Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-01
Ground hog day, tomorrow

Fred Judd left yesterday fol
Minneapolis after two weeks i'll
ness at home.
Mrs. Jane Ward of this city is
visiting at Montfort with her niece
Mrs. Chas. Huston.
Today is February 1. Only four
weeks more until the first month Of
spring. Winter surely seems to be
on its way
The regular monthly Tea will be
held in the chapel of the M. E.
church next Wednesday, Feb. s, at
the usual hours. All welcome.
Lancaster friends have received
the announcement of the birth of a
little daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Hannum. Of Warren, Pa.
Leo Phillipson Of New York City.
formerly of Lancaster and later of
Bloomington, spent few hours with
friends here the latter part of last
week.
"A huge body of ore was encounter
ed at the o. P David last week.
Those versed in mining affairs pro
nounce it strike that Will mean much
to the stockholders.
Atty. f. L. Fawcett. former
Lancaster boy, recently resigned his
position as chief clerk of the State
Civil Service Commission to join the
Milwaukee law firm of which Governor
McGovern was member.
The Ladies Missionary Society
of the Congregational church will
meet with Mrs. Greene on Friday
afternoon at $50. All ladies are
cordially invited to attend
AT the Congregational church
next Sunday morning the pastor will
speak on the subjecG, Conscience >
Such questions as. What is con-
science? Is it a safe glide2 Is it
enough for person to be conscien-
tious? will be considered. Every
body welcome.
-Chas. A. Vesperman, line man
Of the Farmers Telephone Co., is in
Chicago taking a course Of week or
so in electrical instruction, aud while
there he attended the wedding of his
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cago by Mrs. Louis Vesperman. of
South Lancaster.
John Dawson, the Galena sales
man representing franklin McVeagh,
visited Lancaster customers Monday.
Mr.. Dawson expects to leave shortly
for California where he will spend a
three months vacation. Part of the
time at least he will be with the
Lancaster colony.
Grant county is one of the few
of the Oldest counties of Wisconsin
that cannot boast of an active organic
alton the purpose of which is to keep
alive it's early history and traditions.
The first chapters of the story of our
state are annals of Prairie du Chen,
Green Bay, few other frontier trad
ing posts and the lead mining district
of what is now southwest Wisconsin.
The histories of PlattevilIe, Potosi.
Lancaster and the other Grant county
towns have been treated very fully,
n11r i1 C%s Il 81 80
ing tradition and creditab BILE history
waiting to be dug out and preserved
by we'll organized historical society,"
The work Of such an organization
would be of interest and profitable not
only to its members but to the general
public as we'll
The 10th anniversary of the Nj
w. W. Lodge, No. 1913 will be held
at the G. A. R. hall over Chas.
Roberts music store, Monday evening,
Feb. 6. All mem bers are urged to be
present and help make this memoir
able event in the history of our lodge.
| Supreme Master. J. Rose Mickey
Supreme Physician, DR.. Clendenen
State Manager Geo. Howe and wife,
expect to be present. Invitations have
been extended to the Platreville, Fen
nimore, Mt. Ida and Bloomington
Lodges, also to any Mystic Worker
members visiting in the city at that
time. A six o clock dinner will be
served after which there will be a
session of the lodge to adopt large
class into the Mysteries of the order.
There will be short program and
social time afterwards. Music will
be furnished by the High School
orchestra.
The next number on the local
lecture course will be a lecture by
George D. Alden of Massachusetts,
February s Judge Alden is one of
the most eloquent mem ers Of the
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