Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10
DIR. W. H. Van Dusen is serious

was in Lancaster tbs week.
John Tenant, of Fennimore, had
business at the ''hub'' Thursday.
John Jeide has been quite sick
during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. johnson
arrived home Saturday from Blunt,
Is. d.
/ r. F. Crubaugh and John j.
Novinska, of Fennimore. were in this
city Thursday.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega-
tional church will meet at the church
Friday afternoon.
| L. II. Stevens. John and Fred
Day went to 3oscobel Friday on bust
ness.
H. j. Kettler and II. s. Vaughan.
of Platteville, were Lancaster bust
ness callers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Anderson,
of Dodgeville, called on friends here
Wednesday.
/ -Wendall Slothower, of Platte
Vile, arrived Friday noon for visit
with his friends here.
Jas. Greenwood and J. w. Craig,
of Cassville, were in Lancaster
Thursday.
David Eastman left Saturday
afternoon for a visit in Cobb, at the
home of his son.
4 John Raisbeck and Jas. Green
wood, of CassvllIe, were in Lancaster
Saturday.
Elmer Eastman visited in Patch
Grove Sunday, with his wife and
children.
Frank Turner has purchased the
old will Turner house and the latter
has moved into the Will Orion resi-
dence.
The ladies of the Cemetery AS
sociation will run the Orpheum next
week they are to have half of the pro-
ceeds.
There will be basket sociable
Friday evening Nov. IL, at the Boice
Greek school house. Everyone cordial
ly invited.
i New pictures and special music
at the Orpheum next week, under the
auspices of the ladies of the Cemetery
Association.
There will be an all day quilting
at W. r. c. hall tomorrow, Thurs
day. Ladies are requested to bring
their luncheon with them.
&C. 81. Gribble,- the Platteville
opera house. manager, is securing I'M
usually high class attractions this
year The North. Bros. Comedians
commenced week s engagement there
, Monday. AS rule the make only
cities the size of Madison, Dubuque
etc.. A few Lancaster citizens plan
on attending one of their performances
this week.
That 0. p David mine at Mont
| fort surely ought to bring JOY to the
hearts of its stockholders, here and
elsewhere in the county. 1t is re-
ported that the property is clearing
one hundred dollars a day. Last
Wednesday the fifth car of jack in as
many weeks was shipped. The
prospects of O. P. David always did
look bright but never so glittering as
at the present time.
News of the death of Hon. Oscar
c, Hathaway, of California, arrived
here last Wednesday. Mr.. Hathaway
once lived in Beetown, and was we'll
known throughout southwestern Wis
consin. He lived on what was known
as the Joe Thomas farm in 'Muscal-
lunge" during the time that the early
mining boom was on In that section.
From 1875 to 1879 he served as state
senator from this district. His death
occurred Tuesday and interment took
place in California.
The following ruling has been
sent to the postmasters throughout
the country and embodies the depart
ment's first official notice of the ap-
proach of Christmas The DEPART
ment having been advised that the
postmasters are refusing to receive
packages containing candy for dis
patch by parcel post, postal officials
are hereby instructed that the prohibit
tion against connections in the parcels
post extends only to fruit preserved
with sugar. Consequently candy not
containing frnit Is mailahla hz