Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-11

PERSONAL MENTION,
MIR. j. E. Croft, and bride, Of James.
vile. Wis, are the guests Of Mi. 6. A.
Croft, ofthis city for a short visit.

ftroft, OF this city for a short visit.
Mrs. Thos. White. of Platteville, was
numbered among the Lancaster visitors,
Saturday.
Mr.. Jas. Clark, of Albion, Wis. and
his bride are passing a portion of their
wedding tour with Mr.. G. A. Croft, of
this city. ~ AL AAA
Hon. w. j. Mccoy boarded the train.
Monday morning bound for the capitol.
where he will occupy n OF those new
chairs. @"Mac' is on the wrong side of
hefenoeb but his friends, and otherwise,
will always know where to find him.
DR.. Smith returned last week from his
Minnesota farm, to pass the winter
months with his family. lie has had a
very good season, and remains fully
convinced of the soundness of Greeley's
advice.
Hon. G. w. Ryland left for Madison
Monday, to participate in the prelimin-
AIRY sskirmishes a~nteeedent to the Or
ganization of the legislature.
Mr.. Dan. Starr, who, for the past
year has been roughing il out in Nom
tana, dropped in on his parents in this
city, On Friday last, for an over Sunday
visit. During his absence Dan. has ac-
cumulated much a%voirdupois, so much
SO that he was hardly recognizable, evil
IDENTITY Montana air is encouraging to
that kind Of Improvement. Dan. is
now railroading between Dubuque and
Lacrosse.
Mr.. Jas. Paul, Of Patch Grove, one
of the few remaining original subscribe
ers to THE HERALD was a welcome vis-
itor to this Office, while in town last
week. Mr.. Paul bears his years finely,
and is in the well-deserved enjoyment
Of an hale old age.
Mr.. Jerry Kingsley, who used to. serve
Uncle Sam as a mail carrier in the days
to which the memory of man hardly
runneth back, was a visitor to The
HERALD Offices last week. While in
the line of his duty in the spring of 1913,
Mr.. Kingsley carried out on their mis-
SION the first copies of THE HERALD,
He is now residing on his farm in Mt.
Hope, and carries his advancing years
in good shape. May he long continue
to do so.
Mr.. Lou. Lester, Ex-County Treas
urer, after turning over2the effects and
goodwill of that office to his successor,
Mr.. Thos. Mcmahon, took his depart
ure for Boscobel last week: Mr.. Lester
is now left free todeyote his whole time
TO the Interests Of IFS paper, the Bosco-
bel Dial. Under his charge the Dial
cannot but advance steadily in all that
goes to make up a good newspaper. A
good business man, just in all his deal
ings, affable and accommodating, LOU
will make friends wherever he may hap
pen to be, and once made they are
never lost. 'tLou.n may your shadow
never grow less, but your back become
broader, the better TO carry the good
things which shall be showered down
upon it.
Mr.. ID Ward, who hadthe misfortuneto
have his foot crushed about four weeks
ago, by a falling tree, is once more able
to be out. The wounded foot is healing
i%'finely, and before long will be in.condi-
ton for active use.
County Superintendent Harper passed
the Sabbath in the city. Harper is
playing it fine on the boys this trip in a
manner that would make Truthful
James rise up and remark. Somewhere
he has secured 4 copy of an aged Anglo.
Saxon chronicle, and he is now trying
to induce the unsophisticated to believe
that this is q new and revised system of
spelling reform. advocated BY a full line
of ~bang-up'' educators. .'Dhf' may
have spelt ''the' at one time, and
''dhat' have been used for that but
it won't pass for an improved version
nowadays. ''For ways that are dark
and tricks that are vain'' we are afraid
All Sin and County Superintendent will
have to go together.
Ora Richards, as will be seen else
where, has once more been appointed
Deputy Sheriff. This is a well-deserved
appointment, and one that will meet
with favor throughout the county. 1t
will be a sharp law-breaker that gets
through Ora's hands.
Mr.. John Schreiner took his depart
ure, Wednesday, for Chicago, where he
will take the cream of the market for
his home patrons.
MI. Geo. Gibbs is absent on 4 visit TO
his parents at Plumb River, Illinois,
During his absence John Webb, Of
Platteville, attends to the wants of pat
rons and does it in good shape.
Mlessrs. Ira Sykes and Lou Schroeder,
who the past season have been working
in kenosha, the former in a drug store
and tho latter in u book store arrived
home Monday evening. The boys Fan
not withstand the temptations offered
by the stick and rule and will return
Monday to Madison where they have
eases on the Democrat for the winter.
By this arrangement the Democrat gets
two OF the best compositors ever gradu-
ated by The HERALD, good workmen,
reliable, gentlemanly, and an honor to
any office.
Mr.. Andrew Smith, of Dickeyville.
was in the city the first OF the week.
Charley Hill has secured a position
with the wholesale notion house of H..
b. Glover & Co., of Dubuque, and will
at once enter upon his duties. Charley
is a reliable, honest boy, a good sales
man, and is sure 10 fill the bill wherever
he is put.
win. Richards remains with the new
house of f. j. Benedict, which an
nouncement will be read with pleasure
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