Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-06

Miss Isa MONTE and her mother
went to Fennimore Friday.
Miss Martha Knapp was down
from Fennimore Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w Clifton
visited at Platteville last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Dickinson
went to Livingston for Thanksgiving.
Miss Martha Meyer went to
Beloit Friday to spend Sunday with
friends.
Stump. Williams has purchased
the residence property of Mrs H.
Belscamper.
Quite number from Lancaster
attended the dance in Fennimore
Friday evening.
Robert BROKER and wife and son
Gene spent Thanksgiving with
relatives at Platteville.
Mrs. Ben Schuppner of Fenni-
more, and Mrs. Louis Schuppner of
Sitter, were callers here Friday.
Scott Eggers, of Linden. was here
for the dance Thursday evening and
left Friday for another in Fennimore.
Misses Edna and Fannie Rafferty,,
Wessie Dudley, and Kathron Martin
who are attending PlatteviNe Normal
spent Thanksgiving at home.
Remember the state law regarding
Red Cross Stamps during the holiday
season. Place these stamps on the
back of packages in every case
w. P. White spent Thanksgiving
at Riley and then went to TO Chicago
to meet his wife and baby who have
been away visiting nearly all tbs
fall.
Mr. and Mrs Wielaad Oswald,
of st. Anthony's Falls. Minnesota,
spent Thanksgiving day at the home
of Mr.. Oswald's mother, Mrs. Martin
Oswald
w. A. Starkweather returned to
Madison Friday after spending
Thanksgiving here. Mrs. Stark
weather remains for month with her
another, Mrs Ed Cornwall
Mrs r. Sanders was down from
Madison to eat turkey with David
Schreiner and family on Thursday.
Her husband. who is conductor on the
morning freight, joined the party
here
John Zenz started for Madison
Friday morning to enter the short
course in agriculture at the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin. Leroy Eddy
and Arthur Zenz accompanied him
and resumed their studies as second
year pupils.
The services at the Presbyterian
church on Thanksgiving day were
well attended Although the seats
were not crowded the church was we'll
filled. Rev G. A. Eastman of the
Baptist church delivered an address
appropriate with the spirit Of the day
and everyone was we'll pleased with
the services.
The Lancaster Camp r. N. A.
were entertained last evening by the
Cassville camp at reception in the
Denniston house parlors and dinner
served at FIVE o'clock in the Woodman
hall. Mrs. Eva Child. of Hanover.
Wis. who is chairman of the board
of supreme managers of the state
r. N. a. was present The Bloom
ington Camp also attended the meet
ing.
The completion Of the fast six
teen miles of the six-foot channel in
the Mississippi river to be established
between st. Paul and st. Louis was
announced Nov. %. The stretch
completed is between Winona and
Richmond, Mimi, where the channel
is now in shape to float the largest
boats projected for the upper river.
The work is being done under govern
ment appropriation Of $40. 900, 900
running over a period of twelve years.
-Cassville Index.
-PIatteville has suffered from
another disastrous fire. Four business
buildings on the main street were
destroyed by fire early Thursday
morning and the following firms were
wiped out of business: A. NJ.
Rodents confectionery and fruit store,
Rheel Tailoring company, j. N.
Morris company, ten cent store, and
3. f. Kneble, cigar manufacturer.
The blaze started in the Morris store
at 80 and spread rapidly to the
other buildings. Although the fire
7enartment did valiant work thav