Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-07

Frank Dinner, of Potosi, was in
Lancaster Monday.
There were II marriage licenses
issued last month.
Omar J. Arnold. of Mt. Ida, was
visitor here Monday
Dan Trainer was over from Bloom
ington on Monday of this week.
L. N. Paturaude and wife, OF
Platteville. were in Lancaster Monday
WIN. Wilkie. John Kettler and
Fred Wienberger, of Platteville,
were visitors Monday.
Mrs. Margaret Peacock has re-
turned home from visit in Dodge
vile and other points.
Sam E. Livingston, who recent
ly disposed of his business in Livngs-
ton was a Lancaster visitor this week.
One marriage license was issued
since the Saturday edition; to Vandy
RUBBISH and Mary Reyzek, both of
Muscoda.
All except two of the rural mail
carriers have received new uniforms,
which they will perhaps wear for the
first time today.
Joe Pink, of Potosi, depal ted
Tuesday morning for Gettysburg, S
D., where they are now threshing his
half section.
Richard Matthews started yester-
day afternoon for Gettysburg, S. ID q,
where he will look after business con-
rected with his land there
Rural School Inspector Hunt
and County superintendent Brockert
are visiting the schools in the west
ern part of the county this week.
Thomas Davis, of British
Hollow, was in Lancaster Monday en-
route for Madison, where he will
attend a Congregational conference.
Fay Baldwin left Tuesday morn
ing for Milwaukee, where be will
take up his work in the Wisconsin
College of Physicians and Surgeons.
DIR. Fowler and II S. Rhodes left
Friday in the former S auto for Chi
cago were the doctor will have new
tires fitted to the machine ard other
repairs made.
Tom Haley and Buck Mccoy vert
to Chicago Saturday night by way of
Potoei., to sea the Cubs defeat Pitts
burg the next day and also to
witness Mondays game between the
White Sox and Detroit. They are,
as are most Lancaster citizens,
ardent Chicago sympathizers. They
report tremendous crowds both games.
An outing such as three Lancaster
and two Bloomington men are taking
could hardly be more enjoyable. On
Mon. o. L. Brady and R W. Hedeunan,
of Bloomington and Delos Edwards,
Virgil Showalter and Nick Tiedema n
left for the north, near Lake Pepin
they will start houseboat cruise
down the river, and will take life
easy and thoroughly enjoy themselves.
hunting and fishing.
The Lancaster high school foot
ball team met defeat at the hands of
the Platteville highs last Saturday by
the score of 16 to 5. The scores were
all made in the first half. Lack Of
experience on the part of most of the
local players was probably responsible
for their defeat This is the second
game that PlatteviIle high school has
ever won from the Lancaster high
school team out of the many played
by the two elevens.
"A wreck that miraculously did
not cause a terrible explosion and
probable loss of life occurred Satur-
day morning on the G. NJ & st. P.
r. r. near Mineral Point. Ten cars
of a freight train went off the track
by the rails spreading under the
weight of an unusually heavy engine.
Nine of the cars contained poultry,
stock and general merchandise while
the tenth was loaded with dynamite.
Strange to say the stuff did not ex-
plode and the cars remained standing
after leaving the track. A bad
disaster was narrowly averted, GER
tainly.
"A bright-eyed old man boarded a
westbund train at st. Paul. AS the
conductor passed through the car the
old man stopped him and asked how
far it was from st. Paul to Seattle,
1920 miles,, the ocfficial answered,
curtIy. The next time the conductor