Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-24

David James, Of Montfort, haC
business here Wednesday.
L. e. Stephens went to Montfort
Friday morning on business.
WIN. Suttle is home from Fond
du Lac to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Lizzie Whitzic, of High
land, is visiting al the L. E. Peak
home.
"A baby boy arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Peak Sunday
night.
j. B. Horsfall returned home last
Wednesday from a visit of several
days at Lansing, Iowa.
Henry Knoke and Alfred Duncalf,
whose auction sales are announced
elsewhere in this paper. intend NOV
ing to Lancaster to reside.
Mrs. B. I. Kerr. of Archie, Mo-,
who with her son Dan is making her
first visit to her old home here in
eight years, expects to remain a few
weeks longer.
George Reed and family arrived
home from Prairie dn Chen Saturday
to spend a few weeks. George went
back Monday but expects to return
AGAIN in q few davs
John Drinkwater has been en-
ployed the past week at the B. M &
B. mine near Harker where boarding
house is being completed tor the use
of the miners.
The first fall of the beautiful
snow arrived, somewhat unexpectedly
Sunday night and on Monday morning
snow shovels were dragged out from
their various summer quarters and
again brought into use.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Stratton now
have their new greenhouses nearly
completed in all details and will be
prepared to furnish flowers aud plants
of all kinds as may be desired. There
are two large and we'll equipped
houses and one smaller one, piped,
heated and ventilated in modern style.
This winter they will engage to quite
an extent in vegetable gardening,
having new radishes now ready for
market with onions, lettuce etc.
rapidly maturing.
The o. P. David has submitted
of car of jack and car of
lead ready for market. Another car
of jack is now ready for shipment.
It seems strange that the wonderful
record the o. P. David is making
does not enthuse other lease holders in
Monttort to commence operations and
prove up on what seems to be equally
as promising ground. If the present
holders are unable to do anything, it
is up to them to sell or get out as
gracefully as possible. But at all
hazards-do something. -Montfort
Mail.
The Orpheum Theater under the
management of the Ladies of the
Cemetery Association drew large
Gro wds last week. An effort was
made to secure the best moving picture
attractions possible and all who at
tended were we'll pleased with the
result. Special musical numbers
were also introduced during the
week. During the Matinee Saturday
afternoon the house was crowded.
The city baud and the schoul band
assisted in the work of raising funds
for the association, by doing 'bally.
hoo" work outside, before the per-
formances.
DIR. ]. 81. Reed received a patent
last week on new Inventions
safety pin that is doublY safe. By
the use of this pin small articles
such as watches, key rings etc. can
be fastened to the clothing and be
very secure from loss The pin can
be taken off in a certain way but un-
less one knows the method it is next
to impossible to remove it. The
doctor has not yet decided whether to
manufacture it himself or to place it
with novelty house. It's manufacture
is very intricate piece of work re-
curing special machinery.
The fifth annual Thanksgiving
ball given by the Mystic Workers of
the World will be held tomorrow
evening at Knapp's rink. The
management is planning to eclipse
the success of their former dances if
possible, and will spare no efforts to
make every minute enjoyable for
those in attendance. Every other
dance, it is promised. will be a good