Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-12

meet with Mrs. i. +. Orton saturday,
January Is.
Atty. r. A. Watkins left Monday
morning for Madison where he had
legal business.
The city band recently purchased
some new music which they are
practicing weekly.
Mrs. Efie Trotwine returned to
dubuque Sunday, via Potosi, after a
visit of abolt ten days here.
The Womans' Club will hold it's
next meeting Monday January II, at
the home of Mrs. Frank Schreiner.
The ladies Of the M. E. church
will serve tea Wednesday evening;
from A O'Clock until all are served,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Morse left
Saturday morning. the former for
/ Grand Rapids for a visit at the home
of his brother Rob aud the latter for
Montfort far a visit with parents.
The United Colony of Beavers
will hold open installation Jan. 20,
1910, at the K. p. hall. Ali Beavers
and their families are cordially in
vited to attend. J. M. Bailey one Of
the grand officers will be present to
address. the Colony.
The 18th anniversary ball given
by Modern Woodman Camp No. SIS
at EllenDoro, will be held in their
hall in that village Friday evening,
Jan. 81. Everybody invited. Supper
served by Royal Neighbors and wives
of Modern Woodmen.
The noon train yesterday arrived
with the crew of the Galena Madison
train on board, including Thos. Owen
the express messenger who ran"
in here, for years prior to his trans,
ferral to his present run some months
ago. The crew of the regular noon
train was in Lancaster since early
morning and started from here almost
on schedule time.
Hunters say that the quail are
having a hard time of it this winter.
Owing to the snow now they are
unable to secure food, and perish
by hundreds, of starvation. 1t is
said by farmers of this vicinity that
already the birds have been obliged
to invade barn yards in order to OBJ
tain food. 1t has been suggested that
the farmers occasionally scatter
little food for the quails during the
severe weather and until they can
obtain their own living
I Alderman FL. Tarrant, of Mil
waukee, on-in-law of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Stephens of this city, on Sat-
urday announced his intentions of
becon ming a candidate for comptroller
Mr.. Tarrant was recently spoken of by
the Milwaukee papers as likely
candidate for mayor Later, it seems
that he contemplated running for city
treasurer The following statement
by Aid. Tarrant appeared in Satqr
days Milwaukee Journal in regard to
his candidacy for comptroller: Il
have consulted with large number
of my friends and they have advised
me to become candidate for comp
troller instead of for city treasurer.
| believe that my four years service.
in the. common council entities me
to recognition as candidate COM
pared to another who has seen no
service at all in city affairs.
Some day in the future when In
the vicinity of the railroad yards we
expect to hear a sudden 'chug- chug-
chug'' and to look up and see Section
Foreman Wagner and his crew of
workmen whizzlng down the track on
a new tangled ''auto- hand car. It
is said to come direct from the rail
road officials that the old pump
hand car will soon be displaced by
gasoline cars which not only run
faster and easier but accommodate
many more workmen. While up and
down on their various trips between
here and Liberty the section hands
Will be able to sit back in the leather
cushioned seats of the new cars as
comfortably as if they were the head
officials of the road on a tour of in
spection. We predict that if they are
ever installed these auto-hand cars
alone will be the means of inspiring
more boys with the ambition to be-
come members of the section crew
than can possibly be given employ
ment
News was received Monday morn
ing that Mrs Claude Sprague, of
Mason City, had passed away few
hours previous. Her brother Clarence
Markert started as soon as possible for