Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-03
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Harry Fritz, of Fennimore, was
in this city Sunday.
L. A. Rothe, of Sitter, was
caller here Saturday.
L. L. Rudersdorf, of Platteville.
was in Lancaster Saturday.
j. Henry, of Mt. Hope, was in
this city Saturday on business.
M. R. and Mark Hoskins, of
Bloomington, were in Lancaster Sun
day.
Mrs. John Rumble is enjoying
visit in Chicago With her sister Mrs.
Vivian.
-Undersheriff Jay Harcleroad left
Monday mornig for Chippewa Falls
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Moses ar
rived home from their Dakota trip
Saturday noon.
Road Commissioner Wepking left
Monday morning for Cuba City on
official business.
Matthew Edward and George
Hough are working in Evansville in
tbs J. L. Clark carriage factory.
Miss Telah Calvin left Saturday
afternoon for a weeks visit with
friends in Madison and Milwaukee.
Mrs. Homer Kelly left Monday
morning for her home IN Galena after
pleasant visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Cranes.
The Quaker Medicine Co. which
is billed to pull off varied stunts in
Lancaster in a few weeks is at
present coming money in Dodgeville.
The residence belonging to Jesse
Day north of the Wenzel block has
been moved back from the sidewalk
and new foundation is being built
under it,
W. FL. Ellis, who was last week
sentenced to eight years in the state
prison, was taken to Waupon Thurs
day by Under Sheriff Jay Harcleroad
and Barney Shipley, who was
specially deputized for the occas o..
Local hunters report scarcity of
rabbits this season. Last winter there
were any number of them around here
but this year 1t seems that many of
the young have been killed in some
way before the hun ers could get
shot at them.
Carl J. Calvin, who has been
employed fur some time by the Oliver
Iron Mining Company, of Virginia,
Minnesota, resigned his position
with that company, Oct. 1st to accept
the position of chief engineer of the
mines controlled by Hanna and Co.,
at the same place.
George GoetzeImann arrived here
on the noon train Sunday, from
Gotha, Thuringen, Germany. He
Crownprinz Wilhelm, making the
trip in seven days. He is a brother
of Andrew Goetzelmann. Ats expert
sausage maker.
The two Eastman residences west
of the Capital Hotel are nearly COM
pleUed. In fact L. d. Eastman last
week moved into his house although
some of the interior work is not
finished. Both are fine looking houses
and add greatly to the appearance of
Maple Street.
Coon hunting is again favorite
sport hereabouts. Almost every day
we hear of some one bringing in one
of the willy creatures. Henry Bid
we'll captured one several days ago
and brought it up to the Country
Club rooms for the members to feast
! upon.
Mick Kilburg, of Galena, is
working for his uncle John Kilburg
in the cigar factory. Nick is the
same individual who shut the Lancas-
ter ball team out several times a
couple of seasons age. But local fans
do not hold out any lasting grudge
against him for that. So long as he
makes good cigars he is welcome to
stay with US as long as be cares to
The death of Irvie Laird former
~ of Lancaster was reported last week
in the Fennimore Times and sympathy
extended TO his father Conductor
Laird. The reported death was
based upon false rumor, as Irvie was
alive and we'll, and was at that time
preparing for his marriage with Miss
Ethel Taylor. of this city. We sup