Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-26

Twelve pages again this week.
John j. Martin. the Burton mer
Chant, had business here yesterday.
Phil Goldstein is receiving visit
from his brother, Sol Goldstein, Of
Chicago
The terrible condition of affairs
in Mexico is fully received upon
another page in this issue of The
Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Schade
pleasantly entertained about twenty
of their friends at the gymnasium
Saturday evening.
The income tax meeting in Ian
caster, on Thursday evening of this
week, to be addressed by I. L. Cleary,
of Platteville. income tax assessor
will be held at the city hall at go
Next Tuesday, March A.. will
witness the Inauguration of the new
president. Woodrow Wilson and mark
the expiration of the term Of Presi-
dent Taft and the ending of the present
congress.
Just remember that The Herald is
prepared to fill your orders for fine
calendars, wall pocket, ETC.. either of
foreign or domestic manufacture, and
our styles are beautiful, while prices
are exceptionally low.
A sleighing party of eight from
this city, surprised Mr.. and Mrs Ed
Stevens at their home, out at Klondike
Springs, Sunday afternoon in turn
we're entertained at dinner and a very
pleasant evening was spent there.
Nomination papers are being
circulated for E B. Goodsell for
county judge and ]. G. Brockert for
county school commissioners. Both
have proven faithful and competent
officials and should be reelected,
as they will be-
To-day. February g. marks the
completion of The Herald's 10th
volume, and is also the editors birth
day 1t must not be supposed however.
that the editor is as old as the paper,
for be has only owned it about five
years and half and his age is only
we'll anywhere you want to place it
above thirty nine.
R. A. King will have an auction
sale at the farm at King ford, six
miles southeast of Lancaster and three
miles northwest of Ellen boro, on
Tuesday, March 4th. The sale will
include 8 good horses. % head hogs,
10 good ewes, the usual amount of
farm machinery, etc. See advertise
ment on fourth page of today's
Herald L
The new club of boys and young
men recently organized here by the
young University men who came over
from Madison for the purpose, has
been named the Lancaster Y. nj. G..
A. A team of the memb of this
club will play a game of basket ball
with team from the Congo Club. d
similar organization, of Madison, at
Hatch's opera house in this city. on
Friday evening of this week. Seats
now on sale. Give the boys a good
patronage as their expenses are heavy
and their cause worthy one.
Ira D. Totman went down Satur-
day to the home of Ed Taylor, in
South Lancaster, and in company with
Mr.. Taylor, Ed Vesperman, Jake
Richter and Clyde jackson engaged in
a fox hunt over the hills in that
locality. The party shot two fine
gray foxes. which was a very salts.
factory result for a days hunt.
No. MIR. Totman did not shoot both of
them-in fact he didn't shoot either of
them, but he helped to carry them
back to the farm. Mr.. Taylor shot
one of them and Mr.. Vesperman the
other one.
1t is being intimated that the
provisions of the new parcel post law
are such that they are likely to make
trouble for the game laws of this and
other states. The point has been
raised that any one can turn game
which is shot over to the parcel post
and it will be transported by the post
Office authorities without any danger
of pestiferous activity on the part of
game wardsns. They have no power,
it is asserted to interfere with the 4
United States mail. Dead game be-
comes part of this mail the moment
it is turned over to the parcel post.
Senator S. ". Randolph is credited
with the discovery of this easy way of
getting rid of the game warden's at
tention. Many think the point we'll
taken. 1t will BIS given careful con
sideration. If the senator is right,