Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-07
Next Sunday is Easter.

Carl wonn, of Miflin, was IN
this city Wednesday.
j. H. Powell. of Potosi was in
Lancaster Wednesday.
"A. A. Welsh, was over from
Bloomington last Wednesday.
%. E. Tenant. of Fennlmore,
was in Lancaster Wednesday.
r. P. Holmes, of Platteville,
transacted business here last week.
j. Petit. of Sitter. is now en-
ployed as clerk in the Phillips House.
"A. MONTAGUE, of GaIena, ILL.,, has
been engaged as a baker by w. s.
Jathrop.
Ed Ludwig and A. D. Slower were
up from PIatteviiie on Wednesday Of
last week.
Miss Gladys Glenn, of WYalus-
ing, has been enjoying a visit with
friends here.
The annual spring work of clean
ing up the city streets was started
Monday morning.
ID. B. Brunson, of Fennmiore,
called on friends in Lancaster the fore
part of last week.
Miss Mary Smith spent last week
visiting with relatives in Nashau and
Charles City, Iowa.
james Abraham, of Blooming
ton, visited at the county seat the
fore part of last week.
IS. A. Holland, A. A. Holland
and Lewis Thompson, were Fennimore
visitors in Lancaster last week.
Mrs. Sam Joeckel and children.
of Lake Mills, have been enjoying
visit with Lancaster relatives.
George NJ. Ried and wife. of
Fennimore. visited with Lancaster
relatives and friends last Wednesday.
Good time now to be clearing
up the accumulated rubbish piles of
winter and squaring away for spring.
H. R. Head left Monday morn
ing for Elroy after a weeks engage
ment at the Orpheum theater in this
city.
Edwin Fisher left on Wednesday
for st. Paul. From there he goes to
Washington. where his brother Fred
-Chas. Wallace has disposed of
his house and household goods and ex
poets to move to the west shortly.
His house was purchased by ]. Drew.
The following visitors from Fen
nimore were noticed at the comfy
seat Wednesday: Ed Mulrooney,
Chas. Horton, Henry Snider and R.
Blackburn.
Mrs. Burr Robbins returned home
yesterday from a visit with relatives
in GAINESVILLE. Miss Gladys Robbins
also returned from visit with Bara.
boo relatives.
The high school baseball squad
has started spring practice and as it
includes some Ii ely material, fast
team should be developed L. P. Bias
ford is captain of the team and will
do the catching
Prof. Sanford of the Platteville
Normal spoke entertainingly on no
license Sunday evening at a union
service held at the Congregational
church. He also spoke briefly at the
N. +. church in the morning.
Miss Mae Kidd returned home
last Wednesday evening from Wash
ington, d. c., where she has been
visiting relatives for about month.
She was accompanied from Fennimore
by Misses Merna Hymer, Florence
Kidd and Eva Livingston who went
there to meet her.
Regular rehearsals for the big
local talent minstrel show to be pre-
scented April % and % are being held
and those who have been permitted to
watch the practice say that the en-
tainment will be a record breaker.
Don't forget the dates, April % and
90 and plan or attending. t3
Tho FIRE department responded to
an alarm Saturday afternoon at about
4 O'Clock. The blaze proved to be 9
small one in the roof Of the Bert Divall
residence in the southwest part of the
city. It was quickly extinguished be-
fore doing any more harm than burn.
ing a small sized hole by the side Of
the chimney. The cause was un.
known but the location OF the blaze
ind;ootad fbaf Y1roba hIv snarks from