Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15

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WIN. Galloway and son Verne
arrived home yesterday from South
Dakota.
The city school teachers of this
year and last went to the Klondike
spring on picnic Saturday. They
spent a very enjoyable afternoon.
The Herald is in receipt of an
announcement of the death of Capt.
Chandler ]. Woodward at his ome
in Neosho, Mo-. on Friday last, Sept.
10. Capt. Woodward was for many
years resident of Lancaster and at the
time of his death retained his mem
bership in Tom Cox Post, G.. A. r.
in this city. He was also a member
of the Rebekah lodge in this city and
OF the I. o. o. F. lodge at Blooming
ton. He left Lancaster seven or eight
years ago.
The we'll known drama For a
Woman's Love" was presented by
Culhane's Comedians before good
sized audience at Reeds opera house
Monday night The company is a
very able one and several of the
actors are veterans. They will
doubtless give better satisfaction in
Lancaster than the usual fair-week
company. Monday night every lady
accompanied by a person holding a
paid reserved seat ticket was ad
mitted free and given a reserved
seat.
Henry Belz and Frank Walker
left Sunday for Milwaukee to attend
the state fair which opened Monday.
Monday was dedication day at the
fair. The model dairy building was
dedicated by ExGov. W. D. Hoard !;
the model rural school, by State Supt.
Cary; the model farm barn, by
Charles Fl. Everett and the new
fisheries building by State Fish Com
missioner I. A Nevins These new
buildings were the most interesting
features of the whole fair to many
visitors. The fair is said to be the
best ever held in the state.
The local stockholders in the
0. +. David mine at Nontfort are
glad to know that properly is look
ing fine and promises to pay regular
dividends in the future. The ore
being brought out is high grade and
with the mill running to full
capacity Gas the the managers expect
to have it in short, time) the o.
P. David shonld surely be one OF the
leading properties of the section. A
larger force of men is being called
for as the present number of en-
ployees can not carry on the work fast
enough to suit the management.
Mock Sad Ali, that versatile
magician who used to come here re-
gularly with Frank r. Long, has a
stock company of his own on the road
this year and writes to friends that
it is one of the best in the west. 1t
goes under the name of the Mocksadall
Company and is at present playing in
this state. ''Mox" in addition to his
usual ''hanky panky" stunts, of
course. has the biggest part of the
managerial duties on his shoulders
but his friends here have not doubt
that he is capable of holding his
own, with any Snowman in the coun-
try.
w. J. Eberhardt, who has been
manager of The Hub for nearly four
years, has resigned the position, his
resignation to take effect in about ten
days. He has already accepted q
position with Despres, Lowenstein &
Co., Of Chicago. one Of the Oldest
wholesale clothing establishments in
that city. Mr.. Eberhardt is a first
class clothing man and has done
much to build up the high-class trade
The Hub now enjoys. He makes this
move in order to thoroughly famil
iarize himself with the wholesale
business and will spend six or eight
months of the year in the store. For
about four months he will be on the
road for his firm selling clothing to
dealers throughout Michigan and
southwestern Wisconsin. Mr.. Eber
hardt and family have made many
friends in Lancaster during their
residence here. who will regret to
see them leave. Their new home will
bein Edgewater, Chicago's prettiest
suburb.
"A good sized delegation from
Lancaster attended the Bloomington
fair and report that event to be