Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-21
Grant o. Richard. some lime HERALD

correspondent, and Grant county resi-
dent, is visiting at Elk grove. his old
home For a year or more Mr.. Rich
ards has been employed as city editor of
the Newton (Ikansas) Daily Republican,
and in this capacity he has evinced his
usual, stslusual ability il the journalistic
line
Dr.. Hassell, his wife and daughter
Edda, started Tuesday morning for st.
Paul They will visit Mrs. Hassers
brothers who have recently settled in
that city and the doctor will prolong
his trip to Redfeld. Dakota, to visit his
brother Mr.. Richard Hassell and attend
10 business matters in that vicinity.
They viii be gone about three weeks.
In another column will be found
card Of Mr. G. d. UT to the Repub-
licans OF Grant County Dir. UT is a
deserving man, his health being too
poor to permit Of his working on his
farm he has concluded to call upon
his old friends and fellow Republicans
for their assistance and support in the
coming election.
Dir Jed Barnett picked the first
strawberries of the season, or at least
the first we have heard of. from his
vines last Friday, and four quarts of
lucious, sweet berries appeared and
disappeared upon his supper table.
The appearance of his garden generally,
indicates that every vegetableand fruit
there, viii be tie irst Of the season. We
would we were summer boarder there,
or better stiNa several summer boarders.
Air Geo. e. Ward, OF Montfort, has
removed to our city with his family and
viii establish himself here as u lawyer.
Ma. and Mrs. Ward are staying for the
present 1T the hotel us they experience
the same difficulties that all do who
attempt to settle in Lancaster, the i'm
possibility of getting suitable house.
They have rented the house on the fair
grounds, and have stored their goods
there. hoping to be able to rent some
thing better soon. We wish them
good luck and bid them welcome.
We are sorry TO announce tho death
Of Miss. Sarah Sylvester, for many years
aresident of this city, while on her
way home from Florida after the win
ters sojourn there. The particulars Of
Of her death We have not learned other
than that she died in New York City
on Sunday the 10th Of this month and
that tie remains were brought to Mont
fort and buried beside those Of her
father and mother at the Calvary
Church two miles soith Of Montfort.
NJ John Livingston, Of Dodgeyillo.
mas been offered the principalship of
the Whitewater High School and this
position ho will probably accept lie
has been in Dodgeville number of
years and the people are so anxious to
keep him there that they have not only
offered TO raise his salary to equal the
salary inducement offered in White
water, but they go Whitewater one
better Nj. Livingston has mado the
Dodgeville HighsSchool q model one in
every respect and lie will DO that for
any school that is fortunate enough TO
secure his services.
The Mclean county Mail published
at Washburn, Dakota, contains the fol-
lowing personals. Charley Decker,
Of Lancaster. Wis. cousin of Mrs. j. E.
Britton, arrived on . tour OF inspection
through Mclean county Thursday.
Should Mr.. Decker be satisfied with the
county and her prospects, his fathers
family, together with other relatives,
neighbors and friends, will likely make
this county their home. His good
opinion viii give us quite an additional
settlement. lie will remain until fall,
being domiciled with the Mail family"
Charley Decker, mention of whose
arrival appeared in last weeks Mail,
seems TO be well pleased with Mclean
county, and the outlook for her future
prosperity. He thinks our coal product
is way ahead OF any western state, and
10 that alone we get away with them all
lie has been in one of the Turtle creek
mines and has dug sample of coal to
send back east.
We clip from the Rocks County Re.
cord, q paper published at Stockton,
Kansas, the following notice Of the
marriage Of Miss Fannie Budd, former
~ of Lancaster, to Mr.. N. j. Better,
- stockton ''By far the largest and
,cJsl 'luaut wedding ever solemnized
ia -nis city occurred on Wednesday
evening, OF the Congregational church,
the contracting parties being among
our most popular and highly esteemed
citizens 1880 about 200 guests as
sembled at the church, which had been
beautifully decorated with an endless
number of rare flowers and creeping
vines. arranged by the fair fingers of
lcyiug friends The platform presented
6 bowery.like appearance with pyra-
mids Of plants at the sides and rear.
The guests were shown to seats by two
pretty lady ushers. Miss Gertie Dewey
and Miss Fannie Donnell. who looked
very sweet and charming in white with
natural flowers As carriage drew
up, Miss Eva Patterson at the organ
commenced q lively wedding march,
and Immediately after the wedding
party entered. Prof. Sutton and Miss
Edna Pierce led tho procession, fol-
lowed by Prof Kirkland and Miss Lilly
lyons. Mrs E. ii. Budd, leaning on the