dustin Pierce was one of the Lam
caster deer hunters who went up into
Taylor county and came back with
fine fawn and young spike buck
as evidence of his luck and skill.
There's nothing small about Pierce
and a number of his friends have been
enjoying some exceedingly fine venison
as the result of his generosity. The
architect of these columns acknow
lodges luscious chunk of fawn steak
sent with Mr. Pierce's compliments.
"A movement is said to be on foot
to build an eIectic railroad line be-
tween Dubuque and Lancaster and
probably to Bloomington. The pro-
motors are considering which OF the
old survey lines ut would be best to
follow, should the proposition "go
through" and one of their engineers,
Mr.. Collins, was in Lancaster several
days ago partly to find what the local
sentiment is in regard to it. Outside
capital is said to be interested in the
enterprise and the promoter seems
sanguine as to it being a successful
venture. They propose to give the
towns of this section much better
travelling facilities than they now
have and Lancaster citizens generally
are in favor of their proposition.
&C. G. Roberts has arranged to
have W. J. Nicoll, of Cleveland, 0.
an expert operator and demonstration
for the Standard Sewing Machine Co.,
be at his store in Lancaster on Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday, December
10 IL and 10, for the purpose of show
ing the kinds of work that can be
done upon that machine and also to
give instruction in the use of al |
kiuus or machIpe attachments Mr..
Roberts announces that if any lady IN
Lancaster or the surrounding country
has trouble with or fails to under
stand the operation of the sewing
machine she has, no matter what
make of machine it is or where it
was purchased, il she will come to
his store upon either of the dates
named Mr.. Nicoll will instruct her in
the matter free of charge. Mr.. Roberts
will also have special cut price sale
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