Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25

See K. F. Orton's special offer
of postcard photos, 3 for % cents,
on page nine of this paper.
Frank Burrows and Joe Mccoy
went to Woodman and Boscobel last
Saturday, returning Sunday.
-Newall Garner, who has been
visiting here at the DIR. Reed home
returned home yesterday afternoon.
Read the timely talk of the
Birmingham & Hixon Lumber Com
pany on page eight of this issue of
The Herald.
keep the feet warm and dry"
says Heberlein in his advertisement
on page three of today's Herald.
Good advice just now.
Have you noticed the large and
attractive advertisement of the
Studebaker cars on page ten of this
issue. If not, look it up.
Remember the big dance at the
rink THANKSGIVING night. Fine music
by the Imperial Orchestra from
Madison. Come if you can.
J. S. Wright and party are
making preparations for their an
nual trip to California and expect to
leave for San Diego within week.
David Welsh will have an auc-
tion sale of SO head pure-bred Poll
Angus, Hereford and Durham heifers
coming 3-yrs. old, two of them with
calves by side, at the Deneen farm,
p miles south of the Potosi depot,
on Wednesday, Dec. 2 beginning at
l O'Clock p. m. sharp.
Mrs. Laura Hartz, of Hickman,
Neb., and B. F. Mills and son
Harry, of Lincoln, Neb., left for
their western homes last Wednesday,
after visit at the Louis Vesperman
home and with other relatives in
South Lancaster and here in the city.
The ladies are sisters of Mr.. Vesper-
man.
The ladies of the different
churches are going to the county home
tomorrow afternoon to give the in
mates little Thanksgiving surprise.
A short entertainment will be given
and each one presented with basket
filled with fresh fruit. All those
wishing to contribute fruit may leave
it at Chas. Burrows store.
On Thursday evening of last
week a six o'clock dinner was given
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Brennan at
their fine home on west Elm street,
to the ladies comprising the Quaker
Whist club and their husbands, also
to a number of neighbors and other
friends-a total of about forty. Fol
lowing the dinner eighteen couples
engaged in progressive whist until
eleven o'clock. Mrs. G. S. Moore
received the highest score and carried
off first honors for the ladies, while
Mrs. Carrie Nemitz. who substituted
as Ga man. had the highest score
on the mems side. 1t was very
enjoyable occasion.
The big foot ball at Madison
last Saturday between Wisconsin and
Illinois resulted in victory for the
"Illini' eleven by score of "a to
9 and leaves them undisputed cham
pions of the big nine conference for
this year, they having won every
one of their six games played this
season. Wisconsin has played five
games. lost two, won two and one
was tie, Minnesota stands second
in the conference, Chicago third,
fourth and the other five
trailing. A few Lancaster people
saw Saturdays game, among them
J. H. Howe, DR.. ]. c. Doolittle, F.
G. Basford, and students from here
who are attending the university.
There are about forty days be
fore Christmas and the postoffice de-
partment is beginning preparations
for the holiday rush. Postmaster
general Burleson sent to postmasters
a set of instructions for the handling
Of packages. In order to prevent
in postoffice Hobbies, the
public is urged to obtain in advance
the tags which must be filled out and
to insured, G. O. D. and
registered parcels. Attention also is
called to the necessity Of having par
cells properly wrapped and addressed.
The address of the sender must APP
pear on the face of the package, pre-
ferably in the upper left hand corner.
All parcels must be presented at the
postofice window or given to rural
carriers, and not placed in ordinary
mail drops.
In many a Wisconsin rural school
some of the important principles of
will be taught this winter