Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-02

Joe Barber spent Sunday at home.
He came up from Elgin Saturday night
where he has been working at his trade
for some time.
Geo. Z. Ward has taken his family to
Fennimore,t to stay until more conven-
lent house can be found. and a law Of
fee that suits him.
Joe Drinkwaker came home Tuesday
night for visit. His run has been
changed and he now goes from Mill
waukee to Belvedere.
Ernest Reed reached town Tuesday
for short visit with his mother, Mrs.
M. A. Reed. He has been at Kansas
city for some time.
Mrs. Vernon Kinney, Of Hurricane,
has been in Potosi, the past week, for
medical treatment. She was able to DO
taken home, last Sunday.
Mrs. f. S. Kidd, with her sister, Mrs.
Muffiey, returned from Milwaukee, Mon
day. and report very enjoyable time
with friends in that city.
w. G. Chandler went to st. Paul,
Tuesday night, on business, and met
Mrs. Chandler. who is on her way home
from Crookston, Minnesota.
Mrs. L. A. Barber, with her two
daughters, started, Monday morning,
for GAINESVILLE, to visit her mother and
brother Mr.. Isaac Farnsworth.
Harry Barnett, John Wright and
Tom Mcmahon represented Lancaster
at the circus, or the Monona Lake
Assembly, yesterday and to-day.
Fred. Mccartney, son of A. Il. Me-
CARNEY, of Garden City, Kansas, and
his sister, Sadie, are visiting their uncle,
John Carthew. and other friends, in this
city.
Miss Riedel, former teacher in the
school here, visited Miss Ellen Wool
stenholme, last week. She has, for the
past year been in Dakota, near the Black
Hills.
Mrs. Sally Jones, who for the past
week has been visiting her daughters,
Mrs. Carthew and Mrs. Mccartney, re-
turned to her home in Potosi, last Mon
day.
Mr.. Vanderbee came up from Platte
vile Tuesday to visit his daughter, Mrs.
I. X. Stephens. "Wednesday morning
they all took an early start for q days
fishing.
Mrs Frothingham and family went to
Madison Tuesday morning to see all of
Barnum's circus. The parade takes
place too early for those who wait until
Wednesday.
Miss Lou Barlow is not to give up
teaching as was reported, but has ac-
cepted a position at Edgerton. Her
father is in poor health and she wishes
to be nearer home.
Mrs. j. p. Casselman and two chill
dren, of Grand Forks, Dakota, are
spending some time, this summer. Wis
iting Miss Louise Club, and Mrs. Cas-
selman's uncle, Reuben Black.
Henry Keene was down from Madi-
son, last week, on business, not political,
he said. He has SO good an opinion of
the candidates, however, that he
couldn't let an opportunity go by to say
good word for them.
Last Sunday morning Harry Barnett
found his much looked for and well
advertised account book in the manger
where he fed his horses, they had
examined it somewhat, but finding it
unsatisfactory, left it uniniured.
Miss Ellen Woolstenholme, who has
been constant teacher for the past
eleven years, has decided to take rest.
Her energy and thorough teaching haye
given her well deserved success and
popularity with pupils and parents.
Monday, July 30th, the HERALD
force was increased by a young gentle
man who will hereafter be q member
of Charles w. Oleson's family. His
fathers report of him Tuesday morning
was that he was cranky enough for a
printer already"
VIM. Howson, of Chicago, is in Mt.
Hope visiting his sister, Mrs. John
Sammond. The brother and sister had
not seen each other for eighteen years
when they were both in England. Mr..
Hawson has been in Chicago seventeen
years never having seen the country in
that time. There is no doubt of his
enjoyment Of this visit.
Mr. John Oswald and family reached
home, Monday night, from their visit in
the northern part of the state and ST.
Paul. The greater part of their journey
has been on the lakes and rivers, which
is the ideal manner of summer travel.
While in st. Paul. they met the Roths-
child brothers and several other Lancas-
ter people.
In MemOriam.
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