Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-11-16

in Lancaster Wednesday,
WIN. Rose, of Boscobel, was
business caller here last week.
Miss Ada Fluekiger, of Dodge
Vile, visited in Lancaster Sunday.
Mrs. Newman. of Fennimore,
visited her son Davis Newman the past
week
Edmund Totman is recovering
nicely from his siege with typhoid
fever.
The Woman's Club will meet
with Mrs. A. 6. Knapp next Monday
afternoon,
L Ats Sons have purchased for
the block in their market carload
of fine young beef cattle which came
from the farm Of H. w. Brown near
Animation.
Don't overlook the fact that first
class Pennsylvania oil and gasoline
are now obtainable from Henry
Nichols, who makes city delivery in
Wholesale and retail quantities.
The Congregational Ladies will
hold their bazaar, Friday afternoon
and evening Dec. end at the church.
Contributions will be- received on
Thursday. There will be lunches,
home candies and popcorn on sale.
The drawing for seats at opera
house fer Lecture Course is open at
Bennotts this week. Please respond
promptly. Selecting Of seats will
take place in the sample room at the
Wright House latter part of next week
: beginning Nov. 21st
The State Railroad Rate Commits
sion recently granted the Electric
Light Company request to adopt a
minimum rate for all patrons of ST. 90
per month The present rate tor meter
users il 1919 cents p kiloWatt hour
The new rata will go into effect either
the first Of December or January.
While Henry Carroll was shoing
mule in the Caspers& Carroll shop
last Thursday the animal started to
kick While attempting to control
the mule, Mr.. CAROLS left leg was
bent back in such way as to injure
the knee jsint. Examination proved
the injury to be of a serious nature
and Mr. Carroll was at once taken to
his home. lie is now getting along.
as nicely as can be expected
In the neighborhood Of So 943 10
Inheritance tax has been assessed
against Grant County estates the past
four months. The following was the
distribution Thomas Tormey 1888
60; Chas Heilerman 1868 II; j j.
PosteI $612 81 Robert Hull $2O8 70;
John Stevens $195; Fred E. Book $129;
Joseph Harris SOB. 90 John Hunter
$37, SO; g. w. Kies $22.27; j. M.
Norris $40 &c. Bernard McGuigan $12.
II; Sophie Muller So 70.
The open season for trapping most
of the fur bearing animals of. this
section opened yesterday buG previous
to this there have been reports uf il.
legal trapping in this vicinity. Game
warden Storrs recently made an ex.
ample of three lawbreakers of Ferry
Vile who were trapping muskrats out
of season. He took them before a.
Prairie du Chen justice who fined
them each $25. The trappers of this
vicinity predict that this will be a
prosperous year for their calling.
Last week the Freshman and
South school field hockey teams
played two tie games of hockey. On
Monday evening teams representing
the Freshman and Sophomore classes
of the high school classes played
spirited game which resulted in
victory for the second year boys, score
3 to ]. Considerable interest is be-
ing shown by all the pupils in hockey
and as soon as possible a series Of in
ter-class Ice hockey games will be-
arranged.
Ernie Ovitz, the popular little
base ball pitcher of Mineral Point
who played with the Peoria. Ill,
team in the Three-I league the past
season, Will probably be with the
major league next season. Manager
Griffith, of Cincinnati Raids, had eyes
on the little fellow last season and is
now negotiating with the Peoria
management for his purchase. Ovitz
is known throughout the Three Il as
one of the steadiest as we'll as one of
it's most sensst ional hurlers, and his
record throughout his residence IN the
organization will compare we'll with
any of his fellow beavers. While he
suffered at times with sore arm the