Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-23
Mrs. elise and daughter, Miss Katie,
who have been for nearly year in
Denver, returned on Monday.

~ nave ueeu lOr Hearly u year III
returned on Monday.
Nearly a column of local news items
hat were in type last week, were
qneezed out. Although not as new as
hey were we give them this week in
slightly altered form.
John j. Oswald has been notified by
he superintendent of the state fish
hatchery that 10000 brook trout will
pc sent here for planting in our streams
next Tuesday, Feb. %.
Mss Mary Pierce, the Wright House
cook, was called to her home in Cass-
vile last week, by a telegram announc-
ing the serious illness of her sister.
Mr.. A. II. Bennett, of Glen Haven,
being one of the jurymen, is in town for
the court session. He dropped into the
HERALD sanctum on Tuesday for call
and left an advance subscription which
we never take unkindly.
Mr.. Charles Watkins, who has occu-
pied Mrs. Clise's house during her
absence, has been changed to a new
run, and will leave here next week.
Mrs. Watkins left Lancaster yesterday
for visit with her parents in Waiter
town.
A. Nj. Mckinney, of Fennimore, one
of the jurymen of this term of court,
called at the office to pay his own sub
scription and that of some of his neigh
bors. Being an Odd Fellow he had
had some opinions to express on the
recent attack made upon secret orders
from pulpit in this city.
The Literary Club met at the resi-
dence of r Meyer, Sen. Tuesday even
ing. The essay on the Use and Abuse
of the Press by r. Meyer, Jr. created
a lively discussion in which most of the
members participated. Mrs. Strong
and w. G. Chandler lead the debate.
Selections were sung by Mrs. Chandler
and Judge Carter with Mrs. Lowry as
accompanist. The meeting was one of
the most profitable, entertaining and in
every way enjoyable of the season.
Mr.. z. t. Wright, of Portland, Ore
gon, with his sister Miss Jennie Wright,
of Potosi, were in Lancaster last Satur-
day and in their calls about town
dropped into the HERALD office. Mr..
Wright was formerly Potosi boy, and
is the son of Mr.. Henry Wright of that
place. For some years he has been liv-
ing in Portland and is now prosper
Gus and thoroughly successful business
man of that place He is member of
the G.. A. Il. and during the war was in
Capt. Baxter's company. At present
he is aide-de-eamp on staff of commad-
erin chief in the G A. r. association.
A. L. Stratton who has been a res
ident of Grant County for the past
twenty-five years has decided to rent
his farm at Mt. Hope and spend while
in Clay Center; Kansas. His two sons
have been living there for some years,
and Mr. Stratton will try the new coun-
try on small farm in the edge of town
until he finds out whether he prefers
Kansas to Wisconsin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stratton spent few days last week
visiting Mr.. Reese Gillespie in this city
On the Sth Inst D. 7. Parker deliver
ed to Bidwell & Club at Fennimore,
8 carloads of fat steers of his feeding,
which averaged 1861 pounds, they were
the finest lot Of cattle ever shipped from
Fennimore and by our best stockmen
considered one Of the very best lot of
cattle that ever left Grant County.
Mr.. Parker is one of the most success
full feeders of stock in the state and
nearly always ships his stock, he being
always fully posted regarding the mar
ket. The past winter he has been feed
ing ground feed, having put up a mill
for that purpose and finds that it is
profitable investment
Mr.. Will Lewis, of Butte City, Mon
is at home for short visit with his par
ents. He has been in Chicago buying
a stock of goods for branch store,
which the "Lewis Brothers intend
soon to establish in Dillon Montana.
Dillon is a thriving town about seventy
miles from Butte, and this branch store
will be larger establishment than the
one the boys have been running for the
past five years in the latter city. Mr..
oscar Lewis will go to Dillon to take
charge of the new store The Lewis
combination is strong one, and the
various qualities of the three young men
united, seem bound to compel success
n whatever business enterprise they
engage.
On Wednesday Feb. 8, Frank J.Hall
vas seen buying a bottle of alcohol at
me of the saloons. As he remarked that
lie was not buying it for himself, he
vas Swallowed to see if it was not for
me of those 20 whom the saloons were
not permitted to sell. Steve Gilbert
saw him give it to James Levins and
,ur city marshal called on Steve to
make a complaint, which he did. Hall I
vas brought before Esquire Baldwin,
Head guilty and was fined $500 and
osts, $1,000 IN all. Buying liquor for
hose who cannot get it for themselves
5 getting to be expensive as well as
mean. and we hear it intimated that in
uture, those who thus violate the law
viii also be put upon the list
MARRIED-In the town of Clifton,
'eb. Is, 1888, by Thomas Watson, Esq,
Ir. Alfred Fieldhouse to Miss Martha
). Watson, all of Clifton.