Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-17

IIrOm EldIL0Vlll6.
Joe Smith. of Madison, has been
visiting here several DAYS.
George Rudersdorf returned Sat-
urday from western trip.
". L. Showalter had business in
Mineral Point several days last week.
John Henry and E. Mogan, were
in Lancaster Thursday from Mt Hope.
Carpenter Holmes returned home
Saturday night from Mifiin where
has been employed.
Rev. G. w. Harter of the Baptist
church is much improved in health
and expects to conduct services there
next Sunday at the usual hours.
The following marriage licenses
were issued last week by County
Clerk Tuff1ey: Frank L. ssFivecoat
and Mae Tyler, Bloomington; Wm. E.
Daley and Elsie NJ HarIline, North
Lancaster. Chas. Drinkwater and Ida
Munson, Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wallace
and little daughter of Edgeley, N. D.,
were called here by the death of Mr..
Wallace's mother. Two nephews of
Mrs. Wallace Chas. and Louis Har-
wood, of Richland Center also were
in attendance
Rev. d. w. Hulburt, D. D State
Snpt of Missions for the Wisconsin
Baptist State Convention will speak
in the Baptist church v ednesday
evening, March gath. 1909. The
public is most cordially invited to
hear his discussion of the subject,
Lancaster greatest need not
money. not education, not Religion. I"
Mrs. Tyler, of Hazel Green,
moth Or of Mrs H. D. York, of that
village and Mrs. G. II. Nye, formerly
of this city, several days ago celebrat-
ed her 93d birthday Mrs. Tyler is
we'll known in Lancaster and her
friends here will be glad to learn that
she retains all her faculties re1narkab-
ly we'll.
A social will be given under the
auspices of the Baptist Young Peo-
ple's union Friday evening. March
18Th. at the home of Robr Bailie Sr.
Each lady should bring a basket of
supper; these baskets will be sold, as
will also home made candy. A hand
made picture of ones self may be had.
The mysteries of the fish pond will
invite solution.
In our account of the Blooming
ton fracas last week the name Agnes
Hope should have been Agnes Wood.
The sequel to this affair was that Mr..
and Mrs. Kennedy were each hned So
and costs last week by Bloomington
Justice, the latter for disturbing the
peace and the former for striking Alb
Walker Of this city at the livery barn
in Bloomington. Each pleaded guilty
to these charges
Lancaster people will remember
last Wednesday was the, SD ami
versary of the Hazel Green cyclone
which occurred March 10, 1876 and
almost destroyed that village. Several
of our citizens were present when
the great catastrophe occurred and
we'll remember that terrible day. The
weather last Wednesday in that sec
| ton was in marked contrast to the
same date SO years ago.
The following item which will
be interesting to many Lancaster
people was included in a dispatch
from Madison in the Sunday Milwau-
kee Sentinel. reg&ding baseball
affairs in the capital city, Howard
L. Cossaboine was re elected manager
of the team, this being his third sea-
son in that position. He says that
most of the members of last year s
team will be back. In addition he
will get Virgil Piddington of Platte
vile, crack southpaw pitcher who
played with the Lancaster team last
year. Piddington is regarded by
Cossaboine as being as good as Fred
Liese, the Madison twirler who is nova
with the Chicago Cuba. =