Local Jottings.
—There are 19 cases of typhoid
ever at Stoughton.
—A new $250,000 courthouse was
edicated at Manitowoc Tuesday
—Miss Taylor of Boaz, Richland
bounty, was a caller in town this
reek.
—W. J. Bailie returned home
'uesday from a three weeks’ visit
rith his brother in Virginia, Minn.
—Gorton’s celebrated concert
•and and parade will take place at
o’clock Wednesday afternoon,
Tov. 20.
—Gorton’s concert band will be
he best band music ever played on
le streets of Lancaster. Don’t fail
hear them.
—Lloyd Rundel of Livingston will
ike a Car load of choice sheep to
ae National Live Stock Exposition
t Chicago. He has some tine ones.
—The usual list of ’‘killed, wound
-1 and missing” is reported from
le woods of northern Wisconsin
nd Michigan. The deer are not
le only ones to stop bullets.
—Reserve your seats now for the
minus Gorton’s White Minstrels.
,eserved seats are going fast, and
iis promises to be the banner house
nd company in many seasons.
—Married —At the residence of
ie groom, Tuesday evening, Miss
ohanna Behnke and John J.
Zenzel, Rev. Nabholz of the
terman Evangelical church officiat-
—-The Platteville people are try
ig to secure all-night electric light
ervice. Lancaster needs such a
ervice, and no doubt additional
usiness could be secured to make
i pay.
—The Northwestern is now Tun
ing passenger service m and out of
lazel Green daily, except Sundays,
onnecting with the morning and
vening train at the Kennedy mine
witch.
—Christian Bryhan, a well-known
irmer residing south of this city
*veral miles, died Wednesday at 3
.m. His demise was quite un
rpected, heart disease having been
ie probable cause.
—Minerva Chapter No. 50 holds
regular meeting next Monday
r ening, Nov. 185 b. Work, re
eshments and good time general
. Come; visiting sisters and
others cordially invited to be
esent and participate.
—The Country Club presents
>rton’s Famous White Minstrels
>v. 20, at Reed’s opera house,
lis is positively one of the best
nstrel sjiows cm the road. Several
our own citizens have seen them
the cities and i»i.onoance them
3at. *
-The police of Galena rounded
some thirty boys who had played
llowe’en pranks and landed them
the mayor’s house. They con
sed and tojd on each other and
itters were finally adjusted bv
dr promise to return all misplaced
iperty the next day.
—Dr. W. H. Dewing, arrested
ne time since on a charge of
icticing medicine without the
>per credentials, was before
stice Schreiner Thursday, but the
?e was continued to Nov. 27.
. Dewing has a circuit, making
riodical calls at Lancaster.
—An eastern firm of paper manu
■turers advertise that they will
3 many thousands of tons of flax
aw the coming year in the
iking of paper. If the western
•mer finds the price sufficient to
y him for saving and marketing
< flax straw he will have an
ded source of income from a by
oduct hitherto without value to
tn.
—State Health Commissioner
•awford is after a Rockford, 111.,
lysician. The story is that the
lysician failed to report the
isteuce of cases of diphtheria in
ockford to the health department
M*ause he - desired to save the
»milies the inconvenience of being
laced in quarantine. If the in
eetigation substantiates the eondi*
on of affairs there will be some
aing doing.
—There seems to be a good deal
f hesitation among buyers of stock
rs and feeders this fall, which is
ot surprising, when prices of
nished steers at present and a year
go are considered. At this writing
ae choicest steers are selling but
ttle higher than a year ago, and
le bulk of sales made are scarcely
p to those of last year at the same
me. while feeds are higher in
(most every item. Under such
mditions it does take some nerve
> buy animals for commercial feed
ig. with prices on about last year’s
lane, as they are now.
—One day this week a stranger
>arded the Wright house ’bus to
take a train, and soon the ’bus
lied with other passengers and
toved away. When near the south
schoolhouse the stranger became
apprehensive and asked about the
destination of the vehicle, only to
find that he was with a delegation
of the county board,’ bound for the
insane asylum on a tour of inspec
tion. He hastily alighted and ran
two blocks in the direction of Anton
Schmitt’s ice poad before a passer
set him on the right track —too late
for the train. The ’bus had been
to the train and returned.
