Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-15

p. Egan. of Highland, had bust
ness here Thursday.
H. D. James, of Dodgeville, was
in Lancaster Wednesday.
The work at the Congregational
church is nearly completed.
ID. Z. Vannatta, of Fennimore,
was in Lancaster Wednesday.
Donald Dyer arrived home Mon
day from visit in Madison.
John NJ. Gardner, of PIatteville,
was in Lancaster, Wednesday.
john Nickles. of Potosi, had
business in Lancaster Thursday.
There will be no meeting of the
W. G. I. u. this week, on account
of the fair.
Fred Henkel spent a pleasant
vacation at his grand fathers, John
Hollenberger.
Mrs. Chas. Harper returned to
Madison Wednesday after visit with
Lancaster relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nadab Eastman
arrived Friday for visit at the w.
J. Eberhardt home.
MIR. and Mrs. Arno Alt arrived
home Monday noon from a week 8
outing near Madison. 80
Mrs. Victor E. Kamm, of Platte
Vile, is visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Webb.
Thursdays ball game at Bloom
ington was upmired by Jay Harcle-
road, Fridays by Scott Eggers.
Wilbur McGonigal has a position
as passenger brakeman, his run"
being between Madison and Milwau-
kee. .tT
The band boys report that they
received excellent treatment in. the
wav of meals. etc. at Bloomington
during fair.
SO
"A nuhmer Of Italians have been
employed the past week repairing the
track at the upper end of the rail-
road yards. There were about 80 in
all and they lived in the usual dago
fashion in several box cars on the
siding.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren j. Hannum,
of Warren, Pennsylvania, arrived
Tuesday for visit with his parents.
Mr.. Hannum is enjoying brief vaca-
tion from his duties with the Gisholt
Machine Company.
Geo. NJ. P. Keehner, Of Potosi,
will leave tomorrow for Zeal, s. d. +,
where he will take up a claim
and make that his home for the next
fourteen months. Albert Jackson
also of Potosi will accompany him.
Frank narrower, zeal estate agent
of Boscobel, has just closed the deal
of the farm of SO3 acres owned by
Mrs. Ella L. Mink in Burton, Water
loo township. to some. parties in North
ern Wisconsin. Consideration sixty
five dollars per acre. This is con.
sidered one of the best farms in
Southern Wisconsin.
The article ii, another column
telling of the wonderful development
of the Empire mine is reprinted from
recent issue of the Milwaukee Free
Press. 1t is perhaps the best account
of the history Of the famous property
ever written. Several local people
have at different times held stock in
the Empire and this will prove in
teresting to them.
The time is getting near now
when every Gloss road must have a
signboard, designating the distance
to the nearest town and the number
of miles thereto. Chapter 405 of the
laws of 1909, tells what the town
board must do in the matter and the
time limit when they are to be
erected. Few town boards in
the county have complied with this
law.
The high school boys held their
first baseball practice last week but
will not be able to do much in the
thletic line until after the fair.
Prof. Flynn will coach the team this
year. This is the first season in
twelve years that the high school has
not put football team In the field
but the sport has been "cut out" this
year because of the scarcity Of
material. The base ball team, how
ever, promises to be a wi nner.
The high school athletics will
hereafter be in charge of the