Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-20

| NED Wills came nome Monday
evening
W E. Lathrop made business
trip to F5nnimore yesterday.
&C. F. Golden, of Animation, was
here Monday.
Judge E B. GoodselI held
county court in Platteville yesterday.
Editor L. NJ. Dixon. of the
Muscoda Democrat. was in Lancaster
couple of days during the past week.
The Harmony Quartette' from
the Platteville Nor nal are planning
to give an, entertainment in Lancas-
ter soon.
The Dodgeville Sun Republic is
sued very pretty Christmas number
of 10 pages last week, replete with
holiday advertising.
John Wagner who has been
section foreman for the G. n W. Ry.
company here, is this week moving
with his family TO South Madison.
There will be a Christmas tree
and entertainment at the Aupperle
school, southeast Of the city, Friday
night, Dec. %. Everyone is cordial
" invited.
DIR. g. G. NARROW started this
morning for Milwaukee, where he
will assist in the dental examinations
being conducted by the state board
of dental examiners.
The latter part of this week will
witness the home coming Of troop of
Lancaster boys and girls from the
various schools and colleges for the
Christmas vacation,
Fred P hiIbrick, of South Lancas.
ter. left Monday for Dubuque where
he will spend few days and will
then go to Omaha, Neb., and other
places in the west for a visit.
The cozy Groom cottage in the
north part of toe city and owned by
q. G NARROW and w L. Lathrop,
which is being vacated this week by
John Wagner. who is moving to
South Madison, is now for sale.
The annual meeting Of the Con
gregational church will be held at
the church Wednesday evening Dec.
27tn. at Z 80 O'Clock All the mem
bers are urged to be present and help
to transact the business of the church.
The C E. Society of the Con
gregational church will hold an old
fashioned basket social one week
from next Friday evening Dec goth
in the basement parlors of the church.
The girls are asked TO fix up some
fine baskets and the boys will have to
bring the cash to buy the baskets.
The church parlors are fitted SO that
it is fine place for a good time and
since basket social is we'll known
by all the young people good time
is assured to all who come.
The good people of our little city
have been called upon by many
agents and peddlers of late. A few
days ago two men both claim
ing to be cripples were selling court
plaster at 10 cents a package. They
may have been in need of the money
but the two young women who were
selling soap around town, claiming to
be deaf mutes were seen talking
together on the train as they were
leaving the city It is best to go
easy in patronizing these travelling
agents and beggars.
VIM Winder. inspector Of
measures and weights, and F. P.
Downing, chief of the department.,
were here last week inspecting the
scales and measures. Mr.. Downing
informs US that in Richland Center
720 scales, weights, measures and
yard sticks were inspected. Of this
number 255 were found at fault and
were either condemned outright or
ordered repaired Among the oil
pumps thirteen were found to be
giving short measure and had to be
adjusted. The greatest fault was
with cheap spring scales. Nearly
all were found to be incorrect. Oil
cans were found short and ordered
replaced with ones that were clrrect
Of the number Of articles inspected
465 were found to be correct.
Richland Center Observer.
Every Red Gross Christmas seal
that is sold is real bullet in the
fight against tuberculosis. These
seals last year helped to support
thousands OF needy tuberculosis
patients and to give them chance
for life. They provided for many