Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-03-16


Monday noon.
e. NJ. Wilmott, of Potosi, was
in Lancaster Monday.
Howard Rhodes was a Galena
business visitor last Wednesday.
Herman Martell has moved on the
farm recently purchased from Wallace
Ritchie.
DIR. Fayette Baldwin, of Rewey,
visited Monday night at his home in
this city. s,@-l
-Calantha Temple of Pythian
Sisters will hold its regular meeting
this Wednesday, evening. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
DIR. s. w. Doolittle, Henry L.
Henkel and Rube Austin composed a
party for business and pleasure trip
to New Mexico and Texas, Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. George Beck was taken into
the Rebekah lodge Monday night, A
pleasant entertainment was part of
the evenings program and refresh
ments were served.
I'm herd of twelve COWS tested
for three years by the Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station the milk of one COW
was $110 more than the cost of her
feed. The profit of five other cows in
the same herd, when added together
only amounted to $114. The COW
tests show up the 'cheap skates"
that are ''sponging" their keep.
The Crop Reporter publishes the
fact that Wisconsin ranks fourth in
the production Of potatoes, and that
the three states who are ahead of us
are New York, Michigan and Maine
This state is credited with the produc-
tion of 26. 600, 600 bushels, and the
value of the crop, figuring at the rate
of from 81 to 80 cents per bushel, is
placed at SO, $50, 600.
w. j. Bailie brought to The
Herald Office for inspection Saturday
ripe lemon raised upon small tree
in the house, at his home in the third
ward, which is a marvel for size.
1t measures about Is inches In
circumference and weighs more than
a pound. He thinks 1t ought to make
about four big lemon pies and
enough lemonade for a picnic.
The management of the Lecture
Course will present the last number
for the season, at Reeds opera house,
next Saturday evening, in the person
of Montaville Flowers, in interpreta-
tions from Dickens This is a special,
extra number, in addition to the re-
gular course and is furnished without
cost to ticket holders. Mr.. Flowers
is an impersonator of great versatility
and wide resource, and this is likely
to prove the most entertaining number
of the entire course.
The Orion Ealey Go. have made
some excellent changes in the interior
arrangement of their store. The
tables which have formerly been used
for displaying ready made clothing,
have been replaced by racks upon
which each individual garment is dis
played upon hanger, which not only
keeps the clothing in better shape but
renders it easier for inspection and
handling. The locations of the show
cases have also been changed and the
store very materially re-arranged and
improved in appearance.
Fred Fisher. son of G. Fisher
of this city, is surely winner in the
insurance game. In list of 1900
agents of the Mutual Life Insurance
Co., of New York, Mr.. Fisher was
ranked third according to the amount
of business done In 1909. Mr.. Fisher
headquarters are at Greenacre,
WASH, and his work is not done in 6
thickly settled country as in the case
of most of his rivals. His brother,
Edwin Fisher, formerly of Lancaster,
is also working for the New York
Mutual and has already won the
reputation of being hustler.
The G. & N. w. has divided i'll
motive department into districts with
four assistant superintendent This
division. together with the Galens
and Wisconsin divisions and thu
Chicago terminals will be in charge
of q. T. Bentley whose headquarterl
will be in Chicago. The Iowa
Northern Iowa and Sioux City divi-
sions and the lines west of the Mis-
souri, River will be looked after by E.
W. Pratt. A.. Durham will have