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

ingston Monday.
j. ". Jones. of Fennimore, was
in Lancaster Monday.
j. B. Ortscheid, of Cassville. was
in Lancaster Tuesday.
j. F. Reynolds. of Potosi, was at
the county seat Monday.
Miss Lizzie Hoffman. of this city
is visiting relatives in Dubuque.
George Grange, of Mineral Point,
had business in Lancaster Monday.
IF. H. Schuppenef, of Sitter,
was in Lancaster on business Monday.
Miss Margaret Joeckel lett yes
terday morning for Appleton TO Join
her people.
w. G. and II. v Forehand, we'll
known Bagley citizens were in Lam
caster Monday.
Mrs. Peter Uppenbrock, of Elk
Grove, visited Lancaster relatives and
/ friends last week.
Miss Mabel Vincent, deputy
county superintendent, has been en-
ioying a weeks vacation.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
NJ Z. church will hold its regular
tea on Wednesday of this week.
Miss Tillie Flesch, of Madison
arrived home Saturday, for
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Matt Flesch.
Mrs. Ben Zenz, of Bloomington,
was here last week for a visit with
relatives. Her mother Mrs. Finnegan
accompanied her home for a visit.
Mrs. W. J. Shade is visiting her
husband in this city. Mrs. Shade has
been confined in Milwaukee hospital
for some time.
Remember the Iummage sale on
Friday an6 Saturday of this week
under the auspices of the Congrega-
tionaI Aid Society. Bring or send
baking and rummage to the Hyde
building or notify Mrs. Roy Mccoy
and they will be called for.
"A few from this vicinity attended
the Catholic picnic at Platteville last
week, short account of which is
given in the Platteville correspond
ence. Doubtless a NUMBER from Ian
caster will attend the Soldiers
Reunion which opens lin PlatteviIle
today.
The class of the Lancaster post
Office has been raised and Postmaster
Webb's salary increased from $1,000
to $4,000. The increase in salary is
made on the basis of business done at
the postofice during the past year. A
city's growth or decline are usually
measured by its postoffice receipts so
this increase will be particularly
gratifying to Lancaster citizens.
Although it is contrary to the rules
Of the department business is often
solicited by postmssters5 in order to
increase the revenue of their
respective offices and thus raise the
class and get the increase in salary.
There was nothing of this sort. done
in Lancaster and the growth is ma
tural. After Jnly the local office
will be ranked as second clsss.
| AT the aunuah meeting of the
alumni association the following
executive committee was chosen, one
member from, each class: '76-Everett
Utt, '77-Linda Moore. '7S-Will
Bollard, '79-Emma Schreiner, 80
Frank Schrelner, 'S4-Mrs. Vina
Stone, 'S5-Walter Lewis, '66-Mrs.
Kate Graney, 'S7-Mrs. H. W.
Brown, 'S9- Ella Rothschild, sew.
B Carter, '90-Mrs. W. B. Carter,
'91-Mrs.. ]. Tarrant, 92-Mrs. Mabel
Parkinson, '93-J. D. Bellows, 81
Sylvia Wheeler, '95-E. E. Carthew.
'96-Eugeue BROKER, '97-Mary
Warren, 9S-Mrs. Allie Groenier,
'99-Minnie Wright, '00-Frank
Orion, 'O1-Helen BROKER. 'O2-Belle
Brockway,. 'O3-Grace Morse, 'O4-
Maude Carthew, '05-Pearl Mcdonald
'06-Millie Lisherness. '07-Jessie
Zeigler. '0S-Harry Livens and 'O9-
Myrtle Judd.
The Underwater Reporter of
San Francisco in describing the ex-
cellent work done by Fred and Edwin
Fischer in the Spokane Office of the
Mutual Life Insurance company has
the following to say about Mike
after telling of Fred's great success in
the insurance field 4 Modesty is
said to be characteristic of the Fischer
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