Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-04-06

"A. T. David, of Montfrot was in
this city Monday.
Fl. NJ Livingston, of Livingston,
was a caller Monday.
Luke Webb, of Bloomington was
in Lancaster Monday.
Thomas Leamy. OF Bloomington,
was a county seat caller Monday.
Harry L. Woolstenholme. Of
Sitter, was in Lancaster Sunday.
j. 2. Greer and Il. NJ Hickok
were over from Bloomington Friday.
Henry Kirschbaum, of Cassville,
was county seat caller Wednesday.
%. Blanchard, of Fennimore, was
Lancaster visitor the latter part of
last week.
MIR. aud Mrs. Homer Kelly, of
Galena, visited last week with the
latter's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cranes.
Miss Mary Smith arrived home
Saturday from Ten Steep, Wyoming,
where she has been teaching during
the past year.
Mrs. John Rumble went to Hazel
Green and brought her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Taylor, back with her Fri
day for a visit
Mrs. Robt. Godfrey and son
Henry of North Lancaster have been
enjoying a visit with relatives in
New Digglngs and Galena respectively.
The new law requiring that all
cows sold for dairy or breeding
purposes must have satisfactorily
passed the tuberculin test goes into
effect next December but, nevertheless
many are having their cows tested
early. This is good plan.
Mrs. Deborah Lawrence, the
mother of Mrs. George 8arrows of
this city, died Friday after an extend
ed Illness Mrs Lawrence was past
80 years of age at the time of her
death and had lived in Cassville fol-
sixty years. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Rev. w. H. Bannaford of this city
officiated.
AT last reports the condition of
g. N. Graham who was injured a
week ago, was much improved. His
left leg which was broken both above
and below the knee was set Friday.
The physicians look for speedy re-
covery in case unfavorable symptoms
do not set in. The other participant
in a unaway-Joseph Dawson, is able
to be around and, although his in
juries were quite serious, he is re-
covering nicely.
Twenty thousand trout fry
from the U. S. hatchery at Manchester,
Iowa, were received in Lancaster
Monday. consigned to thirteen differ
ent citizens who had made application
for them and they were taken out and
planted in the various streams in this
vicinity by Judge e. B. Goodsell,
Fred Meyer and Virgil Showalter. 1t
is practically certain that orr streams
can never again offer the excellent
trout fishing they did in the years
gone 10y, but by annual planting and
decent protection they may always
furnish fair fishing and excellent
sport.
announcement has just been
made by the department of the in
terror that the Yakima Indian reserva-
ton, containing 1900, QUO acres of
agriculture and grazing lands, will
be opensd for homestead entry.
probably the coming season. Govern
ment appraisers are now at work
classifying and appraising the land
under the heads of agriculture, graz
ing, timber and mineral lands With
the opening of this immense tract to
public entry almost the last parcel of
public land in the northwest passes
from Uncle Sans domain.
The institution in Lancaster of
the Southwest Encampment, No. 81.
1. o. o. +. will take place Thursday
April 10 The three patliarchal de-
grees will be conferred by Grand
Patriarch j. w. Salter, of Unity,
Wis. He will be assisted by Platte
vilIe,, Boscobel, Viroqua and Mineral
Point patriarchs DIR. e. J. Suttle,
of Viroqua, a former Lancaster mem
Der and a past grand patriarch of the
state encampment, will install the
officers Of the new encampment. The
Rebekah lodge will serve supper to
the local members and visitors.
Mr.. George w. Watson of New
Digginss, former Sheriff Of Grant
county, platform and pulpit orator
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