Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-22
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

A. g. Morse vas in Fennimore
Monday ON business.
Sheriff Budworth attended a
sale in Platteville, Thursday.
County Clerk Tuffley and wife
were in Bloomington, Saturday.
Warren johnson, of Platteville,
was a county seat caller, yesterday.
Thomas Wright is now en-
ployed in Henry Ressmeyer's har-
ness shop.
e. l.. Mccoy returned yester
day from trip to Milwaukee and
other cities.
Miss Fannie Frawley, went to
Sitter for a short visit among rela-
tives yesterday.
William Bestor, Of Preston,
came yesterday for a short visit
with friends here.
j. ]. Seaman, the Fennimore
attorney, was at the county seat
on legal business Tuesday.
Rev. Hannaford arrived home
yesterday from a visit with his
mother living in White Cloud,
Michigan.
W. E. Lathrop, the hustling
land agent, was in FennimOre and
other neifhboring towns on business
the first of the week.
Mr.. Perry Munns of Fennimore
had pleasant visit at the home of
his sister, Mrs. q. Gingrich, in this
city, the first of the week.
Mrs. M Budd and son, FLOYD,
OF Fennimore, greeted friends and
also transacted business at the
county seat, Tuesday of this week.
Miss Genevieve Belken left yer
terday morning for Elk Grove,
where she will visit her brother
and other relatives and friends for
an indefinite time.
Miss Lutte Stems, of Madison,
the head of travelling library de-
partment of Wisconsin library COM
mission. was in Lancaster Thurs
day. While here she visited tile
public library.
John Bracket, mail clerk on
the Northwestern, resumed his run
yesterday morning after long lay
off on account of his wife's serious
illness She has pneumonia but is
now improving.
- Mrs. DR.. NARROW went to
Bloomington Sunday to attend the
funeral nf Mrs. John Wood. While
there she was suddenly taken i'll
and has been unable to return as
yet to her home in this city.
The Madison State Journal is
authority for the statement that the
term of Office of Editor Pollock, as
State treasury agent, expired last
August and that the governor will
probably appoint another man to
the position soon.
The trains were delayed again
this week by snow. The noon train,
Wednesday was two hours late and
the evening train due to arrive at
6:35 came In at $3.50. The Potosi
and Bloomington stages could not
make their trips that day but since
then traffic has been little better.
DIR. J. A. Gault received tele-
gram Thursday saying that his
father, living in Basset, Iowa, was
critically i'll He left yesterday fol
that place. DR.. Gault's father is
81 years old and has been i'll fol
some time with pneumonia but late.
ly had been thought to be improv.
ing.
Frank e. Meyer, of this city,
who is attending Beloit College, has
recently been elected president OF
OAO COl1OS0 uIdLudU1C d66OCldGlOU
which goes under the title of the
Mask and Dagger. This associa-
ton has thirty members and
throughout the year produces plays
written by members. The first OF
the Sc ason will be presented early
in the spring.
Tonight will occur the enter.
tainment by local talent, ''Parada
or the Carnival of Song" at Reeds
Opera House, full particulars OF
which were given in Wednesdays
Herald. Much time and effort has
been expended upon the prepar-
alton for this play and it is said a
treat is in progress for all who at
tend-and that means all the house
will hold. The gypsy camp" and
1.-The little girl in red" are promi-
nent features of the play, which is
for the benefit of the Hillside Gem.