Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-01
NARROW has a new

stefan for the coming year.
Now don't you wish that you
hadn't put that sleigh away!
William Shimmin transacted
business out of town this week.
William Bestor and Jesse Gil
bert came from Preston Thursday.
Mrs. FL. L. Moses and f. F. Bieg
were at Sitter on business Tues
day
Teachers examination will be
held in March. Dates will be an
nounced later.
Will Kendle arrived home from
Cuba City Thursday night, where
he has been on business.
"A lady's brooch, recently adj
vertised as lost, has been found and
awaits the owner at this office.
Miss Tony Patel, of Oshkosh,
visited with relatives in Lancaster
this week. She returned Friday.
Mrs. James McKelvey, residing
near Potosi, was a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Jordan, Thursday.
-Chas. Underwood, fireman on
the way freight, now has the Galena
run. Ed Sleep is taking his place.
George Phillips, who has been
visiting friends and relatives In this
city, returned to PlattevIlle yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shepherd,
of Platteville. visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. n. Tiedeman here this
week.
The first series of diploma ex-
aminations, for pupils of country
schools, will be neld February, 81,
% and 80.
John Cover, after q shert visit
. here, left Thursday morning for
Kansas, where he will re-enter the
soldiers home.
Ernest Brooks, of Bloomington,
: lis authorized to accept subscriptions
to The Herald and to receipt for
same in West Grant.
. Frank Bieg, who was called
here to attend the funeral of his
Uncle Carl Tae nzler. returned to
Chicago Wednesday.
, "A citizen of one of our neighbor.
, ing towns told us, soberly and
sanely, that the Dodgeville poultry
show was we'll worth growing over.
George Gunderson of Fenni-
more, former register of deeds, is
seriously i'll. He is suffering from
bad attack of rheumatism.
George Blakesley. now post
master at Bridgeport, greeted old
friends AMI relatives in Lancaster
this week George is as genial as
, ever.
: The following were the stock
shipments since the last edition:
F Wednesday, car hogs, Bennett q
Place; Thursday car hogs, An
drew Lewis; Friday car hogs,
Andrew Lewis.
Rural School Inspector Hunt,
visited the graded schools of Liv-
ingston, Arthur and Georgetown
this week. He will return in the
near future, and visit those of Glen
Haven, Mt. Hope, Patch Grove and
Bagley.
"A house warming was held last
night at the beautiful new home of
Will Hickok, near Bloomington.
There were between so and rs
guests present, and 1t was COM
plete surprise on Mr.. Hickok. They
left as a remem brauce, beautiful
set of Aaviland china.
. The Woman's Club will meet
with Mrs. r. b Sho walter on Mon
day afternoon, February 3, at $50.
The following progam will be given:
Responses, Current Events; Sketch,
Descent from the Cross, Mrs. L.
Carter; Paper, Adulteration of
Foods, Mrs. Henry Naumann; DEM
onstration of Cooking, Mrs. A. g..
Knox and Mrs. III. G. Nathan.
George Hampton, resident of
the. third ward, died last Thursday
morning, after a long illness. For
years he had been suffering from a
macmillan form of nalSv Mr. Hamn-
ton was successful farmer in the
township of Potosi for number of
years and was prominent man in
that town. He was an active Mason,
and has held high offices In that
fraternity. The funeral will be held
J Sunday, under the direction of the
Masonic lodge.
William Raines, living north of
i IL