Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-03-30
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&. A. Stevens, Of Cassville, was
in Lancaster Sunday.
&C. ]. Kuenster. of Cassville, was
in Lancaster Wednesday.
Gov. Davidson has designated
MAY 9th as Arbor and Bird day in
Wisconsin.
Miss Fannie Clementson, of Du-
buque, is visiting her brother Judge
CIementson and family.
The w. c. T. U. supper was
pronounced by the partakers a very
satisfactory one, and the receipts
were nearly $40.
Road Commissioner Wepking
went to Muscoda Monday where he is
engaged in overseeing considerable
highway improvement.
1t is to be hoped that the fact OF
our getting 90 May days in March
does not mean that we will get that
much March weather in May.
Henry Belscamper left yesterday
morning for Madison where he will
make his headquarters during his
employment with the j. 1. Case Co.
Col. John G.. Clark has about 100
peach trees left which he will give
away next Saturday upon the condi-
tions stated in last weeks Herald.
Mrs. Phillip Bennett and daugh-,
ter arrived home Monday noon from
Mineral Point where they attended
the funeral Of Mrs. Benefits aunt,
Mrs. Chas. Vincent.
Miss Martha Meyer, who came
home from Beloit college few days
ago, with an attack of scarlet fever.
is reported as having a very slight
case of it. and is already nicely on
the way to recovery.
Peter Quick, who has resided near
Ellenboro, starts this week from
PlatteviIIe with a car OF household
goods and farm machinery for his new
home in Clark county, South Dakota,
where he has purchased a 100 acre
farm. His family will follow soon.
In the Chicago Record Herald, of
Monday appeared an excellent bit of
verse written by Ernest Brooks, the
Herald's Bloomington correspondent.
That Mr.. Brooks talent in this line
is recognized by metropolitan daily
is source of qualification to his many
friends.
All Madison division conductors
who are past the 50-year mark are
yearly subjected to a rigid eyesight
examination Messrs. q. j. Clifford.
of Fennimore. and ] ]. Laird, of
Necedah, were in the city the fore
part of the week having their visual
wants attended to- -Baraboo Demo
crat
On Monday night the Lancaster
band made its first appearance of the
season. From the initial concert we
are safe in prediction that this
organization will be better than ever
before this year. The band has on
hand a good supply of new music,
beside being always ready to render
the old favorites in case they are
called for.
The time is drawing near for the
census enumerstor to start on his trip
in search of information. When he
comes to your place don't try to evade
his questions but answer each query
truthfully. Your taxes will in no
way be affected by giving the facts.
Chas. F. Dickinson has received the
as census enumeration for
the north half of the city.
The Judge Mills Oratorica1 Con-
test, the chief oratoricaI event Of the
high school year. will be held some
time during the coming month. This
will be the twelfth annual contest.
Five seniors will take part. AS usual
the Judge Mills prize of fifteen dol
lars and the school board prize of
81. so will be contested for. The
orations have all been written and the
are hard at work perfect
ing their delivery.
j. 7. Lewis has the following to
say in his Free Press letter this week
in regard to the O P David, the re-
markable Montfort mine: The David
mine is putting Montfort on the Wis
consin mining camp. It has been an
inspiration to many prospecting mines
in this camp which had lain dormant
for two years or more. The Nagel
Mining company is back of a PROPOSE
ton involving a sale of this mine.
It is located upon lands adjoining the
David. A Milwaukee company has
Leased one of the adioininy alIOtments