Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-17
Personal MENTION.


Monday.
Hon. r. NJ. Day and VIM. Chisholm.
of Mt. Hope, we're in the city last
Thursday.
Mr.. Charles Wambsley and sister,
Rose, OF Burton, visited the capital last
Thursday.
w. V. Mink and Ben Potter, of Bur
ton, were in town Wednesday with a
load of hoops.
Louis Tollefson, of the law firm of
Proctor g. Tollefson. virequa, died oAe
day last week.
Fred Langridge, who has been out
west for the past two years, returned
home last week.
G. N. Holford, of Bloomington, has
been temporarily added to the editorial
staff of The Teller.
Mr.. Joseph Walker. sne OF the solid
farmers Of Rockville, was in the city on
Tuesday marketing his hogs.
Messrs. John ID. Wilson and T. J.
Brooks, of Boscobel, were in the city
to-day on probate business.
Mr.. Luther Basford, of Glen Haven,
took advantage of the excellent sleigh
ing to visit the Hub yesterday.
X. S. Morse, Esq, of Beetown, was q
caller on Tuesday. He has promised
to shoot the next Tramp that comes
his way.
Mr.. F. b. Myers, prominet farmer
of Beetown, was in Lancaster on Mon
day and paid his respects and subscrip-
ton to The HERALD.
Miss Laura Harris. attending the
Normal school at Platteville, was in the
city last week, visiting her young lady
friends and schoolmates.
George Gibbs, the popular barber,
who has been down in Florida among
the oranges and alligators for the past
two weeks, returned on Monday last.
Mrs. V. w. Richardson, wife of THE
HERALD foreman, and son, Viro. who
have been visiting him couple of weeks
at tho Mansion House, return to their
home in Jefferson next Monday.
II. A. w. McNair, of Fennimore, the
father of Druggist McNair, has moved
into town, occupying the late residence
of j. A. Street. owned by DR.. A. III.
Barber, one of the finest homes in the
city.
o. f. Black, Esq, of Richland Center,
came to Lancaster to-day "wednesday
to argue motion before Judge Glenn
entson, but will defer his business till
later on account of the Judges indis-
position.
A. Nj. Bliss, pension examiner for
this locality, has been resppointed and
received his commission for another
term. MI. Bliss is in every way
worthy and well qualified" and his
reappointment is the first evidence we
have seen in this locality of the much
Wanted civil-service reform principles
of the new administration.
II. Clay Evans, of Chattanooga, Tenn,
is making short visit to his brother in
Platteyille, Hon. j. H. Evans. Tues
day they made flying visit to Lancas-
ter, where Clay, as he is familiarly
called here, made few hasty calls
upon some of his old friends. At the
breaking out of the war, Mr.. Evans
was clerk in the store of Ryland g.
Holloway, of this city. He enlisted
from this place and was assigned to
duty in the quartermaster's department
at Chattanooga. After the close of the
war he was retained in the service for
while, since which time he has been
engaged in business of his own. His
career is a good illustration of what
pluck, perseverance and enterprise can
accomplish. He is now one of the
wealthiest men in that section of coun-
try, having extensive interests in vari-
Gus iron, coal and railroad companies,
besides being large real estate owner.
he has been several times mayor of
Chattanooga, a city of between $4,000
10000 inhabitants, and last fall came
within very few votes of being elected
to congress on the Republican ticket
in strongly Democratic district. His
name is now used as probable candi-
date for governor of the state. Every
dollar he has he has made himself, and
every particle of political influence he
possesses has come to him through his
own abilities. He is now Interested in
building a railroad to connect the city
OF Chattanooga with the summit of
Lookout mountain, which serves as a
summer resort for the people of that
city. Mr.. Evans has hosts of friends
throughout this county who will re-
joice in bis success. He returns home
the last of this week, His niece, Miss
May Evans, win accompany him and
spend the winter in the South.
STREET AUCTIoNs.-Th ordinance
published in the recent proceedings of
the common council, to the effect that
no more street auctions would be
allowed, should not be understood by
anuona 70 y,aap tho rao,,lo- ,,,on,Ll.