Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
S. L, Borah was over from Mt

In Lancaster Friday.
e. j. Rice and wife, of Oregon,
Wis.,, were here last week.
Byron Mabon. of Minneapolis.
was here on business last week.
Surveyor "A. w. Appleby, of Bos-
cobel had business here Thursday.
Miss Magnetic Rogers arrived
home Friday noon from her California
trip.
L. H. Webb and A. Fl. Patch, of
Bloomington, were in Lancaster We'd
nesday.
Fred P. Meyer of the B. NJ. &
B. mine, at Rarker, spent Sunday
with his family here.
The cemetery fence has been put
up and makes a marked improvement
in the appearance of Hillside.
The pasture just ahead always
appears so much fresher and greener
than the one we are fenced into.
"A marriage license was granted
Friday to Nicholas j. Wagner. and
Anna Grimm, both of Cuba City.
The American History Club will
be entertained next Saturday after
noon by Mrs. James Mccormick.
Lawns are beginning to look fine
and pushing the lawn mower will
soon become a regular occupation
again.
William Mcmahon was ia the
western part of the county on business
for the Lancaster Bridge Company
last week.
The painters and paper hangers
have been busy this week at the resi-
dence Of Louis Wetter, On south Jeffer-
son street.
Next Monday afternoon the
Woman sClub will meet with Mrs
Reese, first house west Of the Britting-
ham & Hixon lumber Office.
Will Meyers and little son Robert
of Salina, Kansas, arrived Saturday
evening for a short visit with his
uncle Geo. P. Goble and aunt Mrs.
]. T. Webb.
The baseball game between Ian
caster and Bloomington high school
teams scheduled to take place in this
city last Saturday was for several
reasons cancelled.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs Maiben next Friday after
noon at 2 80. All ladies of the church
are cordially invited to attend.
Fruit growers say that the weather
the past fall and winter was. just right
for the coming fruit and berry crop.
The Goblin moth and curculio were
killed by last springs frost SO that
horticulturists need have little fear of
the pests this year.
The weather on May Day was not
of the character considered appropriate
to the season. The month of May was
ushered in by a storm of snow that
melted as it fell, but the day was
cold and raw and made furnace fires
feel very comfortable.
ALI of the rooms in the various
public school buildings we're thorough
ly fumigated last Saturday as matter
of precaution, owing to the fact that
there are three mild cases Of scarlet
fever in the city. Each one is under
quarantine and no further trouble is
expected.
Congressman A. w. Kopp has
introduced in bill in Congress to
provide an appropriation for a site
and the construction of a new federal
building in Lancaster. We hope the
measure may meet with a better fate
than did similar bill, which he in
troduced at the last session.
AhO pal Wal OC4ApS0 VI tuo sun
which was scheduled for Friday after
noon was called off on account of
cloudy and threatening weather but
in this case rain checks were not
forth coming to the many enthusiasts
who were on hand to witness the
event. Old Sol promised to treat the
whole country to this spectacle clear
down to the Panama canal but the
weather man interfered.
Walter Knox is making extensive
improvements in his new garage and
auto repair shop which he expects to
open shortly. The back part of the
building is being arranged for the re-
pair work. The machinery purchased
by Mr.. Kuox will be installed in a
short time and the institution
will be ready for business. The
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