Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-15

} We hope that the wolves OF
Grant county will not get as bold as
those of Minnesota. A big timber
wolf was killed the other day in the
business section of Minneapolis.
The funeral of Peter Fursten-
berg, whose death was noted in
Wednesdays Herald, was held
Thursday morning from ST. Glenn
ent's church, Father Schleicher of
floating
John Gardner, of Platteville,
and Herman Grimm, of Cassville,
asylum trustees, arrived in Lancac,
ter Thursday of this week on the
noon train They vent from here
to the County Home
Exercises commemorative of
Linc0ln's and Washington's birth
days will be held by the Post and
! Corps ait the q. a. r hall on the
afternoon Of February, 22nd. Every
one is invited to be present at these
| exercises
The Valentine S cial, held at
the residence of Mrs. G. Ell. Baxter
o. Friday evening of last week was
3 very successful affair and Melted
the ladies' Of the Congregational
church, who 'conducted it, about $34
after paying all expenses.
Harvey Peak, who for the past
three years has been residing on the
old McGonigal place, in Beetown,
has bought an 80-acre farm from
Tom Bass, one mile west Of the vii
lage of Beetown and will move
QUITO it within few days.
Miss Anne Mccarthy who has
been home on a vacation, left on
Wednesday for Milwaukee. She
will stay there a few DAYS and then
go to Chicago where she will again
take up her work in the millinery
department of Marshall Field and
Co.
Sheriff Budworth went to Cuba
City yesterday to be at the parti-
ton sale of Mary B Bray VS..
Stephen Blight 1t will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock There is
about 80 acres of fine prairie land to
be sold and it is expected to bring
good price.
Miss Pearl Jordan, teacher in
Sitter school, who has been i'll at
her home in this city, was pleasant
ly surprised by crown of her
pupils who came here on sleigh
ride Monday evening, they were
chaperoned by Miss Vincent and
Miss Moore
Prof. Fremont, of Cedar Rapids,
gave lecture last night on 1.-THE
Late Panic, It's Causes and Cure"
Mr.. Fremont is 3 negro and says it
will take millions to replace what
we lost fifty years ago. He has
been delivering his lecture in many
of the surrounding towns.
Judge E. B. Goodsell went to
Platteville yesterday to act as
judge in the Normal Oratorlcal con-
test which was held there last even
ing. There were seven contestants
and the winner will represent
Platteville in the Inter Normal con-
test to be held at Superior.
The temperance question is go
ing to cut figure in municipal
affairs in Lancaster this spring and
a petition which is being numer-
ouslY signed is now being circulated
here, asking that at the city spring
election the question of granting of
salovn licenses be submitted to the
people for their decision.
The Herald received a visit
Thursday from J. P. Andrews, of
Faribault, Mimi, who was spending
the day in this city, on his way to
Bloomington to visit relatives. Mr..
Andrews was born in the township
of Bloomington. his father, coming
to this county in 1845. He lived
on the old farm with his parents
until 1862, when he went to Fa1i-
bault and has resided there ever
since. He is engagedin the nursery
business there, and said when he
saw the Herald sign it looked like
an old friend, as the Herald was a
regular visitor to the home in his
boyhnod days.