Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-04-19

William ForcK, of Glen Haven,
was in Lancaster Thursday.
Ned Ivey has accepted position
as clerk in the L. Weber shoe store.
Mike Jordan visited in Ridgeway
last week at the D b Hamilton
home.
Miss Dora Berndt, of Fennimore,
is here caring for her aunt Mrs.
Henkel.
Mrs. Victor Holzmiller visited
last week at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Joseph BAIL.
Miss Julia Sweeney arrived home
Saturday from visit with relatives
at Livingston and Dodgeville.
Miss Julia Sweeney has been
visiting friends and relatives at
Dodgeville, Livingston and Ridgeway
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Piehl left for
their home at Kenosha Thursday after
noon. Mr.. Piehl is the proprietor of
a meat market in that city.
Frank Turner has accpeted posi-
tion with George K CIanton al the
city feed mill. Henry Hughitt is
delivering oil for the Purity Oil Com
pany in his place.
"A fine display of horticultural
products raised on the Cross S Ranch
in southern Texas was made in the
windows Of the Boston Store Friday
and Saturday. The exhibit included
oranges, peaches, persimmons, figs
dates, lemons, bermuda onions and
other fruits and vegetables. The
Gross s. ranch comprises 10, 900 |
acres Of exceptionally we'll irrigated
and fertile soil. Wayne & Son are
local agents for this land.
Rev and Mrs G. E. Buffers were
recently elected by the Vernon County
board Of trustees managers of the Yer
non county insane asylum. Rev.
Buffers acted as assistant pastor Of the
NJ. p. church at Lancaster a number
Of years ago and during that time
made many friends here. He has fill
I'D the NJ. E. pulpit at Viroqua for
about eight years. Since his absence
rom Lancaster Rev Buffers has had
experiences as army chap
ain. s
1t is being planned to hold the
memorial day exercises in the court I
ouse park this year, wea sher PSF /
hitting A platform and seats will f
e erected and very interesting {
lusical and literary program will be {
resented. AS our readers know the IL
ration will be delivered by Congress ]
ian Fl. A Cooper who is o very Z
speaker, The idea {
pom which the various Committees 8
re working is to bring TIE local 90 {
=rvance of Memorial Day up to- its {
Id time standards.
Six seniors Of the Lancaster nigh :
3hool will take part in the thirteenth
nnual Judge Mills oratorical contest
he contest wilI be held April &0i as
feeds opera house. The following
re the contestants and the SUBJECTS
f their orations: Wisconsin In
he Civil War Margaret Taylor ); Maia1
{ Orleans" -Helen Abrams; Inter
ational Peace" Frank Stone;- The
all of Nation" Walter Damms
'Unrecognized Human Values =
19orge Hannaford; "A Critical
Mabel Duncalf The usu@k
rizes Of $15 and 81. so will be coz
ested for and the orations will he
graded by separate sets of judges ON
bought, compost tion and delivery. /
Frank Newman, who has just re-
urned from Brownsville, Texas, just 8
across the Rio Grande river from
Mexico, tells some interesting tales
the revolution now in pro-
gress in the latter country. He states
that everything is ready for very
extensive uprising in Mexico unless
President Diaz accedes to the demands
IF the 1nsurgent for a more liberal
Mr.. Newman says that
the oppression of the common people
by the Mexican government is excep-
tionally cruel, and that if the people
dared the entire country would be up
in arms by this time. Just as soon
as the insurgents win battle OF two
or show signs that they will win, Mr..
Newman thinks the greater part of the
Mexican army will revolt against the
government and then chaos will reign
for a time at least. We get very few
accurate reports of the situation in
Mexico from the daily papers because
a bureau of censors does not allow any
news to be sent across the border that
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