Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-07-14
H. A. Russell. of Platteville was
in Lancaster Saturday.

"A. D. Meyers, of Bloomington,
was county seat caller Saturday.
john Mankel left Saturday morn
ing on a business trip to Waukesha.
WIN. Storrs, of Fennimore. was
Lancaster caller last Wednesday.
r. Meyer Jr. and W. E. La:hrop
have been making business trip to
Minnesota.
Paul Essen, residing near Glen
Haven. was d business caller in Lam
caster Friday.
Misses Anna and Elizabeth Huber,
of Dubuque, are visiting friends and
relatives in this city.
Mrs. Annie Laird James left last
week for Dubuque for visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Luther.
George Moore shipped two cars of
stock Wednesday; one of cattle and
one of hogs. Ray and Dobson sent
out one car of hogs Monday.
DIR. Cunningham and family of
PIatteville. visited in Lancaster Sun.
day. They made the trip in the
doctor fine new Buick auto.
Pres. f. W. McNair, OF the
Michigan College of Mines of Hough-
ton, Mich, arrived Saturday evening
for a short visit with his mother and
sister.
L. 81. Stevens has been having
considerable work done recently by way
of painting and decorating in the in
terror of the residence he purchased
from L. d. Eastman.
DIR. @. ID. Schloesser and family
of Chicago are visiting relatives in
Lancaster and vicinity. This was
Mr.. Schloesser' old home but he has
not been here before in about eight
years.
"A number of local citizens have
been kept busy this year cleaning the
drains adjoining their property. The
unusual amount of trouble this spring
has been occasioned by the heavy
rains.
Work is progressing rapidly on
the Lee Eastman house west of the
Capital House. 1t will be one of the
finest residence in our city when COM
pleted. Elmer Eastman is also build
ing in lot adjoining.
The ". G. 7. U. will meet with
Miss NJ. B. Walters, Thursday, July
Is, at 2:30. a full attendance is
desired as delegates will be appointed
for the convention of the ". G. T. U.
which will be held at Livingston the
20-21 inst.
The crops are said to be looking
very. fine all over Grant county. The
cut worm and grub nuisance seems to
have abat9d somewhat according to
the reports of farmers in this vicini-
ty. The cut worms especially are
said to have almost entirely disap-
peared.
!. Harry Seymour of this village
had narrow escape from serious In
jury Friday as a part of a box of tor
pedoes which he held in his hands
and shook vigorously exploded. result
ing in bruising and cutting the left
hand pretty badly. The right hand
escaped without much injury. On
the whole he escaped luckily. -Kicka-
poo Chief Harry Seymour is the son
of j. S. Seymour formerly of this
city.
Lloyd P. Horsefall, of Prairie du
CHEN. who has been stationed the
past year at Watertown Arsenal. near
Boston, was recently promoted from
the position of Lieutenant to Cap
tain. Captain Horsefall has relatives
in Lancaster and is we'll known here
having visited in our city a number
of times both before and since his ap-
pointment to West Point Military
academy where he completed his
course a couple of years ago. His
rapid promotion is ample evidence of
his having distinguished himself in
the service. Advancement in The
army during times of peace comes at
a slow pace to most West Point
graduates
"A meeting of the members of the
school board and the committee APP
pointed to act in the conjunction
with them for the purpose of install
ing new furnaces in the high school
and erecting buildings for the accom-
mediation of heating arrangements at
both schools was held Friday evening
and the work was discussed in