Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-28
Grant Cnnatg gerald,
Republican National Ticket
FOR PRESIDENT
Benjamin Harrison,
OF Indiana.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT-
Levi P. Morton,
Of New York.
I.own and County Neus.

on MONDAY by FRANK LISeum
Don't fail to "take i'm Ferguson &
Williams great circus. June 10Th.
District Attorney j. w. Murphy was
UP. Tuesday, on Probate business.
Ed. Reed, OF Nebraska, is visiting his
brother, DR.. Reed, in this city.
Mr.. w. f. Brown of Rhinelander,
spent few days last week in the city.
Mrs. WIG. Chandler starts this week
for Crookston, Mimi. to visit her
mother and brother.
Miss Adams, of Monroe, visited at
Mr.. Joe Natban's with Platteville
friends last Sunday
School meeting next Monday night.
Come out, ladies and gentlemen and
take an interest in our schools.
The report that Nelson Wilkinson
and Annie Goyier were married is con-
tradicted both by the alleged bride and
groom.
Mrs. Richards, of Platteville, and
Mr.. Newton with his son Charles, of
Dubuque, were at Mr. G. w. HIPS last
Sunday.
VIM. Ferguson, of this city, picked a
strawberry in his patch last Tuesday
that measured four inches and half in
circumference.
Some unknown thief broke open the
cigar case, at the Wright House, early
Monday morning, and stole twelve or
fifteen dollars.
Mr.. Jacob Nathan returned home
from Chicago last week, after spending
seven weeks with his son, Mr.. Adolph
Nathan of that city.
Ferguson g. Williams monster show
is coming here Friday, June goth. 1t
is said to be good circus and comes
well recommended.
Mrs. Sterling and little daughter, and
Miss Pomphrey, Of Heyworth, ILL.,, are
visiting their cousins, Mrs. Joe Nathan
and Mrs. Griffin.
Mr.. Josh Pritchell and Mr.. Chas.
Tindal have struck lead, drybone, and
blackjack in paying quantities in their
mines near Porter's bridge
Charlie Bennett found Frederick
Hahn, the man who disappeared so mys-
teriously from Fennimore, over in Iowa.
Hahn is thought to be "little off. "
Messrs John Wright, Thomas Nc
Mahon and A. Morse went to Boscobel
Tuesday to see II. d. Farquharson who
is seriously i'll and confined to his bed.
Miss Allie Woodward's assistant,
Miss Olive Marsden. has returned to
her home in Fennimore She will be
greatly missed by number of friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kreuger of Chicago,
and Mrs. Phillips of Rockville, Mrs.
Kreuger mother, drove up from Rock
vile last Sunday and spent the day with
Mr.. Barnett's family in this city.
Mr.. Delos Abrams and his daughter
Libbie start next wesk for visit with
his daughter, Mrs. Alexander. in Car
roll city, Iowa. From there they will
go to the northwestern part of Missouri
to qisit other relatives. They will be
gone about six weeks.
The theater company that played
here last week offered a doll to the per.
son hold the right number on the ticket
for the matinee last Saturday. Rosa
Alcorn was the lucky one, and is said
to be the owner of the prettiest doll in
town,
Last week Miss Kate Needham form
erly of Hurricanes; was elected COUNT
Superintendent of schools in Wells Co,
Dakota. There were three candidates
for the position the other two being
gentleman Miss Needham received
half the votes.
Prof c. II. Sylvester, for two or more
years Principal Of the Boscobel schools
has accepted the Principalship Of the
Whitewater public schools Prof. Liy.
ingston has decided to remain in Dodge
vile. The people there wouldn't lei
him go.
Tom. Foster, who, with his wife, i.
spending his summer vacation with hel
mother, Mrs. Massey, in Potosi, drove
up Tuesday, to visit his family here
Mr.. Foster is doing good work as Prin
cipal of the Cherokee, Iowa, schools, anG
viii be retained there next year
Dr.Geo. H Henderson of Washington,
ID. G. one of the few surviving original
members of Co. +. 9TH Wis. pleasantly
surprised his comrades here, enroute to
the reunion ut Platteyille The Dir.
received desperate wound at the battle
of South Mountain. musket bali pass
ing entirely through his head, yet he is
in apparent good health, and has a
lucrative practice in the Capitol city.
The Prohibitionists win make big
howl about the clause in the Republican
platform that declares that rather than
sacrifice the principle of Protection Of
American industries, the party favors
the abolition of all internal revenue.
1t is simply q financial question and
has little bearing on the temperance
question. No tax on whiskey, however,
is good prohibition doctrine.
We acknowledge with thanks the
receipt, by express, Charges paid) of a
crate Of the finest Strawberries by far
we have seen this year, from Mr.. Joseph
Brandon, OF Georgetown. this county.
As small fruit raiser Mr.. Brandon is
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