Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-18
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visiting in Lancaster.
Albert Sprague, of Beetown,
was in Lancaster, Tuesday.
Mrs. Susie Voss and son James,
were Lancaster callers, Sunday.
Att orney A. r. Bushnell went
TO Madison on business Thursday.
Misses N ettie Finney and Alice
Baker visited in Platteville Thurs
day.
Mrs. Stephen Vivian, formerly
of Lancaster, now of Galena, is
visiting in this city.
Lincoln Abraham of Blooming
ton, visited friends and relatives in
this city Wednesday.
Miss Ruby Martin visited the
first of the week at the John Nickles
home in Cassvllle
Mrs f. w. Klnkhammer, of
Cassville, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Perry Knapp, in this city.
DIR. J. II. Reed, who is visiting
at Santa Anna, Cal, writes that he
expects to be home and ready for
business on or about May 10th.
Mrs. Clay Chapman and little
son, left Thursday for their home
IN Platteville after a visit with Mrs
Chapman's parents.
Joseph Bendorf has sold his
residence on Maple stree, west from
the postoffice to G.. q White tele-
graph operator at the North western
depot. Joha Day negoti ated the
sale.
MIR. and Mrs. Theo. Calvin, of
this city, together J. H. Brunemer
and wife. of Washington, D. G., at
tended the reunion of Co. H., Of
the 7th Wisconsin regiment, which
was held at Fennimore Thursday.
They report an enjoyable time
among old army friends.
John Wesley White, of Center
Vile, Iowa. an old veteran of the
Civil war who enlisted from this
county and has not been back here
since the years following the close
of the war, also VIM. Owen, another
old comrade from the same place,
announce their inteution of visiting
Lancaster during the Home Coming
celebration, June % to July
"A slight change of time In the
arrival and departure of passenger
trains from this station will take ef-
feet on the North western railroad
next Sunday. The morning train
will leave at $3.50 instead of $780,
the noon train will arrive at 11:45.
instead of 1150; the afternoon OUT
bound train will leave at 1:50 III
stead of lao, and the evening train
will arrive at $40 instead of 6:35.
The Haras Family, the great
company of acrobatic wonders who
are now playing an engagement In
Madison Square Garden, New York
City, were this week booked by the
attraction committee of the Grant
County Fair association to appear
for three performances each day
during the fair in Lancaster next
September.
"A double wedding took place
last tuesday at the NJ E. parson-
age in Platteville. Bert r. Kirguer
and Veva Doser, both of that city
and Ora Wayne of Lancaster and
Florence Taylor of Platteville were
the young people who will travel
life's road together. The last named
are both we'll known IN Lancaster.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alonza Wayne and is an in
dustrious young man. Both he
and his bride are well liked by
large circle of friends in this city.
They will make their home here.
Mrs. John Finnegan, a resident
Of the second ward, died Wednes-
day morning, of heart failure. The
day previous she had been enjoying
good health but worked hard dur
ing the day, this oYerexertion pro
badly causing her death. Mrs Fin
negan was we'll liked and respected
by all of her acquaintance and
neighbors, as q woman who was
always willing and ready to aid in
time Of trouble. She was about
fifty seven years old at the time of
her death The interment took place
yesterday at the Farview cemetery.
The official trout fishing day
last Wednesday, which marked the
legal opening of the season, was not
very productive of satisfactory
catches, so far as we have heard.
The day was cold with a strong east
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