Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-04
persons and Particulars

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Mrs. John Parks is slowly recovering.
Matt Edwards is up from Beetown to-
day.
George Hyde returned Tuesday from
Chicago.
Reub. French was up from Beetown
Yesterday
A new floor is being laid in the Catho-
lie church.
F. s. Kidd was able to be at the polls
election day.
Mr.. w. o. Cox, of Clifton, was in
the city Monday.
Charley Weber came home Tuesday
to vote and visit.
Attention is called to the notice of
John Weisbaum's sale.
Mr. VIM. Andrews. of Hurricane,
gave us call Tuesday.
Last Monday Mrs. G. w. Hill return
ed from her visit to Dubuque.
Jim O'Hern shipped carload of
horses to Chicago this morning.
C. w. Smith. agent for the HERALD,
has moved his family to Sitter.
The apples received by j. Nathan are
1926 in place of 80 as advertised.
The tank and windmill at the station
are receiving new coat of paint.
Rev. Z. d. Eaton will be formally in
augurated President of Beloit College
to-day.
There were twenty-five numbers at
the dance last night. Everybody had a
good time.
Mrs. R. f. Murphey lett yesterday
morning for New York. where she will
spend the winter with her sons.
Sam Clifford came down from Fenni-
more yesterday to attend the dance last
night. He returned this morning.
Win Reiner staid on deck Thursday
night, It'll the last armed foe expired.
He tired out every operator on the
line.
John Reed came home TO vote. He
returned to Chicago yesterday morning
where he will continue his dental course
until Christmas.
Mr.. George Frederick, of Letcher,
Dakota, formerly of Hazel Green, was
in the city last Monday. He came here
on probate business.
Rev. Mr.. Ringold has organized
German school in Lancaster. 1t is held
in the German Presbyterian Church and
has large number of pupils.
Rev. S. w. Eaton and his wife left
Wednesday morning for their home in
Roscoe, Ill. Many old friends were at
the station to give them good wishes
and goodbye.
Mr.. John Wissbaum, whose stock,
farm utensils and household furniture
are offered for sale at public auction
week from to-day, will remove to Kan
sas in the spring.
Miss Libbie Abrams returned home
Monday afternoon from visit to Du-
buque and to Amboy, Illinois. She came
home via Specht's Ferry on the first
regular passenger train on the G., b. &
N. Road.
Louie Gelbaugh, of Hurricane, has
returned home after several weeks So
journing in Washington Territory and
Idaho. He says that in all the country
he passed through there is none that ex-
GELS the old Badger State.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Totman, of Cass-
vile. have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Barrows, of this city. Mr.. Totm n
is desirious of purchasing farm of 100
to 15e acres in this vicinity, to be used
mainly for stock purposes.
Diphtheria, in its most malignant
form, is raging in the family of Jacob
Kuenster, of Glen Hayen. The family
is very large one and it is reported
that several of the children are down
with the terrible disease.
Geo. f. Head, the monument dealer,
of Dubuque, formerly of Anamosa,
Iowa, was in town this week, erecting a
beautiful family monument in White
Bronze for Mr.. r. B. Gillespie One of
Mi. Healds sales in the county this
week was $3.50 white bronze monu.
ment to Mr.. f. II. Bonham, of Potosi.
Mr.. Orrice Whitcomb, who about two
weeks ago was promoted to foreman of
| the engine-house, received word from
Madison Saturday to come there Mon
day and take place as extra fire.
man. Mr. Whitcomb is succeeding
wonderfully as . railroad man, and his
many friends here wish him the success
which his skill and industry merit
MARRIED. In Mt. Ida, Nov 3, 1886,