Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-15

Sunday for visit. j.
"A. R. Marley, of Montfort, was
in this city Monday.
George Wilkins, Of Preston, was
in Lancaster Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Dyer were
in Bloomington Saturday.
M. W. Metcalf, of Glen Haven,
were in this city Wednesday.
George Sitter, of Mt. Ida, was
in Lancaster Saturday on business.
w. J. McCalIum. of Neenah, was
in Lancaster on business Saturday.
j. Hartmann ST. Of Platteville,
had business at the county seat Thurs
day.
N. T. Fisher, of Mineral Point,
was in Lancaster Wednesday of last
week.
H. G. Biddick and w. L. Gold
man, of Livingston. was in Lancaster
Thursday.
Supper will be served February
twenty second in the Congregational
dining room.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Knox are the
parents of new 8pound girl born
Friday morning Feb. 10.
P. GIassmaker, of Cassville,
Peter Rupp and B. NJ. Stelpfug of
Potosi, were Herald callers last Fri
day.
"A company of Fennimore men
nave leased the property esat of the
Beck & Schwartz Pasteurizing Plant
and expect shortly to establish q third
lumper yard.
Forty boys from 10 to 10 years of
age attended the young peoples course
in agriculture at the University of
Wisconsin last week. Grant County
was represented by two Fennimore
lads, Frank and Willie Stivarius.
-Supt. Brockert left Monday after
superintendent convention. From
there he will 60 to Delavan where
the annual meeting Of the Southern
Wisconsin Teachers Association is
to be held.
The Klar- Piquette mine at
Platteville is one of the big dividend
payers Of the district and has return
ed to it's stockholders over $50 per cent
on their investments during the past
year Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Brennan
of Lancaster are mum bered among the
local holders of this company's stock
Rev. W. H. Hannaford officiated
at the funeral of Herman Grimm held
from the family residence in Platte
willie Wednesday afternoon. Inter
ment was made in Cassville cemetery.
With the exception Of one daughter
Mrs r. FL. Stevens, who is i'll in a
New Orleans hospital, the children of
the deceased were all present. The
following from Lancaster attended the
services: NARROW Kidd, James Petty.
r, Meyer Jr,, E. E. Mccoy, Ben
Petty, M. V. Burris.
The PlattevilIe High School
basket ball ream passed through here
Friday and Saturday enroute to and
from Bloomington where they met
defeat at the hands of the speedy
Bloomington five Friday evening.
The boys stated that the game was an
unusually interesting one the final
score being 20 to Is The following
were III the Plattevlle party Ralph
Frye Robert Sutherland, Harry Brown,
Ross Russell, Harry Gibson. George
Gibson and Miss Floy Rose.
Parents Day" February l0) at
the high school was we'll attended and
proved very successful. An informal
musical and literary program was a
pleasing feature of the event and after
the parents had discussed different
phases of school life refreshments
were served. It is to be hoped that
parents Day. will be observed an !
nually. Parents and citizens general
ly should keep in close touch with the
schools When day is set apart for
them to express their opinions regard
ing school affairs it is sure to bring
beneficial results to all concerned
DIR. F. w. Rafferty, and the editor
uf The Herald drove over to Potosl
last Saturday evening to attend a
meeting Of the Potosi Masonic lodge,
which that evening exemplifed the
work of the second degree upon one
candidate and the third dergee upon
two, the work being followed by an
oyster supper served by some of the
ladies in the lodge dining room. The