Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-23

| Wauk6o last week.
John Mikesch was in Mason City
on business last week.
Jas. Peacock was over from
Bloomington Wednesday.
Samuel Arthur, of Leslie, was a
caller in this city last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Kreul, Of Fenni.
more, were in Lancaster Wednesday.
Byron Mabon, the Mortified,
MINI, land agent, had business here
last week. es.
e. R. Hughes. of Dodgeville,
was Lancaster visitor the latter part
Of last week. $3.50
e. ]. Blewett and Msst Udel.
hofer, of Cassville. were IN Lancas-
ter Wednesday.
"A few local sportsmen had a clay
pigeon shoot at the Playground Thurs
day. The day was too cold for en-
JOyaUl0 SpOTG.
They are getting a taste of our
late 'blizzardy" weather in the
south, and southwest now. So you
see Wisconsin isn't the least desirable
state to live in after AL.
Regular market days are proving
successful in Mineral Point 1t might
be good suggestion to the local COM
mercial club to adopt the plan of the
Mineral Point organization.
Electric lights were installed at
the depot during the past week. The
interior of the building is now we'll
lighted and the platform is much
better than it was formerly.
Miss Elsie Van Dusen arrived
home Wednesday from PlatteviIle
where she attended the pipe organ
recital given in the M. E. church in
Platteville by her brother Prof Frank
Van Du sen. saSs.E-c @ass
Andrew Foster, living near
Bloomington, has rented his farm to
Al Crabtree. who will assume posses
sion March l. Mr.. Foster and family
will visit in South Dakota several
months.
Several from this vicinity attend
ed the marriage of Miss Elva Knapp
TO Clyde Bailie, son of Thos. Baltic,
which took place at the home of the
BRIDES parents Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Knapp in Bloomington.
An exchange remarks that even
the receipt of those lovely little
packages of garden seeds from your
representative in congress does not
seem to mitigate the horrors of this
old fashioned winter.
The bulk of hur anity, in Lam
caster at least, joined with the wicked
last week in standing upon slippery
places. Every sidewalk in town was
glare Of ice and many citizen pre-
ferred the "bumpy" streets.
Andrew Brown having decided
to quit housekeeping will offer his
household furniture and other personal
property for sale at auction, at his
residence in the third ward, next
Saturday afternoon, Feb. 26, at 2
o'clock.
The Junior ''Prom, the most i'm
portant social event of the University
of Wisconsin, took place Friday even
ing in the Armory building. 1t was
grand success. Several young people
from this vicinity were in attend
ance.
Some of the local physicians are
planning to attend the annual meeting
of the Grant County Medical Society
which will be held in Platteville
Thursday evening. February "a. A
very interesting program has been
prepared. The meeting will be held
in DR.. Cunningham hospital.
As Thos. Finnegan 8 lease of the
Lancaster House expires March l,
James Olson the owner and former
landlord will again take charge.
Both Mr.. Finnegan and Mr.. Olson
are genial and accommodating hosts
and the patrons of the hotel will be
treated we'll by either.
The Bon Ton club which disbanded
about year ago and was one of the
oldest of the local clubs maintaining
rooms, has been reorganized. The
club at the time of disarmament.
joined forces with the Country Club,
but has decided to again fit up the
former rooms in the Baxter block.
From the list of Montana home
steaders given in the Cassville cor
respondence we are likely to lose