Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-22

Sitter the nrSG or Cno week,
r. Meyer Jr. and T. F. Orion were
in Bagley on business Monday.
The big July clearance sale at
the Boston store begins today.
Mrs. Henry Bremmer, of this
city, visited relatives in Muscoda last
week.
If weather permits there will
probably be a band concert tomorrow
evening.
This is the ideal vacation season
and all who can are availing them
selves of it.
Miss Gladys Jordan is visiting at
Potosi this week at the home Of her
cousin Bell McKelvey.
-Drs. Gibson and Reed are attend
ing the state Dental Meeting in La
Crosse this week.
1t will be to George Proctor's
advantage to communicate with his
lawyer at Whiting Ind.
Mrs. John Foley, of Cassville, is
spending a few days at the Andrew
Lewis home in this city.
Virgil Piddington and D. J.
Gleghorn visited the first Of this week
at Platteville and Beloit respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Henkle and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brennan left
yesterday for two weeks outing at
Long Lake.
e. A. Stevens, the Cassville
banker, and son Donald were Lancas-
ter visitors Monday. They were on
their way to Montfort.
Sadie Hake, a Is year-old girl
living east of the city was adjudged
insane Monday and yesterday morn
ing was taken to Mendoza.
John Drinkwater was awarded
the contract yesterday for the con-
struction of the cement walks at the
North and South side school grounds.
The game scheduled with the
Rockford Cardinals for today has been
cancelled. The team will meet the
Cross Country club tomorrow and
Friday.
L. A. Brunckhorst, assistant dis
trict attorney, and Rev. a. K. Geb-
hart, pastor of the English Lutheran
church, both of Platteville, were
Lancaster visitors Monday.
Lee Eastman and wife left Mon
day morning for Minneapolis. From
there they will go to Waterloo. Iowa,
for visit. Vera and Janice Eastman
are visiting in Livingston.
Lancaster base ball fans were
pleased to note By Mondays Chicago
Tribune that the locals won over
Galena the previous day by score Of
3 to 1. The fact that they gained
this victory without leaving Lancaster
makes it all the more important.
"A small IRE that might have
terminated in q serious confagration
occurred in the residence of Elder
Brookover, in the southwest portion
Of the city Thursday evening about s
O'Clock. When Mrs. Brookover was
striking match preparatory to light
ing lamp, the head Of the match
few of and lodged in a window
curtain. The curtain was instantly
in blaze and it was no easy task to
tear it down, and extinquish the fire
in time to prevent its spreading.
Many serious fires have started in
just such way as this.
The funeral Of Chas. Orion was
held Sunday noon at the Episcopal
church and was conducted by Rev.
Myron Argus. A large concourse of
friends and relatives were present,
among them being many out of town
friends who had been associated with
him in his work as circuit court re-
porter. The honorary pail bearers
were; Congressman J. w. Murphy,
Of Platteville; Judge Clementson, of
this city; Judge jerks, Of Dodgeville;
Atty. Smoker, of Dodgeville: Atty.
Burnon, OF Richland Center, and Atty.
Spensley, Of Mineral Point. The act
ing pail bearers were: Attys. e. NJ.
Lowry and Walter Brennan, A. G.
Howell, Geo BROKER, Henry Henkre
and Henry Searles. After the services
at the church the interment took place
in the Hillside cemetery.
1t is reported that an old fake
has been recently worked successfully
in Grant County and lest the people