Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-06-07

Ladies Ald OF the Pr6SOy t0LldH
church meet with Mrs. Henry Nehls
Thursday afternoon.
George Israel and David Gardner
Jr., of Platteville, were Lancaster
visitors Wednesday.
On another page will be found
An Old Shoe Tells a Story by
Marie Starr, a sixth grade pupil
Miss Bertha Laabs, who for the
past three months employed as mil
linery at Cherokee, Iowa, returned
home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dee, OF Davenport,
Iowa, are visiting relatives here. Mr..
Dee is demonstrated for the Iowa
National Fence Company.
An auction sale of household
articles was held Thursday afternoon
at the home Of Fred Miles. Mr.. Miles
and family will take up their home in
Kansas
-McDuff the valuable saddle stall
lion that W. B. Dyer purchased from
J E. Ellsworth broke his leg last
week and it was fonnd necessary to
kill him.
Mrs. Helen Judd and daughter,
Mrs. Will Morkin and little son Glen
burton, of Bloomington, left yester-
day for Mitchell. and Lemon, S D.
They will also visit at points in
Iowa.
Miss Mabel Judd arrived home
Saturday from Richland Center. At
ter two weeks at home she will be
employed as state organizer for the
Political Equality League with head
quarters al Milwaukee.
DIR. G. G. NARROW leaves Friday,
June 9th for Milwaukee, to examine
candidates for licenses, to practice
dentistry in the state of Wisconsin.
He will be absent from his Office about
d W0Gh VI U6A udySs
The past year has been one of the
most successful in the history of the
Lancaster schools. In every depart
ment the work has been we'll doue
Supt F. w. Trainer and his able corps
of assistants are deserving of a great
deal of credit. Their faithful work
places the Lancaster schools among
the leaders of this section. It is
hoped that the school year 19111912
will witness a marked increase in the
attendance,
w. B. Dyer has leased from the
Progress Blue Ribbon Stock Farm the
trotting stallion, Keller with 3 VI.
old record of :164 and trial of
2:1O He is 1900 pound horse sired
by Allerton 2 :09A. This is positive
lY the highest class stallion that has
ever been in this part of Wisconsin
and is considered to be one of the best
sons of Allerton. He was. winner of
1st premium in the show ring at the
State Fair.
Fred Meyer who has been in
charge of the B. M. & B. mine near
Harke1 for some time met with All
accident Saturday evening. During
the severe orm ne was returning
from fishing trip in company with a
friend when the horse became fright
ened at sudden flash of lightning
and TUNED quickly. tipping the rig
over and throwing out the occupants
In the fall Mr.. Meyer sustained a
fractured ankle which will incapa
citate him for some time
The fourth session of the Platte
Vile Chautauqua will be held at the
camp grounds III that city July 20-50.
A strong list Of attractions has been
secured. Among the lecturers are
lecturers are George L. McNutt,
Monroe Markley, Congressman Muir
dock, Thomas Brooks Fletcher, Ernest
Wray Oneal, Edward Amherst OFT,
Smith Damron. Opie Read. James s.
Montgomery, Billy" Sunday, and il
congress adjourns in time Senator La
: Toilette. Laurant will give an even.
ing of magic. TIE concert companies
are the kellogg Haines Singing Party,
Ohio Wesleyan Male Quartette,
Jubilee Singers, and Brahms quartette.
The management hopes to secure g
big band hut has not succeeded al
yet. The morning hours will be
given over to Bible and Sunday
School work. For further informa
tion write F, E. Bauchop, PlatteviIle
Wis.
The prediction of the forecasters
that violent thunder storms and heavy
rains would occur the first few days OF
June has come true. Their further
predictions for this month are as fol.
lows: A cool wave will sweep over