Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-16
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

went 70 take neu1cdi IIoaeh0hG.
The ladies of he w c. T. U. will
meet with Mrs Laura Rhodes, Thurs
day afternoon of this week at the usual
hour.
The Herald is Obliged to carry ov-
er to the Saturday edition a quantity
correspondence intended for this issue
of the paper.
Mrs. Bailey. mother of Dr. Bail
ey of Fennimore, died Monday night
after a comparatively briefill ness. Fur
Their notice will appear in another ed
ition.
Mrs. B. ] Lowrey returned Sat-
urday evening from months visit in
Indiana and Michigan Mr.. Lowrey
also So Mt few days in Michigan
last week, and returned home with
| her.
The air Monday afternoon was
SO clear that the roofing at the fair
grounds could be heard quite plainly
down town. a distance of one half a
mile. Neary every decision of um-
pire Laughton could be heard.
John CLARK, Senator Ed Oates,
Will Kendle, Robert Draper and F.
K. Tenant put in few days fishing
last week. at Mccartney, when they
had a good time and made a great
catch of bass and channel catfish.
The Mystic Workers of Lancaster
and vicinity. about SO in number,
had a very enjoyable picnic Louis
Vesperman' three miles south of the
city, last Saturday. At the conclus-
ion the entire party all sat" for a
group picture.
"A wonderful play containing
rare touches of naure with bright COM
edy Jhdiciously interspersed in the
dramatization of Mary j. Homes pop
ular novel, Tempest and Sunshine"
is to be seen at Reeds opera house on
September "a.
james E.. Abbott of Madison has
been nominated commissioner of in
suranc On the republican ticket over
George E. Beedle, the present incum-
bent in Office According to the lat
est figure his lead over Mr.. Beedle is
about 400 votes.
Members of the W. K. @. take
notice: You are are all requested to
be in attendance on, Thursday after
noon to tea, to be given in honor of
two of our members. who are about to
move from our city. Bring your bas-
kets filled with the best you can mus
ter
The foot ball team is practicing
every evening at the fair grounds.
Gleghorn, of the base ball team has
had the squad in charge but he ex-
poets to return to school shortly and
then it will be necessary for the boys
to secure another coach. No games
have been scheduled as yet but several
are in sight One will probably be
played with Richland Center and pos
sibIy one with Darlington. In the
course of a week or two the games
will be "cinched. !"
Lancaster horses entered at the
Inter County fair to be held at Spring
Green. Sept. 1918 are: Checker
board. owned by DIR. Gault anu King
Donald, owned by w. B. Dyer in thu
80 trot; Elizabeth, entered by Ned
Mccoy in the % trot or pace, the
2 :12 pace and the 2 10 pace. King
Donald is also entered in the 2 "a trot.
The field of entries seems to be good in
every race but the local horses are
thought to be able to goswith the best.
"A law that many Herald read 9rs
are not familiar with is that forbid
ding the use Of five barbed wires as
fence in Wisconsin. The legisla-
ture later amended the law and now
barbed wire can only be used at the
top of the fence. The bottom must
positively be constructed of either
woven wire or boards. Other provisions
of the law are that the fence must be
fifty inches in height and that the
space between the ground and the bot
tom of the fence must not be over six
inches.
By those who are conversant with
the history relating to the exciting
condition at the time and in the
place where the scenes of Tempest
and Sunshine" are laid, it is said
that they are remarkably true to life.
The company introducing this splen-
did play is one of exceptional merit.
The management has spared no ex-
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