Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-04

! Special Correspondence to the Herald
School begins next Monday, Sept.
9th, with the following teachers in
charge Principal, W. 0. Blanchard,
Oshkosh, graduate Normal and Z.
w. assistants, Margaret Rowel.
Girard, Pa, Latin and German; Lois
Wakefield. Milwaukee. History !;
Gladys johnson, Wausau, Botany,
Physiology Ruth Winston, Evans.
Vile. English; Grammar, w. E
Clark, Lancaster intermediate. Amy
Crabtree, Bloomington First Primary.
Laura Maggie, Bloomington Second
Primary, Katherine Collantine !;
School for Deaf. Mabel Willett !;
School for Blind. teacher not yet en-.
gagged. This force of teachers was
selected with care, and parents may
be sure that children sent here to
school will be we'll instructed.
The annual meeting of the La
Fayette Baptist Association was held
at Mt. Ida Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. Mesdanes Henry and Israel
Roberts, Rachel Garthwaite, Abba
Ballantine and Lincoln Abraham and
son Lincoln Jr. of this city attended.
Some of the teachers and pupils
who have returned to school duties
are Nell Phillips to Milwaukee;
Carrie Chambers to Clinton; Louise
and Charlotte Witcomb to Racine ;
Mrya Knapp to Escanaba, Mich. !;
Emma Glasier to Manitowoc; Ada
Woffenden to Watertown, S. D. !;
Nellie and Edith Wilkinson. Birdie
REESE and Eva Hickok to Platteville !;
Nellie Morrissey to Oshkosh.
The Brook Stock Company will be
the evening attraction at the city hall
all next week-fair week. This COM
pany filled several engagements in
this vicinity recently giving excel
lent satisfaction. They have nice
brass band and orchestra. The band
will play on the grounds at the fair
in addition to evening concerts on
the street. The orchestra will play
for the big fair dance on Friday even
ing. All who attend the Brooks plays
will be very we'll entertained.
Dr. Inez Philbrick and mother of
Lincoln, Neb., and Mrs. Smith of
Fennimore were here Tuesday, and
Miss Philbrick gave a woman S
suffrage lecture in the evening. The
Philbricks for time were residents
of this place, their home having been
the Lee Brookens farm east of town.
Prof. Clark and family last week
removed from Lancaster to this city,
occupying Mrs q. E. Browns house
George Angus came over one day
last week with couple of electricians
and wired the new Frank Hoskins
house for electric lights. This is one
Of the positive evidences that the Ian
caster company expects to bring the
light juice over here probably before
winter.
Frank BARLEY has gone to the
sanitarium at Wales, Wis, for treat
ment for lung difficulty. We hope
to hear of a speedy improvement.
David johnson, candidate for
sheriff, visited here last week. Dave
was formerly a resident of this city
Will. Irons of Brownsville, MINI. !,
was guest at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eugene Sawyer, last week
and went to Brodtvllle to visit rela-
tives there
Mrs. Roy Gates entertained a party
of lady friends last Thursday.
Lewis Cherrier of Prairie du Chen
is once more at the forge in the Porter
& Scharfenstein shop,
Mrs. Clarence Smith of Prairie du
Chen visited at the W. V. BENEFITS
home last week.
Will Davis has a new Ford auto
bought of the Horizons.
Mrs. A. q. Bishop entertained some
IrlonuS THURSDAY evening.
W. Fl. Pearson of Washington,
D. c., is guest of his brother
Samuel. VIII. holds responsible
government position in that city.
Theo. Calvin and wife of Lancas-
ter visited several days at the Lewis
BETTER home.
Miss Judd of Lancaster visited her
sister. Mrs. Will. Morkin, last week.
Miss Edna Gulick of BrodtviIle,
visited friends here last week.
T. L. Cleary and son of Platteville
were here Friday in the interest of
the income tax law.
The sidewalk at the west end of
Canal street has been repaired.
Mrs. Brandemuhl and sister, Miss