Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-18

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day from trip on the road.
Mrs. August Leist and children
were here from Sitter. Saturday.
Mrs j A. Spencer, of Fenni-
more, was here between trains. Satur
day.
IT. F. Orion has a new 'ad"
on page two of this issue that is
worth reading.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Vorwald, of
Bloomington, visited at Thos Welsh S
last Wednesday.
Mrs Joe 7. Edge is spending this
week with her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Julius, at Sitter.
Mrs. Chas Kaap and baby went
to Fennimore, Saturday, to see her
sister, Mrs. Buster.
The Shakespeare Club will meet
on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. "a, with
Mrs A. j. Mitchell.
Mrs. Harry Keyes came down
from Fennimore. Saturday to see her
parents, MIR. and Mrs Geo. Wetter.
Miss Vic Munns went to Fenni-
more. Wednesday, to meet her
cousin, Ford Miles. and then go on
home to Sparta.
Mrs. J. c. kirkpatrick, of st.
Elmo, Colo, returned home Mon day
after a visit here with her husband s
mother and sister.
Miss Bertha Laabs left Monday for
Chicago, where she will remain two
weeks before resuming her work as
milliner, at Dixon, Ill.
The Mississippi river is now
frozen over, the event happening
later this year than at any other
time within the memory of the
Oldest inha b1tant
Dudley Pritchett. of Superior,
Wis, is here on a visit with his
sisters, Mrs Theo. Calvin and Mrs.
j. W. Hurlburt. He is an old
, gentleman and has not been here be-
} fore for fifteen years.
The burning of the Kelley in
stitute at Waukesha was heavy loss
to Dr. Barber, of hudson. now spend
ing the winer with Lancaster friends
in Tampa, Fla, who was one of the
owners DR.. Barber was formerly a
resident of this city.
Rev. F. ". Schoenfeld. of Edger-
ton, occupied the pulpit in the Con-
gregational church. last Sunday. and
was greeted by a good congregation.
the cold weather notwithstanding
Mr.. Studebaker was in Platteville,
attending to the spiritual needs of a
congregation there.
james McKelvey, who recently
had an auction sale at the old farm
on Boice Greek, where he had resided
for upward Of 30 years, has also sold
the farm and has now moved to Lam
caster to reside. He will occupy the
new residence he built last fall in
the third ward.
i The zero weather of the past two
weeks has made the ice crop of 1914
an assured fact and it is of good,
clean quality and cakes measuring
from ii to 10 inches thick. People
were beginning to get uneasy about it,
out there has never bean a failure yet
in this country.
-Harmount's big scenic production
of Uncle Toms Cabin is deservedly
popular 1t is hard to find person
who has not seen it, or doesn't in
tend to. 1t is patronized and en-
dorsed by the Clergymen and Religi-
GUS Press a delightful, instructive
and strictly moral at the opera house,
Monday, February %.
superintendent of Schools J. C.
Brockert was in Madison last week in
attendance on the meeting of the
Southern Wisconsin Teachers a socIa
tion, which convened on Friday and
Saturday. He reports that nearly
1000 teachers were there for the event,
and as usual Grant County furnished
her full quota. AS many as so
teachers that are employed in our
schools were there.
The first batch of state taxes
received by the state treasurer from
the counties came to hand on Friday
of last week. couple of days earlier
than required by law. Of the seven
remitting Grant was one of the 6rst
and sent the largest amount Here s
the list Adams, SIC, 745. 10; Chip
pewa, $42, 281 SO; Dunn, $780, 900. 81 !;
Grant. $40. 468. So Barron, $57, 1872. 16 !;
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