Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-18


Mrs. M. H. Bailey, of Minnea-
polls, visited friends here last week.
Mrs. Fred Richmond, of Fenni
more, was here between trains last
Thursday.
Clarence McClusky and C. w.
Vince, of Mt. Hope, were here on
business Saturday
Miss era E. Harris will inspect
the w. R. c. on Saturday evening
of this week, at z 80.
John Day and John Mankel left
last Thursday on a weeks business
trip to Erie, Pennsylvania.
Postmaster James Webb and
wife left yesterday for Omaha, for a
visit with their son Clarence.
Frank Niemer, who has been en-
ployed at the Gross Music House, will
go to Cassville to engage in farming.
Miss Julia Sweeney returned
home Saturday after a two weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. 10y, at
Animation.
Miss Margaret Schreiner, who is
attending the University at Madison,
spent Saturday and Sunday here at
her home.
The w. R. c.. will have an all
dav quilting, at their hall, on Thurs
of this week. Ladies. come, and
bring your dinner.
Royal Neighbors bring your COW
vered dish and come to G. A. R. Hall
Friday afternoon Nov. 20. In honor
of visiting neighbors. -Orocle.
Entertainment and basket social
at Pine Knob school, district number
10, North Lancaster, Friday night,
November Goth. Alta Bark, teacher.
Everybody come.
On pages five and eight of The
Herald today will be found a couple
of advertisements from H. Henkel &
Co.. announcing their linen sale which
will take place next week.
The Gross Music House has, on
page eight of The Herald today a
timely advertisement for the great
Sohmer pianos, whose merits are
recognized by the best artists every
Mrs. Lewis BETTER, of Bloom
ington, passed through here last
Thursday, on her way to Werley, in
of the Beaver Lodge. Mrs.
BETTER says they have class of forty
and expect to organize this week.
While returning from their work
near Sitter, last Friday evening
Fred Wenzel, Geo. Wetter and Mr..
Kiley had runaway. The horses
became frightened when the passen-
ger them and the three men were
thrown from the buggy. Mr.. Kiley
sustained broken leg and Geo. Wet
ter was quite badly hurt internally.
Fred Wenzel escaped with few bad
orlises.
Ellie Dobson, who some weeks
ago purchased the store of his com
petitor, Nelson Baker, at Ellenboro,
the two stores and added
to the stock. He is now inaugurating
a Today special sale, to COM
mence today, Nov. Is, and to close
Saturday, Nov. %. He announces
reduced prices on every article in his
stock, consisting of dry goods, boots
and shoes, rubber goods, hardware,
groceries, etc. See his big half page
on page II of The Herald
this week.
The travelling salesman, 80, 900 of
them-are starting rumpus against
one of the oldest American traditions.
They want election day to be changed
from Tuesday to Monday. Elections
on Tuesday practically disfrachise
the travelling man. said Harry L.
Dould, supreme attorney for the Unit
Gu 1IdNClCLos IhS
average travelling man has his
Sunday at home, On Monday
he goes to the Office of the
company employing him and puts in
large part of the day in town. But
Tuesday and the remainder of the
week he is 'on the road Monday is
the logical day for elections. Al
ready we have placed bill in the
house of Representatives. We have
found out that in order to effect
the change there must be changes in
the constitutions of thirty-tw two
states -
We find, in posting up our
subscription books and adding the
eight hundred new subscribers result
ing from our recent contest, that
there is a little confusion over the
proper addresses, some names having