Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-04-08
persons and Particulars.

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Mr.. E. E. Mccoy, went to Chicago
Monday.
Mr.. c. r. Thomas is expected home
this "wednesday evening.
Miss Florence Hill entertained a PAL
ty of friends Friday evening.
Miss Helen Strong entertained party
of friends last Friday evening.
Miss Cora Streeter gave progress
i've euchre party Monday evening.
Omar j. Arnold, and Louis Heberlin,
of Mount Ida, were in the city Monday.
Mr.. w. Barlow has been indisposed
and confined to his house several days.
Messrs. L. j. Brooks and j. d. Will
son, of Boscobel, were in town Tues,
day.
John McMahon, of Harrison, called
Monday TO renew his HERALD subscrip-
ton.
The city council will hold its regular
sessions the first Wednesday ia each,
month.
Will Woodhouse, formerly of this
city, is now located at Modesto, CAL
ifornia
MIR. Jefferson Handy, of Mt. Hope.
formerly of Bloomington, died last
Saturday. Obituary next week.
Mr.. ID. +. Brown, of Bloomington.
was in town Monday and Tuesday ON
business.
Hon. IL. S. Keere came down from
Madison Saturday and seturnea Tues
day afternoon:
/ Miss Lizzie Ferguson, who has been
visiting friends in Chicago, returned
home Thursday.
John Matthews, printer, of the Dodge
vile Chronicle, visited Lancaster last
Friday and Saturday.
Jesse Brooks, Esq. of Bloomington
was in this city Monday and made the,
HERALD office cali.
Mr.. Alex. Ivey, of the firm of Ivey &.
Webb, is in Chicago this week. select
ing new spring goods.
The hour of holding services in our
city churches has been changed from
o'clock to 7:30 p m.
Mrs. James Moore, of Fennirp~e, has
been visiting the family of Mr. Hugh
A. Moore the last week.
Mr.. Worden Stevens, of Fennimore,
was at the county seaa Friday. and
made the HERALD cali,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G. Nathan enter
tanned a party of friends at progressive
euchre last Friday evening.
Miss Nsollie Reynolds, of Reynolds g.
Goble, went so Chicago Monday, To-
select spring millinery goods.
Miss Laura Woe&house left Monday
afternoon for Ransome City, Dakota.
where she will engage i@ teaching.
Hon. w. E. Carter, 81 Platteville,
was in town several days Of last week,
stopping in Lancaster over Sunday.
The old and well known firm of j.
M. Spratt & Co., of Galena. has failed.
The junior partner is dangerously i'll.
Miss Hannah Adams, who has been
visiting in this city for the last week.
returned Monday to her home in
Bescobel.
A bouncing baby boy put in his ap-
pearance at Mr.. John RundleTs last
week. In the future the bog will esla-
brate his birthday on April L.
Mrs. Whitcomb has moved from Mr.
Mitchen's house in the south part of
town 30 the house recently vacated by
Mr.. Weaver north of the depot.
Oscar Il. Lewis, who has been visit
ing his parents in this city tor several
weeks, went to- Chicago Monday. from
where, after weeks sojourn. he will
return to Butte City, Montana.
Mrs. Margaret Plummer, of Mt. Hope,
was IN Lancaster Tuesday She expects
to leave Grant County next Monday with
her family for Big Spring. Cheyenne
County, Nebraska. where she will re-
side.
Kulr, Nathan & Fisher, manufacturers
and wholesalers Of clothing, Chicago.
have nosifed their employees that in the
future cigbs hours will constitute a
working day They employ about 800
hands.
Mr.. David 3. Robinson, of BeetowD. 4
has purchased the Quirts property i'm
that village of l.. B. Farwelay OF Free /
port, Illinois. The sale wgs effected
through the real estate agency Of l.. j.
Arthur.
Conductor Thos. Larkin, of the Ga
lena passenger, took his departure last
Wednesday for Union Center, Wis, TO
visit his family. His place is being
filled during his absence by Conductor
Searles.
The estate of John Fry. of Ellenboro,
which was probated and administered
upon over year ago is now reopened
by the finding of the will and the usual
court proceedings will hsVe to be gone
through with again.
Last Friday Hon. G. w. RyIand and
Dr. A. III. Barber went to Madison and
took Mr.. Frank Barr to a private asy- 4
lum at Wauwatosa. We are sorry to
say that Mr.. Bars mental condition is
no better. but rather the reverse
Mr. David Weaver, an old resident
of this city has removed to Potosi where
he will engage in the hotel business.
having purchased the building north of
the creamery in that village, which he
will remodel and occupy for that pur-
pose.
Mr.. G. Lamson,f ormerly of Beetown,