Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-07-12

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this date the responsible head Of the
paper. As | retain all the accounts in
GLIDING subscriptions due to July IL,
1888, it is desirable to close up the,
books to that date as soon as possible.
All indebted will please settle at the
HERALD Office, or with Mr.. John A.
Neavill who will be continued as travel.
ing agent and is authorized to receipt
for me. WALTER G. CHANDLER.
Mrs. John Livingston is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Burr.
Leave your orders for spur wire at
the HERALD office.
Miss Comfort, of Madison, spent SUM-
day with Miss Gertie Zannigar.
A first-class top buggy for sale, good
as new. enquire at HERALD office.
Paul Clinton, son Of the express mes
senger, came to town Monday for q
visit.
Mrs t. A Ballard, wife of conduc-
tor Ballard, with her son. is visiting in
town.
Mrs. Ira Bellows left Monday MORN
ing for Fennimore, where she will teach
class in painting.
Miss Belle Hallsted. of Cassville, spent
few tiays last week with Miss Ally
OFT! OF Glen Haven.
Rev. 4. Pengilly. of Dodgeville, spent
q few days last week visiting his many
friends in Lancaster.
Mrs. w. B. Baxter has rented her
house to ID. Needham. He will take
possession about the 10Th.
Mrs. and Miss Kirkpatrick, who have
been visiting in town, returned to their
home in Leadville, Monday.
Two daughters of Mr.. Frank Strong,
of Chicago, are expected here this week
to visit their uncle, Mr.. F. w. Strong.
Next week Dr. John HI. Reed will be
absent from his Office from Tuesday to
Friday, inclusive, while attending
meeting of the State Dental Society at
Milwaukee, July 1870.
j. A. Neavill was here Saturday and
settled up his second months account
as agent for the HERALD. IL he's half
as successful in getting votes in the
next Republican County Convention as
he is in getting subscribers for the
HERALD. he will be the Republican
candidate for County Treasurer.
A subscriber at Rockville writes: "a
social hop was enjoyed at the residence
of Mr.. Joseph Hinson, of Boice Prairie,
on Friday evening, July 9Th. II was a
complete surprise. The music was fur
4ished by the White Bros, accompanied
by WilkJaekson on the dulcimer. There
were about thirty young ladies and
gentlemea present. !,
The Monona Lake Assembly opens
July oath. continuing until August Sd.
Their program gives promise of being
unusually attractive. The place certain
ly is beaptihal, and if people follow the
DIRECTIONS given. to campers in the
MoppnPa fake Quarterly, there is no
doubt of their finding it a delightful
place in which to spend vacation.
Last Tuesday night an extremely
spirited parade took place in this town.
About dozen boys and girls with
masks, and strikingly original cos
TUNES, marched around to their own
music, which was made on tin pans,
used as drum and cymbals. Whether
it was in honor of Cleveland or Harri-
son, we have not been able to ascer-
tain.
Mr.. Schuyler Pulford returned home
from Racine Saturday evening. He left
Tuesday for New Haven, where he will
be married Tuesday, July 16, to Miss
Daisy Ely. They will return here
for visit with his parents some
time this summer, after which they will
go to Tacoma, w. T., where MIR. Pull
ford has position as head master in q
boys school.
The GRANT COUNTY HERALD has
been purchased by Mr.. VIM B. Miner
of Chicago. Mr.. Miner is native of
Wilkesbarre, Penn. He.comes here to
make Lancaster his home; to devote
himself to the interests of the town and
county. and TO make for himself and
the paper such reputation as young
man starting in business would desire.
He is an excellent printer and under
stands the work of a newspaper office
in all its departments. He deserves
and Should receive cordial welcome
from our citizens.
The Fourth of July passed off quietly
in Lancaster. In the afternoon the
place had almost the appearance of
being deserted village" as those
who did not, go TO other towns to cell
ebrate, had gon6 on the even more on.
joyabie private picnics. Notwithstand-
ing the ordinance passed by the city
fathers, prohibiting the use of fire.
crackers, the irrepressable small boy
found way to get few, but put them
away, of course. So far, none of the
usual Fourth of July accidents have
been reported. The boys in town all
have the regulation number of fingers.
and we have not heard of any ones face
being tattooed with the fashionable
gobelin blue made by gun powder.
Last Saturday Stewart E. Reid lost
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