Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-11
persons and PARTICULARS.

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John Rindlaub is here reporting the
county board proceedings for the WI
ness.
John p. Day wishes the public to
know that he didn't write the article on
the treasurership from Wyalusing. He
didn't.
Misses Fannie Richards and Allie
Harris. of the Platteville Normal School,
spent last Sunday in Lancaster.
"The Powderly of Grant County" is
the distinguished appellation which
George Whitcher applies to Ritner
Stephens.
Mr.. La Toilette telegraphs that his
engagements are such that he cannot
attend the Patch Grove jollification.
Rashe Tiel returned to Cherokee,
Iowa, yesterday. He shipped from here
four fine dapple gray horses and about
100 shotes.
Handsome new windows are being
put into the Catholic church. The
building will be ready for use about
December 1.
Mrs. NJ A. Reed left home Wednes-
day morning for McGregor, Iowa, where
she will spend few months, visiting
relatives and friends.
The Lancaster w. G. L. u. will meet
at their room IN the Budd Block on Fri
day, November 10 at p. NJ. Please
note change of time and place.
On our first page we presen table
of the votes of Grant County corrected
from the official returns as far az they
had been canvassed last night.
Mr.. John Grindell, of the firm of
Grindell & Lynch, PIatteville, was here
yesterday, setting up a granite monu-
ment for Mr.. Richard Brooker.
Miss Laura Cover took the Wednes-
day morning train for Green Bay,
Wisconsin, foreman until after Thanks
giving, the guest of Miss Aggie Hatha-
way.
The ladies of the w. G. L. U. will
receive their friends in their room in
the Budd Block, ON Monday evening,
November Is. All are cordially in
vlted.
The names of Delos Abrams and
Hugh A. Moore were omitted from the
committee of arrangements for the
Farmers Institute. as published in our
Mondays issue.
The sociable held at Mr. Anderson
in Beetown, Saturday evening, was
quite a success. A large crowd had a
Jolly time, and $3.50 was cleared fol-
their Sunday school.
George S. Whitcher has just complet-
ed new winter making room to hi,
cheese factory, set new boiler in brick,
and is fitting up now to make cheese in
air kinds of weather. His improvement
cost $650!
Miss Frances E. Willard, president Of
the National Woman's Christian Tenn.
perance Union, will lecture in Lancas'
ter about the middle Of the present
month. The date will be announced
hereafter.
Mrs. P. Boyle, of Patch Grove, drove
into town Wednesday and made The
HERALD office call. Her father, Mr..
Van Ausdall, has been constant sub
scriber for more than forty years and
has always made a point of paying bis
subscription year in advance.
Goodperry, the third member Of the
Rice family, of Rockville, who has dasd
within three weeks, died last Tuesday
and was buried Wednesday. Tfrs
mother died about a year ago, and the
father was murdered only four or five
years ago. This case is indeed sad
one.
James Borah during his recent visit
to California did some hunting. He
went out with some of his friends ano
beat them all. His best luck was kill
ing two deer at one shot. He didn
bring the editor any of the venison. bu
he brought him couple of years sub
scription from John Hurlson.
Jim McGonigal took two prisoners t.
Waupun last Saturday, and brough
one back from Fennimore on his return
The name of the latter is Albert Lewis
! who was fined for .sdrunk and disorder
! ly'' at Fennimore and did not pay hi
/ sine. He was concerned in the alleged
outrage that caused such sensation
there few weeks ago. He is nov
boarding at the Jail.
Mr. Whitcher in bis remarks last nigh
seemed to mistake the meaning OF thu
article in the HERALD on the Ellenbort
bridge. The HERALD did not say Ellen
boro ought to be compelled to build thu
bridge. 1t simply gave the law author
ling the county board to put any i'm
pr0vemeut on county road in am
town refusing to do it, and charge it t.
the town; and from the complaints w
heard it seemed that perhaps the count,
board would be urged to do this Thu
/ HERALD has no desire to take side
against Ellenboro in this matter
Not a Sponge.
Or election night, operator ReiDer ooligingl
took frosvs the wires news bulletins OF election
returns from all over the country. Boys carrie
these down town and he supposed they wer
taken to Hyde's Hall aud read for the entertain
l'ment Of the public there About midnight n
was surprised to learn that these bulletins wer
gobbled by she HERALD gobblers and the puoli
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