Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23

Monday.
New fall flower bulks ar Hatch g
drug store, Lancaster.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Brown ex-
pect to leave Tuesday for Kansas.
Walter Brown, of Elroy, spent
Sunday at the home of his father-i in
law, Ed Kiley.
Mrs. Joe Fennel, of Blake 8
Prairie, has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Delos Abrams.
john Joice, OF Littla Grant, has
gone to the Prairie du Chen sani-
tarium to take treatment for his
rheumatism.
ED Kiley has rented his farm to
Lester Snyder. Mr.. Kiley expects to
move shortly to his claim near the
Black Hills.
Rev. j. P. Hanson is soliciting
funds in this City for the Orphans
Home finding Assn. of which he is
vice president.
Miss Lydia Vesperman, of South
Lancaster, and Miss Grace Mills, of
Lincoln. Neb.. were guests of Miss
Nellie JLidy and their cousin, Mrs.
Adolph Wepking the past week.
-Chas. Searles expects to move
his family and household goods to
Madison his week to make it con-
venient for his present run as baggage
man between Madison and Milwau-
kee.
The choir of the Congregational
church had a picnic Saturday at
Moore's woods east OF town. There
were several picnic parties Saturday
and Sunday, at the different points
about city.
| A number of raids have been
made recently on grape arbors be-
longing to Lancaster citizens by young
chaps of this city old enough to know
better. 1t is reported that lady re-
Gently caught pair Of the young
thieves at their work and upon tell
ing them to leave the place was met
with a TRADE of abuse from one OF
the smart alecs. who no dSnbt
thought he was doing something
clever. 1t might be we'll if parents
keep close watch on the young hope.
fuls for some OF them will get in
trouble as sure as they're born.
Burr Bobbins or. in company
with his partner, Roy Grail,
now are managing an electric
theater at Lancaster to be known as
| the Orpheum. Burr gave up his
position as brakeman on the Madison
division of the Northwestern railroad
after the disastrous wreck at Millbrig,
Ill, because it was the fourth time in
his career of several years as rail
road man that he had a narrow escape
from death, and he thought it was
about time to change his base. With
his family Mr.. Robbins is now living
at Lancaster, and his friends in these
parts will wish him success in his
new undertaking. -Baraboo Democrat.
Postmaster General Cortelyou has
issued an order resembling the regu
lation under which patrons of rural
mail routes are compelled to purchase
boxes from one of the two hundred
listed manufacturers. Patrons of rur
al routes will be permitted to construc
their own boxes provided that il
doing so they conform to the reuire
ments of the department as to size
durability, safety and protection from
the inclemencies Of the weather. II
order to maintain the government pro
lection of the mail placed in rura
boxes the patrons must secure the ap
lproval of the postmaster for the Office
which serves the route and paint OF
the box these words, approved by thu
postmaster general. "-Ex.
| "A number of Lancaster people
intend trying their fortunes in the
Rosebud lottery to take place shortly
when 5, 500 farms of 100 acres eact
will be distribute among the same
number of applicants. This land
comprises that part of the Rosebud
reservation that is confined in Trip
County, South Dakota and is said t.
be we'll adapted to diversified farm
ing. The date of opening is October
9th and registration can be made
between that date and the nth O
the same month, either at Dallas o.
Gregory. The drawings will be made
from the names registered beginning
October 9th to determine the order il
which the lucky ones may select the
land on which TO make entry, ThosC