Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03

j. Hartman, of Platteville. was
in Lancaster Tuesday
Gus Meier and Joseph Rupp were
up from Potosi yesterday.
% A. Human, of Platteville,
was in Lancaster Saturday.
Mrs. Belle Quinlan, of Benton,
had legal business here Wednesday.
"A G. Knapp arrived home Mon,
day evening from a visit in Madison.
Clarence T. Webb arrived home
from Dubuque Saturday for a short
visit
Sam Stephens is having numerous
improvements made in his residence
property on south Jefferson street.
R. Meyer was in Beloit couple
of days last week, where his daughter
Miss Martha, is attending college.
John Place and family left Satur.
day morning for Belleville where Mr..
Place is proprietor of a general mer-
chandise store.
"A valuable farm horse belonging to
Geo. Quick died Wednesday nj ght.
Mr.. Quick had previously been offered
$500 for the animal.
The first open air band concert of
the season will be given by the Lam
caster band some evening next week,
probably Wednesday or Thursday, if
the weather is favorable.
AT the regular meeting Of the fire
company Monday night the following
officers were elected: FL. S. Rhodes,
foreman; A. J. Howell. first assistant !:
Ben Suer, second assistant; Jno. M.
Stone, secretary; G. FL. Basford, trea
surer,
The civil service examination for
the position of rural mail carrier was
given Saturday at the high school by
Postmaster J. IT. Webb. The follow
ing took the examination U. D.
KINNEY, John Sterrett, Faye Barstow
and Wallie Garthwaite.
The manufacturers Of Calumet
Baking Powder have just prepared a
new edition Of their handsome Cook
Book, and will gladly mail it free to
anyone who sends for it, In writ
ing address the Calumet Baking Pow
der Co., Chicago, and ask for cook
Book. F.
Two boys from southwest Wis
consin are with the University of
Wisconsin baseball squad this year.
KIeinpell, of Cassville, is playing his
third year with the team and is now
the first baseman. Rule, former
Linden player, is catching regularly,
Both of these boys have played and are
we'll known in Lancaster.
james Ellis, a we'll known resi-
dent Of Lancaster, died at his home
yesterday morning after suffering
several days from infammauory rheu-
matism. The direct cause of his
death was an attack of heart trouble.
Mr.. Ellis is survived by a wife and
three sons Marshall, Clyde and Ned.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made at this hearing.
MIR and Mrs. Joseph Walker
started last Saturday for visit to
Old England stopping over Sunday
with friends at Dodgeville enroute.
From there they left for Montreal
from where they expect to sail on
the Dominion line next Saturday for
Liverpool England. Mr. and Mrs
Walker are both natives Of England
and both have relatives there with
whom they will spend the summer in
the scenes of their childhood, return
ing to Lancaster in the fall.
Petitions for settlement of the
estates of Russell Taylor and George
Millin were acted upon in coun ty court
yesterday. In each case the account
was examined and allowed and an
order made assigning the estate. M.
j. WoOdhouee was appointed admins.
traitor Of the George Kinney estate.
His pond was placed at $500 A
petition for the adoption of Lyal 7.
Feuerhelm, infant by, w. Ward was
presented. An order of adoption was
made and the name of the child
changed to Lyal L. Ward.
The first open air concert to be
given this season by the Lancaster
Band will take place IN the band
stand in the court yard on Wednes-
day evening of next week, unless the
weather should prove unfavorable. A
big crowd is hoped for and such it
will undou Dtedly be that turns out on
this occasion. This will be sort Of
donation party and many citizons
houo on oc