Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-15
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
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In Lancaster Fridas
Mrs John Benefits is seriously
i'll with pneumonia.
DR.. Fl. A. Feiker, of CassYille,
called on friends here last Friday.
-Arno Stippich, of this city, left
on Sunday for trip through Idaho
Henry Dounelly, of Blooming
ton, was here on business Monday
William Glassmaker, of Cass-
vile, greeted friends here last Fri
day.
John Tormey of Feunimore, was
a Lancaster visitor the first of the
week.
Walter Rose, of Platteville,
visited with Lancaster friends Sun
day
John L. Bishop, of Beetown,
was in this city on business Satur-
day.
L NJ Dixon, editor of the Mus
coda Democrat, was a Lancaster
visitor Monday.
Everett Blackburn, OF Bee
town, was business caller in Lam
caster, Friday.
Tom Leamy, of Bloomington,
greeted friends at the hub of the
cOuntVD Saturday.
George Grange, of Mineral
Point, was a business caller in this
city, the first of the week.
Henry Roethe, editor of the
Fennimore Times, visited with
friends in Lancaster between trains
last Saturday.
f-H. Carl and Henry Grebe were
hunting wolves last week IN the
northern part of the county. They
returned Sunday.
The local second high school
nine was defeated by Bloomington
high school at the latter place by
the score of 8 to 16.
CLAY Chapman, of Platteville,
visited the first of the week at the
Robert BroOker home, where Mrs.
Chapman and baby son are making
an extended visit.
The survivors of Co. H., 9TH
Wis. regiment will hold a reunion
and banquet at the Fennimore
house, in Fennimore tomorrow.
Several Lancaster veterans will
be in attendance.
Will Morse. who is now with
the Wininger Brothers Stock COM
pany, is making short visit at the
home of his parents in the second
ward. Theatrical life seems to
agree with bill" for he looks hale
and hearty.
"A number of improvements are
taking place with the entry of
spring George Dyer and Chas.
Caspers are both 5uildiag additions
on their residences in the north
part of the city. George Clement
son recently completed garage for
his REQ" touring car which he ex-
poets to drive from Milwaukee as
soon as the weather become settled.
Painting of residences and general
spring cleaning up is taking place.
A number OF houses will no doubt,
be erected this summer for the de-
mand at present is greater than the
supply.
The high school team played
their first game of the season at the
fair grounds last Saturday when
they defeated the Platteville high
school by the very decisive score OF
"a to TO- The Lancaster playe
simply played horse" with their
victims and no doubt with a little
more effort could have held down
the Platteville end of the score.
Platteville's one man, upon whom
great reliance was placed was the
pitcher, but he failed to play the
whole game as is shown by the re-
suit. Bennett pitched for the locals
aud Glare for the Platteville team.
Next Saturday Lancaster will play
Plattevllle Normal on the grounds
of the latter. This game promises
to be better than the one last Satur-
day as the teams are more evenly
matched. Pennock will probably
pitch fOI the high school.
Last Friday evening a party
was given to a number of young
people at the Knoble home in the
eastern portion, of the city. A por-
ton of the evening passed very
pleasantly until that disturbing
element that always hates to see