Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Otto Failing, of CassviiIe, was
Lancaster visitor Saturday.
Thomas Wiley. of Cuba City,
was in this city last Wednesday.
Mrs Will Hickok and Beuhlah.
of Bloomington. visited here Saturday
and Sunday.
Don't forget the dinner in that
new dining room that seats 200. Next
Friday evening.
Mrs. M. MONTE visited last
week in Fennimore at the home of
her daughter Mrs. ]. T. Duster
The railroad company is making
sewerage connections for the new
round house at the Muesse corner.
Miss Clara Porter is employed in
Boscobel as night operator in the
telephone Office in place of Clarence
Brainerd, who has resigned.
Miss Theresa Zenz and Frank
Ertz returned nome last week from a
few days visit with relatives at
Platteville and Belmont.
Elmer Eastman went to Patch
Grove Friday in his automobile to
see his wife who is visiting there
He returned home Monday.
Frank Smith has purchased the
livery stable which has been run by
Winskill and Garthwaite for some
months. he assumed possession last
Thursday.
The construction of the two
buildings at the B. NJ. & B. mine
near Livingston is nearly completed
Jas. Sweeney. of this place, is now
doing the plastering
twenty-five citizens from Cass-
Vile and vicinity are in Montana in
special coach looking over the land
in the the vicinity of Great Falls.
Several expect to homestead in that
country.
Frank S. Van de Wall had a
very successful sale last Wednesday.
The family is now in Platteville for
short time before moving to the west
Lancaster people regret seeing the
Van de Walls leave us but trust they
meet with the best of success in their
new home.
The forcs of men working at the
railroad yards now number in the
neighborhood of thirty. The work is
kept moving right along; the men
being as busy Sunday as on any other
day. Quite crowd of towns people
gathers every Sunday to watch the
work.
The Orpheum Theater does not
seem to suffer even the slightest "fall-
ing Off in its patronage. The little
theater is we'll managed by Knox &
Burr and the public plainly shows its
appreciation of the fact that they are
constantly trying to obtain the best
possible attractions in the moving
picture line.
Harry Sulzer who has been work
ing in l.. Ats e. Sons for several
years has resigned his position there
and will probably obtain employment
in Chicago. Frank Murphy of
Hurricane who has been in the en-
ploy of Sam Kerr for a number CT
years, has taken his place. Harry is
at present visiting in Boscobel.
The big game hunt takes place
Tuesday. November 8, and from the
number of sportsmen already register
ed the event will be far ahead of the
one held last year in interest, excite
that some of the surrounding towns
will send delegations. The more
the merrier,' say the managers.
None are barred.
Prof. Smith, of the high school
faculty, and Prin. Livingston of the
North school have organized school
orchestra among the students. The
Lancaster schools now are we'll
equipped with musical organizations.
In this connection it is an interesting
fact to remember that Lancaster high
cshool had the first regularly organic
ed high school orchestra in the state.
Says the fall poet The hunting
season row resumes upon the ripping
lake. and the hunter getteth out his
gun and hides him in the brake; the
festive duck will fly about and in the
smoke and din a leaden pellet now
and then will penetrate his skin, until
| the quarry's gravity is overcome with
shot, and the sportsman nearest