Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-16
William BAIL, of Bloomington,
as ancostor visitor Monday

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Misses Ruby and Edith Hoffman
are visiting relatives in ST. Paul.
w. E. Hayward, of Fennimore,
was in Lancaster Monday on business.
Mrs. Montz arrived home Monday
noon from a visit in Fem imore.
j. Henkel is critically i'll at the
home of his son Henry Henkel, the
merchant.
Miss Marie Baumgartner, a
student in the State University, is
home for a visit.
ALBERT Wiedenbeck is among the
University students who are spending
a few days at home.
Attend the supper at the Con-
gregational church on Tuesday even
ing, Feb 22nd. Given by the Ladies
Aid Society.
Atty. R. A Watkins went to
Milwaukee Monday to attend the
meeting of the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons.
Frank Richardson last Thursday
sold yearling short horn bull to
Louis Decher of Specht's Ferry, across
the river from Potosi.
Miss Floyd Stevens left Saturday
for Milwaukee and Chicago for ad-
vanced instruction in millinery trim
ming, after which she goes to Slough
ton as trimmer. where she was en-
ployod last summer.
Word has been received that DR.
Edward Budd, of Minneapolis, is
slightly improved in health. His
mother. MIS-. George Budd, is not
expected home for some time, until
all danger is past.
Bert Shipley, who is now in the
employ of the Wisconsin Music Com
pany, of Madison, dealers in pianos
and organs, will continue to make
Lancaster his headquarters and home,
and look after the business in South
western Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Kinney, OF
Bloomington, have been visiting at
the Ian Kinney home for the past two
weeks and expect to stay the remainder
of the month before returning home
They came directly here from La
Fargo where they visited this winter
&C. Fl. Baxter and John Schreiner
returned Saturday evening from a
two weeks trip through the south.
during which they visited Browns
Vile, Galveston and other points in
Texas Mr.. Schreiner was taken sick
while there, which FASTENED their
return. somewhat.
-Cassville people are already at
tempting to start the ball rolling for
the organization of speedy base ball
team for the coming season. The
question Of whether Lancaster is to
have team this year might be we'll
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summer we did not put team in the
field and the town seemed somewhat
dead" in consequence.
e. H. Hyde has the lodge"
room or hall in his new building
nearly ready for use. 1t is about the
same size in square feet, as the M
W. A. hall but is longer and mar
rover. It will be excellent Tor the
purpose Mr.. Hyde intends it for and
it is thought that he will have no
trouble in finding renters among the
social organizations in this city.
The Grant county mine near
Platteville, while drilling recently
struck it rich in some leased ground
adjoining the Empire property. The
richness of the cuttings together with
the location developed the fact the
Empire, Homestead, Enterprise and
Grant county are working the same
continuous run of ore. It has already
been developed for more than a, mile
in length and seems almost mex
haustible. This run alone seems to
assure Platteville future prosperity.
About fifty miners from Platte
vile went to Lead, N. D., during the
past two weeks to do ''scab" duty dur
ing strike or shut down in progress
at one of the mines there. The min
ing boarding house was recently
burned by the union men in order to
cremate the luckless 'scabs'' but the
dodgers all escaped without being in
jured. 1t is said that several more
of the Plattveille miners intend to
take part in the exciting game out at
Leeds. We had an idea that the min
ing union was fairly we'll represented