Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-24

from Fennimore last week.
II J Rushton, Of Elgin, had
business in Lancaster last week.
jesse Droullard and Merrill
Hildrith went to Cuba City Thursday.
Fred Mackey is still very i'll at
the home of Mrs. Ed Krog in Platte
Vile.
-Gordan Smith is now travelling
in the south where he will remain for
the winter.
*. F. Orion went to Fennim ore
Friday to play cornet in the Tenant
orchestra at dance Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Croft are
the proud parents of fine baby girl,
born Wednesday morning of last
week.
The trial of VIM Place. saloon
keeper in Platteville, for selling
liquor to minors, was postponed Jan.
18th and is set for to-day at the court
house.
The farm home of c. j. Dennis
was completely destroyed by fire Mon
dy morning Jan. 18th. Several of
our citizens saw the blaze but were
unable to locate it.
The total number of hunting
licenses issued during 1911 is estimat-
ed at 1875, 400 and the number of deer
killed in the north 7, 535
On account of the accident We'd
nesday the morning train Thursday
was composed of an old delapitated
passenger coach and combined smoker
and baggage coach with no mail car
attached
1t is rumored that, the farmers
throughout the country are declaring
that they are not going to pay such
high prices for hired help next year
but on the other hand those who
would naturally seek employment
from the farmers say they will not
work for less than they have received
this year.
The girls band met Monday
evening. Prof. H. E. CROSS, of
Ian caster, instructed and advised
them. It is expected that they will
secure his services for the winter at
least. Locks good for fine band
soon. A fine selection of new
instruments has recently been
received. -Montfort Mail.
Since a mention was made in The
Herald about tners being SO Sundays
In 1911 some of the exchanges have
been figuring and now the Republican
Observer at Richland Center announces
that there will be Thursdays in
February this year. This has not
happened for 40 years nor will it be
so again for % years in the future.
Mrs. Walter S. Lathrop came to
Lancaster Wednesday from Minnea-
polls for short visit with relatives
and friends. W. S. Lathrop went to
Chicago to attend the ice cream
makers convention last week and then
joined his wife in Lancaster The
family left here a few years ago for
Minneapolis where they have worked
up fine business manufacturing and
selling Lathrop's ice cream which
had won fine trade for them while
in Lancaster. The many friends were
glad to see them.
This is the glorious time of the
year when taxes are due and payable,
and the joyful duty of digging down
deep for the requisite coin thrills the
patriotism of all. That is, perhaps.
AT any rate, is there not some pleasure
in reading that the University of
Wisconsin has broken ground for
several new buildings to cost as many
hundred thousand dollars, has
borrowed all the money the Jaw would
allow from the state treasury and
hundred thousand more from the
Milwaukee banks. Just imagine the
comfort and satisfaction our water
soaked dollars will bring to the
bunch down there. 1t has been a wet
year for them also and it was hard to
get the cash stacked. Bleak River
Falls Journal
The first Leap Year party was
held Saturday afternoon and evening.
The company consisted of high school
pupils and the girls planned the
entertainment and other necessaries
for good time. The young ladies,
Misses Katherine Meyer. GLADYS
Lisherness, Elisha Kinsel, Algie
NARROW, Vera Eastman. and
Genevieve Bennett, invited Messrs
Har) ld Mccoy. Will Mccoy. Marcus
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