Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-17
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days last week.
j. c. Hill, of Preston, had bust
ness here yesterday.
WIN. Needham, of Preston, was
in Lancaster Monday.
There will be live pigeon shoot,
Thanksgiving afternoon, at the fair
grounds.
The ladies' of the Cemetery AS
ISOLATION have the Orpheum in charge
this week. They are to have half the
proceeds.
"A week of pictures beginning
Nov. Is at the Orpheum for the
benefit of the Cemetery Association.
w. s. Lathrop left Sunday for
Minneapolis. He and his brother
wish to have the foundation of their
ice cream factory laid before cold
weather sets in.
Deputy Frank Calls took Oliver
Bartell, of Hazel Green, to Mendoza
Saturday. Mr.. Bartell was examined
and adjudged insane by Drs. Godfrey
and Critchlow.
Erwin Oaklief arrived on the
train Monday evening for visit at
his home near Hurricane. MI. Oaklief
is employed in the hardware store in
Albany conducted by Will Gelbacb,
formerly of Lancaster.
The few people who are raising
sugar beets in this vicinity report
that the crop this year is not very
large. All hopes of Grant County
ever becoming the center of the sugar
beet industry has about departed.
There will be an auction at
Castle Hall. Wednesday, evening
Nov. 18th at 8:15. All members of
Calanthe Temple. Pythian sisters
both knights and ladies are cordially
invited to come aud have good
time.
R. B. SnowaIter, of this city,
has been appointed as one of the dele
gates from Wisconsin to attend the
National Farm Land Congress, which
holds its annual meeting in Chicago
this week, continuing from Tuesday
to Friday.
Sylvan Camp No. rs of the
Modern Woodmen of America holds
its meetings on the second and fourth
Thursday of each month. A com-
mittee is appointed to provide enter
tainment about once a month for the
members. Following last week g
meeting after the regular business was
done the committee requested the
members present to go to the restaurant
where they partook of nice oyster
supper.
Mr. and Mrs j. N. Thomas,
former residents of this city, will
celebrate their golden wedding at
their home in Beloit, Kansas. on
Wednesday, Nov. "a. Mrs. Thomas
is sister of our fellow townsman,
G.. F. Dickinson, and her marriage
took place Nov. "a, 1859 on the old
Dickinson homestead in Patch Grove.
The Thomases moved away from Lam
caster in 1885.
j. W. McCullum, of Neenah,
Wis. Dist. Deputy of the Knights Of
Pythias, has been in the city for
few days interviewing the members.
and making new acquaintance. In
the meantime he has. also, been
working up new candidates for the
order. Work in the degree of page
was held Tuesday evening after which
they attended banquet at Hoffman g
restaur ant. The members we're all
pleased to meet Mr.. McCullum and
hope that he will return soon.
Judge Clementson and Court
Reporter Morse left Monday for
Prairie du Chen where the November
term Of Crawford County circuit
court opened yesterday. On the
calender are noted six criminal cases,
two being for assault with intent to
kill, two for adultery and two for
violation of the liquor laws. There
are four issues of fact for jury and
six for court, three of the last being
divorce cases. The calendar is not so
lengthy as that of the last session of
Grant County circuit court.
-Supt. Brockert is in Dodgeville
to take part in the program of the
convention of the Iowa county school
boards. His address on "Achieve-
ments made Possible by the Special
State Aid" will be delivered this
Wednesday afternoon. Other we'll
known educators whose names are on