Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-23
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Deputy Sheriff Elwell was Du
buque caller Monday.
g. L. Eversoll, of Cassville, was
a Lancaster visitor the latter part of
last week.
Lloyd RuDdeli, of Livingston,
called at the county seat on Monday
of this week.
-Robt narrower has purchased a
restaurant in PotosI and will take pos
session shortly.
IN. Shearer, the FeDnimore real
estate agent was in Lancaster on
business yesterday.
Sheriff Budworth left Monday
for Hettinger County, North Dakota,
to look after land that he owns there.
Misses Beth Lisherness and
Martha Meyer left yesterday after
noon for Beloit, where they are
college students.
The only marriage license since
our last edition was issued yesterday
to Edward V. Flesch and Emma B..
Duve. both of Potosi.
"A new cement walk is being
laid on the south and east sides of the
Northwestern hotel. Marks and
Cooley are doing the work.
Grant county farmers will be in.
terested in the recent statement by
market experts that high prices on
hogs are likely prevail for six month,
or more.
Mr.. and Mrs George Reed and
baby visited in Prairie du Chen part
of last week, al the home of Mrs.
Reeds parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Wagner.
A "kid'' team from Lancaster
played at Fennimore Saturday win
ming by score of to 2. The boys
went up in the morning and returned
on the noon train.
The band boys cleared in the
neighborhood of $40 by the concert
and dance Monday evening. This
will help the funds of the organiza-
tion along nicely.
President F. W. McNair, of the
Michigan College of Mines, returned
to Houghton, Mich, Monday He
was called here by the serious illness
of his sister, Miss Bessie McNair,
who at this writing is much better.
Jack Palmer left yesterday fol-
his home in Dubuque after a visii
with friends in this city at the close
of the base ball season. Jack is a
popular fellow in Lancaster and we
would all like tc see him back next
year.
Will Edge, the 22O To-, Fenni-
more boy, we'll known in Lancaster,
may. according to yesterdays Chicago
Tribune return to Wisconsin Uni
versity, where he is counted on being
valuable man in the football team.
Edge was a substitute on the $50;
team.
The Troubadour concert and
dance given for the benefit of the
band Monday evening was we'll at
tended The music was of higher
class than that given by the usual
concert company and should the com.
pany ever come to this city AGAR
they will meet with still better
patronage.
Amos Lawrence, the % year ole
son of Adam Lawrence, of Boscobel,
was drowned Sunday at about Il
O'Clock while bathing in Richland
creek, small stream that runs
tributary to the Wisconsin river. AS
soon as the accident was discovered
work was started to recover his body.
This was soon accomplished. Youns
Lawrence's name will be added Il
the long and yearly increasing roll
of those who have met their death il
the treacherous Wisconsin and its
tributaries.
"A fire drill held at the NORTH
Side school on Monday emptied The
bu ildlng in one minute and forty
seconds. This is good time for any
building and proved that the NORTH
school is one of our safest public
buildings. These fire drills will b.
held frequently and will be called by
Mr.. Duncalf at times when the pupils
least expect them Every public
school should have a system of fire
drill and the local institutions viii
probably not be without one in the
future.