Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-21

! Get ready to write it 1911. Time
| is almost here.
Miss Marcia LANCE left Yesterday
afternoon for Madison for holiday
visit
The pustofice will be closed Mon
day, December &c, that being a legal
holiday.
Casper Auel, of Bloomington,
took the train here yesterday afternoon
for Montfort.
Mrs. Fremont LETTERS and daugh-
ter Lenore are visiting at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Nye.
Don't forget that the Misses Schmitt
still have some fine Hand. painted
China and fancy work on sale fol-
holiday buyers.
Send The Herald to an absent
friend or relative for Christmas
present They will appreciate it not
only at the time but every week in
the year. It's better than letter as
a news purveyor.
! Mrs. Mary A. Dean one Of the
oldest residents of the county died at
her home in Ellenboro Monday. She
was over 81 years old at the time OF
her death. Her husband Marley Dean
died number of years ago. Funeral
services will be- held at Wing today
Wednesday,.
The annual rush at the postoffice
and express Office has. begun. From
now until Monday the mum Der of
Christmas packages will steadily in
crease. A special express car now
runs from Chicago direct to Lancas-
ter. This Of course does not neces.
state any transfer at Madison.
The Grand Hotel is now Q zen fol
business under it's new management,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Borah il
charge. Everything has been com
pletely overbauled and re6tted
throughout, and fine large sample
room added. They assure the pat,ons
Of the house thoroughly good home
cooking, clean, pleasant rooms, and
good beds.
Stock shipments have been un-
usually light since our last issue.
The following comprise all the ship
ments made since Wednesday: Wed
nesday, George Moore-one car hogs
Friday. Place and Jerrett-two cars
of hogs, John Dobson One car OF
hogs; Monday, Geo. Moore-two cars
of hogs. Place and Jerrett-two cars
of hogs, A. E Lewis one car cattle.
"A great transformation has taker
place at the bakery and restaurant Of
Harvey J. Schmidt during the past
ten weeks. A new front of modern
construction has been put in, the
entire ground floor remodeled anC
built over in up-to-date style. with
steel CEILING ETC., the concrete floor il
the basement taken up and a new on'
laid to &C 3ommodate the new conven-
fences and the bake shop all madt
over, SO that Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt
now have thoroughly modern plac.
in which to do business. Their forma
opening took place last Monday. SCI
their advertisement on another pag
Of today's Herald.
At Milwaukee this week is beint
presented at one Of the theatels {
comedy play under the title of ''Sevel
Days" The papers pronounce it ont
of the best things of the kind tina
has been seen there. It has a RECORD
of having been played continuously il
New York for two years and has hat
run of six months in Chicago, Will
a probability of continuing muct
longer. Readers Of The Herald arr
having an opportunity for reading tn
same play in story form, as the seria
story when a Man Marries' an;
"Seven Days are the same identica
thing, by the same author. onl!
presented under different names. Thi
! story commenced in The Herald las
week and the second installment ap
pears today. You should not fail t.
read it. Z
Somewhat over a year ago tn
Anamosa National Bank and the
Schconover Trust company of Ana
mosa. Iowa, offered 5000 in prizes II
the farmers of that county for the hes
kept up and improved roads for year
A first prize of 800 was given to the
farmer whose road was kept up anC
showed the best improvement within
; year. There was also second prize
of $50. third prize of $50 and fv,
, others of SO each. A great deal o
interest was shown in the contest ant