Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-07-06


Odessa Shaw returned to Denver
Colorado last week.
N. Haas. Of Glen Haven. was in
Lancaster yesterday.
| C. Fl. Wetter, Of Sitter, was a
Lancaster caller Saturday.
Lee Brookens, of Bloomington.
was in Lancaster Saturday
The Congregational Ladies Aid
will meet at the church to quilt on
Friday afternoon.
Fred W. Lewis and W. T. Hurd
and wife. of Boscobel, were Lancas-
ter visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Clay Chapman, and
little son, of Platteville, arrived Mon
day for visit with relatives.
George Gibbs, Frank Calls,
Lewis Weber and son Burnelle left
yesterday on a fishing excursion to
| Woodman.
"A. 9. Smith attended the conven-
ton of the Watkins agents held at
Appleton last week aud returned home
Saturday.
John Moore had the misfortune
to lose a valuable gray horse Sunday
night. The animal was suffering
from collie.
Clarence and Mary Webb left
yesterday afternoon for Salma, Kas.,
where they will visit their aunt Mrs.
Mary Meyers.
Concrete walks are being con-
structed on the south side of the Joe
Mccoy and John Wenzel residence in
the second ward; past the G. Fisher
and L. G. HicKok property on the
west side of the city and past the Sam
Richie property in east Lancaster.
The county court calendar of yes
terday was very short. In the estate
of David Fisher. deceased the &C.
count was examined and allowed.
An order was made assigning the
estate A contest was indicated in
the settlement of the estate of Allen
D. Greenfield and the hearing was
adjurned by consent OF attorneys to a
day to be fixed by stipulation.
While the Odd Fellows installa-
tion was in progress Thursday even
ing a team of horses belonging to
Harvey Abrams became frightened at
an automobile and began rearing and
plunging. Fortunately there were
enough around to stop the horses be-
fore they got fairly started and what
might have been a serious runaway
was averted. The tongue of the
carriage was broken but neither the
occupants of the rig or the horses
were injured. The event occasioned
considerable excitement for time
"A large percentage of the German
Lutheran church membership attended
the picnic at Schreiner Park Wednes-
day. Various games served to pass
the time away. All expressed them
sevles as having had very pleasant
day. The park is now better fitted
than ever before for picnic parties.
1t has recently been cleaned nicely and
different improvement have been
made The large spring at the lower
end has recently been cemented and
walled. The park seems to grow
prettier every year and when certain
other contemplated improvements are
made we certainly will have reason to
be proud Of 1T.
Since the opening of the season
Lancaster fishermen have succeeded
in hooking a few black bass. all of
good SIZE 1t is we'll at this time to
call attention to phase of the law
sometimes disregarded The law says
that all fish under ten inches must be
returned to the water. Ten inches
is defined as meaning the measurement
not from the tip of the nose to the end
of the tail but from the tip of the
nose to the end of the body, where the
tail begins. Several prosecutions
have been made on this misleading
technicality: the defendants being in
nocent of any attempt to evade the
law. Sun fish under seven inches
must also he thrown back. the same
as Dass
The institution of Canton Lam
caster No. IA, Patriarchs Militant I.
o. OF. was held Thursday afternoon.
The degree was conferred upon the
petitioners for the warrant at O'Clock
on the Odd Fellows hall. At six
O'Clock delicious banquet was serv-
ed to the members and their wives by
the Rebekahs. At seven O'Clock the