Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-10-26

the q. w. visited at home Saturday.
Herman Buchner visited with
PlatteviIle friends during the past
week.
Miss Emily Cronln was home
from Bloomington where she teaches.
over Sunday.
Miss Edith Mink, Of New Jersey,
is visiting at the home of her cousin
Mrs Will Benn.
The Strebel meat market at
Platteville has been sold to Mrs.
Turner Of this city.
Misses Elizabeth and Veronica
Schmitt are preparing for their annual
sale Of household articles.
Mrs. Anna Patch, of Portland,
Oregon, is visiting at the home Of her
mother Mrs. Keziah Garner.
The Congregational LADIES Aid
will meet at the church Friday after
noon and engage in quilting.
Mrs. Belle D. Smith has ar
rived home from an extended visit at
Chicago and Detroit, Michigan.
Richard eastman, Of Dubuque.
visited the past few weeks at the
home of his sisters, the Misses Cash
man.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Glenn Of
Wyalusing visited with Lancaster
friends last week retafning home
Friday. bSs.
This evening the distriets meeting
of Rebekahs will be held at Blooming
ton Lancaster members will exenp-
lily the degrees.
MIR and Mrs. Thos Rumble are
now living at Madison. Mr. kundle
is employed as brakeman on the south
end way freight, Madison to Galena.
Minis A. c. Bishop. r. Hancock
and Robt. Donnelly and chilor9n of
Bloomington were in Lancaster We'd
nesday. They came over in the Hos
kins automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Pendleton,
of Elkader Ia. were Lancaster visit.
ors last week Mr.. Pendleton has
built up lucrative piano and music
business in the Iowa town. much of
his trade coming from out Of town.
1t is said that more cord wood
will be cut in this section of the
country than last year. The heavy
SHOWS last season prevented much
work being done in this line and as a
result there is now great demand for
wood fuel.
Local stockholders in the Adams
Patent Wheel Co. will be pleased to
learn that work has been commenced
upon the factory at Cassville and the
structure will be ready for use as soon
as possible. Adams Bros. were
granted the contract. 80
River men hope that the water in
the Mississippi will be at a higher
stage before very long. AT present it
is nearly as low as it was in mid.
summer. AS navigation will close
November Is launch owners and
steam boat men will be little bene-
fitted by any change that may come
at this stage of the game.
The l. o. O. F. district compris-
ing the lodges of Bloomington. Blue
River, Boscobel, Brodtville. Fenni-
omre and Mt. Hope will hold meet
ing at Fennimore tomorrow, October
81. At this meeting the third degree
of the subordinate lodge will be con
fe1red by a degree team from the
Beautiful Grove lodge of Boscobel.
Dishonest tree agents are plenti-
full in this state, according to reports
from Secretary Cranefeld. of the State
Horticultural Society. Agents claim
ing to represent Illinois and Ohio
firms are selling varieties OF cherry
entirely unsuited to Wisconsin climate
at exorbitant prices. One farmer is
reported as buying /, 900 trees at 81. 10
each and other large numbers at SO to
65 cents each and buyer agrees in al
dition to give half the first crop.
Reliable nurserymen in Wisconsin
and elsewhere sell better kinds at 80
cents each.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Adams, of
Sioux Falls, S. D., arrived last week
for a visit with Grant County rela-
tives. Mr.. Adams is a former Mt
Hope boy and has been fortunate
enough to secure a location near three
Of his schoolmates of Mt. Hope.
Ira F. BlewitU is prosecuting attorney
at Flandrau; DR.. Creighton Farms
worth is uperintepdent Of q big
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