Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-26
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'Eoun and County News.


from California this week
A good chance to buy cattle, horses,
hogs corn, etc. at d. d. Utt's auction
on Friday May A.
Hon. r. NJ. La Toilette has been
quite i'll and unable to be present in the
House, but is better.
Will Clark went to Mineral Point last
Monday morning, which announces
without further words that he is much
better.
VIM. Kerr failed TO qualify as super
visor of the town of Lancaster, and the
vacancy was filled by the appointment
of John Pink.
Tickets for the lecture, Friday even:'
ing, on sale at the Post OfTlce. Re-
served seats without extra charge. Ev-
erybody go.
Two cases of scarlet fever are reported
in Fennimore. So far it is of mild form.
Both families are in close quarantine,
and every precaution is being taken to
prevent its spread.
Engineer rockingham has been off
duty for few days to attend to getting
settled in their new place of residence
Mrs rockingham and children have
returned from their visit in Harvard
and the family will soon be permanent
" settled among us.
The Cox Brothers opened their new
store in St. Paul two or three weeks ago
and already large run of custom fore
tells very successful enterprise. 1t
requires at the outset force of nine
hands to run the store in proper shape.
We predict for them, and our predictions
express our wishes as well, fine bust
ness
Mrs. w II. Pedicord, of Fennimore,
visited friends in Lancaster, this week.
Mr.. Pedicord has sold his residence, and
in few weeks will take his family TO
spend the summer at his old home, in
Ohio. After that, he will take trip
through the west, with the idea of find
ing a place to locate.
News has been received, from Chi
cago, that little Florence Street has scar
let fever. So far, it can hardly be said
that she is i'll with it, as the disease is
of such light form that she is really
not much sick. Little Fred. has been
sent to his grand-father's aud strict
measures are. Of course, being taken to
prevent the spread of the disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon have gone into
the country for few weeks, and have
taken up their abode with their friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoffel on the old Morri-
son farm. They expect as the warmer
days come on to drive back and fourth
each day between Lancaster and the
farm and enjoy the extra amount of
out door exercise that this viii give
them.
Ralph Strong recovered from the i'll
ness which brought him home and con
fined him to the house for several days
and returned to Racine last week. That
he must be doing good works indicated
by the fact that on his return he found
awaiting him, offers of more remunera-
tive employment in two or three other
places. He will probably remain in
Racine as the position he has is good
and the city is q pleasant one TO be in.
Those who went to Dubuque last
Friday afternoon and returned in the
very early hours of Thursday morning,
felt thrice repaid for the long drive and
the consequent fatigues. by the magnifi-
cent rendering of Julius Caesar which
they witnessed. with Booth as Brutus
and Barrett as Casius. The whole cast
was fine and the intense enjoyment ex-
perienoed in seeing the performance
Of this great play, greatly played, was
worth far more than 1t cost in money or
physical fatigue.