Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-11-13


w. E. Lathrop and Lon Wayne
went to Madison Sunday.
Read the numerous new advertise
ments in this issue of The Herald.
Miss Mabel Duncalf, of Liberty,
spent Sunday with relatives in this
city.
Ed Rumpf is in Bloomington this
week, visiting at the ". E Clark
home.
Miss Mary Stephenson, of Mineral
Point, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
A. Severt.
November % has been officially
designated by the president as Thanks
giving Day.
Ora Roddock went to Fennimore
on Saturday. where he spent Sunday
with relatives and friends.
Byron Long left Saturday morn
ing for Chicago and will be employed
by the Western Electric Co., to work
in Indiana.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid
will hold a bazaar, a homemade bak-
ing and candy sale and a rummage
counter at the Wright House sample
room on Saturday, Nov. 23.
Mrs. Cnas. Thier and children,
Dorothy and Margaret, of EIlenboro,
spent Sunday at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Boebel. near Woodman.
w. B. Dyer, sherif-elect accom-
panied by his wife. were in Boscobel
last Thursday. Mr.. Dyer took over
a fine standard bred colt he had re-
Gently sold to DR.. Lambert.
R. o. Rounds, of Petersburg,
Wis, has had an auction sale of per-
sonal property upon his farm, prepara-
tory to moving to this city. where he
expects to make his future home.
Miss Myrtle Pendleton left Mon
day morning for New York City.
where she will meet her aunt, Mrs.
James, who is coming here from Eng
land for an EXTENDED visit with rela-
tives.
AT this season, while farmers are
hauling their crops to market. is a
good time to reflect upon the
advantages of good roads and how
much time and money are lost by
poor ones
Tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
there will be another big dance at
Knapp's rink, with music furnished
by Gibson's famous harp orchestra, of
Appleton, Wis, which has always
made a hit with dancers here.
Remember the big dance at the
rink in Lancaster this week, Thurs
day night Nov. 18th. Music by the
famous Gibson harp orchestra, fIom
Appleton, Wis. Music will start
promptly at s O'Clock ONE early.
The Misses Wessie Dudley. Elsie
Kinzel and Saloma Mccoy. who are
attending Platteville Normal and the
Misses Dorothy and Gladys Usher
ness, who are teaching, spent Satur-
day and Sunday at their respective
homes,
Mrs. J. II. Fowler and Mrs. J.
W. Gibson entertained about fifty of
their lady friends at a Kensington
from 8 to 6 last Thursday afternoon.
and about the same number at a pro-
gressive whist party the same evening.
Dainty refreshments we're served.
Attorney R. M. Orchard was in
Lancaster, Wednesday where he had
business in the Circuit Court, which
is in session there this week. r. b.
Mcintyre, Mrs. Orchard and daughter
accompanied him. They went by
auto returning in the evening.
-MuscOda Democrat.
The roads have been fine for the
past week and last Sunday, the
weather being ideally fine, dozens of
automobile parties we're out from
Lancaster in every direction. 1t will
not be much longer until bad weather
and bad roads will put an end to joy
riding for a long while.
A regular meeting of the city
conucil was held last Thursday even
ing, but no business of consequence
was transacted except the allow
ing of a number of bills. There
was more or less discussion relative
to the purchase of additional land for
cemetery purposes. but nc definite con
clusion arrived at.
1t is doubtful whether there is
another city Of its size in Wisconsin
that can boast of more attractively
disnlayed store windows than those of