Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-03-15

to Dubuque.
DR.. Sala of Bloomington and DR..
Cronin, of CAssville. came to Lancaster
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
Masonic Chapter.
MIR. John Longbotham, treasurer of
the town of Paris, accompanied by his
brother Joseph, came up to settle with
the County treasurer last week.
Somebody advertises in the Platte
vile Democrat for two copies of Orville
d. Eastman's Anna Rec. What in
the name of conscience can they be
wanted forP
Miss Eva Thomas who has been
teaching at the Brick school house, be-
yond Liberty, and her sister Allie who
has been teaching the Dyer school. are
both home for their spring vacation.
The Cassville HERALDs of February
23rd were lost in the mails They
left this office as usual We have sent
all the extra copies we had left and hope
they will be '.better late than never"
Mr.. w. G. Chandler is in Milwaukee
this week attending the Press Associa-
ton. On his return he viii stop in
Madison for the Republican Convention
being one of the delegates appointed to
attend that meeting.
Solomon Bixby, son-in-law of John
Daley, died at Mineral Point. He was
member of the G.. A. r. and his re-
mains were brought to this city for
burial Rev. Zeigler performed the cere-
mony from the Methodist church.
Hon. r B. Showalter has been away
investigating different systems of water
supply, for extinguishing fires, with a
view to getting such a protection for
the asylum. He will be good authority
on questions to be discussed at the city
meeting next Saturday night.
Mrs. Richard BarkelI and her father,
Mr.. Ralph, together with Mrs. John
Barkell all of Little Grant, left for Hull,
Chyenne county, Nebraska, last Mon
day The ladies will rejoin their hus-
bands who went some time ago, to get
things in order preparatory to moving
their families.
Geo. w. Goldsmith of the Boscobel
Dial spent Sunday at Lancaster visiting
with old friends and looking after his
property here. He says the Dial is
prospecting, which statement is borne
ont by the appearance of the sheet it.
self as well as that of its representative
our former foreman.
Mr.. Henry Seipp and son came up
from CassvilIe on Mondav Mr.. Seipp
was resident of Lancaster some
thirty years ago and was one of the
employees in the old Banfill house. He
is one of the HERALD's old subscribers
and gave us pleasant call, leaving us
richer by an advanced subscription.
Archbishop Corrigan has forbidden
theCatholics of his diocese to attendany
of the meetings of the Anti-Poverty
Society ,on the ground that DR.. McGlYnns
movement is pernicious and unchristian.
And the priests of the diocese are pre-
hibited from granting absolution to any
man who will not promise to remain
away from all such gatherings in the
future.
Several prizes were distributed by
the Sagwaitdn Indians Saturday. The
homeliest man. the prettiest girl, the
best natured boy and the prettiest wom-
an in the audience each got one. Kitty
Govier got big beaded slipper, Oscar
Wright pair of moccasins, VIM.
Breithauph bottle of Sagwa, who said
he had already taken seven and paid
for them. and Mrs Clark was given n
bead pincushion. Which was which,
Messrs. Clarence and George Cox
are about to open large dry goods
store in ST. Paul. Clarence has already
left Yankton and is in st Paul
making the necessary arrange
ments. George has resigned his posi-
ton in Richland Center, and immedi-
ately afterhis marriage on tho 22nd.
will go to St Pauland the firm of "Cox
Brothers" will soon be opened. We
trust that it willshortly become the En-
porium of St Paul.
The services in the Congregational
church last Sunday were very interest
ing aud full house greeted the Rev.
Mr.. Mcintosh both morning and even
ing. Mr.. Mcintosh is an entertaining
speaker and the work in which he is
now engaged furnishes an interesting
theme for discussion. The field of la
Dor OF the American Missionary Society
includes work among the Mountain
Whites of the South. the Negroes. the
Indians aud the Chinese. The accounts
of personal experiences among these
people, illustrated in the evening
lecture by steSophcau views, and the
account of what is being done
for them. gave the audience who listened
to Mr.. Mcintosh more definite idea
Of the work that is being accomplished
than can be gained in any other way.
No collection was taken up. The pur-
nose of the lecture was to interest
people in the work and give them a
clearer idea of the object for which they
coutsieute au1ually,