Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-27

Messrs. John X. Benoy and Fred A.
Feare, of the Boscobel Dial, visited Ian
caster last Wednesday.
Our model appears very newsy this
week after the appearance of the
Semi-Weekly HERALD.
Jacob Hough went to Milwaukee
Wednesday, to be absent until Monday
or Tuesday of next week.
A new roof has been placed on the
Budd Block. A desirable office and two
cellars of the building are offered to
rent See adj.
Hon. G. w. Ryland viii attend the
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge meeting
next week, as delegate from the Lam
caster Lodge.
Bishop Welles will preach and admin
lister the rite of confirmation to two or
three candidates at the Episcopal church
Monday evening.
Mrs. A. S. Davis returned to her
home in Lone Rock, Wis, Tuesday,
after visit with her brother, John &.
Breeze, of this city.
VIM. Ketner is sinking a well on the
new farm recently purchased by VIM.
Bellscamper for his son, situated four
miles south of Hurricane.
If A freely and gratuitously performs
what B long ago promised to do but new
er did, A is .'robbing" b. So we under
stand our esteemed contemporary.
Eugene Spencer, of Bloomington,
was in town Monday. He is running
blacksmith shop in that flourishing
village and reports business good.
Mr.. George Parkins, one of the solid
farmers of Bloomington, is lying in a
very critical condition physically, hav-
ing been sick for more than two months.
Mrs. John Baldwin and his little son,
of Lancaster, spent few days as the
guests of Mrs. j. p. Walker, returning
home yesterday, says the Boscobel Dial.
Those fine colored posters sent out by
the HERALD, advertising its business,
were designed and printed by Geo. w.
Goldsmith, foreman of the job depart
ment
Our esteemed contemporary seems to
think the HERALD a0ds once mo better
than it should be" Possibly. The ed
itor of our e. C. was once editor of the
HERALD.
Our model says the HERALD ''spell-
ed Anton Fuerstenberg's christian name
'Fuessenberg' That's another. The
HERALD never spelled ''Anton' any
such way.
Deacon George Howe reached the 18th
milestone in life last Monday. Mr. and
Mrs. Howe quietly celebrated the event
by having Capt. Bakers family and a
few intimate friends at their home for
tea.
W. Il
Boscobel office of Wilson & Provis for
the month of June and will be in Fenni-
more on Mondays, only until the 10th of
July, when he will return to permanent
" locate at Fennimore.
Grant o. Richards was over from
Platteville Tuesday and visited the HER
AID Office to see where his productions
are put in type. Deputy Sheriff David
son had business here the same day and
Mr.. Richards rode over with him.
Mr.. Charles Cox, who has been in the
employ of Sam Green for some time, left
Tuesday afternoon for Platteville, whore
he will make his future home. He GOES
into partnership with Mr.. E. r. Boynton
in the livery business; He will have the
best wishes of his LANCASTER friends for
his success.
The Boscobel Dial says: Master John
Brooks (son of T.. j. Brooks) returned
to this city last Friday evening to spend
Sunday with his parents. He returned
to the care of DR.. Bartlett, in Milwau-
kee, yesterday. His eyes are already
a trlfle better, and although so slight,
the change is very encouraging.
The EUeaing Wisconsin flooded the
Lancaster post-oflice Saturday with
sample copies of their weekly. 1t is
one of the best family weeklies in every
respect, published in the state, besides
they have a good correspondent here,
which makes it paper especially in
teresting to Grant County readers.
Our esteemed contemporary labors to
the extent of column and a half to
show that the HERALD is very much i'm
proved and is really a very valuable
paper. whatever it may have been.
Well, we are taking subscriptions on
the strength of what the HERALD is noa0
and will be made, not what it was under
precious proprietors and other mana ge-
ment
Miss Florence Hill went to Milwau-
kee Tuesday morning in response to a
telegram received Monday, notifying
her that she had been appointed a
teacher in one of the graded schools.
This is very desirable position, with
bright prospects ahead for promotion,
ard both the schools and Miss Hill are
to be congratulated on the selection
Why need bird flutter when it is not
hit? The HERALD did not accuse any
one of making charges and collections
of extra subscription money! We sim
ply informed our readers that we did not
charge them anything extra for the semi
weekly. Oh! no.. it was not we who
''made the first complaint. or any COM
plant at all. ..Let the CALLED jade
vince; our withers are unwrung.'
From the GalenaG Gazette we learn
that the village of Fairplay was visited
by . serious fire Monday night, May
IL, which reduced two dwellings to
ashes, the occupants barely escaping
with their lives. One house, owned by