Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-02-14
Fennimore Department.
HENRY RoErnE, EDITOR.
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on Legislative business
Squire Loney is in Usage, Iowa, on Z
soionrn of five or six weeks with his
son Wesley. who is located at thai
place,
Mrs g. A Wilson is visiting friends
and relatives in Massillon, Ohio, hen
former home, and will remain several
/ months.
VIII Hough is back from the West
Wisconsin soil has more attraction fol-
him than the land toward the setting
sun.
Frank Stewert has accepted tenn
porary clerkship in j. Gordon's store
MIR. Gordon lately established . branch
establishment at Mt. Hope, neeessitat-
ing the removal of Albert Huppenbecker
to take charge of it.
Miss Delphie Oswald has been IN
Lancaster the past week assisting in
the office of her father, the Register Of
deeds.
Louis Briel is now called papa" by
his friends owing TO the advent of a
little stranger in his family.
A son of Rev. II. Gyr, of Hickory
Grove, assists W. J. Wright in his
photograph gallery.
Nj. G. Hawley, SO long and favorably
known 10 the citizens Of Fennimore as
the owner Of numerous warehouses in
this country, is reported as dead.
Geo. Govier and VIII Ruka were in
Chicago lately viewing the sights of the
Garden City,
Messrs. Jno, Draggs and L. S. Morse
received car load Of corn from Ne
braska last week
Landlord Rogers has disposed Of his
livery business to Joe Rogers and Joe
Powers, who will continue the same at
the old stand.
Mr. Geo. Curtis, Of this place and
Miss Sarah Mervin, Of Oak Ridge, were
united in Holy Matrimony last week.
Nate Bailey, after IN extended visit
at his old home, has returned west to
Lake Preston, Dakota.
The creamery and adjoining build
ings of Him, Hildebrand q Co. have
been removed to the mill near the track
Of the c. & n. w. r r. Mr.. George
Kendall, OF Boscobel superintendent the
job
A number of Fenuimcre people at
tended the sessions of the State Agri-
cultural Society at Madison. Among
the number were Messrs. o. j. Arnold,
+. Morse, Ira Smith, Chas Brechler
and VIM. BOIL
Myrou johnson, for a long time in
the employ of John Monteith, has gone
west 10 engage il business with his
brother.
4. G. Thompson has sold his ware
houses at the depot to Him Bros, who
will use the same for storing wheat and
buying grain. We are sorry TO say that
Mr.. Thompson intends to leave Fcnni-
more shortly, which viii be a severe
loss
Grand Lecturer Young,of Milwaukee,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday Of last
week with the Masonic lodge at this
place.
VIM A. Graham, OF Little Grant, re-
ccived traction engine and separator
for use on his farm. Il was the first
one seen in this vicinity and attracted a
great deal of attention.
The Stewert Concert 500. gave q
splendid entertainment in Fennimore
and pleased All who attended. The
troupe certainly is good one.
Albert Weber thought no would take
the chances of Drawing Dakota biz
card, for week at least, so he started
over the snow-covered plains of that
bleak territory to hunt up his brother
at Sioux Falls, engaged in the mercan-
tile business. We rejoice that he re-
turned all right, but be seems to have
the Dakota blues.
Everybody should attend the Bazaar
and supper to be given by the Nj. Il.
church is COVERS Hall this Thursday
evening Come ard see the booths
representing the different days of the
week, and don leave your pocket books
at home.
TIE house situated back Of VIM.
Rogers brick dwelling, and owned by
hin, was burned 10 the ground on Mon
day afternoon, the fire starting from a
chimney. The household goods were
mostly saved, and the loss was covered
by insurance. The building was occu-
pied by John Stevens and family.
There win be grand masquerade
bail in COVERS Hall on Thursday oven
ing Feb. 81 The floor managers are
George Dyer AMI George Baxter, Fenni-
more; John I. Ruka and Paul Hinrich5,
Boscobel; Arthur Knapp and Harry
Barnett. Lancaster; Mike Woodhouse
and Fred Stevens, Bloomington Music
by the Bloomington Comus Orchestra
and supper at the Fennimore House. A
prize viii be given to the best masked
person. Suits can be obtained ut Geo.
Dyer's.
1t is our sad duty 10 chronicle the
death, on January 3lst. of Rev. Fred
f. Lewis. Fred was an old Fenuimore
boy, but at the time Of death was with
his parents at Argyle, in this state.
For some years, music toacher, he after
ward fitted himself for the ministry and
worked zealously in bis profession.
His death is a sad bereavement TO rela-
tives and friends alike. The impress
sise funeral ceremonies were witnessed
by many old-time neighbors. A beauti-
ful floral harp and crown adorned the
casket as slight token of the esteem Of
his former socie y friends.
STRl%iNGLY BEAUTIFUL BABY.
Oae Of our leading ladies in calling
the other day upon a neighbor, who