Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-02

| Mrs. Chas Jewell went to rem
nimore Monday.
Anton Wisco, of Platteville, was
in Lancaster Modnay.
Jas. E. Abraham, of Bloomington,
was in Lancaster Monday.
VIM. R. Mason, of Fennimore,
was Lancaster caller Monday.
Mrs. Frank Tenant visited in
Sitter on Thursday of last week.
Place & Jerrett's next shipping
day will be next Monday, June Z.
Prof. Slothower returned home
Monday noon from trip to Appleton.
The W. G. 7. U. will meet with
Mrs. Bollard Thursday, June 8, at the
usual hour.
Roy Peacock, of Glen Haven,
visited at his home this week. He
returned home Tuesday.
Reuben Ward went to Sitter
Monday to call on Jacob Woolsten-
holme who is seriously i'll.
"A marriage license has been is
sued to Ocar Everson, of Liberty and
M. Cornelius Anderson of Fennimore.
The veteran 81. L. Sprague, one
of Beetown's best men came, as is his
yearly custom to Lancaster on
Memorial day to pay tribute to de-
parted comrades.
Miss Clara Stiles. of Beloit, a
former teacher of Latin and German
in the Lancaster high school is visit
ing during commencement week with
Lancaster friends Miss Stiles has
been engaged to teach in the Rhine
lander schools the coming year.
The local organization of the
Ladies' of the G.. A. R. known as
VIM. Mckinley Circle will hereafter
be called Gen. Calls Circle. The
ladies desired name which would be
unlike that of any other circle and as
there is a VIM. Mckinley Circle in
nearly every state in the union, they
have decided to. name it after
Grant county soldier who has left a
splendid record and who suffered much
for his country, Gen. Calls.
Mrs. Melvin Williams and little
Josephine Elizabeth returned to their
Cassville home on Saturday Of last
week. after an extended visit with
the proud grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Hugo Kohlenberg of South Lam
caster and Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy
/ Williams of Elmda1e. This remark
able baby has no first cousins only one
uncle and one aunt. but there are the
! four grand parents. and four great.
grand parents to be justly proud of
! her. And she is big and bright and
beautiful enough to be six months old
Instead of ten weeks.
On July 1st Chas. D. Stratton the
opular manager of the Bell telephone
exchange, will retire from that posi-
tion and devote his entire attention to
4 his greenhouse business. which is
located at his residence southeast of
4 the city hall. Mr.. Stratton intends
constructing two thoroughly modern
greenhouses, supplied with hot water
heating appliances, and will devote
one of them to the growing of
winter vegetables for the local trade.
1t is not known at present whom the
company will send here to succeed
Mr.. Stratron as manager.
The popular hostelery> for some
time known as the Northwestern will
in the future be called the Capital
House, and the managers promise to
keep it true to it's new name. Mum
erous improvements in the way of
heating arrangements, new toilet and
bath rooms have been made and the
hotel is now up to date in every res
pect. The Capital has had an inter,
esting history. 1t was puilt in 1884
by G. Horstman. who called it the
Horstman House. After that it be-
came one of the first Kelley Institutes
established in the country and then
was again conducted as hotel during
several changes of ownership as the
Grand Central Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Pigg the present managers, will con-
tinue in that capacity.
William Fullbright, of Water
loo, was the first parent in Grant
County to answer to the charge of dis
rearding the truancy law. Harry,
the telve year old son of Mr.. Full
bright. has not attended school the
required six months during the past
year, notified by County Superinten-
dent Brockert in compliance with the