Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-10
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

| OAAo City LoCSAUy'
L. Il. Stevens was in Montfort
the first of the week.
John M. Gardner, of Plattev1lle,
was IN Lancaster Monday.
II. M. Young went to Platte
vile Monday on a business trip.
"A. Fossbinder was down from
Fennimore on business yesterday.
-Chas. Wepking, of Fennimore,
was Lancaster business visitor.
&C. M. Chapman, of Blooming
ton was here the first of the week
Mrs. John Henkle returned yes
terday from a visit in Bloomington.
Fred orion, of Bagley, greeted
friends and relatives here yesterday.
e. Rice, of Platteville, was at
the county seat on business Tues
day.
Anthony Abraham and Andrew
Cairns, of Mt. Hope, were in Lam
caster Tuesday of this week.
j. W. Kreul and Herman Eos
binder, both of Fennimore, were
visitors at the county seat Saturday.
DIR. and Mrs. W. T. Brown, of
New Mexico and children arrived
Monday evening for visit at the
home of DIR. Hassell.
The person who by mistake
took lady's black silk umbrella
from the M. E. church last Sunday
is requested to return same to the
church.
The ballots of the last judicial
election were burned Monday &C.
cording to law which requires that
they must be kept certain length
of time and then destroyed:
"A gray horse belonging to Mr..
Christensen, living near this CITY,
dropped dead few days ago as 1t
was being driven to town. The
cause of its death is unknown.
Will Okey, Otto Henkle and
Fritz Miller were released yesterday
from. the county Jail having served
their time In that institution. There
are still eight prisoners confined in
Jail.
DIR. Clyde A. Budworth, of
Cassville, is visiting at the home of
his parents, Sheriff and Mrs. Albert
Budworth. He will go to Milwau-
kee in a few days where he will
take the dental examination before
the State Board.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Tlel, OF
Sacramento, California, are guests
of Mrs. Tiel's parents, Col. and Mrs.
J. G. Clark, of this city. Mr.. Tiel
was foreman of the Herald Of
flee for about five years when it was
conducted by Mr.. Cover, and left
here thirty six years ago, to take a
position IN the state printing office
IN Sacramento. He is now at the
head of an advertising agency in
that city.
Sunday, June 9TH was memoir.
ial day for the r. N. of A. all over
their jurisdiction and was observed
by the camp IN Lancaster in Wood.
man hall. The ritualistic services,
which are very beautiful and i'm.
pressive, we're carried out in full by
the degree staff and very approp.
rate address was delivered by Judge
Goodsell. These services are open
TO the public and are very interest
ing.
"A number Of Lancaster boys
have organized a tennis club and
have fixed up court on the Episco-
pal rectory grounds. This is fine
place to play the game and the clut
has stripped off the sod and levelled
the ground so that the court is now
ideal. Those composing the club
are: Frank Stone, Will Duncalf
4 ndlDu OlOAC, All ivy
Pendleton, Raymond Webb and
Ernest Alt.
Mrs. VIM. Humphrey died al
her home in California last Thurs
day after a lingering illness. She
was well known throughout this
county having been an old resident
here. She is survived by four chill
dren; Mrs. Daisy Geiger and Mrs
Ed. Barr. of California, Wm. Hum
phrey, of North Dakota and Pau
Humphrey, of Patch Grove. The
body is expected from Californis
Friday and the funeral will be heli
at Patch Grove, probably Sunday
Interment will follow in the Maggie
cemetery.
"A letter received by Mrs. R. B
Showalter contains the information
that Mr.. and Mrs. N. d. REYNOLDS