Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-02

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MIR. Jno. A. Street, who has been in
Chicago for few days, returned home
Tuesday evening.
Miss Ella Billings, of Cobb, Wis, and
Miss Dolly Jones. of Platteville, are
guests of Miss Clifford
Misses Willard, of Livingston, Carter
and Woodward, Of Platteville. are visit
ing Miss Anna Carter.
Mr.. Ed. Brown, of the firm of Bro wn
Bros. Rhinelander, Wis. spent Sundo y
with friends in this city.
Mrs. DIR. Hassell, who has been visit
ing friends at Lansing. Ia, returned
home Wednesday noon.
Mr.. Geo. T. Head, of Anamosa, la. /,
passed through here Tuesday, returning
from trip to the northwestern part of
the county.
Mr.. Val. Rothschild, travelling sales
man for Glover & Co., Dubuque, Ia, is
visiting his parents and many friends
in this city.
Mrs. John Carthew, of Rockville, ac-
companied by her sister, Mrs. Alex
Mccartney, of Storm Lake. Ia, were
visiting friends in the city several days
last week.
Mrs. VIM. N. Moulton, who has been
visiting her parents, brothers and sis
tiers, Mr.. and Mrs. John Schreiner and
family, returned to her home in Jeffer-
son last week.
Mrs. Lou p. Lester, editor and pro-
prletor of The Boscobel Dial, was in the
city Thursday, gladdening her many
Lancaster friends by sight of her
pleasant countenance.
Miss Wing, the lady clerk of Thomas
& Basfords will accompany Miss Watts
east, to-day. During her absence Miss
Ellen Woolstenholme will take her
place behind the counter.
VIM. Fl. Moore, of Walker, Ellis
county, Kas.. writes us as follows:
wheat here has been injured by the
fly, and winter-killed; but corn, rye,
oats, barley, potatoes, and everything
else is A l. Kansas against the world!
But we don't go back on old Wiseon-
sim"
Mrs. A. r. Mccartney and daughter,
Sadie, of Storm Lake, Iowa, are the
guests of Mrs. M. NJ. Zsigler. and will
spend some time in the city and county.
Mr. Mccartney and family are we'll
known here, he having served as coun-
ty treasurer from 1872 to 1876, and as
a member of the state legislature of
1869.
Mrs. John Newberry, of Riverside,
Cal, is guest of her sister, Mrs. +. S.
Kidd. and will spend the summer in
Grant county, the home of her youth,
if not too badly frightened by the fear
of cyclones which are the dread of all
California people especially, an earth.
quake being nowhere in comparison
Mr.. Newberry is engaged in the bank
ing business in Riverside and Cotton,
Cal.
The Democratic State Central CON-
mittee met in Milwaukee on Wednesday
last and elected VIM. A. Walker, of
Monitowoc, chairman in place of DIR.
Anderson, of La Crosse, who goes as
consul to Montreal. G. W. Bird, the
low-license whisky-head of Jefferson,
failed of election. VIM. A. Walker is a
native of Platteville, Grant county,
where he passed his boyhood, and grad
uated from the State Normal school. He
is prominent member of the Wiscon-
sin A. o. U. W., and is now serving his
second term as grand master workman
of the order. He served four years,
from 1875 to 1879, as superintendent OF
schools of Manitowoo county, and fol
his third term was elected as district
attorney of Manitowoc county last fall.
He is the law partner of Assembly man
C. +. Estabrook. The committee
adopted resolution endorsing 'the
judieieus and satisfactory course Of
Presiden, Cleveland. A r. Bushnell.
of this city, was present and took an
active part in the proceedings.
WEDDING BELLS.-This "wednesday
afternoon at o'clock a large number
of friends gathered at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Mitchell, in the south
part of the city, to witness the marriage
of Mr.. Fred Falley, of Minor. Oak, ant
Miss Clara Mitchell, of Lancaster. Rev
A. l.. Tull performed thu ceremony thai