Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-24
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The Girls Glee Club will give a
japanese operetta May goth.
DR. j. W. Gibson and wife
visited in Potosi over Sunday.
Don't forget He Ho given by the
Girls Glee CIT Friday evening
Damon s Co red Musical Comedy
Company appears at Reeds opera
house Wednesday, May "a,
Miss Otie Woodhouse. of Chicago,
arrived Sunday for visit at the home
of her father James Woodhouse.
Miss Lorene Wilson arrived home
Saturday after a visit of several
mopths at the home of her uncle DR..
Davis Cook at Julesburg, Colo. Her
mother Mrs. Chas. Wilson went to
Galena to meet her.
-AlberG Grove was a1raigned before
Justice G.. W. Burrows Thursday
morning answer to a charge of OBJ
tanning liquor for Chas. Wallace who
is on the black list He pleaded
guilty and was fined $50 and costs.
The complaint was made by Marshall
George Mccarthy The city authorities
are determined to enforce this law and
it is apt to go hard with other sus-
pected violators.
The sacrament of confirmation
was administered Wednesday evening
at Emmanuel church by the Right
Rev. William Walter Webb, bishop
CT the diocese of Milwaukee. The
local rector Rev. MYron q. Argus
read the Office and presented the class
which included the following: Mrs
Downer Kilby, Misses Nettie E.
Welsh, Grace E. Bracket and Elsie
Brennan and Mr.. Fred B. Avery
Farmers in West Grant are again
complaining of the depredations of
wolves which in many cases have be-
come surprisingly bold There have
been a number of reports of them
killing sheep. It seems strange that
the wolves of this section were not
killed off years ago. The bounties
are high and a number of the hunters
profit greatly thereby every season.
But still the number has for years
seemed practically undiminished.
j. A Nc Coy purchased horses of
the following last week: James
Baltic, Merle Walker, Horace Hymer,
Ed Creamy, john Hamilton. Nick
Auel, Paul Spiegelberg, Ira Totman,
George Jerrett, Ell. Behling and John
Muench. of Lancaster Lave Ball,
John zenz and o. Napp. Blooming.
ton; Fred Dressler, Potosi and Chris
Hartmann, Cassville The prices
paid ranged from $3.50 to 1915, which
was paid Dave Ball for four year
old.
The joint committe on finance of
the state Legislature gave its approval
to the proposal to appropriate $25, 900
for the construction of memorial
arch at Camp Randall and to set aside
four acres for memorial park. This
was the result of an effective plea
made by number of veterans before
the committee last Thursday Among
those who advocated the measure were
Col. J. A. Watrous, Col. Warner, H.
w. Rood and T. .. Richmond. The
bill to set aside a portion of the
famous old camp grounds as the site
of a suitable memorial was introduced
by Assemblyman David Schreiner,
from this city.
"A movement has been started
which has for it's object the wearing
of some emblem by the public on
Memorial Day to give expression to
their interest in that for which the
day stands. Teachers are especially
urged to instruct the children in their
charge with respect to this PROPOSE
tion. Probably nothing more suitable
can be suggested than the wearing of
spray of evergreen or a red-white-
and blue ribbon. If teachers will
advise their pupils to act in accord
ance with this suggestion, it will 60
far toward making general the wear.
ing on Memorial Day of some token
of remembrance of our soldier and
sailor dead.
The funeral of William Cranes
whose death was mentioned in the
Herald last week was held Wednesday
morning from st. Clements church.
Burial followed at the Catholic GENE,
terry. Mr. Cranes was about "a years
old at the time of his death He was
born July, IA, 1887, near EGfurt,
Germany. After coming to this
country when quite young be lived
for time in Illinois. He later re-
turned to Germany but about thirty
| wears AGO came to lancaster vvhera he