Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-28

in Preston Saturday.
-Rolla Smith, of Fennimore, was
in Lancaster Tuesday.
john Seaman, of Fennimore. was
a passenger on the noon train yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Showalter
spent Sunday at the home Of j. K.
Patterson in Beetown.
Rev. Schleicher was passenger on
the outgoing train Monday after noon
en- route for Boscobel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cox, of Muir
do, S. D., and Mr.. and Mrs. W. Cox,
of De Kalb, ILL.,. are visiting here.
The reserved seats for both nights
of the Minstrel show are going fast.
Go to Benefits drug store and get
yours before they are all gone.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Arthur and
daughter started Monday for Port
land, Oregon, their future home after
an enjoyable visit with Lancaster
relatives
Rev. G. W. Harter will return
from Iowa the last of the week and
will conduct the worship in the
Baptist church both morning and
evening next Sunday.
Hugh Clemmons. P. Mclaughlin
and F. l.. Morris, of Potosi. had a
chilly ride to Lancaster yesterday
morning on the stage. They trans
acted business at the county seat.
Preaching in the Baptist church
next Sunday at 10 80 a. m. and 80
.. m. by Rev. G. W. Harter. Even
ing subject: IAN effectual cor
receive of Social and Civic Evils.
Everyone is invited to attend.
"A freight wreck below Platte
vile. the particulars of which are not
known here at this writing prevented
the passenger train on the Galena
division getting through yesterday.
For that reason the Chicago papers
did no. reach Lancaster at noon.
The closing number of the
lecture course took place Monday
evening and was surely fitting con-
clusion to most successful series of
entertainments. The Apollo Quintette
and Bell ringers were excellent in
every part of their varied program.
Frances Kiley, the little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kiley died Satur-
day afternoon at 1 O'Clock, after suffer
ing for some time with spinal men,
nights Frances was about z years
old at the time of her death. She
was of bright happy disposition and
we'll liked by all who knew her.
Funeral services were held Monday at
10 o'clock at ST. Clements church and
interment took place in the Catholic
cemetery southwest of the city.
The Ladies of the @. A. R. we're
agreeably surprised at the liberal
patronage given their supper Thurs
day evening. As they took in SIS. 25
it certainly shows the public interest
in their movement, considering all
that has been going on and the cold
dlsagreeable weather of the evening.
All know that they serve good meals
and make every effort to have all en-
joy their evening. The Knobel sisters
rendered some very pleasing duets
during the eating hours. ~
The Lancaster North school base
ball team defeated Fennimore last
Saturday by score of to 4. The
game was played in Fennimore, the
boys going up on the afternoon train
and returning in the evening. The
game was very interesting, Holmes,
the north school pitcher doing es-
pecially good work. Ruchti and
Tomas, two high school players. were
the battery for Fennimore. The fol-
lowing is the North school lineup:
Catcher-Harry Pulsifer; pitcher
Harry Holmes; base-Clem Nathan
End base7-Roy Fisher short stop
Lemmie Otes; 3rd base-Fred Hall
left feId-Frank Long center field
Burnelle Oates; right feld-Phil
Alcorn; Willis Knox.
AT the last meeting of the city
council the question of paving the
streets was discussed although no
action was taken at the time. 1t was
stated that the law gave city council
the power to order the streets to be
paved and to apportion all or part
of the cost to the property owners
along the street to be paved. One
plan suggested was that the property
owners on each side could pay one
third of the cost and the city the re-