Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-03-06


Louis GRADER, of Mineral Point,
transacted business here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. tvm. Ward visited
relatives in Montfort a few days last
week.
Miss Adella Switzsr, Of Fenni-
more, had business in this city
Wednesday.
Clement Nathan left Monday for
Dubuque where be will reside with
his parents.
Albert Andrews. Of Cuba City,
has been guest at the Al Hunsaker
home for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Jewell spent
Sunday in Dodgeyille, where they at
tended family reunion.
Place and Jarrett have shipped
four cars of hogs this week John
Dobson has shipped two cars.
The new popcorn and peanut ma
chine recently purchased by John Day
has arrived and looks very nice.
Miss Kuffe, of New Richmond,
visited relatives and friends here last
w9ek returning home Wednesday.
The material is being unloaded
at the depot today for the erection of
I. Alt & Sons new refrigerator plant.
The excavation work has been COM
pleted and everything will be in
place before warm weather arrives.
The auction sale Of Thomas Bass,
six miles southwest Of Lancaster and
one-half mile south Of Five Points
cheese factory. will take place to-
morrow, Thursday, March z. See
auction bulletin in another column.
The girls of the ninth grade in
the north school have organized a
basket ball team. Some of the young
ladies Of the city have also organized
a city team The season is nearly
over now but the young people have
found much enjoyment in the sport
VIM. Winner, residing ~ miles
northeast of Beetown, has decided to
quit milking and will have an auction
sale on Friday Of this week that
includes four high grade j. rsey milch
cows and lot of other good stock.
See auction bulletin in another
column.
The sermon topic for next Sun
day morning at the Congregational
church, is What You Miss, and
Why = The sermon is for occasional
or irregular church goers and those
who continually absent themselves
from such services. All such are
especially invited.
The high school basket ball team
went to Montfort Saturday evening
and defeated the H S. team there by
a score of 1913. A return game will
be played here soon. The Platteville
high school team are expected here
Saturday evening to receive their
'needins'' from the local h. S.
team
WIN. Lewis who has been resid-
ing at the home Of his son Andrew in
this city suffered pa1alytic stroke
last Thursday which resulted in his
death early Friday Funeral services
were held at the Andrew Lewis home
Monday afternoon at o'clock. Mr.
Dennison, of Dubuque, officlated and
Fl. s. Rhodes was the undertaken
Interment was made at Hillside.
Beck & Schwartz, proprietors of
the Lancaster Cheese Company have
established new plant for the manu-
facture of cheese at Barnum, Wis,
where they nave leased for 10 years
a new building being constructed TO
their order. Mr.. Schwartz will 90
there about the 18th or Goth of this
month to have personal charge of the
business until other satisfactory ar
engagements in the way of management
can be made
The basket ball team of the
School of Mines located at PlattevilIe,
who have defeated the Lancaster city
team twice. the Platteville city team
and the Platteville hign school team
and having tried in vain to get
game with the State Normal team,
have now decided to challenge any
and all teams from Grant county
towns to take away the champion.
ship of Grant county which they now
claim to hold. This seems like
large task to attempt bgt perhaps the
mining team can hold the honors if
they work hard, They are a good
clean set of lads who will play fair
game with those whom they encounter
around the county.