Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-06
persons and PARTICULARS.

Hon. IL ,. heene, OF Madison, passed
Sunday at home.
Miss Mabel Anderson of Ripon Wis,
was in this city last Saturday.
H. C. Dudley and Chris. Morse, OF
Potosi, were in the city yesterday.
The date of the Blake's Prairie Fair
at Bloomington IS Septem Der l6, and IL.
Miss Laura Mckinney went to Mont
fort last Thursday, for a few days visit
with Miss Nettie Weaver.
Rev. r. Pengilly received ten adults
into full membership at the NJ E.
Church yesterday.
Mrs. John Stephens has the thanks
of the HERALD printers for a lot of
fine Minor plums.
Billy Stephens was over from North
Andover Saturday. He has a position
there as clerk in store.
Capt A. R. Bushnell is attending the
United States District Court at Madison.
He came home to pass Sunday.
Miss Jtliette Hewett, of Dubuque, a
teacher in the public schools there, visit
ed the Misses Crosby last week.
Prof. D. Needham returned to East
Dubuque, H., Thursday, to take charge
Of his school, which opened to-day.
Miss Dora Watkins went to Madison
this morning to represent the Lancaster
Lodge in the Grand Lodge, l. o. G. I.
Thos. Peacock, who has been running
the street-sprinkler, was taken with the
cholera-morbus Saturday night. He is
now better
Messrs. H. Fossbender and Edmund
Borah, delegates from Wyalusing to the
convention to-day, called and looked
over the HERALD office.
Mrs Lucinda Griffin accompanied
Mrs. McGonigal on her trip to Nebras-
ka. She went to Holt County to visit
her son, Mr.. Jake Griffin.
Prof E. E. McDermott has returnei
to Lancaster to take charge of the pub
lie schools, which will open next Mon
day morning, September 13
Mr.. D. D. UT and Misses Nora and
Maggie UT, OF Boice Prairie Lodge,
went to Madisonthis morning to attend
the Grand Lodge, l. 0. G.. I.
Miss Lydia Farris, of Fennimore, was
in the city last Friday and Saturday.
She is teaching in the White School,
west OF The village of Fennimore.
The Platteyile Deplocrat says Chas.
w. Hill is one of the best officials Grant
County ever had In this instance the
HERALD and the Democrat throughly
agree.
Mr.. James Richardson, of Emdale,
who was reported recently as having
broken rib by falling from a horse,
fell, instead, from a horsepower he was
running.
Last Friday Mrs Sheldon and Mrs.
Hit, Of Chicago. came up from Platte
vile, where they have been visiting
| friends, for shor: visit with the family
Of their uncle, Mr. w. W Robe.
Mr. John Simison left Saturday for
Bozeman, Montana, where he will meet
his brother, September 10, according to
appointment He is interested with his
brother and another man in raising sheep
in that country.
Mr.. j. Allen Coombs and Louis Gel
bach started this morning for Washing
ton Territory. Mr.. Coombs goes on
business for his father-in-law, Mr.. Nor
rell. while Mr. Gelbach accompanies
him on a pleasure trip and to view the
country.
A letter received by Mr. Graves last
Thursday from Stockton. California, an
/ nounces the arrival there on Saturday,
| August p, of Nh. James Borah He
was met at the depot by quite q dele
CATION of old friends. On The following
/ day twenty-five former residents of
Grant County sat down Ia dinner with
him st the house of his brother-in-la law,
! Mr.. Cutler Salmon.
The well-known Chicago firm of
| Edison, Keith Sc Co., for which Mr.
John H. Howe, of this city, is q travel