Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-19

ed friends in Lancaster last week.
Mrs. and Mrs. C. w. Oleson spend
Sunday with friends in Fennimore.
Miss Ida Buchner returned last Satur-
day from a weeks trip to st. Paul.
Joe Nathan, Jr., went to Milwaukee
this morning to attend the Saengerfest.
Messrs. Purl Lord and Abe Potter, of
Platteville, visited in this city yesterday.
Mrs. VIII McGonigal entertained
party of friends at tea last Friday
evening.
Wild blackberries are ripe. This is
about month earlier than in ordinary
seasons.
Mr.. w. w. Ford, of Monticello, Iowa.
is in the city, visiting relatives and
friends.
Miss Bessie Calls went to GAINESVILLE
this morning for two weeks visit with
relatives.
VIM. Lewis, one of the solid farmers
of Patch Grove, was Lancaster visitor
Saturday.
Next Sunday at 1920 a. M. Children's
day will be observed at the Congrega-
tional Church.
Raleigh Long, the clerk of Iyey &
| Webb, visited week with his parents
at British Hollow.
Many fields of oats are quite ripe The
crop is about three weeks earlier than
in some seasons.
Mrs Marriott, wife of Conductor Chas.
Marriott, came in Saturday night from a
visit to Milwaukee.
Walter Patch started for Minneapolis
this morning, where he win work at his
trade, carpenting.
Miss Jennie Sykes, of Monroe, Is Wis
iting her brother, Geo. Q. Sykes, this
city, for a few days.
There was a sprinkle of rain in this vi
entity early this morning, but the drouth
is becoming serious.
Miss Wing, the clerk of Thomas &
Basford, after m illness of several
weeks, is getting better.
Mrs. Carrie Graves arrived here from
Lathrop, California, to make u visit
with her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. A, Schmitt.
Hon. Ii. S. Keene came out from Mad
ison last Friday. He will remain at
home a week or so, as he is considerably
under the weather.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Oleson and their
little girl of North Lancaster were
visiting at Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Oleson's,
Of this city, last Thursday
Miss Mary Crosby, who has been con
fined to her room for several weeks by
a severe attack of inhammatory rheu-
matism. is slowly recovering.
Miss Josie Dclton, of Grant Portcr's,
ha, been seriously i'll for some time.
Her many friends viii be glad to learn
that She is slowly recovering.
Rey. ana Mrs +. D, Eaton went. to
Beloit this morning. Mr. Eaton win
attend business meeting of the ex-
cutiye committee of the trustees.
Last Saturday VIM. Lehner our mar
bile man. had on exhibition at the Ian
easter House rattlesnake which lie
! hillgl ON Grant River. Ii was four feet
long and had eight rattles and a button.
The child of nv and Mrs. Street, who
wa, 50 seriously i'll last week, is quite
better Mr. Street will return to Chicago
tomorrow. W, G. Chandler will accom-
panH him and spend week in the city
Miss Carrie COX will move her
millinery and dressmakers shop from
John Simison's building INTO the rooms
lately occupied by Trowbvidge& Morse
in thc Jones block, abou; the first Of
August
Henry Uppena. of Rockville, stopped
on his way home from Milwaukee last
Saturday evening He has been attend
ing a> delegate the convention of the
X. {. OF Wisconsin, just held in Mil
waukee
And the moon shall become rs
blood. Thi, is about the appearance