Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-01-12

| SPSHS +" AS" uhto oLAOuS his OiS
parishioners.
+. w. Buchner favored us with copy
of the Omaha Bee handsomely illus
trated paper containing description o
the city Of Omaha.
New Years night John Richardson
was married to Mary Greene, both O.
Lancaster. Rev. Mr.. Pulford per
formed the marriage ceremony.
Jesse Brooks. of Bloomington, wa:
in town Monday to attend the funera
OF Mr.. Bracket. He is one of the ole
HERALD subscribers and never forget:
to give us an annual call.
l.. Holloway sent us a copy of the
Sunday Chronicle. of Jan. |. 1888 pub
lished at San Francisco, Ca. The
golden state is having boom this win.
ter, and the paper gives a history OF
Its progress and prosperity.
Last week Friday little girl made
her appearance in the west end of town
whom we can at present only introduce
to the public as Miss Grinnell, not
knowing yet by what less formal title
I'VE may earliest greet her
$l74OO taxes have been collected by
tax-cOllecter, Woodhouse, leaving Sl400
back, subject to AZ increase. Ii the
delinquents ''get there pretty soon. the
collector may let them down easy
Don't procrastinate. 1t may be ex-
pensive.
A week or two ago Mr. Hugh A.
Moore was quite seriously Injured being
kicked by horse. Since that time he
has been going about on crutches but
hopes soon to be able to discard them
and return to the natural method of
locomotion.
Last week we stated that Rev. Mr..
Grinnell had been unanimously rc-en-
gagged for another year. This was an
incorrect statement as Mr.. Grinnell was
originally called to the pastorate of the
church, instead of being called for a
year, and this pastorate can only be
terminated by his resignation.
For several days Jehiel Hyde has been
holding an auction sale of the stock of
goods belonging to H. P Green. They
have been bought by Mr.. Hyde and
Arthur Knapp and next month Mrs.
Weber will open restaurant in the
building. This will fill long felt want
in Lancaster and there is no doubt Of
the success of the enterprise.
The following gentlemen from the
Bloomington |, o o F. lodge attended
the funeral of Mr.. A. M Bracket last
Monday. Jesse Brooks, Carl Gordon
Gus Tornowske. H. C. Enke. Capt.
Schloesser, Minor Hickok. L. S. Sawyer,
John Pennock, L. G. Mckinney, C. E.
Spencer, c. B. Woodhouse, Geo. Haz-
ard, John Clegg and S. A. Hatch. II.
Heiner.
Mr. Richard Brooker came in day
or two ago and paid us the thirty second
years subscription for his HERALD.
He says that things have changed in
this part of town somewhat since he
first began taking this paper When
behind the log cabin, that was J. Allen
BARRIERS law Office, lay a dense nursery
from which he procured the first trees
he ever set out here.
Last week Howard Rhodes received a
box Of oranges from Will Pine and
Fred T.angridge to be distributed among
certain friends here. The oranges still
hung upon the branches and showed
their yellow cheeks through masses of
green leaves. Each orange was la
belled and the fortunate friends for
whom they were marked, had the tiicity
of setting their teeth on real lucious
California orange that had mellowed on
the tree and not on the overland route.
DIED-Last Friday l. q. Taylor of
Georgetown, died suddenly of conges-
ton of the brain. The deceased was
member of the G. A. R. and was best
known to his old comrades and friends
as Jack Taylor At the beginning of
the war he enlisted in the 9th Iowa
Cavalry, and served until, on account of
i'll health, he was discharged and sent
home. Recovering his accustomed
strength, he Immediately re-enlisted as
a recruit and served in the goth Wis
consin Infantry until the close Of the
war. In 1886 he was a prominent
candidate for nomination for
sheriff. Mr.. Taylor was highly esteemed
in the community in which he lived and
his sudden death was great shock not
only to his intimate family, but to his
many friends. The deceased was a
member of the Masonic and Odd Fell
lows Societies and he was buried from
the Georgetown church, with Masonic
rites Rev. Mr.. Mills officiating. The
funeral was largely attended by his own
townspeople and many from adjoining
towns came also, to pay the last
respects to his memory.
FARMERS INSTITUTES. Notwith-
standing the cold weather, reports
from Fennimore say that the institute
there is well attended. The institute
here this Thursday and Friday should
be a success for all arrangements have
been made and the speakers are all
good Come and see and hear.
Dr. McGlynn's narShionerS made him