Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-21
The tent meetings are being we'll

written obituary for Mrs b. r. Sum
ner, whose death occurred on May 8,
and another for Hayes Joseph Farrand,
the eight year old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Lester Farrand. They will be pub
llshed next week.
R. Meyer Jr. has purchased from
A. Ii. Patch handsome so b. p.
CfossUOuntry Rambler, of latest
model, which will be shipped with
In short time. 1t will rank among
the best cars in the city. and Lancas-
ter has a lot of good ones.
The ladies Of the Quaker Whist
Club gave party at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. H. Stevens, on Tuesday
evening of last week, to which the
husbands of the mem bers were invited
as is customary few times each year.
There were six tables at progressive
whist and a. the conclusion of the
playing dainty refreshments were
served. 1t was very ENJOYABLE &C.
castor. The prize for highest score
among the gentlemen was won by
Theo. Calvin.
Near relatives outside the state
who promptly responded as soon as
the information reached them, "a
loved one is in danger by their i'm
mediate presence, freely bestowing all
aid within their power during the
severest trial of the sufferer and con.
selling the bereaved husband and son.
were Mr.. Harry Taylor of Mitchell,
South Dakota and Mrs. Roy Wolfard,
nee Lucy Taylor, Indianapolis, Ind
brother and sister of the deceased,
Mrs. B. r. Sumner.
While canoeing on Lake Mendoza,
at Madison, last Saturday. the craft
was overturned and one of the &C
Herbert E Wright, drowned.
His companion, George K. Baum,
chung to the canoe and was rescued
several hours later by a passenger
steamer. Considerable excitement was
Occasioned here Sunday by the report
that it was Edward G. Nathan, we'll
known here, who was drowned. Baum
was particular friend of Nathan and
was wearing Nathan's cap when
rescued.
Rev A. G. Petrie, of ST. Paul,
an NJ. E. minister, under appoint
ment by the superintendent of the
Society for the Friendless for the
State of Wisconsin, has been in Lam
caster for several days past for the
purpose of securing local contribu-
tions for carrying on the work of the
society. He spoke briefly upon the
work of the organization. last Sunday
morning, at the Congregational
church and occupied the pulpit for
the evening service at the NJ. E.
church, where he spoke very enter
along the line of juvenile
delinquency,
The scaffolding in the main stair
way and rotunda of the court house,
which has been in use for several
weeks by the workmen of the Associat-
ed Artists company, of Milwaukee,
who are painting and decorating the
walls of the building, was taken
down yesterday and a much better
view of their work than before can
now be obtained. The decorations ale
truly beautiful and reflect great credit
upon the artists as we'll as the COM
mittee in charge for the county, who
employed them. The work is now
about completed in the rotunda, lobby
and hall way. The circuit court
room and a number of the county
Offices have been completed, and they
are now at work in the county judges
and sheriff's rooms When this job
is finished if there is a handsomer
court house than this in the state
Of Wisconsin we'd like to see it.
Every season one or more smooth
statesmen get busy in the
rural districts with some plan TO save
the farmer money, generally with
scheme Of direct from the manu-
facturer to the consumer. or direct
from wholesaler to consumer, on
some line of goods in every day use
upon the farm. And invariably the
price is higher and the goods inferior
in quality to what may be obtained
of the merchant at the regular trading
point. This time it is a grocery
salesman and Ia another column is a
notice of warning published by
reliable farmer citizen who has had
who states that his smooth
itineranU is charging a higher price
for all but one or two articles which
he uses as leaders than the merchant
who is ready to stand back of every
article he sells. It would seem that
people would learn, but they don't
At least part of them don't, for this