Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-06-12

Mrs. Mary POLAND went to
Platteville on business yesterday.
H. E. Bryham returned Monday
evening from business trip to Madi-
son.
Ray A. Gordon, of DodgevilIe,
was here on business a couple of days
last week.
Miss Lillian Young left yester-
day morning for her nme in Shaw
ano, Wis.
The w c. T. U. will meet at
the M. E church Thursday afternoon
at 2 80. June 18th.
Dance to Catalan Harp Orchestra
Thursday night, June 18th, at
Hatch's opera house.
B. Webster and c. H. Loveland,
Jr.. of Platteville were here on bust
ness last Wednesday.
Hon. G. Fl. Baxter and Robert
BROKER went to Milwaukee Sunday
on business and returned on Monday.
Mrs. Victor Kamm and little son,
OF Platteville, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Webb
Miss Maude Finney went to
Chicago Thursday afternoon to spend
10
-Burne Baxter. of Butte, Montana,
is expected here Friday or Saturday,
with his bride. for visit with his
mother, Mrs. Nm Baxter.
Eugene Chain. the pronibitionist
candidate for president, who is at
present campaigning in Wisconsin,
had dinner in Lancaster Monday.
-Chas. Thorpe and A. Sturmer, of
Beetown, went to Milwaukee Monday
as delegates to the Masonic Grand
Lodge, that is being held there this
week.
Mrs. j. Fl Fowler returned yes
terday morning from Chicago, where
she has been attending the National
convention of nurses, representing a
membership of more than 10000
DIR. Alex. Ivey, of Estherville.
Iowa, spent couple of days here last
week; his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex. Ivey, returning with him.
Monday afternoon to visit couple Of
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs T. Bennett left
yesterday morning, via Potosi. for
Chicago. They will return by way
of Madison to spend Sunday with Mrs
Benefits parents and their son Kee-
nan.
of the $24, 700 insurance carried
on the Grant county asylum, recently
destroyed by fire, the first settlement
was made last week by the Northwest
ern National insurance company,
| represented by Dr. @. C. NARROW.
i The amount was S., 900.
"A social will be given by Minerva
! Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
next Monday evening, June L. Each
mem Der will be entitled to invite one
friend outside the membership of the
order Visiting members all well
come This will probably be the last
meeting of the chapter before clos
ing for the heat term.
Mrs Frank Kofer, while work
ing in the garden yesterday afternoon
found one of hsr children standing
looking fascinatedly at a big snake
which jumped at her and struck her
dress when she grabbed up the child.
! They both escaped to the house un-
hurt. but Mrs Kofer tainted away
when the danger was all over.
AS the result of a quarrel over
waterright Geo. Antsey, an only
] brother of j. g. Anstey, Of Beetown,
was shot and killed by neighhor at
Howard. Neb., one day last week.
The particulars of this sad affair. as
published in newspaper near the
scene of the crime, have been received
at this office and will be given in full
in the Herald next week.
The eventful day has come and
gone The daughter has graduated.
Books are laid down. Perhaps school
is done with forever. Perhaps after
vacation another course is to be
begun But these two facts alone are
ours. Graduation is over. Vacation
is here What will be done with it
is a supreme test of every girls
character. From childhood up the
daughters life has been lived most
often at the expense and care of her
parents. Perhaps the last years have
been years of hard labor and almost
privation on their part to enable
her to go through school. Perhaps
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