Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-03-09
LOCAL NEWS NOTES


Lancaster Saturday.
H H. Papke, of Bloomington.
was in Lancaster Saturday.
Glen Mink and Fl D. Jewell
were up from CassvIlle Saturday.
Rev. Hannaford is able to be out
again after a severe tussle with
la grippe.
The Kensington Club will meet
with Mrs. Henry Naumann Thursday
afternoon.
R. I. Weaver, of Fennimore, and
VIM. Moore of Bloomington, were in
this city Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Adrian
visited at the Sidney Meyers home
near CassviIle last week.
George Moore shipped two car
loads of hogs yesterday. Place and
Jerrett and Ed. Austin each sent out
one car load of porkers.
Treasurer John J. Martin of Wat
erIoo drove over from Burton yester
day to make his returns to the county
treasurer. He will return today.
j. T.. Bennett calls attention to
his large stock and spring styles In
wall paper etc., in this issue of The
Herald. Now is the time to do paper
ing before the rush is on.
Hardware stores are already over
hauling their stocks Of fishing
tackle. The few members of the
fnny tribe left in the creeks about
Lancaster will have 20 lay low"
during the next few weeks.
The measles are not quite so
numerous as week ago but the phy
sicians are kept busy, nevertheless.
as many people are suffering from
severe colds, due perhaps, to the sud-
den change in the weather.
Over one half of the stock in the
Adams Patent Wheel company has
been subscribed. Lancaster has more
stockholders than any other town,
leading the list with eighty one
names. They all seem to have faith
in the enterprise and figure that their
stock will bring them substantial
returns.
Joe Wright has sold his 465 acre
farm in Beetown, to A. r. Sole, of
Chicago, taking in part payment a
retail stock of hardware, located on
31st street and Michigan avenue. He
intends to give the new business his
close personal attention and his son,
]. L. Wright has been there for the
past three weeks assisting in the store
work.
Rev. John Hardcastle of Platte
Vile will deliver lecture in the NJ.
E. church on the evening of March 10.
Rev. Hardcastle has been tested by
time and experience, and has proved
his ability and success as a public
speaker. He is we'll known in and
around Lancaster and this Will afford
an opportunity for lis many friends
and acquaintance to hear him.
Miss Myrtle Livens of Madison
is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Jno. Livens of this city. She has
resigned her position as head clerk at
the Palace of Sweets, and expects to
leave soon for Minneapolis, Mimi.
where she will be instructed by Prof.
Howard on the violin. Miss Livens
has been studying the past two years
in Madison under the direction of
Prot. Lueders.
Considerable changes have been
wrought in the appearance of the
country during the past week. The
snow has been rapidly disappearing.
Much of it has thawed and been
absorbed by the ground. The sleigh
ing has been spoiled and the roads in
than they were before. An attempt
should now be made to open up many
of the main travelled highways which
were abandoned after the first heavy
snow fall.
Ed. @. Kerr of Lancaster was here
exhibiting patent planter shoe truck
to attach to a corn planter and insures
the planting of corn at a uniform
depth. The patent belongs to his
brother. g. w. Kerr and w M
KiIby of Hurricane. The truck is a
great advantage TO farmers as the truck
holds the loose surface of the soil to
the shoe a great advantage in cover
ing the corn and oven uneven surface
of ground. The trucks are being made
in Dubuque and sell for $40 -Fennl-
more Times.
Rex Ames, who pitched for the