Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-27
CITY AND VICINITY BKTFFS.


The Brick School yard is to have a
new fence made of galvanized pipe.
Teams were hauling large quantities
of saltpcter to the Powder Mills last
week.
Grass is growing beautifully and the
pastures look as they do in the early
springtime.
Harry Vanderbilt has been in Potosi
for the last week, doing the repair work
in their branch jewelry store there.
Robert Baltic, the gentlemanly head
clerk in Bayley & Co.'s hardware estab-
lishment, spent three days in Lancaster
last week at the fair.
Mr.. John Munger is giving his house
on Main Street an attractive coat of
paint. Also Mr.. VIM. Meyers has
painted his barn on Elm Street.
The upper end of Main Street is re-
ceiving wonderful improvements. Our
streets, with the exception of being
rather narrow, are a credit to the CITY,
Potatoes are very scarce in the city.
The retail at 90 cents per buShel, but
three carloads are on the way and we
may hope to have them cheaper soon.
The State meeting of the Christian
Church began here last Wednesday and
continued over Sunday. Delegates
from all parts of the state were present.
The next political speech to be given
here will probably be given by Mr..
Tanning, of Michigan, an advocate of
Prohibition, He will speak in the City
Hall in about two weeks.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Mary
Webster, of Elk Grove, who was badly
hurt few days ago by being thrown
out of q buggy, is rapidly recovering
from the effects of the injuries sus-
tanned.
Mr.. Grant Cundy, of this city, has
taken up the professors hickory in
the village school in Elk Grove for the
winter term. We understand that he
contemplates soon annexing himself to
the Elk Grove Cornet Band.
viii NJ Rindlaub and his bride ar
rived in town Wednesday evening from
La Crosse, where Win has had a posi-
ton on a paper for the last fifteen
months. They will make Platteville
their home. VIII will be assistant edi-
tor of the Witness.
Married. AT the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage in this city, September %,
by Rev. B. E. Wheeler, Mr.. VIM. E.
Willis to Miss Levena Himal. Both
bride and groom are from Dickeyville,
where they have many friends who
tender their best wishes.
The city fathers have purchased a
corner off Mr.. Harms lot on Benson
Street, opposite the City Hall, and ex-
pect to make a round corner of it.
This will greatly improve the street, as
it is a very narrow one and ut this place
has very abrupt turn.
Miss jamie Savage, the famous lady
reader and personator, will appear for
the first time before the people of
Piatteville tomorrow night. September
%. The entertainment will be given in
the NJ. E. Church and an admission fee
of % cents will be charged. Let every
body who wishes to enjoy frst-class
entertainment, turn out.
Hon. James G. Monahan, the able
editor of the Darlington Republican,
was married week before last to Miss
Helen, daughter of Capt. l.. B. Wadd-
ington, of Darlington. We take off
our hat and congratulate the happy
pair upon the wisdom displayed by
them in emigrating into the rosy ard
happy state of matrimony.
If you see any young men of the city
with holes in their clothes, don't ask
them how they came there. Pass on
and take it forigranted that there has
been some rapid barb-wire' fence climb
ing in the dark. Don't ask them how
they strained their fingers, either.
All of our lawyers Ea;e In Lancaster.
and cur city as a consequence slumbers
as peacefully as jane pig. Poor