Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-23
persons and PARTICULARS.


Mrs. w. B. Baxter returned last even
ing from visit to Madison.
Mr.. Robert Bohinger, of Glen Haven
has removed to Bloomington.
Mrs. Bush, of Platteville, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. H. X. Micka.
The Chicago & Northwestern Com
pany's paY-car visited Lancaster, Tues
day.
Read the opening chapters of our
new serial, "a Story of Mine,n this
week.
Miss Louise Keller and Mr.. Henry
Shambo will be married tonight al
Platteville.
Mrs. Addison Burr went to Dodge.
vile yesterday to visit her daughter
Mrs. Livingston.
Mrs. Josephine Hake returned to Mil
waukee yesterday morning, after visit
OF several weeks at John Jeide's.
Mr.. VIM. FL. Croft and his daughter,
of Edgerton, returned home this morn
ing. They will come back in about a
month.
Adyices received by friends from Mrs.
VIM. McGonigal. at Creighton, Neb.,
state that her health is very much inn
proved.
Will Van de Wall has recently made
some excellent pictures of the new st.
Clements Roman Catholic Church, now
in process of erection.
On the 4th of October Dir. John I'll.
Reed will bid adieu to Lancaster friends
and go to Chicago, to complete his
studies in dentistry.
Mr.. John M. DIN, of Madison, Prohi-
bition candidate for governor, will speak
in Lancaster Tuesday evening, October
5, and at Mineral Point October 6.
Mr.. L. j. Cole, of Lake Mills, form
erly mail agent on the Milwaukee pas
senger, was in town Wednesday, shak-
ing hands with Lancaster friends.
A new accommodation car was placed
on the Milwaukee passenger train which
arrived in this city Monday evening.
1t is nearly twice the size of the car
heretofore in USE
George Muesse, Allie Hyde, William
Richardson, Henry Austin, Edward Aus
tin and Richard Brooker started for Mil
waukee Tuesday morning, to attend the
exposition and state fair now open.
Miss Aruba York, daughter of Hon.
H. d. York, of Hazel Green, and a
graduate of the Platteville Normal
school in the class of 1886, has gone to
Lake Geneva, where she has accepted a
position as teacher.
Among the list of entries at the fair
can be noticed the fine black carriage
team belonging to Joseph Rogers, of
Fennimore. Their combined weight is
now 2,200 pounds, and there is not one
pound difference in their weight. They
are fine drivers and admired by all who
see them.
Hon. II. II. Giles, of Madison, who is
announced to speak at the Court House
Saturday evening, is known all over the
state as a philanthropist and an earnest
worker in the temperance cause. No
one should miss hearing him. He will
probably speak in one of the churches
Sunday night.
Ex-Governor John p. st. John dur
ing his brief stay in this city Saturday,
was guest at the Mansion House On
receipt of telegram from L. q. Rich
mond, chairman of the Prohibition
State Committee, he left Immediately
after the meeting in the afternoon, by
carriage for Boscobel, to take the train
for Madison that evening
The Boscobel Driving Park Associa-
ton have employed the Bohemian Band
of Prairie du Chen, to play for them at
their fair next week. The association
goes back on their home band because
the Light Guard s wanted 800 for their
services, while the Bohemian Band
would play for S75, and are to receive
the privilege to have dance hall on
the grounds free of charge.
Rev. Julian Dixon, of Illinois, who
came up to attend the installation of
Rev. Ii. b. Carter, of Platteville, &C
companied by Mr.. Carter, was guest
of Rev. DR.. Eaton yesterday. In the
afternoon Mr. Eaton and Mr. Dixon
drove to Bloomington, which is Mr..
Dixon's former home, where Mr.. Dixon
will remain a few days and preach in
the Congregational church in that vii
lage next Sunday.
Mr.. Peter Cameron, of Tekamah,
Nebraska, who went there from Fenni-
more in 1880, writes that his crops this
year are the best he ever raised. Wheat
is moderate in quantity but good in
quality. Potatoes, hay, vegetables and
fruit are good also. The hog crop is
big. Corn and oats are big yield
Having enlisted in 1861 with John
Dolphin, he is pleased to notice his
good prospects for becoming sheriff of
Grant County.
Mr.. Charles G. Rodolf, of Muscoda,
gave us call while in the. city Tues
day. Mr.. Rodolf is one of Grant
County's oldest settlers, but be informs
US that he WILL on the first of next
month, move to Wichita, Kansas, where
he expects to practice his profession
and make his future home. Wichita is
one of the cities of the West which
have had an almost phenomenal growth
Five years ago it was town of 5000
inhabitants but to-day has population
of over $4,000. The HERALD with
many other Grant County friends unite
in wishing Mr.. Rodolf prosperity in his
new home.
James Croft, of Edgerton, brother
of VIM. A. Croft deceased, claims he is
ahead of any man in this state for rid
ing on railroads. lie rode on the first
train of the Great Northern Company,
in company with George Stevenson