Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-09
LOCAL NEWS NOTES


is Wednesday. June 16
Mrs. z. A. Williamson of Albion,
Nebraska, is a guest at the Goble
home.
Miss Nettie Oswald visited
with Boscobel relatives the forepart
of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. john Day went TO
Madison in their auto Saturday re-
turning Monday.
Judge Clementson is holding
circuit court in Darlington, Lafayette
county, this week.
Philip Roesch and Simon
Langstaff, of Potosi. had business in
the probate court yesterday.
Miss Frances Burrows left Thurs
day for North Dakota where she will
Join her mother at her home.
Work will shortly be- started on
the construction of stretch of cement
walk from the old Harschberger house
northward. -
Mrs. Clay Chapman and little
son arrived Monday evening for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rob't. BROKER.
Several picnic parties were out
from Lancaster Sunday, also the
usual number of fishermen who re
port the usual success.
Mrs. F. G. Burr announces her
annual clearance sale of trimmed
hats, beginning tomorrow, June 10,
and continuing 10 days.
Mrs. 1. J. Laird and little grand.
daughter, Mary, went to Dubuque
Friday to attend the graduating
exercises in which Mrs Laird s
daughter, Annie Laird James, took
part. They returned Monday.
"A few days ago the Lancaster
Pssteruizing Plant received another
car load of butter tubs, holding
twenty-sIx hundred; every time car
load is made up they distribute over
forty thousand dollsrs to their patrons.
Mrs. Chas Cooley. formerly of
this city and now of Los Angeles,
Cal, has been visiting relatives in
Lancaster. AIr. Cooley is engaged in
the barber business in their present
home and has successful location.
Miss Anime Belscamper of this
city, has accepted position in the
Kaukauna high school for the coming
year. Miss Belscamper is graduate
of Lancaster high school and MEM
Der of this years graduating class of
Lawrence College.
"A. @. Knapp has been making a
number of improvements and altera-
tions in his residence in the third
ward. including the raising of the
east wing to full two stories, putting
on a new roof, enlarging the kitchen.
etc.
Miss Mary Smith, who has re-
signed her position as teacher in the
9Th and Sth grades Of Lancaster schools
on the south side, has accepted posi-
tion in Wyoming for the coming year.
Miss Smiths many friends and former
pupils regret to see her leave Eancas-
ter as her work here has been uniform
ly successful.
The class play and class day
exercises held Wednesday evening
were we'll attended. The evenings 8
program consisted of the class song,
poem, roll call, history. prophecy and
will, a one act comedy Match Box,
and two we'll delivered orations. All
who took part acquitted themselves
we'll.
The project of having all letters
stamped at the postofices with the
weather forecasts, when received at
their destination is under considera-
ton by the postofice department. The
government makes a daily weather
forecast which Is supplied to all post
offices and the plan is to stamp this
report on the letters. An exchange
suggests that ii might also be very in
teresting to stamp thereon the base
ball scores and market reports for the
day.
On June II, Lancaster citizens
will witness an eclipse of the sun
which may be total according to the
long predictions Of the sci
entists. On this day it is said that
Old Sol will disappear at about 6 10
p. m. and will not show his face uu-
til after sunset. An exchange says:
The last total eclipse of the sun &C.