Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-03-16
Will Mackey visited at home last


week.
WIN. Duve was up from Platte
vile Thursday.
Miss Swab was a caller in Lam
caster Saturday.
Dewitt Hull. of Platteville. was
IN this city Thursday.
Clarence ". Keller. of Sitter,
visited here Thursday.
The asylum trustees visited the
county home last Wednesday.
Matthew L. Willis. of Linden,
was Lancaster visitor Wednesday.
Fred Hoppe, of Platteville, had
business at the county seat Thursday.
Mrs. John Livens arrived home
Friday noon after a visit In Madison.
Leonard Bradley, of Fennimore,
visited his parents In Lancaster Fri
day.
Bert Prideaux is employed in
Bloomington In Reub French's black
smith shop.
Mrs. James Harcleroad arrived
home Thursday afternoon from visit
in PIatteville.
III. E. Roethe, of Fennimore, had
business at the county seat Friday
between trains.
George Baxter arrived home Sat-
urday from Chicago, where he had
been on business.
Hollis Cummins, formerly of
PlatteviIle. is among the latest to
move to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Heiliger ar
rived home Thursday afternoon from
a visit in Madison with their sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. Greene, ar
rived home from Platteville Wednes-
day where they attend the funeral of
the latter's brother. Capt. Beebe.
The Bloomington basket ball team
took the train here Friday morning
for Platteville where they played the
mining school team Friday evening.
Mrs. r. L. Snowden returned to
h:r home in Milwaukee Wednesday
after pleasant visit with Lancaster
relatives. She was accompanied home
by her sister. Mrs Chas. Orion.
The o. p. David, mine at Mont
fort shipped one half car of lead and
three cars of jack during February.
Everything taken into consideration
the record was a good one. Air
drills have recently been installed.
The new shaft is now down nearly
seventy feet and the work is being
pushed along without any delay.
With the snow nearly gone and
the school boys right in the midst OF
the marble season it would seem that
no further signs were needed to in
dictate the close approach of spring.
The official harbinger-the robin-was
first seen last Thursday in the west
part of the city. Since then its
merry chirp has been heard in other
parts of Lancaster.
The Lancaster band is practicing
regularly and will make its first
public appearance within few weeks.
Director Hyde informs rs that the
band will be better than ever this
year. A lot OF new music was puI-
chased this winter of a high concert
grade. A few new members will
make their first appearance with tie
band the coming spring. Prof.
Livingstone school band has disband-
ed.
An order has been issued by the
officials of the c. & N. ". railroad
that hereafter any conductor or other
employee of the company shall not
solicit passengers to engage in card
games nor shall they request any pas
senger to change his seat to accom-
odate those who wish to play. This
does not place ban upon card play
ing on the trains but simply protects
those passengers who have no desire TO
play.
Postmaster Webb conducted a
rural carriers examination last Sat
urday at the court house. Fifteen
took the examination all being from
out of town. The following are the
names of those who wrote: Eastman
d. Ellsworth, Ii. A. Thompson,
David b. Biddick, Reuben Skate and
VIM, f. Hall, Livingston; Walter
Dale, Elbag Ewing, Frank Bayne,
Jesse A. Birchard and Robert Miller,
Boscobel; Frank Wall. Thomas j.