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HIS iffl BIRTHDAY GASSVILLE OCTOGENARIAN STILL HILE AM) HAPPY—OTHER INDEX ITEMS. Monday, Dec. 2, was the 84th anni versary of James L. Finley’s birth. He likes to talk with friends when they call to see him. He is interested in the doings of the day and reads the papers regularly. He does not use spectacles, nor never did. His daugh ter, Mrs. C. W. Nickles, and her daugh ter were up fiom Dubuque for a visit with the homo folks. One day last week Mrs. Joseph Hurlburt of Lan caster visited the Finleys. Klindt-Geiger Canning company shipped 300 cases of corn Saturday, routed to the Philippines. Their pro ducts are known the world over. The company’s season is about over but they are looking ahead lor next year— getting in seed peas and other sup plies.’ Lieut. F. A. Bitterle of Prairie du Chien, home on a furlough from Camp Taylor. Kentucky, was in Cassville a day or two, guest at the Oliver Ash ley home. Other visitors at Ashley’s were Mrs. L. A. Bush of Prairie du Chien and Miss Mildred Lancaster of Beetown. Horses got into Miss Candler’s bee yard near McCartney and did consid erable damage. The hives were bunch ed and packed with hay to protect the bees during the winter. The hor ses in nosing around in the hay upset the hives and made work and expense for the bee-keeper. • Mrs. E. D. McN.ett and baby Poll ert of Cuba City, Whitney Scharfen stein of Rockford, Miss Norma Scharf enstein, Platteville normal student, and Mrs. Leo. Philipson of Chicago were Thanksgiving visitors at the C. J. Scharfenstein home. Mrs. Philipson left Saturday afternoon to meet her husband at LaCrosse. A. B. Browning and family of Lan caster came to Cassville Friday to bring Miss Augusta Knotwell from five weeks’ visit at their home. The Brown ings stayed until Sunday, guests of Mrs. Blinkert and family. International live stock show in Chicago every day this week. Many from this locality are in attendance. Especially young men full of “pep” and right off the farms are the fel lows who. will be most benefited. There were fifteen Okeys dined at SSSSZO. /W > m' i B If I Jr bT >S { #W/ Rw Kl Jr bl ® Jo^ 5 f ■ <> X * We extend cordial greetings to our friends and patrons upon the ar rival of the holiday season and wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We want to help make the Christmas Day a cheerful one for you by having you select from our stock the good things that go into the Christmas dinner. We offer: IN THE MEAT DEPARTMENT Choice lot of Turkeys, Chickens, Ducks and Geese, especially fattened for the Christmas trade. Christmas Beef, carefully selected to suit the best trade. Also pork, veal, smoked and dried meats. FlSH— Everything the market affords in salt, smoked and dried fish, with many dainty specialties. Aupperle Grocery Company Lancaster, : : : Wisconsin Hary Okey’s Thanksgiving—Mrs. M. E. Okey and family and L. L. Okey and family. The guests planned a sur prise dinner party and Harry’s folks planned to surprise them and the com bination was a great success. Little Miss Margaret Habermann’s classmates gave her a surprise party Sunday evening in celebration of her birthday. The youngesters had a. fine time, and choice refreshments were served. There was a present, box of fine stationery, for Margaret from the guests. Henry Willkomm lost by fire, last Sunday, big strawpile and hayshed. Geo. E. Groom, insurance man, went out to the farm Monday and adjusted the loss. THE HAND f FEAR LADY WRITES JOS. WALKER FROM ENGLAND TELLING OF DIRE CONDITIONS THERE. Jos. Walker and wife of this city have a letter from their niece, Miss Essie Walker, a resident of Wood lands, Croydon, England. The lady tells the following of fearful condi tions in Great Britain at present: I hope you are in the best of health and spirits in spite of the very re pressing times we are living in. The air raids have been terrible these two last moons. They ■were every night for a fortnight at the harvest moon in September and October, but have only come once so far this month. People get so frightened, poor things. There is no mistake tl.at things are coming to an awful pass. They are sandbag ging the principal buildings and it looks for all the world like a siege. I should have come to America three years ago and been out of this mis ery. One’s nerves seem all shattered. The big guns make a terrific noise when the raids are on. They are so heavy that the vibrations shatter the windows for miles around. These are our defence guns. Much of the letter was deleted by the censor. It indicates clearly the worry for women when the war is carried into one's own country. The Old Lady Again. “My nephew had to give up smoking entirely,” said old Mrs. Blunderby. “The doctor told him that the Nicode mus in the tobacco was simply killing him.”