Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-09-30
persons and Particulars.

| Editor Peck, of the Platteville Demo
crat, gave us friendly call Tuesday.
Gus Miner has sold his big span of
bays to a Mr.. Bracket. of Eau Claire.
Mr.. George Gibbs and his wife have
gone to Warren, ILL.,. on a visit to his |
parents.
There will be preaching in the Con-
gregational church next Sunday morn
ing as usual.
Hon. Rufus M. Day has been circu-
lating among his friends at the county
seat this week.
MIR. Charles Hyde took the train for
Ann Arbor, Michigan. this morning. 10
resume his studies
Mrs. j. w. Livingston returned to
Dodgeville yesterday morning after a
brief visit in Lancaster
Ex-Sheriff John Lane, Hugh A.
Moore, and f. w. Hubbard went to
Boscobel Wednesday morning to attend
the fair.
Dr. P. A. Clark was in the city last
Saturday. He is now established in
East Dubuque, and is rapidly obtaining
good practice.
Mr.. Lou b. Ruka, of Ruka Bros
Manufacturing Company, and Mayor
of Boscobel, gave the HERALD friendly
call when in the city Tuesday.
Commissioner Miles will not build
new sidewalk from Jacob Nathan's cor
ner to Il. Meyer, Jr. s. corner this fall,
as was first contemplated. He is re-
pairing it and will make it do another
year.
Mr.. w. }. Wallace, job printer, who
has had position in this city for sew
eral months, has returned to McGregor.
Iowa. We understand he was good
printer, although we have not seen
enough of his work to judge.
Mr.. Henry Gillard, of Mt Hope, has
sold his farm near that village and is
going tol Nebraska. He has son
there who is farmer. He is we'll
known citizen and will carry with him
the best wishes of his friends for his
success.
"Maidens neither fat nor forty" send
us communication signed with above
nom de ptatnse. 1t would have given us
pleasure to publish it, only we must
know the real name of every CORES
pondent, not necessarily for publica-
ton, but as guarantee of good faith.
Miss Carrie Furman, of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting the family of
George Muesse, in this city, for several
weeks, started for her home yesterday
morning. Her cousin. Miss Annie
Muesse, accompanied her, and will
probably spend the winter in the Qua
ker city.
Mr.. Philip Reed, writing from Wash
ington, ID. g., In note to the HERALD
says: "All are in usual health. Father
has gotten over his paralysis and has
been able to work in all active duty
He takes an interest in Grant County
news and reads the HERALD with great
interest"
Mr.. j. nj. Hunt, of Chicago, special
for the Chicago & Alton Railroad Com
pany, was in the city Wednesday, His
mission was to look into the workings
of the Pacific Colony enterprise
about to emigrate to Mexico, the facts
OF which were SO well narrated by the
Lancaster correspondents of the Chicago
Tribune and Milwaukee EUeninq Wis
conSin in the columns of those papers.
Mr.. Showalter, the Republican can
didate for Assembly IN this district, put
in three years of efficient military SER
vice as member of Co. C, I'd Wiscon-
sin Cavalry. For many years he has
had charge of the paupers of Grant
County, and since the superintendent
system was established has been super
intendent of our insane asylum. In
these positions he has exhibited great
administrative ability coupled with
qualities of heart which have endeared
him TO the unfortunates in his charge.
Such mental and moral qualities are
what we need in our Legislators.
A. Simon & Son, of Fennimore, have
now one of the most nicely arranged
stores to be found in the county. All
of their goods are new and of the latest
patterns, and they show both skill and
artistic taste in the manner in which
they display them. They have one cor
ner devoted to the lace department and
another room in the front for their mil
linery business. They have engaged
Miss Paulina LEM to superintend the
millinery department Mr.. Julius
Simon went TO Chicago yesterday after
more goods, and he will let the HERALD
readers know more about it when he
returns home.
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