Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-16

L. d. Eastman has returned from
a trip to Waterloo, Iowa.
WIN. Hahn, Of Sitter. was
county seat caller Thursday.
L. H. Webb, of Bloomin gton,
was county seat caller Friday.
Lester F. Ban. of Glen Haven. was
a Lancaster caller last Wednesday.
J. N. Mcleod. of Platteville,
was visitor in this city Friday.
j. H. Marks. of Fennimore. was
a county seat caller Thursday of last
week.
Under Sheriff Calls had bust
ness in Bloomington couple of days
last week.
Simon Kirschbaum and Ben
Guerney, of Cassville, visited in this
city Thursday.
C. w. Schriver. of Mineral
Point, was business visitor in Ian
caster last week.
Walter Horn, of Platteville, was
a passenger on the incoming train
Wednesday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Dennis. of
Livingston, were Lancaster visitors
last Wednesday.
Frank Vogt, of Glen Haven,
visited nth Lancaster friends on Fri
day of last week.
Hubert Alt has purchased DR.
Doolittle's Ford automobile. The
doctor will buy 1909 model of the
same machine.
George Phillips returned to his
home in Platteville Thursday morning
after brief visit with friends and
relatives in this city.
-Frsnk Schrader. representing the
Kalamazoo Silo Co., has disposed of
quite a few silos throughout the
county the past few days.
The walls and ceiling of County
Supt. Brockert's Office are being
caIcimmed and when completed will
present a much improved appearance.
If you send the Herald to some
friend for a year as a Christmas
present it will be as good to him
as a letter 90 times a year and cause
him to remember you an equal num-
Der of times
The electric theatre conducted at
Mineral Point by Burr and Showalter,
of this city is doing good business.
1t has been the management aim
from the first to get only the very
best attractions in the moving picture
line and their efforts to 'deliver the
goods are now meeting with success.
George Hyde. of Lancaster, is the
electrician and is we'll pleased with
his new location.
Walter W. Horn. of Plattevlle.
and Miss Besse Breithaupt, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Breithaupt
of this city, were united in mar
rage a. the home of the brides par
ents, on Wednesday evening. Dec
9th. Rev. W. H. Hannaford officia-
ting. Only the BRIDES family and
few intimate friends were present
Mr.. and Mrs. Horn will make their
home in Platteville, where their
friends will wish for them a happy
and prosperous life.
A few tramps of the 'hand-out"
breed have drifted into Lancaster
recently. These fellows are unworthy
of help and their coming should not be
encouraged. Every one of them applies
to the local authorities for food and
Judging from the appearance OF the
chaps that made the rounds last week
are we'll taken care of in the towns
along the routes. Feed them we'll and
they return, give them the cold shoulder
and you help rid the community of
undesirable visitors.
The annual meeting of the Grant
Co. Agricultural Society was held
Tuesday and was we'll attended, over
80 life members being present The
election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, w. J. Bailie; first
vice president, D. Abrams; End vice
pres. Richard Willis, secretary, Chas.
Ziegler, treasurer, G. 81. Baxter f;
general superintendent, Thomas Tuck
wood, marshal. W. P. Rowden. The
motion Of G. b. Baxter to have the
executive committee now consisting
of the officers and five others to con-
sist of only the elective officers was
adopted and the bylaws amended to
hiring that result. An amendment to
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