Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-29

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was here Monday.
"A W. Hastings is now employed
in Aupperle's grocery.
Will Lewis. of Bridgeport was a
Lancaster caller Monday.
Harry McPhail was up from
Platteville on business Monday.
DIR. and Mrs. S. E. Hassell are
visiting with friends in Madison.
Mrs. Clay Chapman, of Platte
Vile, is visiting her parents here.
john Kelley. of Woodman, was
in Lancaster on business Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. z. McClusky, Of
Mt. Hope, called on friends here Mon
day.
Mrs. VIM. Baxter is visiting in
Chicago. She expects to return Sun
day.
Martha and Lenice Jordan are
visiting at the home of August
ROesch.
p. BARLEY, the Bloomington
banker, was a caller at the county
seat Monday.
The two year old child of Hall
Stevens, who has been seriously i'll is
slightly better.
Bert Prideaux and wife spent
Sunday at Mt. Ida visiting with Mrs.
Prideaux aunt.
Phil Goldstein, Frank Tuck
wood, Roy Croft and Mike Trainor
spent Sunday at Platteville.
We are obliged to carry over to
our Saturday edition a portion of the
news matter prepared for today's pa
per.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w Bracket re-
joice over the arrival in their home
of baby boy, born Sunday July 26.
Eight pounds.
-Dressmakers Asso. meets with
Miss Magnetic Rogers Saturday. Aug.
1st at 7:30 p. m. Dressmakers re-
member the place and date.
John McKelvey, residing about a
mile this side of Potosi. last week
completed the putting up of 100 tons
of choice principally timothy.
John Beator and Joe Pink, of
Potosi, arrived home last week from
Gettysburg, S. D., where Mr.. Beator
has purchased half section of land.
Congregational Ladies Aid in
social room, July 81. There are i'm
portant matters for discussion and a
full attendance is desired. Please
bring thimbles.
A z. Smith. of this city. killed a
big rattle snake last Thursday on the
farm of Mr.. Trenk, in jamestown,
which measured three feet ten inches,
and weighed Is pounds.
Mrs Aft. Prideaux, OF this city,
is enjoying a visit from her mother,
MIS- Chapman, of Dodgeville. Mrs.
Chapman is 81 years old but still en-
joys the best of health.
DIR. Godfrey went to Montfort Sat
urday night in the Gould auto which
came down the day previous This ma
chine is a Buick and is one of the
smoothest running in the county.
"A very commendable movement is
on foot in this city to organize a
branch of the Y. NJ G. A. here. The
state secretary has written that he
will be here in about month to
look the field over and discuss with
the citizens of Lancaster the pos
sibilities of such an organization.
This is something that has long been
needed in Lancaster and it is hoped
that those who are endeavoring to
interest the people in this organiza-
tion will meet with success Platte
vile supports fiourishing branch of
the Y. M. L. A. and is indeed proud
of it. There is no reason why Lancas-
ter shouldn't establish one and in
this way provide free reading rooms.
gymnasium etc. for the young men
of the city. This matter should be
talked over by Lancaster's public
spirited citizens 50 that when the
state secretary arrives the situation
can be explained to him without
causing him any Unnecessary trouble.
"A Democratic mass meeting was
held Monday at the city hall for the
purpose of suggesting candidates for
the different county and legislative
Offices. James Dolan, of Platteville,
was elected chairman of the meeting
and T n Mc(Taavor of China Citv