Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07

Richard Willis went to Milwau
kee Thursday
Oscar Belscamper was here from
Madison Tuesday
Mrs. Will Garner went to Mont
fort yesterday.
George Beck went to Benton on
business yesterday.
Mr.. Hayward was here from Fen
nimore yesterday.
keenan, Bennett is home from the
University at Madison.
j. K. Place went to Bellville
Monday to visit his son.
Frank Smith made a business
trip to Montfort Monday.
Miss Maggie Zenz is entertaining
Mr.. and Mrs. Buhlman, of Highland.
Next Monday, Feb. 10 will be
the anniversary of LincoIn's birthday.
Ben Webster, the Platteville
postmaster, was a caller in Lancaster
yesterday. =, rvzss = .r-cs.p..zss.s
The report cards are being given
for the first half years work in the
public schools.
The Womans CLUB will meet
with Mrs. Andrew Lewis next Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. H. E. Baxter is visiting her
daughter Mrs NJ. E. Goudrich at
Madison this week.
Frank Sitter and Chas Borah
made a business and pleasure trip to
Freeport Thursday.
The Junior Aid of the NJ. 3.
church will meet with Mrs. George
Moore Friday afternoon.
Miss Annie Furstenburg, of Fem
nimore, was a Lancaster caller Mon
day. She is trained nurse.
Lambert Groenier and family
have been unable to secure house to
live in so they are located at the
Grand Hotel.
Monday, Feb. 9th, Place and
Jerrett shipped 4 cars of hogs; Clyde
Beetham and A. E. Lewis each
shipped 1 car of cattle.
Ray D. Ranum, Of Dodgeville.
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends of this city. He returned
nome Monday afternoon.
Judge Clementson and Court
Reporter E. J. Morse went to
Prairie du Chen Monday to hold a
special term of Circuit Court
james Smith has purchased the
John L. Sandlebach house five blocks
west Of the postofice. The sale was
made through Days land agency.
%. V. Wheeler the assistant
Baptist state superintendent spoke in
Bloomington Sunday and stopped here
with Rev. @. A Eastman Monday
The ground hog saw his shadow
last Friday and according to the old
tradition we will have six weeks
more of winter. We may be happy
if we get off at that.
Mics Edith Austin, of Liberty.
attended the L7ceum lecture Monday
evening. Miss Mabel Duncalf who
is teaching school at Liberty was
home to attend the lecture.
H. B. Hughes. of Madison,
associated with the Wisconsin Music
Company, which company H. E. Gross
is representing in his Music House,
made business call here last week.
Frank Pitts, of Platteville, will
be a candidate for the Office Of sheriff
on the Democratic ticket and Geo.
Mccarthy will b. a candidate on the
republican ticket for the same Office.
"A. R. Clifton delivered a
splendid address in connection with
his steriopticon views of The Passion
Play" which he showed at the Con-
gregational church Friday evening.
A good attendance was present to
enjoy the entertainment, the receipts
taken in at the door being something
over $40.
The Office headquarters OF e. f.
Barnett, & Son are now located in the
store uSad nv ID O. Johnson Thu
move from the room in the rear of the
Baxter store was made some time
ago but it was done so quickly that
the newsgathersr did not catch it for
the last issue. Mr. johnson still uses
a part of the store room.
Once thee was a hen. She
spread herself over fifteen eggs and
matched out five chicks. Their