Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-30
LOCAL NEWS NOTES


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Fennimore Friday.
II. F. Orion shipped out fine
carload of wool Thursday.
j. ID. Cenfeld of Potosi. was a
county seat caller Thursday.
Mrs. Mike Jordan and children
visited last week in Barneveld.
"A L. Osborne, of Monroe, was
in Lancaster on business Friday.
N. J. Tiedeman went to High
land on business Friday morning.
w. P.Golder and W. D. Brownell,
of Boscobel, we're in Lancaster Thurs
day.
MIR. and Mrs. n. G. Cooley
visited last week with friends in
Bloomington.
Fred Wagner, of Araphoe, Neb.,
left Thursday after a pleasant visit
at the Alt home.
Miss Doris Schrelner left Satur-
day morning for South Madison for
a visit with her sister.
Rev. W. A. Leary returned to
his home in Platteville Wednesday
after short visit here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hirsch left
Friday morning for Sitter where
they will try farming for time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Taylor left
Saturday morning for their home in
La Crosse after a visit with relatives
here.
-Goodsell jerks of Dodgeville
visited last week at the home of his
uncle Judge E. B. Goodsell in this
city.
Mrs. A. G. Morse left Friday
morning for South Dakota where she
will join Mr.. Morse who is living on
his homestead,
Miss Floyd Stephens entertained
small company at five O'Clock tea
Monday in honor of her sister. Mrs.
Irving 81. Tarrant of Milwaukee.
AT the fourteenth annual grand
session of the Pythian Sisters of
Wisconsin, held last week In Evans.
Vile, Alice Walker of this city was
elected NJ. of F.
Among the list of this year s
graduates from Beloiu College ap-
pears the name of J. Duane Gleghorn,
of Gardner, ILL.,, who caught for the
local ball team for two seasons.
"A couple of agents selling Meh
rings Milking machine arrived in
Lancaster Thursday to canvass the
country adjoining here. They travel
from town to town in high wheeled
Schacht automobile.
Mrs. Vernon Kinney returned
home Wednesday from Chicago where
she has been taking medical treat
ment in Augustana hospital. Her
many friends will be glad to hear
that she is much improved IN health.
DIR. Godfrey and son Fred arrived
home Thursday noon from Montfort.
They came as far as Sitter in the
auto and decided to take the train the
rest of the way home. Fred returned
with the automobile in the afternoon
accompanied by George Hough.
John Day has purchased livery
stable at Orfordville and will con-
tinue the business although he will
not leave here to take charge himself
He disposed of his White steamer
automobile which he recently pur-
chased to a man in Orfordville
The vote from all sections of
Wisconsin compiled in the state
superintendent Office showed the
violet to be the winner in the state
flower contest. The official announce
ment of the result was made last Fri
day. The following is the ranking
of the different candidates, Violet
63, 500, Wild Rose-29, 466, Trailing
Arbutus &c, 10, Water Lily-21, 63S,
Total vote-14O, S6S. 1t will be re-
membered that Lancaster went for
the violet by big majority The wild
rose was second choice pretty general
ly throughout the state while the
trailing abrutus received its support
in northern Wisconsin.
The Farmers Telephone Company
has just completed its metallic line
from Cassville to Lancaster. This
will be a great improvement over the
old system and one which will be
greatly appreciated by the public as
this assures a clear line between these
two towns. It is the intention to put