Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-08

EuilOr MCKINNEY, OF the HecOrQ, was
over from Bloomington last Thursday
Walter Bellows, while wrestling with
Frank Schleiner, had his ankle sprained.
Grant Fortney, a young man from
California, is visiting his cousin, Harry
Altizer.
Bro. Peck, of the Platteville Democrat,
takes the Democratic defeat good
naturally.
Miss Allie Harris, of the Platteville
Normal School, is visiting Net and
Lena Oswald.
Mrs. Helen Watts and her son, of
Platteville, are here visiting their cousin,
Mrs F. s. Kidd.
Judge Carter has moved into the
Thomas house recently vacated by
Thode Sherman.
Mr.. Samuel Ashley, of Dubuque,
formerly of Waterloo, this county, is in
the city to-day.
Mr.. Teal, the stock-buyer from
Cherokee, Iowa, is back again, after
making his first shipment.
Miss Alice Bidwell and John Walker
will be united in marriage at the BRIDES
parents home tomorrow.
Elmer Lynn, from Connecticut, is
visiting his uncle, A. B. Lynn of Mount
Hope. Both were in town Saturday.
The Methodist parsonage has been
sold to Alonzo Wayne, who will move it
onto his place, the old Neiman place.
Miss Alice Darcy, formerly of Potosi,
now county superintendent at TownseY,
Montana, is visiting the Misses Crosbys.
There is II prospect of new livery
stable being started in Lancaster. The
firm name viii probably be Bishop &
Hyde.
Miss Dolan, accompanied by her
brothers. three little children, left Satur-
day morning to visit her brother Tom
at Madison.
Joe Casper, an employe of Hurley,
Dasch & Hyde, had his foot badly
crushed while repairing wheel on the
HERALD press.
The teachers meeting at Patch Grove
last Saturday was quite well attended
and the session was an interesting and
profitable one.
The friends of Everett j. Mccoy,
will regret to hear that he is a
very sick man and that his recovery is
becom inf very doubtful.
Mrs. Eugene Hyde, accompanied by
her two little daughters, arrived Friday
evening from two-months' visit with
relatives at Galesburg, Illinois.
Francis Blair, of Mt Ida, while in
town Saturday, improved his time by
calling ut the HERALD office and put
ting his name on the list.
Presiding Elder B. Z. Wheeler
preached an excellent sermon to the
young people at the M. f. church yes
terday evening. There was a good at
tendance.
A load of Fennimore young people,
consisting of Messrs. Frank Oleson and
Joel Alexander, and Misses Nettie
Cook and Lizzie Remert, were in Lam
easter yesterday.
Some of the Democratic papers are
trying to persuade their partisans that
the Democratic defeat was blessing
in disguise. We agree to the blessing,
but can't see the disguise.
George Kinney, Esq. of Potosi. called
at the HERALD office last Thursday. to
learn all about the elections. While in
ne paid for the HERALD until the next
presidential year shall be ushered in.
The family of Edward Pendleton, in
the town of Little Grant. has been
sorely afflicted by that terrible scourge.
diphtheria One or two children have
already died and others are suffering
| from its attacks.
A new sign, painted by Geo. Sykes,
has been placed in front of the Lancas-
ter free reading room. A street lamp
has also been placed before the door,
making the way plain to the place