Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-05-11
LOCAL NEWS NOTES


Dodgeville Wednesday.
Simon and Max Kirchbaum, of
CassviIle, we're callers Friday.
Bert cambridge. of Sinsinawa.
was county seat caller Friday.
j. W. Watson, of Livingston,
was a Lancaster caller Thursday.
Miss Frances Andrew, of Livings.
ton, visited in Lancaster over Sun
day.
Geo. A. Moore's next shipping
day for all kinds of stock will be next
Wednesday.
Miss Lou Pierce came up from
Cassville Thursday for brief visit with
Lancaster friends.
Peter P. Adams and Jos. Schultz
were up from Cassville last week in
the interests of the Adams Patent
Wheel.
The state convention of rural mail
carriers will be held in Baraboo May
80 and 81. Delegates from Lancaster
will attend.
w. E. Lathrop, of Minneapolis,
visited here this week. Mr.. Lathrop
reports that considering weather con-
ditions the ice cream business is very
satisfactory.
WIN. Tiller is doing considerable
work preliminary to the erection of
his residence on the property purchas-
ed of DR.. s. W. Doolittle. Several
old trees were cut down to make
room for the work.
The ladies of this city are
fortunate in having a demonstration
and fitting of front laced corset by
the State Agent of The 81, w. Gossard
Co. of Chicago. Importers and Manu-
facturers of the first front lacing cor
set at the parlors of the Grand Hotel
this week.
The King road drag owned by the
city was used effectually last We'd
nesday on some of the city streets. 1t
is said that this simple implement is
being used more>generally every year
Local automobile owners have had one
at work on some of the roads leading
out of town.
"A local club Of automobile
owners has been organized. The fol-
lowing officers were elected at
recent meeting: President, H. W.
Brown; secretary. Phil Goldstein /;
t. easurer. L. A. Clark This club
will devote it's energy mostly toward
improvement of the main travelled
highways hereabouts.
"A base ball game was scheduled
and advertised by the local manage
ment to take place Saturday afternoon
at the fair grounds between Lancaster
high school and Platteville high
school. The Lancaster fans were
disappointed again. however as the
Platteville manager saw fit to cancel
the game dG GQ0 ldSI
-Chas. Vesperman has purchased
the first gasoline traction engine
brought into the county. 1t arrived
last Friday and a demonstration was
given in front of the @. J. Hyde
machinery building. The engine
was purchased from the 1. G. Case
Company and ia an improvement in
many ways over the old style steam
engine.
/ Through the courtesy of the local
automobile owners the contestants,
teachers and other contest visitors
were given auto rides about the city
Friday evening. Many of the visitors
were from quite a distance and a
large number we're obliged to wait
until Saturday before returning
home. All seemed to enjoy them
selves while in Lancaster and, if
there is any difference in the attend
ance next year it will not be falling
off.
The third baseball game of the
local season will be between Fenni-
more high school and Lancaster high
school May IA at the fair grounds.
The high school is represented by a
fast team this season and the Fenni-
, more aggregation is touted as be-
ing the speediest in these parts.
Everybody turn out and help the
, team win. Don't be afraid to aid
the high school students in lending
encouragement to the local team. The
! encouragement of the townspeople has
so far this season been meager, in
deed. We have a team worthy OF
our support; let's support it.
Three teachers have thus far been
, engaged for the Bloomington schools
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