Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-04

Jacob Woolstenholme was in
Sitter Monday.
j. W. Rose, of Plattevllle, was
county seat caller Saturday.
Ralph Ray who teaches the
Sitter school, visited at home yester-
day.
Mrs. H. Z. Sprague of Beetown,
is to be guest this week of Mrs.
Belle Dudley Smith.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Humphrey, of
Patch Grove. visited at the Whit
more home over Sunday.
Louis G. Brechler, Geo. Cero
and Lyle Sheedy all of Fennimore.
were callers in this city Sunday.
Miss Genevieve Bennett gave a
Hallowe en- party to number of her
friends Saturday evening. All present
enjoyed pleasant time.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. E. Hughes, of
Springfield. ILL.,, who were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Nathan returned
home few days ago Mrs. Blanche
Muesse accompanied them.
"A Halloween party was given
Saturday evening by Miss Emily
Roberts, at her home in the fourth
ward. The evening was happily
spent in games appropriate to the &C.
casion, sixteen young ladies taking
part in the festivities.
w. NJ. Spencer opened a shoe
repair shop on November End in
the rooms formerly used by Ed Hyde
as a general repair shop. A new
door has been opened into the build
ing and the rooms to be occupied by
Mr.. Spencer will be separated by a
partition from Will Walkers store
room. Mr.. Spencer has the reputation
of being a good cobSler and will no
doubt do good business.
We have been requested to print
the following account of a recent
family reunion: A very pleasant
gathering was held at the home of
rIr. and Mrs. Doc. Pierce five miles
west of Newton on recent Sunday,
tine occasion being a reunion of the
Thurston families. Some twenty two
years ago they were all residents of
Kansas, but are all now scattered.
some in Wisconsin. Oklahoma and
California. The following with their
families were present Mrs. N. FL.
Lord, of Waters, Okla; Mrs. q. N.
Gibbs. of Lancaster, Wis. Mrs. W.
D. Humphrey, Of Rialto, CAL; Mrs.
Doc. Pierce of Newton, Kansas and
David Thurston. of Dodge City. Kans.
There were two brothers unable to
attend, Frank of Window. Kans. and
Henry of Platteville, wis. An elegant
three course dinner was served to the
number of thirty. The dining room
was beautifully decorated with pink
and white carnations AMI asparagus
ferns. The occasion will long be
remembered by all present. BY one
present
On the 9th of November the
fourth annual convention of the
county school boards will be held at
the high school building in this city.
1t is planned to make this meeting
even more of success than the one held
here last year. An increase both in
attendance and interest 10 looked for
and all of the school board members
of Grant county are urged to be
present and lend their aid toward
making the meeting the banner con-
vention of all yet held The
State Rural school Inspector L. W.
Wood has announced his intention of
being present and will deliver an ad-
dress on "The Problem of the Country
School Teacher. Others who will
speak at this meeting are r. Meyer,
treasurer of the Lancaster school
board. Supt. G. E. Slothower, of the
city schools, A. A. Ziegler clerk of
IT. District No. z of the town of Bee
town, and county Superintendent j. c.
Brockert. The date of the meeting has
been set for the Friday after Thanks
giving, that date being most con-
venient, as the City schools will be
having the annual Thanksgiving holt
days.
-Supt George McKerrow has COM
pleted plans for the Farmers institutes
to be held in this state during the
season of 1905 '09. Between Decem-
Der and March IL, 1870 regular two
day institutes will be held and from
March 10th to 18th the annual round
up institute From November Gath
to 25th at Rio. Columbia Co.
snecial "nntatn institnteD will be