Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-21
Persons and PARTICULARS.
Spooner at Lancaster Oct. 27.

George Griffin returned from the Elk
Mountains last Tuesday.
l.. A. jackson started on a business
trip to Chicago yesterday morning.
Jesse Wagner, of the Wagner House,
visited Beetown a two days this week.
Bidwell & Club shipped five carloads
of cattle to Chicago yesterday morning.
Mrs. Henry Hoffman and her family
went to Galena yesterday, to visit rela-
tives.
Don't forget the date of Senator
Spooner's address at Lancaster. Octo-
Der q.
George Griffin is back from pros
pecting trip through Nebraska and
Wyoming.
Mrs Lester, of the Boscobel Dial, was
in town Monday, and made a call at the
HERALD Office.
Workmen are digging the ditch for a
stone-lined gutter from Bakers corner
to Weber's store.
Hon. Elihu Coleman will speak at
Platteville tonight, and at Georgetown
tomorrow night.
A new sidewalk is being built from
Richard Meyer, Jr.'s, corner to Jacob
Nathan's corner.
Mrs. George Bailie and her son and
daughter returned to their home in
Augusta. Georgia, Tuesday.
The Lancaster Ladies' Quar:ette rem
dered fine selection at the Congrega-
tional church last evening.
Mrs. Lou Tomlinson. of Usage, Iowa,
arrived Tuesday for visit with her
parents at j. j. Barber's.
Mr.. Thode Barber is having his house
painted and blinds put on the windows,
and other improvements made.
Mrs. Rindlaub and Mrs. j. P. Hunt
ington, of Platteville, were guests of
Mrs. j. p. Lewis Monday night.
Last Monday G. IL. Hill, of Cincin-
natl, arrived for few weeks visit with
his brother'i n-law, j. F. Rhodes.
Last Thursday Mrs. g. w. Ryland
entertained party of friends in honor
of Mrs. VIM. elise, of Denver, Colorado.
Mrs. Elizabeth Barber is having some
changes made in her house, prepare
tory to renting part of it to Mr.. Fred.
McNair.
T. c. Richmond, Prohibition candi-
date for Congress. will speak at Hyde's
Hall in this city Monday evening. Nov
ember L.
The great sale of Short-horn cattle
and Cotswold sheep, by Geo. Stephen
son & Son, Darlington. has been post
poned. See ad.
Mrs. Jane Denure, who has beer
visiting, for some time, at Mr.. Landon's
of this city, left this afternoon for hel
home in Dakota.
The pay-car was in yesterday. While
on the turn-table the front wheels of The
engine slipped off. 1t was severa
hours before they could get started
again.
George Fritz, OF the firm of Fritz &
Falley, publishers of the Sargent Coun
ty Teller, at Minor, Dakota. recently
had about 500 bushels of wheat burned
by prairie fire.
VIM. Sterling has been supplying the
place of Charley Murphy, baggage
master on the Galena passenger. while
the latter is away on account of sick
ness in his family.
David Schreiner, Franklin Halber
and w. P. Stone, commissioners, anC
Ed M. Lowry. attorney. went to Cass
vile to-day to partition the real estate
of VIM. Jordan, deceased.
Mr.. j. P. jenkins, of Bloomington
spent Monday in Lancaster. He is al
Iron Brigader of the 9TH Wis. anc
while here did not fail to call on his ole
commander, Gen. j. B. Calls.
Mr.. T. NJ. Barber is giving a coat o
paint to his new residence. the ole
Addison Barber place. 1t seems q pity
to cover the beautiful "old gold" witt
new colors, but this is world of change
The attention of the HERRLD readers
is called to the change in the advertise
ment of A. Simon & Son, proprietors o
the Chicago Cheap Store, at Fennimore
They have just received fresh stock o
fall goods which they are now selling a
very low prices.
Bill Dyer's young stallion. Victory, |!
matched against Garfield, the bay stall
lion that Winnegar had at the fail
grounds here last year. The match il
made between John Francis and Win
egar for 800 side, to be trotted OF
the Mineral Point track. Saturday
October %.
Walter Pollock has returned to hi:
old position as reporter on the Milwau
kee Sentinel He has not made per.
manent engagement there. but will re
main until January at least. Mean
while his name will appear as ever a
publisher of the Cassville Current, ant
that paper will be run as ever, prac
tically as department of the Teller.
William Simon, of Fennimore, had ,
span of horses stolen from his premises
about two weeks ago. Marshal Crink
law, Of Boscobel, was informed of tn,
theft two days later and he at once Sc
out in pursuit of the thieves. The horse
were found TO be in the possession o
one of MIR. Simon's step-brothers-in-lav
, living over in Crawford County abou
ten miles north of Boscobel. Kay wa
at once taken into custody and TIL
officer instituted q search for his brothe
who had also acted as an accomplish il
the robbery.