Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-14

some time In June.
Joe Smith drove over to Fen
nimore yesterday to transact bust
ness in that village.
Mrs. Frank Vandewall visited
in Plattevllle this week. at the
home of her daughter.
Miss Mabel Shuppener and
Emma Venable, of Sitter, visited
in Lancaster Tuesday.
John NARROW has moved into
the house west of the residence OF
Robt. Scott Jr., In the northeast
part of the city.
= Additional correspondence in
Guiding WINS interesting budget
of news from Little Grant may be
found on page three of this issue.
Luke Webb, of Little Grant,
near Bloomington, had business in
Lancaster yesterday and incident
ally made the Herald a pleasant
visit.
DO not forget the w. G. T. u.
supper at the City Hall, next Tues
day evening. Serving begins at 5
o'clock and lasts until all are serv-
ed. Bill 25c.
Hugh Gillespie, of Bloomington,
greeted friends here this week.
Hugh is going to Dubuque shortly
to accept position as coachman for
a wealthy family there.
The civil suit of G. J. Hyde and
son VS.. Edgar Croft, which was TO
be heard before Justice Burrows at
10 o'clock yesterday morning, was
postponed until the goth at 8
o'clock.
Principal Albert Henkel, of
Wauzeka, visited his friends and
relatives here for couple of days
this week. A teachers examination
was III progress there which gave
him an opportunity to come home.
He returned to his duties Wednes
day.
Perry Knapp, who recently re-
turned from the North Dakota
homestead which he and his brother
Park own, reports that there is ten
inches of snow at Pierre. A little
different from south west Wiscon
sin, isn't it,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Hathaway
and Mrs Aggie Merrimau. of Mari
nette, Wis, have notified Lancaster
friends that they intend being here
for the home coming celebration in
July. They were former residents
in this county in the days gone by,
and have been spending the winter
in California.
There will be a union meeting
at the M. E. church next Sunday
evening, at 7:3O, to be addressed
upon the subject of temperance by
Miss Lillian Phelps, of ST. Cathar-
ines, Canada. 1t Will be under the
auspices of the w. G. T. q. Every
body invited.
1t has been reported that
Vernon Kinney, of Hurricane, has
purchased Lee Morrel's property
southwest of the city and will
shortly move there. Mr.. Kinney
has sold his farm to his son-1n-l law,
Burr Walker.
Geo. Budd and wife returned
home yesterday from Mineral Point
where they had been visiting friends
for few days. While there Mr..
Budd, who is an enthusiastic Mason
took part in the annual inspection
of commandery work in the Templar
degree.
Fred A. Meyer, formerly of
Boscobel, died at his home in Den
nison, Texas last Friday. Mr.
Meyer was we'll known newspaper
man in this section and for several
years was associated with II. J.
johnson CORNER editor of the Her
ald) in the publication of the Bos
cobel Dial Enterprise. He was mar
ried Sept. 9Th 1898 to Miss Nellie E
Pengilly, daughter of Rev. R.
Pengilly, formerly of this city. At
the time of his sudden death, which
was caused by heart failure he was
proprietor of job office in Den
nison. Besides a wife ne leaves
three children.
-Supt. J. c. Brockert announces
the spring series of teachers exam
atoms which will be held in Grant
county as follows: Fennimore-
March 1924, Lancaster-March 25-
26, Platteville-March 27-28. The
,o,.oc,,.o ~ Of oooh 111o0o will ho aG fol-