—Gorton’s Famous Minstrels,
with entirely new acts, novel fea
tures and up to-date specialties, will
appear at Reed’s opera house, Wed
nesday, Nov. 20th. Prominent
among the new features, may be
mentioned “The Naval Clog,” a
spectacular dancing novelty, pro
duced with appropriate costumes,
electrical stage effects and intro
ducing songs, marcnes, and various
styles of solo and eccentric clog
dancing. Elaborate stage mount
ings and skillful execution by ex
pert artists, render this one of the
strongest of tbe acts ever seen in
minstrelsy. Usual prices.
—The dance given by the band
boys on Thursday evening was a
complete success, both socially and
financially. Over one hundred
couples attended. The home or
chestra furnished music for the
occasion, and they gave the very
’ best of satisfaction. The personnel
|of the orchestra was as follows:
i Lowry Morse, Ist violin; Chris
Weisen, 2d violin; Ned Ivey, clan
; net: Herb. Pendleton, piano; Carl
’ Orton, cornet; Geo. Behnke, trom
bone. Frank Hoskins of Blooming
ton made a hit as a popular caller.
A neat profit was realized, which
sum the boys will use in the inter
ests of the band. t
—Gorton’b Minstrels, with an ex
cellent company of comedians,
singers, dancers and vaudeville
artists, will appear at Reed’s opera
house Wednesday, Nov 20th. Bear
ing the stamp of popular approval
for nearly a half century, this
favorite organization, enlarged to
almost double its former size, is
fully sustaining its best reputation,
by providing its patrons with only
the very best features of minstrelsy.
The high standard of excellence
which has always characterized
their performances in the past, will
again prevail the present season.
The management guarantees a pro
gram positively free from stale,
time-worn acts, everything being
new, original, and up-to-date,
while every attention has been
given to tbe many details necessary*
to a high class, entertaining, bright
and merry minstrel performance.
An attractive parade will be given
by the entire company at 2 p. m.
HAVE YOUR
Tested by
WEBER, Optician.
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
The Country Club
presents
GORTON’S
Famous WhiLe
MINSTRELS
Nov. 20th.
Presenting
Welby & Pearl,
Raycroft & Lynch,
Vouder & Griffin,
Fogg & Alger.
CRESCENT CITY QUINTET
Sam Lee,
Jake Welby,
Eddie Bloom,
Lansingh Briggs,
W. Schertzinger,
Tommy Lynch.
AND 20 OTHERS
Gorton's Celebrated
Concert Band
SOLOS IND SELECTIONS
NOON AND EVENING.
Grand Street* Parade
Band Concert 2: P. M. 7:15
GRANT COUNTY HERALD. LANCASTER. WISCONSIN, NOVEMBER 16, 1907.
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Chicago.
I Want Column]
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Want help
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Want to buy or sell seed
Want to sell household goods
Want purchasers for real estate
Want to buy or sell cattle or horses
Want to sell fruit or vegetables
Want to make a farm loan
Want to trade anything
servant girl
Want a partner
Want cash
Try us
FOR SALE: Six-room house and
wo lots situated in 4th ward, city
of Lancaster. Apply to
J. C. Welsh,
50tf Bloomington, Wis.
FOR SALE—House’, and lot of
moderate size. Good location in
Platteville; will trade for farm.
Inquire at the Herald office.
WANTED: 2 carloads of fresh milch
sows and springers; highest market
price will be paid; leave word at Ray
Carthew’s barn if you have any to sell.
FOR RENT: 160 acre farm 2 mi.
east of Glen Haven, 92 acres in
pasture and meadow and the re
mainder in good farming condition.
Write or call at 1915 Conler, Ave.
Dubuque. lowa. M. E. Kipper
Farm For Sale.
The undersigned on account of ill
health offers his farm for sale. It
consists of 160 acres, situated 4 miles
west of Lancaster on the Beetowa
road. Good running water and a wind
mill; new house, good barn.
