Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-30
CITY AND VICINITY HREEFS.


town Thursday; tuning pianos.
The Normal will begin its 21st year
of school next Wednesday.
DR.. Richards recently bought hand
some new pn@ton of Barnes & Parnell
Tickets, 20 cents. Reserved seats
80 cents, for sale at Wyne's bookstore.
The Park House twins went up to
Lancaster Thursday to take in the great
races.
j. L. Nye went out TO Elk Grove last
Friday to photograph the Elk Grove
cornet band.
VIM. jackson, the great pIano-tuner
from Milwaukee. was in town last
week, tuning up instruments.
Jacob Wilson, an old and highly es-
teemed resident of this city, died Thurs
day morning after q long illness
Frank Thomas and his wife left
Thursday morning for the East. where
they have engagements with theatre
cal company.
Lellen Cheney. one of the late grad
yates, has the principalshp of the
school at Barron, in this state. and
leaves this week to open school
Virgin e Eastman's flour and feed
trade is increasing every week. Orders
pour in upon them so fast that they are
often compelled To run The mill nights.
40 j. b. Whittier, representing the cell
ebrated DIR. Ayers medicine house,
spent two or three days in town last
week. He had one of the finest teams
ever seen in our city.
Do not fail to take in the concert 10
be given bv the Lawrence University
Male Quartette, at the City Hall, We'd
nesday evening, 1t will be the great
musical event of the season.
Miss Gordon has lately been decorat-
ing her millinery parlor in first-class
style. Miss Gordon enjoys large and
constantly increasing trade and believes
in keeping up with the times.
The first skirmiSh in the Republican
ranks here came off Friday. 1t was a
caucus to nominate delegates to 60 to
Lancaster, and it was one of the most
interesting meetings held here for some
time.
Our esteemed fellow-citizen, John
Robertson, is thinking quite seriously
of going out to Colorado to live and to
engage in business. His eldest son
Robert, has been there a number of
wears.
Col. A. w. Moore. of the Park House,
was out hunting last week and sue
ceeded in bringing down about hun
dred prairie chickens and dead loads
of other game. He is the most eminent
hunter we have in these parts.
The Lawrence University Male Quar-
tette, will give one of their concerts in
the City Hall i'll this city, next Wednes-
day evening. Sept. l. This Quartette
comes here highly recommended and
our citizens shonld not miss this oppor-
tunity of hearing them.
Frank NJ Jones, one of the live. en-.
ergetic young men of Georgetown. re-
Gently went to Chaplin, Iowa, formed
partnership with his brother John us-
der the firm name of Jones Bros, and
bought out the mercantile firm of
Marks & Proctor. The Jones brothers
are both straightforward, enterprising
young men and will certainly succeed
as merchants.
The Republicans held caucus IN the
court room of the city hall Friday after
noon and elected delegates to attend
the county convention. The meeting
was called to order by Hon. j. V. Holl-
man, Fl. Robbins was elected chairman
and L. Schnitzler secretary. The chair
appointed E. r. Frederick, Jud Hol.
comb and Chas. Weittenhiller tellers.
After long time spent in debating on
how to proceed to ballot, the following
gentleman were elected as delegates:
Isee list on local pagel
We understand that one of the d.
vines at the Bethel Grove camp-meel-
ing made himself quite famous bv
remark that he made last Sunday. 1t
appears that he was preaching when