Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-28


WIN, Policy was here from
Bloomington Wednesday.
Thomas O'Flchrity, Of Montfort,
was in Lancaster Thursday
Fred Weniger, of Wauzeka, was
Lancaster visitor last week
Lewis GRADER, Of Mineral Point
was in Lancaster Wednesday
Mrs. W. F. Bayman, Of Sitter,
is spending the holidays in Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs Chapman and son
Eugene spent Christmas at the Robert
Brooker home.
j. F. Morse, Thos. Roseman and
Thos. Mulroney, of Potosi, were in
Lancaster Thursday.
Miss Minnie Griffith is spending
the winter at the home of her sister
at Woodstock, Mimi.
Mrs, Jacob Fivecoats and daugh-
ter Miss Katie Clark, of BoscobeI
visited in Lancaster last week.
Henry Eastman, Of Evanston,
ILL.,, arrived Thursday evening for a
visit at the home of his brother
Elmer.
Mrs. Will Mackey and child, of
Rockford, ILL.,, are visiting at the
home of Mrs Mackey's mother, Mrs.
Alice Orion.
MIR and Mrs. William Sheffield,
Of Dubuque, arrived last week for a
visit at the John Lane home Mr..
Sheffield is brother of Mrs Lane.
DIR. ]. Godfrey was called to
Bloomington last week TO consult with
DR.. Heraty on the case Of Mrs John
Schnorrenb berg who is in serious
condition.
R. e. Matthews wishes to correct
the item recently published in tire
Herald to the effect that he arrived
home from Dakota on Sunday, In
stead he arrived here the day p1eced-
ing.
Among the Cassville people who
visited at the county seat the past
week were the following: I. E.
Liscomb, Will Rogers, Jerry Wamsley.
Chas. Garner, NJ BiIlery. j. j.
Seipp, Lester Pierce.
"A woman shoplifter was caught in
act Of stealing from the counters of
White Bros Thursday afternoon.
Upon her promise to return ell the
goods she appropriated from that store
she was allowed to go free.
Reports of the prevalence Of con-
tagious diseases in PlattevllIe, Mineral
Point and Mt Nope have been re-
ceived. 1t is said that extreme care
is being taken ia each case to prevent
their spreading to other towns.
VIM. Mcmahon, proprietor of the
Lancaster Bridge Co. of Lancaster,
was caller here Wednesday. He
stopped here on his return from
business trip to Sank county Mr..
Mcmahon reports an excellent business
during the past year. He built Two
bridges in Iowa county, both being
No. | jobs, -Dodgeville Chronicle
The High school Boys Literary
Society has submitted the following
question for debate to Lancaster:
Resolved-That protective tariff at
all times is more beneficial than a
tariff for revenue only. The boys who
intend to take part in the preliminary
are: Aldro jerks, Goodsell jerks,
Harland Roberts. Tom Whelan, Tom
Jones, Ross Rohr, Phil Trenztsch and
Human Nelson. Dodgeville Chronicle.
Because Of the large amount of
trouble occasioned to P. o. CLERKS by
persons calling for their mail at the
postofice, when it is addressed to
office or residence the department at
Washington has issued instructions to
do away with this practice says an
exchange. Under the new regulation,
patrons who desire to call for their
mail must have same directed general
delivery or have a private box, which
is accessible to them at all times.
Mail directed to street and number
will not be delivered at the window
of the postofice,
The marriage of Walter G. Hous-
ton, of South Wayne, Wis to Miss
Edith NJ. Jones of Dodgeville, at the
home of the BRIDES uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs VIM S. Jones will in
terest Lancaster baseball fans. Mr..
Houston was member of the local
semi professional ball team in 1907,
The wedding took place Wednesday
md was witnessed by members of the
iamily and the two attendants Miss
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