Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-20

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was caller Sunday.
L. G. Hickok left for Milwau-
kee, Sunday, to attend the plumbers
convention.
Don't forget the Lecture at the
Methodist church next Friday on
David Livingstone.
See the Orion Studio ad. on
page of this paper. Ansco cameras,
Ensign films Cyko papers, etc.
The members of the Epworth
League spent very enjoyable even
ing at the home of MIR. Charles Case
last Friday.
Byron Long ana Mrs. Sam Pen
mock took Thelma Pennock to Roches-
ter. Mimi, Sunday to consult the
Mayo Bros.
Oscar Flesch, who has been
under the care of DR.. Gault for the
past two weeks, for broken arm, is
reported as getting along nicely.
On page two of The Herald
today Chris Hartman advertises big
Brood Sow Sale-pure bred Poland
Chlnas, for Friday, Feb. 9Th. If
interested in such things, better read
it.
W. E. Lathrop will leave here
Saturday for Minneapolis, where he
will make visit of few days with
his brother, Walter, and next week
will attend the annual convention of
the Wisconsin Association of Real
Estate Brokers, to be held at Eau
Claire, January 26 and 27. Mr..
Lathrop is a member of the executive
committee of the association.
Next Saturday the Trousdale
Company will present the a act rural
comedy drama "The Girl and the
Violin" This is entirely different
from anything they have played yet
and will please everyone. A strong
plot and lots of good comedy. You
are sure to like" The Girl and the
Violin" Get your tickets early at
the Hatch drug store. 25c. any seat
in the house.
Since the opening of terminals"
for the handling of parcel post
matter, it is said that the stage line
to and from Potosi gets less of that |
class of mail to handle, and the rail-
way gets correspondingly more. The
two terminals for this section are
located at Milwaukee and and Chicago.
As a result of this change of system,
there has been little or no increase
in the volume of mail, in weight,
Potosi and Lancaster, while
the weight of the mail carried on
The railway has materially increased.
-Orpheum theatre program for
he coming week: Tonight and Thurs
lay night, "The place the time and
he man," 2-reel special feature;
Bud, Bill and the Waiter" comedy.
Friday and Saturday evenings,
Blacksmith Ben, dramatic; Hearst
Selig news pictorial; ga matter of
high explosives, comedy. Monday
light "Fates and The Man" drama
,ic; "For Her People," dramatic;
Fable of the Bush League Lover
Who Failed to Qualify" comedy.
Tuesday night, series 20 of "The
Million Dollar Mystery.
On Monday morning last, soon
.fter the post office opened farmer
topped to the front "porthole" and
Isked for three stamps. Then, with
lands trembling from cold, he began
o go through his pockets for the six
ents that Uncle Sam exacts from
hose who would do business. But
he six cents were not present,
Ilthough the three letters were there.
lie fumbled and fumbled, ali in vain
'ut the local postmaster would not
urn down the disappointed customer
the letters went out on the early
rain, while the sender went in
earch of six pennies. That post
master IS good natured fellow.
There was on display in the
how widow of Theo. j. Wenzel &
To-, last week, as fine a specimen of
ird mounting as one could wish to
ee 1t was big eagle, said to be
he Bald eagle, and his wings have a
tretch of more than seven feet. He
vas shot near Platte river, out in
he vicinity of Ellenboro, and was
ent to the taxdermist by Mr..
Venzel. And the mounting was
done. 1t is said this job
ost the neat little sum of $12, and
t looks the price. The great claw
n this bird is no less than an inch
nd half in length. This monster of
he air was brought down by Fred
irwin with rihe.-a wing shot.
In the coI1rsa of his work as