Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-01-11
John Lord, of Bloomington, was
in Lancaster Wednesday.

-JOuu AOru, VI bIOOmluSCOu, was
in Lancaster Wednesday.
George Hough is now employed as
porter at the Wright House.
John Roth has rented severa
rooms in the Calvert residence.
Eugene Woodhouse and Harry
Orion we're in Madison Sunday.
L. Jacobs ard FL. Koecke, of
Bagley, were in Lancaster yesterday.
Mrs. VIII Morkins, of Blooming
ton. visite n Lancaster last week.
Local matters scattered over
several pages of The Herald today.
The M. E. monthly missionary
tea will be given today Wednesday,.
All are invited to attend.
1.-THE Man on the Box" was we'll
presented at Reeds Opera House Fri
day evening, to fair sized audience.
Joseph Huntimer, of Cotton,
South Dakota, is here visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Leo Meysembourg and
family.
james Judd left for his home at
Deadwood, South Dakota, Wednesday
after a visit with Lancaster relatives.
Gordon Smith left for Kansas
City Wednesday, From Kansas City
he will go to Oklahoma in the in
terests of drug company.
j. s. Bonham, of Loomis, S. D.,
visited in this city with his aunts
Mrs. Jane Ward and Miss Harriet
Ferry the past week. From here he
went to Bloomington to visit relatives.
Sheriff w. G. Hymer's appoint
ments have been announced as fol-
lows: Under sheriff Horace Hymer
of Lancaster; deputies James Parish,
Platteville. Frank He'll Cuba City
and John Enright Boscobel.
congregational Ladies Missionary
Society will hold pantry sale at the
millinery rooms of Mrs. F. G. Burr,
next Saturday afternoon at $50.
There will be all sorts of good things
to eat for your next Sunday dinner
breakfast and supper.
Despite the several billiards that
have made traffic almost impossible
this winter, the trains into Lancaster
nave made remarkably good time.
The Northwestern road seams to be
fighting the snow demon with much
better success, this year than the Bur
lington.
Walter Hyland assumed his
duties as trsp drummer and soloist at
the Orpheum last Tuesday evening.
His work adds greatly TO the quality
of the entertainment. Despite the
cold weather the Orpheum has been
enjoying excellent patronage. This
week Manager Burr expects to present
the county fair picture that was taken
at Galena last fall.
Word has been received that G
E Whelan, supreme national lecturer
Of the M. w. A. and B. +. Keeler,
head deputy will be present at the in.
stallation and dance Thursday even
ing. Mr.. Whelan has the reputation
of being an unusually entertaining
speaker and will deliver an address
during an iutermissiou at the dance
that will be enjoyed by all who hear
him.
The fire Co. was called out Wednes-
day by chimney FIRE in the Ryland
park residence. While the fire had
not spread it had become dangerous to
the rest of the building. The adverse
criticism that is offered when 1.-The
firemen are summoned to exiting uish a
chimney FIRE IS Oftentimes unjust.
1t is true that these calls are ex
pensive to the city but a vastly
disastrous confagraton might result if
they were not summoned or if they
disregarded call.
-"Zeke' Fisher, the popular
brakeman on the Northwestern pas
senger train out of Galena met with a
slight but painful accident Tuesday at
Cuba City when he fell injuring his
right hip severely while alighting
from his train. He was brought to
Galena where he received treatment
by the company's surgeon. Mr.. Fisher
will be off duty for some days. While
it was rather poor beginning for the
New Year Mr. Fisher is optimistic
and thankful it was no worse. -
Galena Gazette.
Clarence Wackman, employed at
the Witness Office. has met with a
streak of good luck, upon which his
many friends congratulate him. By
the Will of an uncle, Daniel Wack-