—Boston Tr; nscript. Make the Holiday Season a Cheerful One. Bring or Phone Us Your Orders. We will fill Them to Your Satisfaction. GRANT COUNTY HERALD, LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY DEC. 12, 1917. CANCALLHmiNj DR. PRETTS OF PLATTEVILLE : PROMOTED—M ANY OTH ER OFFICERS (Platteville News.) Word has been received that Dr. Walter W. Pretts of Platteville, who j has been in the medical service of : the army with the rank of lieutenant, has been promoted to the rank of cap- j tain. ; Captain Pretts is well known in j southwest Wisconsin and his legion ’ of friends will be glad to learn of : jhis promotion’which he has earned | by hard work in the service. Platteville now has five captains land nine lieutenants in the army— some record for a place of our size. l . I Don’t believe there is a place that can beat it. i Ben Doscher has made the offer that ■he will endow the one of the four I ■mules under the charge of Philip Sporle at Camp Grant, if tne name jof Hoppensocker will be given the animal and will donate $5.00 to the i tobacco fund if that name is selected. Mrs. Wm. Laughton had the mis fortune to fall down stairs Wednes day morning and break her arm. The family is having more than its share of trouble. Mr. Laughton is confined i to the bed by sickness. Albert Huntington, wife and daugh ter returned Tuesday evening from Rochester, Minn., where Mrs. Hunt ington underwent an operation. She j is greatly improved in health and re- | turned home with the family. Thomas Cook, son of the late Wm. ■ Cook of Boscobel, died at the age of 43 years. He had been in poor health for a number of years. Mrs. Henry Knebel is ill at the ' : home of her son, Bernard. Mrs, Anna Dalsing died at her home at Kieler Tuesday. She is survived by her husband and ten children. Work. There is nothing but what’s bearable, as long as a man can work. The nature j of things don’t change, though it slbms as if one’s life was nothing but change. That the square of four is sixteen, and you must lengthen your lever in pro portion to your weight, is as true when a man’s miserable as when he’s happy; and the best of working is, it gives you a good grip-hold of things outside your own lot. —George Eliot. DELICIOUS FRUITS. Western box Apples and Eastern barrel apples in variety. All choice. Grape Fruit—graded sizes. California Grapes, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, etc. Excellent line of Canned Fruits of all kinds. % Holiday Greetings from— Fischer & Pagenkopf „ —May you be happy through the / ' . year. To make your family happy we suggest . jE A May- Tag Power ( Washing Machine C f equipped with a swinging wring- . er. Tvlakes washday a pleasure. If You Want a Bobsled--- I Come in and look at the latest and best. Its an ANTI-TIP 808 SLEIGH The runners turn on pivots and prevent tipping. It is more flexible than the ordinary sled and runs easier. It pulls out of ruts' freely and backs like a wagon. It is stronger and yet more simple. It will certainly please you. Come inland see it. For Farm Implements-- - We are ready as always. Great Western and Stoughton all-steel, low down Manure Spreaders; Oliver and Rock Island plows, wagons, buggies, bobsleds, cutters and everything in the farm machinery line. Fischer & Pagenkopf NUTS AND CANDIES. We carry a good assortment of Nuts and Candies of all kinds and can promptly fill orders for schools, Christmas trees, etc. Special prices on quantities. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. Holly, Holly Wreaths, Evergreen wreathing, Smi lax, for decorating purposes.