Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-10
lRRIYAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILS AT Ian.
CASTER, WIS, POST OFFICE.
NAILS ARRIVE.
IEown and County Neu$.

Mr.and Mrs. L. E. Mccoy, of Mime
apolis, arrived in Lancaster last Satur-
day on their way home from Florida.
Read the first installment of Ice
Bound begun in the HERALD this week.
It IL capital story. full Of humor and
interesting, every line Of il.
The suday School Committee, OF the
Methodist church, met Tuesday even
ing at the parsonage and selected a
collection of books to establish libra
ry.
Mrs Geo. Wood of Windsor, is visiting
at her nephew's, Mr. Dick HuftilIs.
She viii also 60 to her old home in
ElIenboro for time, before she returns
home.
The date Of the S. w. Wisconsin
Veteran Association, to be held in
Platteyille in June, has been variously
stated. tits announced authortatively
for the 20th and 81
Misses Nettie aud Lena Oswald Car
rie Nathan and Stella Showalter went
down 70 Platteyille last Friday and
spent several days with their friends
the Misses Bell in that city.
Matt Edwards Of Beetown, has bought
ont Frank Markets. interest in the Sen
ate. and VIM. Burgess has sold out his
saloon to r. n. Bishop and Fred Brink
man Of New Hampton, Iowa. William
Burgess has bought half of Edwards
interest giving them each fourth in
terest in the business.
Mr. Hammer Robbins Of Platteville.
is back from Il winters visit in Wash
ington After hearing the lengthy tariff
discussions, pro and con, he saws he is
a stronger tariff man than ever.
The members of his church presented
Father Barth with a gold watch a few
days before he left Lancaster, as a token
Of the high esteem in which he is held
and the remembrances that will follow
him in bis new field
Miss Carrie Groom, an efficient at
tendant at the Asylum, who has been
at her home in Cassville for the past
three weeks, helping in the preparations
for the wedding mentioned elsewhere
in this paper. has retu.ned TO her work.
Mr.. Fred Quintard. who with his
wife and sister spent the year Of 50 il
Lancaster for his health. is back AGAIN
for visit. He i the guest If Dr.. Barber
During his stay here he made many
friends who will be- very glad to see
him again
Dr. L II. Chambers and Mr.. Osborne
of the firm of Osborne and Son. of Bloom
ington, were in town Saturday. They
are thinking Of leaving Wisconsin,. TO
seek more genial climate Mr.. c. r..
Thomas viii look for location for
them in California
Mrs. H. o. Wood, Of Milwaukee. with
her mother. Mrs. Mcdonald, and her
three children, viii arrive in Lancaster
the last Of this week. where they expect
to romain during the summer. They
win board with Mrs. w. b. Baxter.
We may wen congratulate ourselves on
50 pleasant an accession. and we
trust that Lancaster rs summer
resort may prove very attractive is Mrs.
Wood and Mrs. Mcdonald
There is 4 good deal OF building going
on JUS now, or about to be going on.
The new brick building on Main st. is
going forward rapidly Louis Wetter
has . new house aim ost completed
opposite the Episcopal cemetery; Mr.. |
Book viii soon build large addition
on ,o his house; Nathan Alt & Co. are
extending their store the building Just
removed 10 lot near The depot is to be +
retnodslel into tenement house; to
say nothing Of repairs that are going |
on in various parts of town.