Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-23
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MS Idih ElSSIy was OOWH
between trains from Sitter on We'd
nesday.
w. ]. Schade goes to Chicago
Thursday to be gone ten days. He
expects to be back January d.
Mrs. 7. A. Thompson went to
Fennimore Wednesday to be in at
tendance at the Rebekah lodge.
Mrs. Josie Clark from Richland
Center is here for few days with
the family of her son, L. A. Clark.
1t is reported from Muscoda that
there is smallpox in that village.
There are several cases in Richland
Center.
"A. q. Knapp spent the latter
part of last week in Milwaukee, were
ne transacted business. He returned
last Friday.
Mrs. J. H. Pugh has gone to
Chicago for the holiday season with
relatives. Later on Mr.. Pugh ex-
poets to join her.
-" Christmas Footwear is the
title of an attractive advertisement
by L. Weber, which appears on page
four of The Herald today.
A few copies of our big Christ
mas edition are left for those who
would send to distant friends. Better
get one before they all are gone.
Daniel Healey was down from
Wausau last week and picked up a
carload of good horses for the North
ern Wisconsin market. He paid as
high as 5000 for coed horse.
Don't overlook the big Christ
mas advertisement of fine jewelry,
watches, diamonds, siIverware, toilet
articles etc., offered by Weber Bros.
jewellers, ION page two of today's
Herald.
The Lancaster Light and Power
Co. are making special prices until
January 1 on electric coasters, per-
colators, fiat irons, griIls, etc., and
are meeting with good sales. See
their advertisement on another page
of this paper.
More than $473, 900 passed
through the office of the county
treasurer during the last fiscal year.
Grant county is enc of the largest
and one of the richest counties in
Wisconsin. And it is about the
best.
Professor Fred D6ncalf, of the
University of Texas, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Duncalf of this
city, will read paper before the
American Historical association,
which meets in Chicago on December
29-31.
"A mighty wildcat was killed the
other day near Highland. The mon
ster measured Sc inches from tip to
tip, and weighed % pounds. Iowa
county is in for bounty, if it prov
ides for the luxury. In Grant we
pay a handsome bounty for such
slaughter.
). r. Place and family have re
! turned to Lancaster to live, after
two years. residence in Belleville,
where he was engaged with his son in
conducting general store. Mr..
Place says that Dane is a good
county, but that Grant is a better.
The son remains in Belleville to con-
tinue the business.
Last Saturday was a busy one
for Lancaster merchants. The farm
ers nearly all came to town, and
brought their wives and children, and
the result was large crowd on the
streets and in the stores. Merchants
were very busy, especially during
the afternoon, and the general report
was that the days business ag-
gregate was satisfactory to those
who have been looking for big
holiday trade.
Last Thursday evening, at the
dining room of the Hotel linda, Harry
E Gross gave recital on the player
piano and the Victrola. Besides
these two instruments, Mr.. Gross
had on his program several vocal
selections and a couple of pieces on
the violin. An audience that filled
the large room to overlooking was
present and gave to the various selec-
tions hearty applause. A few men
overlooked the dining room and set
up pleasant game of visiting in the
hotel office. Everybody had good
time.
Last week Tuesday George w.
MARROW, Hurricane section, was in
The Herald office and in the course of
a general conversation it developed
that he has been a reader of this pa
per for 81 years. perhaps more. He