Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-18
CITY AND VICINITY BRIEFS.

picture gallery.
The Rountree building on Main Street
has lately received much needed coat
of paint
Dave Robertson leaves to-day for the
West. He goes in charge of carload
OF goods, ETC., belonging to the Robert
sons.
Mrs. Theodore Schnitzler gave a
pleasant tea party in honor of her
Grundy Center friends, last Friday
evening.
Ned Earnest, of Belmont, raised sc
quarts of peanuts on a patch of ground
ten feet square this summer He says
that they are no harder TO raise than
potatoes.
Miss Pet Howdle gave very pleas
ant tea-party TO large number of her
lady friends at her home last Thursday
evening. 1t was AN occasion of rare
enjoyment
From the great number OF dray loads
of new goods that we see beng unload
ed in front of our business houses
lately, we are led to think that big
trade is expected this fall
Anyone who desires to visit any of
the countries of the Old World should
call on L. Schpitzler before buying
tickets. He is agent for all the princi-
pal mail line steamship companies and
can sell you ticket as cheap as the
cheapest.
We are to have new dry goods and
notion store here soon. Mr.. Fiddick, OF
Galena, has rented the Robertson store
and WILSON put complete stock of
goods into it. We welcome our new
neighbor and hope that he will find
PIatteyille pleasant town to do busi-
ness in.
Married, at the residence of the
brides parents in this city Tuesday,
October II, by Rev. Bert Wheeler. Mr..
Alfred May, of St. Paul, to Miss Name
Goodfellow. The happy couple left the
same evening for their new home. The
best wishes of host of friends are
rendered TO them.
The Lecture Association has engaged
General Lew Wallace, late Minister to
Turkey, TO deliver a lecture here on
Turkey and the Turks. The precise
date of the lecture has not been an
nounced, but it is understood to be set
for some time in November Our
people will not fail to greet the gallant
General with large audience.
The first voley from the political
mud batteries in this campaign was
fired here last week. 1t came from the
Democratic works, and no doubt the
fellows who touched the old mortar off
thought that the charge would blow the
other side clear into the Sweet Bye and
Bye. 1t is noticeable fact, however,
that there are still a few of those other
fellows left. 1t pains US beyond ex-
preston to see our Democratic brethren
consuming their eminent abilities in
this awfully wicked way.
Il. ID. Seely, of Elk Grove, one of the
most successful stock men in La Fay
cite County, has been nominated by the
Democrats of the western assembly dis
trlct for the Assembly. Both parties in
that district evidently believe in trottiDg
out their biggest men 10 represent them
in the Legislature. Mr. Seely weighs a
trifle less than three hundred pounds,
while his opponent, James Freeman,
the Republican candidate, is also a
stock dealer and weighs but a few
pounds less than Seely. They will
make fight like unto that of the giants
Phil. Cheek appeared before fair
sized audience in the City Hall last
Wednesday night. He was introduced
by Mr.. M. 2. Rindlaub, chairman of
the assembly district committee Mr..
Cheek cited us to several important
periods in history, after which he dis
cussed in an able manner the issues
now before the people of the state.
Being in the city of Milwaukee the
week previous to the great outbreak