Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-22

John II. Howe is making numerous
improvements to his fine residence on
south Madison street.
Mrs. Frank Lester and children
returned last week to their home in
Crawford County after an enjoyable
visit in Lancaster.
Another coat of paint has made
a wonderful improvement to the hand
some new residence of L. D. Eastman.
on west Maple street. d"
DIR. q. c. NARROW is In Milwau-
kee. The state board of dental
examiners meets there to examine
dental graduates who wish to practice
in this state.
Nellie Belscamper went to Madison
for weeks visit Monday morning.
The latter will return home to spend
the vacation with her mother, Mrs.
S. Belscamper.
Earl Huntington of Platteville,
at one time foreman of the Herald,
received his diploma last week from
the PlattevilIe Normal Mr.. Hunting
ton has accepted position as
principal of the Cobb high school fol
the coming year.
Geo. Hoehn of South Lancaster
sold bunch of fine Aberdeen Angus
cattle here yesterday-nineteen In
number, which brought about 500
a head. He bought them last fall at
the stock yards for $40 each. The
difference represents the feeding and
pasturage since that time.
Prof. W. j. Schade will close
his gymnasium for the heated season
at the end Of this month and open
again for the fall season on September
1. He requests that all members of
the various classes will call and get
their suits and other belongings and
settle their bills now. so as to start
anew at the fall opening.
An attempt is being made to sell
a certain amount of the stock OF the
Interstate Light & Power Co =
operating in southwest Wisconsin-to
the firm to BylIesby & Co. of Chicago.
The latter company is the most ex-
tensive organization in the electric
field and it is believed that with the
/ he ~ 70 70
Light & Power Co. will be very sue
cessful.
Nothing adds more to the attrac-
tiveness of a city and makes better
impression upon visiting strangers
than newly painted residences, good
sidewalks. clean streets and alley and
we'll kept lawns and beds of flowers.
Lancaster prides itself in all of these
particulars. Very many residences
are being beautified this spring In the
hands of the painters, amongst them,
all located near together, being the
homes of A. G Knapp. Richard
Meyer, DIR. s. E. Hassel and Mrs. r.
Meyer ST.
j. M. Rose, a we'll known citizen
of Platteville died at his home June
| 10 after a weeks illness Mr.. Rose
was a contractor. Among the work
that he did in this line in Grant
county was the building of a large
wing on the county asylum in 1899
Mr. Rose was sixty four years old and
native of Ohio. He is survived by
four sons and two daughters. The
family is we'll known here Funeral
services were held Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Tresidder
officiating. The g. A. R. had charge
of the services.
-Supt. Brockert has issued a
circular calling the attention of
prospective teachers to the INNER
session of the Platteville Normal,
! which commences June 90 and con-
tinues six weeks. In this circular
the county superintendent interprets
the law relative to the attendance by
means OF the catechetic or question
and answer method. Since the passing
of the summer institute each pros
pective teacher is obliged to attend a
school of this standing a certain num-
Der of months. At the close of the
session certificate examinations will
be held as follows: Boscobel July
II IL; Fennimore-July 1914; Lancas-
ter-July 1919; Cassville-July 1921;
Potosi-July 1928 Cuba City-July
1926; Platteville-( First and Second
grade subjects) July 27-28.
Last week a large amount of con-
tributed matter was furnished to The
Herald for publication on Monday
afternoon and Tuesday, and consider
able of 1T was crowded out for lack of
room. AS we have repeatedly stated,