Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-16


"A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs L. q. Hickok last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs? Thos Pri teaux of
Arlington, Iowa, arrived last Thurs
day for visit with relatives.
Miss Siminson, of Green Bay, is
now employed as stenographer and
typist in John Days land agency.
Mrs. Frank Crowley, of Madison.
a former popular teacher in our city
schools. who has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. DIR. S. E. Hassell since
Friday will return home today.
Conductor Helberg expects to
move into the Thos. Mcdonald house
in a few days. He is now living in
the second ward residence. recently
purchased by L. A. Clark from VIM.
Daley.
Mr.. Rice, who recently purchased
the barber shop of Shipley Bros. has
sold it to Geo. Gibbs, its former
owner and Mr.. Shipton. who has been
in the employ of Mr.. Rice. The new
firm, Gibbs & Shipton, took charge
yesterday.
Last Monday, ST. Valentines
Day, was Mrs. Richard Meyers 51st
birthday. and to celebrate the event
her daughter Katherine arranged a
surprise for her by inviting twenty of
Mrs. Meyers lady friends to six
O'Clock dinner. The occasion was a
merry one.
The Woman's Club was very
pleasantly entertained Monday at the
home of Mrs. Will Ziegler. Each
club member had the privilege of in
viting one guest. AS it was the
evening of st. Valetine's day the
rooms were prettily decorated with
hearts and other emblems for the
occasion.
The quartette of Lancaster people,
H. e. and Miss Emma Schreiner,
John Orion and Mrs. Baumgartner,
who we're touring in Florida, sailed
last Thursday from Palm Beach for
Havana. They sent home several
cocoanuts, encased in the husks in
which they grow, from Palm Beach,
as valentines. Misses Mabel Orton
and Margaret Schreiner each received
one.
Another sign that spring is fast
approaching is the fact that the local
merchants are looking over their stock
of marbles and wondering if they will
have to order more or whether their
present supply will meet the demand
The school boys are arleady playing
''big ring in the cellars or wherever
they can find dry spot. 1t will be
some weeks before they can play out
of doors. In the mean time, however,
some of them are developing skill
that will make them the winners
when the season is on in earnest.
The regular session of county
court was held in Platteville yester-
day. There were six cases on the
calendar In the estates of Carl
Albert Bartell and Eide III. Doscher,
petitionsfor settlement were presented
petitions to prove will in the estates
of Annie Leora Jones and Samuel W.
Stanton; petition for settlement and to
determine Inheritance tax, in the
estate of Sam Galloway and petition
to determine inheritance tax in the
estate of James Lindsey. The final
settlement of these matters can not be
reported at the time of going to press.
The new factory building that
the Adams Patent Wheel Co. is
planning to erect will be let by bid.
The committee hopes to have the
foundation started by the first of
April Several sets Of wheels will be
made in order to give the patent a
thorough test and also for purposes of
demonstration. 1t is said that body
Of La Crosse citizens offered to sub
scribe for the full issue of stock in
the company and give an additional
bonus to have the factory located in
their city. Cassville people figured
however that if it was a desirable in
dustry for the "up-river' city it was
even more desirable for their own
town. The stockholders in the COM
pany seem to be very confident of the
success of the enterprise.
The state board of health has
sealed the doom OF the common drink
ing cup in Wisconsin by the passage
of a rule forbidding railroads or
nuh1ic institutions furnishing cunS