Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-05
Chris West, of Cassville, was
here this week. s

a hub caller Monday
Quite number from this vicinity
attended the dance at Bloomington
Friday night.
Mrs. Geo. W. Burrows arrived in
Lancaster Monday night from Dodge
vile where she visited at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. j. Strange.
MIR. and Mrs Will Lewis. of
Patch Grove, visited with their
daughter Mrs Elmer Eastman over
New Years.
Evans Barnett left yesterday h y
way of Potosi for Prairie<du CHEN to
resume his work in Sacred Heart
College.
m P. 'Shaughnessy. of Mt.
Hope, was in Lancaster this week
making arrangements for temperance
lecture to be given here shortly.
Misses Rose and Mary Langkamp
and brother Frank were here from
Potosi Monday. The first two are
employed in Illinois, near Chicago
Paul Damn left Friday afternoon
for Madison to take up his studies in
the electrical engineering department
, of the state university. He is en-
rolled in the five years course.
Mrs. Ruby Ray, of Madison, ha.
been enjoying visit at the Chas.
Borah home during the past week.
: Mrs. Ray formerly taught the third
and fourth grades in the Lancaster
schools.
! The Wisconsin Blue Books of
1909 have been received at the County
superintendent Office and teachers
may have those belonging to their
respective districts by calling at the
Office.
Seven cars of hogs and two, of
cattle were shipped out of Lancaster
during the past week. Geo. Moore
shipped five loads of hogs Friday and
A. E. Lewis sent out two the same
dav. J. A. Mccoy shipped one car OF
cattle Friday and Sunday and A. E.
} Lewis shipped one car of cattle.
Geo. s. Rockwell, who was re-
Gently elected worthy patron of the
Order of Eastern Star, being unable
to spare the required time to serve in
such capacity, declined the honor and
on Monday evening 7. S. Metcalt
was elected to the place and installed
/ the same evening. Mrs. G. E. Budd
oficiated as Installing officer.
The following officers have been
elected by the local lodge of Knights
, of Pythias Chancellor commander,
John E. Clark; vice commander, N.
Il j. Tiedeman prelate, George @.
!, Sykes master of work, H. q. Nathan
E keeper of records and seals, G. Fl.
} Basford; master of finance, 81. S.
Rhodes; master of exchequer, 81.
Henkel; master, at arms, Geo.
Angus inside guard, l.. D. Eastman
outside guard. M. Mcdonald; trustee,
John Carthew.
] In ''Jud Stones Gleanings, 6
3 regular department of news notes Of
varied nature in the Madison State
Journal, the following item appeared
last Friday: "Alex. Gill & Co. Of
this city. of late, put new gravel
roof on the Chicago & N. W. Railway
Co.'S. round house at Lancaster, Grant
county. Mr.. John W. Waterman, oil
the firm superintendent the work, and
he reports, that the several blasts OIL
: winter were hard, indeed, upon the
| workers. The fact is John has made
D up his mind that Lancaster, exposed
$ as il is, is pretty nearly match fol
Medicine Hat
"Wednesday afternoon Mrs Libbie
McCrady had the misfortune to fall
on the slippery cement walk north Of
the city hall breaking her right arm
near the wrist and spraining her left
wrist. DR.. Fowler attended to hel
injuries which might have been even
more serious than they were. This
is the first accident due to the slippery
! cement walks that has occurred this
) winter, although several have met
! with injuries more or less serious,
t heretofore. All of the walks in the
| business portion of town are extreme
: ly dangerous especially when the
r snow has been shovelled off. Cover.
ings of boards such as have been laid
along three streets should be prepared
for all the walks in the business
) portion. So long as they are allowed
to remain in their present condition
accidents are sure to occur.
The fifth annual show of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Poultry