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

car of coal last Saturday.
w. 81. Croft visited in FennimoIe
during the fore part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Eastman ar
rived home from Livingston Wednes-
day evening.
w. E. Hayward, the Fennimore
hotel man, was a business visitor In
Lancaster Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Williams
have arrived home from an extended
trip through the west.
John Auchter, of Barneveld,
visited his mother and other relatives
and friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Angus at
tended the electrical show held in the
Chicago Coliseum last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor and daugh-
ter, of North Andover, visited here
Saturday and Sunday at the Louis
Taylor home.
Miss Linda Rhodes, of this city
and Mrs. Frank Buchner, of Milwau
kee, are visiting with relatives in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. Hattie Blazak and two chill
dren. of Chicago, were guests last
week of her aunt Mrs. Alonzo Wayne,
In the third ward.
Miss CLARA Willard. who is
spending the winter in Livingston
with her sister Mrs. Sam Nero. visited
at home last week.
Jos. Birch, of Beetown, had bust
ness in Lancaster Saturday and in
cidentally dropped in and boosted his
subscription to the Herald,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Stephens ana
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Clark arrived
home Friday from Chicago where
they purchased furnishings for the
new Clark home.
Some of the Lancaster boys have
been practicing On homemade skis
this winter and it is said they have
become quite proficient in the
Norwegian pastime.
-Eenry Block and Emma Behling,
two young people who are we'll known
in this city, were united in marriage
Wednesday at the home of the brides
parents MIR. and Mis-. Robert BehlIng
at Liberty Ridge.
The sixth annual session of the
Woman's Course in Home Economics
will be held at the University of
Wisconsin, February S-12. Doubtless
a few from this vicinity are planning
to take this course.
Carl J. Calvin. son of Thee.
Calvin, OF this city, was recently
promoted to the position of chief
engineer of the Consumers Iron Min
ing Co.. of Virginia, MINI. MIR.
Calvin is a graduate of the University
of Wisconsin, department of civil
engineering.
"A few Lancaster people wore
carnations last Saturday in honor of
our third martryed president, VIM.
Mckinley; but not so many joined
in the custom as was expected. Ii is
gratifying to note however that in
other cities the noble presidents
birthday was properly observed by
the wearing of his favorite flower. 1t
is to be hoped that Lancaster people
will not soon forget or be negligent
or Carnation day.
The pictures at the Orpheum
during the past few weeks have been
perhaps better than any which have
been shown since the theater was first
opened. Standing room only has
been the case many times and it sure
ly looks as though the Orpheum is
more popular than ever before. THE
Cowboy Millionaire. I" the feature
Wednesday and Thursday nights was
far ahead, in many ways of any film
secured heretofore by the management.
It was intensely realistic and many
went the second time to see it. The
Battle of the Little Big Horn was also
greatly enjoyed This film showed
Clusters last stand in a very graphic
manner and those acquainted with the
details of the battle say that the
picture could hardly be more historical
~ accurate.
Although the severe winter has
made sad inroads among the quail
and other feathered creatures it is
gratifying to discover that under the
heavy blanket of snow the grass is
still green. there being but little or
no frost in the ground. If he snow
melts suddenly IN the spring it is