Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-09-10
L. ReweY is In town.

1890 "''hinS ti4iS term VI
court.
Chris. Kreiser, of Potosi, an old sub.
scriber of THE HERALD, was in town
Wednesday.
Mr. Daniel Price, contractor q
Bloomington, and family, were in the
city Sunday.
I. G. Graham and wife, of Montana,
were visitors Of Hon, w. J. Mccoy sew.
eral days last week.
viii Trowbridge, of Waupun, son Of
M. 5, Trowbridge of this city, is in town
on short vacation.
Mr. George Cox. of this city, has been
engaged by Richland Center merean-
tile firm as bookkeeper.
Geo. Cabanis, of Platteville, has been
engaged as principal of the Potosi
schools for the ensuing year
MIR. Joe Mccoy informs us that Minor
Perrin, of this city, is in attendance a,
the Platteville Normal school.
Jacob Hough returned home last Sat
urday from Yankton. OAK, where be
had been for couple of weeks.
Chas. Abrams, of Kansas, formerly
OF Natal, Africa, was visitor of hi.
uncle, Delos Abrams, last week.
Miss Somers, of Boone, a., who has
been engaged as assistant in our schools,
arrived in this city Tuesday evening.
Miss Eva Thomas has been engaged
to teach the Liberty school, and left for
the scene OF her duties on Monday last.
Andy Kaltenbach, merchant OF
Potosi, passed through Lancaster on
Saturday last on his way TO Boscobel,
returning Monday.
Misses Abbie and Hattie White. of
this city, returned on Thursday last to
their duties as teachers in the MiIwau-
kee city schools.
Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ Wood returned
home from their wedding tour Saturday
evening They will be at home to their
friends after Sept 10.
Miss Nellie Kinney, of Potosi, passed
through this city on Saturday, on her
way to Livingston, where she is engaged
to teach the coming year.
The contemplated departure of Mr..
j. S. Dixon and wife, as noticed last
week, was delayed. They leave for
Madison to-day wednesday,.
County Treasurer Thos. McMahon
attended the Mineral Point fair. last
week, and doubtless found unusual at
fractions in the race-the human race.
Mss Mary Bellows returned on Fri
day from Hampton, Ia, accompanied
by her brother Julian, who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Kelley, the past
three months.
Mr.. Richard BROKER, with view of
occupying his new residence in this
city, offers his excellent farm for sale
in an advertisement on the first page
of this paper.
John j. Oswald returned on Satur-
day from brief trip to Chicago, bring
ing his daughter Miss Lena, who. has
been visiting friends there for the past
several weeks.
Mrs. j. A. Churchill and her son
Thode, of Platteyille, spent the past
two weeks in Cassvillc visiting her
aged mother and her two daughters.
Laura and Clara
Capt. j. B. Mccoy, who has been en-
gagged in the stock commission business
in Chicago, for the past year, has closed
out his business there and will hereafter
remain in Plattevile.
Mr.. j. J. Mckenzie, president of the
Grant County Agricultural society, left
on Monday morning TO attend the state
fair and draw the annual state allow
ance of the Grant county fair.
Clay AcorD, an employee of THE
HERALD, IS this week taking his sum
mer outing, gathering wild plums, con
templating picturesque America, and
catching the lleeting moments az they
pass.
Senator L l. Kidd was appointed By
the governor delegate to the Water
ways convention. held at St. Paul Sept.
3, and attended the same accompanied
by his wife who remains in tie CITY a
short time with relatives and friends.
Messrs. John Ryan, John Z. Ryan, Of
North Andover; John Lewis. of Patch
Grove; John Mcmahon, Chas. Bazinet,
of Harrison;J. W, Reddy, of Plattevillo;
VIM. Chisholm, of Mt Hope, and Geo.
w. Fennell, Of Bloomington, are regis
tered at the Wagner House.
Mr. John Schreiuer departed Wcdnes-
day morning for Chicago, where he will
buy his fall stock of goods, He was
accompanied as far as Jefferson BY his
daughter Emma, who will visit her sis
tor, Mrs. Moulton, until Friday, when
she will go to Milwaukee and take
painting lessons.
The following lawyers were on duty
at the opening of court; Brooks &
Provls, Boseobei; samuel Merriek. Fair
play Carter & Cleary. Platteyille !;
Webster & Fuller, Prairie du Chen;
Bushnell & Watkins. Lancaster; Clark
& Mills, Lancaster; Orr d Lowry. Ian
easter; Herman Bushner, Lancaster
Regardless of threatening rain, an
unusual number were gathered to-
gethern at the regular Wednesday
evening prayer meeting OF the Congre-
gational church last week. who. ID al
dition to the usual services. listened TO
a few earnest and timely words from
the enthusiastic young evangelist, Mr.
Fred Mccartney. who was enjoying a
brief visit to the home of bis childhood
during the vacation of Grinnell Uni
versity. where he has passed two years.
His stay was limited by an appointment