Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19

r. Meyer Jr., was in Rewey on
business Monday.
Only three weeks more till the
the fall term of school will open.
Will HenkIe and Alonzo Aup,erle
are visiting in Crawford county.
-Sherm Streeter, of Fennimore,
was visitor the first of the week.
Fred Godfrey started Monday
morning for Montfort for q weeks
visit.
Fred Burr started Monday for
Mineral Point to bill the Frank e.
Long show.
Harry Brown started yesterday
morning for Hettingel, N. Dakota, on
a business trip.
Mrs. Fred Nehls and daughter
Margretta are enjoying two weeks
visit in Platteville.
Ben Louthain, the commercial
photographer. visited over Sunday at
his home in Platteville.
Not marriage license has been
issued since last reported in this
paper. Is Cupid on camping expedi-
tion2
MIR. and Mrs. g. 81. Basford re-
turned on Monday from their eastern
trip. They had very enjoyable
time.
DIR. Gault's horse Checkerboard
was loa led Monday to be taken to the
Mineral Point fair where it 10 entered
in race.
"A. Ainison, of Madison, John
Plattner. of Sitter and John Day of
this city left yesterday afternoon for
Gettysburg. S. D.
Mrs Thomas Beethem left on the
Monday afternoon train for Nebraska.
She will visit relatives at Omaha,
Tekamah and other places.
The Herald's job printing depart
ment completed the last of the
premium lists for the Grant county
fair society Monday and is now engag-
ed in printing the Catholic year book.
Hugh Harper. who has been visit
ing his parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Harper in Madison and who has also
been visiting friends at Beloit,
Wis. and Roscoe, ILL.,, has returned
to Lancaster.
Every time a person ticks q
United States postage stamp he gets
taste of sweet potato. The gum
with which the stamps are backed is
made from that succulent vegetable
because Uncle Sans lieutenants con.
slider it the most harmless prepare.
tion of the sort. All the gum used
on American stamps is mixed by the
government at the bureau of engrav'
ing and printing. where stamps are
made. 1t is spread on the sheets after
the stamps have been finished.
| From all of the railroads come
the report that business is picking III
and from present indications, this
fall will be one of the busiest in thu
history of the railroads OF this section
The majority of the firemen, brake
men, conductors etc. that were lai(
off last winter have been called bacl
to work and the shipments from Ian
caster, although never of mean pro
portions promise to increase MONTH.
during the fall and winter and viii
PROBABLY break all records before tn,
seasons close. The stub branch run
ming out here has proven mighty
valuable to the G. & N. w.
"A class has started work in thu
city hall gymnasium conducted b.
VIM. Schade. The apparatus is quit
complete and consists Of exercises
swinging rings, trapezes, horizontal
bars, punching bags climbing ropes
wrestling mat. and q boxing rini
besides the other usual accessories
Others expect to enter the elias
which has already been organized
and it is expected to organize othe
classes in the different branches short
~. The fee which is charged for tax
ing these lessons is small in com
parison to the benefits received il
person takes up the work in the RICH
spirit. Mr.. Schade is we'll qualified
to give instruction in almost an.
bracnh of physical culture and gym
nasium WORK.
Despite the reverses that the loca
ball team meets with occasionally tn
Lancaster fans are loyal and read.
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