Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-22

was caller here Thursday.
j. B. Mauer, of Fennimore, was
a Lancaster caller "Wednesday.
The st. Paul Colored Gophers
will play here during the fair.
Rev. W. G. Laube's son is en-
ployed in L. Alt e Sons store.
Albert Lynass, of Bloomington,
was at the county seat Thursday.
Dick Pascoe and son Ora. of Beet
own, visited in Lancaster Tuesday.
Will Kempthorne, of Platteville,
was a Lancaster caller Wednesday.
| e. L. Mccoy returned from an
out of town buiness trip Thursday.
H. Kleinhammer, of Platteville,
was in Lancaster on business Thurs
lday.
| Florence Kidd, visited at the F.
Bennett home in Glen Haven this
week.
Chris Schaeffer, formerly of Cass-
Vile, is now employed by Harry
Barnett.
F. Hoppe, of Platteville, called
on friends and transacted business at
the county seat Thursday.
The little daughter of DR.. J. W.
Gibson has been quite i'll this week,
but is now little better.
Miss Christina Adams visited the
first of the week in Potosi with her
friend, Miss Florence Keehner.
Mrs. Martin Jewell and little
son, of Madison, visited this week
with Lancaster relatives and friends.
The old building below the
cheese factory on the Schmltt estate
near the depot is being torn down.
"A couple of itinerant cistern
cleaners have been working in Lam
caster and vicinity for over a week.
&C. W. Ray and Perry Moore left
Tueday for the west. They were
bound respectively Pr Rapid City and
Mitchell, S. d.
Miss Delphia Schmitt has re-
turned from a visit with relatives
and friends in Beloit, Wisconsin and
Rockford, Illinois.
Miss Jessie Hannum. who has
been visiting her brother Warren. at
Warren, Pa. for several weeks, re-
turned home Wednesday evening.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. George Marks, of
Lancaster, were Beetown visitors this
week. They were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Mcconnell.
Prof. G. E. Slothower. who has
been visiting at Poynette and other
points. was called to Warren, ILL.,,
his week on account Of the serious
illness of his father.
Before many weeks the football
season will be fully upon us. It is
not known as yet whether or not the
Lancaster high school will put team
| in the field this year.
John Drinkwater left on Thurs
day for Hudson, Wis, where he will
be employed at his trade by Robert
BROKER who is constructing DIR.
Barber's new residence.
Entries for premiums at the
Grant County Fair may be made on
Aug. 90 and 81 at the Office of DR.. G.
s. Moore On Sept. 1, which is clos
ing day for entries. Secretary Geo. A.
Moore will be at his Office at the fair
grounds.
The Lancaster band gave it's
weekly concert Thursday evening and
it was fully up to the high standard
set by those preceding. Yesterday
the boys went to Mineral Point to
lend a hand in furnishing the music
for the fair.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hampton,
of Oneida, s. D., visited Tuesday
with friends here and then returned
to FennimoIe where they ale making
a visit with relatives. Harry accom-
panied them to Lancaster and remain
ed for visit with friends.
&C. F. Widman, of McGregor,
Iowa. representing the j. F. Widmau
printing plant of that place made
business call in Lancaster this week.
He says that McGregor is rapidly
recovering from the effects of the
recent food and that new buildings
are taking the place of those destroyed
by the inundation.