Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-06-14

w IA Ni"AiOL nus puO up all cIc8duJ
new barber-pole in front of his shop.
If we do not get bountiful supply
of rain soon, small grain and hay will
be slim crops.
j. S. Block is rapidly pushing work
on the foundation of the extension to
his large store.
The Elk Grove Cornet Band, has been
engaged to furnish music for the
Georgetown Fourth of July celebration.
On Wednesday evening a very pleas
ant party was given at the residence of
Will Jennings, to the M. f. Sunday
school,
Stephens Bros. have fitted up their
new meat-market in fine style, and are
prepared to wait on their many Gus
toners once again.
Platteville Post, No. &c, of the G. A.
R., sent full delegation to the reunion
at Mineral Point, on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
Go to the City Hall next Wednesday
evening and hear Johnnie Prindle, if
you want to get rid of the blues. Fun
will be no name for it.
A number of our citizens visited Ian
caster Sunday, to witness the LAYING of
the corner stone of the new Catholic
Church to be erected in that city.
j. w. Murphy will go to Whitewater,
Wis, on June "a, to deliver an address
before meeting of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of Wisconsin.
Col. Jap Shipton sold to B. F. Wyne,
last Saturday, one of the 'toniest' car
riage horses that has buzzed a carriage
on our boulevards for many day.
The new addition to the Park House
is rapidly nearing completion under the
supervision of John Thompson, the
"boss' carpenter of the Northwest.
Will Cramer, our enterprising barber
on North Main Street, has just com
pleted his new bath rooms, and has al
ready acquired a good line of custom.
Our boys are organizing baseball
club, and rumor has it that they will at
no distant day, invite the Lancaster
boys to join them in trial of skill on
the diamond field.
A large crowd of our people went to
Mineral Point to attend the reunion.
and from the returns that are SLOWLY
coming in, we are suspicious that some
of them had large time.
MIR. Joel Henry, of Ellenboro, and
Mrs. Isabella Alcock, of Platteville.
were married at the residence of .Jns.
tice Brown, last week. The HERALD
congratulates the young married pair.
VIM. Phoenix, John Roselip and Ed.
Cooley, who went to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, about two months ago, have
each obtained good positions and sent
back letters filled with admiration for
the Golden Gate State.
Last Tuesday Mr.. F. w. Hahn and
Miss Agnes Zofka were married, at the
city hall, by his honor, Justice AL.
Brown. After the impressive core
mony was over his honor led the newly
welded pair up into the dome of the
hall and babe them look down upon
the earth, that lay blooming meath
their feet
Capt. John f. Duncan, of Eldora,
Iowa, who was for many years resi-
dent of Darlington, and who was one
of the earliest and most energetic edi-
tors of the Darlington Republican was
at Elmo and vicinity last week, visiting
old friends. Capt. Duncan is now edi.
tor and publisher of one of the most
energetic newspapers IN the Hawkeye
State
John Loefelholz, an old gentleman
living about six miles north of here,
died Wednesday morning of lung
trouble, and was buried by the Platte
vile Post OF the g. A. r., here last Fri
day He was a brave soldier, and while
in the army contracted disease from
which he never recovered. He had
made application for pension and it
came shortly after he died.
Upon the earnest request of his many