Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-01-04

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Miss Mabel Orion is visiting at
Richland Center, the guest of her
friend, Miss Burnham.
There were 1924 people killed in
automobile accidents, in this coun-
try, in 1907. That's going some.
Miss Marie Weber, of Fenni-
more, has been the guest of Lam
caster friends during the past week.
will LANCE, of Waterloo, Iowa.
has been here several days on a
visit TO his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Karl LANCE.
Elliott easier and wife have
gone to their home in Giltner, Neb.,
after a visit of several days at
Frank Places.
VIM. Garthwaite and Miss
Essie Edwards spent New Years
day at the residence of James
Garthwaite, in Little Grant.
"A. q. Knapp has been in Moline,
ILL.,, several days this week, buy
ing a lot of agricultural implements
for the coming years trade.
Miss Myrtle Burrows received
from her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Burrows, beautiful Story q
Clark piano as a Christmas present.
Joe Gelger, a Cassville shoe
merchant, died Thursday evening
at his home in that village. He
was brother to Otto Geiger, of the
we'll known firm of Klindt- Geiger
and Co.
ID. G. Johnson, the paper
hanger, is hobbling around with a
cane this week, the result of an at
tack OF infammatory rheumatism,
from which he has been suffering
for a number of days.
Frank Aoskins was over from
Bloomington Wednesday night TO
officiate as plompter at the New
Years dance given by the band.
Frank was in the best of form and
his services were appreciated.
Edward Pollock, the senior editor
of the Teller, continues to be con-
fined to his home in this city with
a serious illness. Work In his Office
at Madison demanding attention,
his son, Burne, went there Thurs
day afternoon, to look after it.
"A company of Lancaster sports
have purchased beagle hound and
the rabbit crop next season will,
in all probability, be complete
failure in consequence. A syndi-
cate has been formed by promoters
of the scheme and stock is on the
market at par.
The ladies of the G. A r. in
Lancaster had intended to have
their installation of officers on
Thurday evening, Jan. 9, but on
account of the Woodman and Royal
Neighbors installation coming on
the same date, the GA. r. ladies
have postponed their function until
the evening of January %.
Last week occurred the first
death OF a woman convict at the
state pen1tentiary at Waupun for
the long period of twenty years.
The deceased was Katherine Krause
who was sent up from Price county
in October of 1902, charged with
being accessory to an assault with
intent to kill. She was 48 years
old and had served five syears of
her sentence. Cause of death was
dropsy.
Most visitors to Lancaster COM
ment upon fact which has long
been apparent to all residents of
our city-that is the excellence of
our stores, the leadingi ones of
which are far superior to those
usually found in towns much larger.
his point was emphasized by a
prominent citizen of Platteville who
was here a few days ago and in
cidentally remarked toxthe Herald
that he had been dong some trad
ing here. Notwithstanding our
town is quite a bit larger than
yours, !" said he there lis no ques-
ton but that your merchants carry
| larger aud finer stocks than can be
found in any other town in this
section, and when our people have
$50 or 500 to spend in shopping
many of them make a practice of
coming to Lancaster to do their
buying"
AS a belated pedestrian was
homeward bound on Tuesday night,
Just after the bells at st. Clements
had pealed out their midnight
chimes betokening the birth of the