Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-10-19

in Prairie du CHEN Sunday.
-Thos BUorman, Of Kalispel,
Montana, is visiting Grant county
relatives
Albert Vogt of Glen Haven was
a visitor at the Miss Keitlinger home
Sunday.
Wilbur McGonigal is working as
brakeman on the Lancaster Galena run
for few days.
Frank Smith has purchased the
livery stable formerly conducted BY
Burrows & Winskill.
L. Alt is in Dubuque visiting his
brother Herman who intends to start
for Germany shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hampton of
Bloomington, visited last week with
J. A. Johnson and wife.
-Thos. Finnegan has decided not
to reopen the Grand Hotel. He NOV
ed his furnishings Monday,
The senior class of the high school
has been soliciting advertising for the
Storm Center the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson re-
ceived visit last week from their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Mcmahon, of
Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henkel, Miss
Genevieve Ennor and V. l. Showalter
attended the dance at Bloomington
Friday night.
Mrs. DR.. Barron, of Steel City,
Neb., returned home Monday after
couple of weeks visit at the J. A.
johnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Smith, of
South Madison street, have gone to
Mason City. Iowa, where they will
visit relatives for a couple of weeks
Rev. Herbert Nye Will preach at
the Baptist church next Sunday
morning at 10 80, subject, "Consecra-
ton. In the evening, at 7:3O,
subject THE Son ship Of Chr ist.
All welcome.
DR.. Carl Doulittle, Hubert Alt,
Earl Tvey and Bert Shipley went to
Dubuque Sunday in the formers new
50 b. p. auto, spent pleasant even
ing in the Key City and returned
home that night.
VIM McMahon's crew Of bridge
builders has been busy recently in
constructing bridge over Grant river
near the VIM. Raine's place in North
Lancaster. The floor of the bridge is
to be of reinforced concrete.
Capt. Samuel Draper attended the
Gays Mills fair last week and in
cidentally disposed Of large stock of
novelties. He reports that the ex
hibition was record breaker in point
of attendance, attractions etc.
The Southland Sextette gave ex-
cellent satisfaction to a good sized
audience Monday evening. The con-
cert was under the auspices of the
Lancaster School Band which oragniza
tion realized something over forty
dollars from the entertainment
John Day and Al Hunsaker drove
through from Madison to Lancaster
Monday with a new model 10 Buick
automobile, which MI. Hunsaker has
just purchased through Mr.. Day and
Frank Meyer. Yesterday Mr.. Day,
Harry Nathan Jr., Frank Burrows and
Win Winskill went to Milwaukee to
bring home another Buick of the same
kind. which has been purchased by Fl.
q. Nathan. The latter had bargain
ed for an e. M. F. )" car, but after
ward decided to buy Buick instead
Judge Goodsell held county court
at Platteville yesterday. Upon the
calendar appeared, Petitions for
administration of the estate of Richard
Grundy. Mary H. Bryant, deceased,
and Gilbert WomaCh by adoption,
James Gilbert Kaump, deceased;
petition for settlement in the estate
of Mary A. Lauhgton; petition to
prove will in the estate of Phil D.
Henderson, Sr. hearing of claims in
estates of Asa L Brown and w H.
Beebe.
Alex. Walker died Monday
morning at his home in North Lancas-
ter from the effects of a stroke of
apoplexy. He was found unconscious
the night previous at about eleven
o clock. Death followed at o'clock
the next morning. Mr.. Walker was
48 years old at the time of his death.
He had lived in Grant 90. all of his
life with the exception of short time
spent in Nebraska and California
He is survived by daughters and 2