• Fred Brandemuhl.
A Big Slash In Cloaks.
. _ 15 PER CENT REDUCTION
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3 Shawl Bargains
(For Ten Days only)
$1.50 SHAWLS at $1.19
$2.00 SHAWLS at $1.48
$3.00 SHAWLS at $2.3'9
FURS
10 per cent dis
count during this
cloak sale.
John Schreiner & Sons.
For Ten Days Only at Schreiners
Owing to the lateness of the opening the winter season, we offer for the
next ten days a sweeping reduction of 15 per cent from our already low
prices on our entire stock of Ladies’, Misses' and Children's Cloaks. Our
line embraces a complete showing of the season's best styles and values. One
has but to see our cloaks to be convinced of what a remarkable saving this
discount of 15 per cent means to the purchaser of our cloaks.
$30.00 Cloaks, price $25.50
$25.00 Cloaks, price $21.25
$20.00 Cloaks, price, $17.00
Some SAVING SPECIALS in Other Departments
Lonsdale Muslin
»
9c. Ten yards to a cus
tomer per yd 9c
unbleached muslin
2000 yds; 10 and 20 yd
lengths- 9c values 6|c,
AmosKeag
Staple Ginghams at
64c.
USE THE EXCELSIOR
SEWING MACHINE Needle.
Any one having an old machine
can improve their sewing by using
Excelsior needles, as it is a perfect
fit to any machine made.
If you have an old sewing ma
chine which has been in use 20 yrs.
or more, try the Excelsior needle
and you will find a great improve
ment in your sewing. To prove
this statement I am willing to send
to any one using an oldjmachince
which has been in use 20 years. 2
Excelsior needles, one for 40 thread
and one for 60, free of charge and
leave it to you as to the ex
cellency of the Excelsior' needle.
Fill out the blank below and mail
to me. I carry the greatest variety
and largest stock of machine
needles of any house in this part
of the state and give sll orders the
best attention.
CHAS. C. ROBERTS,
Lancaster, Wis.
Please mail to me 2 Excelsior
needles for a
which has been in use for 2o years.
Yours Truly,
Mrs
P. O '
State
Farm for Sale.
Farm of 111 acres one mile west
of Lancaster on Beetown road; in
side of city school district. Fair
house and good out buildings;
nearly all land can be cultivated;
good, spring on the place. For
further particulars inquire of
89-4 w Fred Miles.
$15.00 Cloaks, price $12,75
$12.50 Cloaks, price $10.63
SIO.OO Cloaks, price $8.50
Eight cent Outings
1000 yards at 6c
Fay Stockings for
Children.
Closing out the line
at 18c
Cotton Blankets
100 10-4 size,. 50c val
ue at 37c.
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y A ATE can supply you with all kinds of garments that will 5
S VV keep you comfortable in the coldest kind of weather x
? and that are “Priced Just Right.'* ?
> Duck clothing, knit jackets, j
Mackinaw coats, fur coats, fur <
c lined coats, lined gloves and mit- J
S tens, woolen shirts, underwear S
> and hosiery, fur and cloth caps,
J etc. j
j Don’t Forget About Those, i
j $9.50 Men’s Oyercoats i
we are offering, they are worth J 13.50 any day. S
A Boys and children’s suits and overcoats s
5 much below their value. i
3 80 cents will go as far here as JI.OO elsewhere. J
3 WE WILL TAKE YOUR CHECKS same
d as cash. <
J Trade Hare and You’ll HOT be the LOSERS.
5 JOECKEL BROS.
< CLOTHIERS and TAILORS.
But When It Floods.
A stubborn fountain pen often in
terrupts a man’s flow of thought
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Underwear Specials
(Broken lots and Odd sizes)
Men’s 45c fleeced 19c
Womens’ 50c fl’c’d 23c
Misses 7 60c gray wool
at 29c.
$1.25 Comforters
Good size, while they
last 89c.
National Uncles.
France and Italy run national
pawn shops.