Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-26

Among the veterans placing thei
claims for pensions in the hands o
Fletcher S. Kidd, the following hav,
recently received notice of allowance o
their claims: VIM. Starr and JOSEPH
Matthews, of Lancaster, w. w. Dnns
ton, of plattsmouth, Neb, and VIM
Mayo, of Mason City, Iowa.
Joseph Hall. wife anu daughter o
Red Jacket. Michigan, was in town las
week attending the county fair, anC
made pleasant call on the HERALD
MIR. Hall owns farm at Beetown anC
was for several years engaged in leaC
mining there He is at present with the
Calumet & Heckla mines in Michigan
A party of ladies living four miles
south, with some visiting friends, viewed
the HERALD print shop Saturday. They
were taking in the lions of the city and
! did not want 10 miss the most interest
ing. They are cordially invited TO call
again when the presses and newspaper
folder are in operation.
Ed Montieth, who has been in Ellen
dale, Oak. the last year has returned
TO his farm in Fennimore township
where he will remain. He took in the
County fair Friday and made pleasant
call at the HERALD Office. During his
stay in Dakota Mr.. Moniieth acquired
several fine farms by presumption and
purchase.
AS the stock shippers in this vicinity
were not aware that regular stock
train was coming in Monday morning
they were not ready to ship. Tuesday
Gates 4 Willis sent two ears OF cattle
and two of hogs; Bidwell & Clnbb one
ear load of cattle and Baxter q Schrel-
ner one car load of hogs ON the regular
freight train.
X E. Murphy and wife left Monday
morning for Hudson, New York, TO
spend some time visiting relatives. Mr..
Murphy expects to be gone about six
weeks, but Mrs Murphy will remain I'M
I'll af .er the holidays. They expect to
be present at the golden wedding OF DIR.
and Mrs. Benham in Hudson, and will
also visit their sous, Charles and Lint
ner,
Mrs. Thad Cobb and Mrs. Geo. Lent
and little daughter Oracle, of Correc-
tionville, Iowa, Mrs Geo. Webb. of
jamestown, and Mrs. S. Warwick. Of
Wyalusing, are all visiting their mother
Mrs. Tichor, in this city this week. The
guests were formerly Misses Victoria,
Maggie, MATHS and Cora Mahood. who
were born and raised here, and this is =
general reunion
Mrs. w Wilkins, Mrs j Thompson.
Mrs. d. Haynes, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
BaZell, Mrs. Elizabeth Blaine AMI Miss
,Jemima Blaine, of Mnntfort, were in the
city Monday to see about the settlement
in the Matter of the estate OF James +.
Blaine, deceased. they were accom-
panied by John Dinsdale, of Fennimnre,
who is administrators. Attorney A. w.
Bell, of Milwaukee, was also present TO
attic nd the same ease
State Dairy Food Commissioners Thorn
has Joined Commissioner Ives, of Min
nesota, in issuing call for conyen-
ton of tho dairy and food commissioners
of the various states for the purpose OF
effecting a permanent national organi-
cation, which wo nd be of common in
terest and profit toward advancing the
work of the department. The conven-
ton has been called To meet ri Cleve-
land Nov 6, z and 8. 1889.
The annual missionary meetings of
the Lancaster and Little Grant missions
will be held as follows: Buckwheat
Ridge church, Monday, October 9TH;
Cement school house, Tuesday, October
8th; Mount Zion church, Wednesday,
October 9th, and at the Brown school
house, Thursday, October 10Th. The
preachers in charge will be assisted by
Rev. w. j. c. Ralph, of the Mitfiin
Circuit. We kindly invite all to attend
these meetings,
Dwight T. Parker, of FennimOre,
exhibited fine three-year old Hereford
bull at the Fair last week, that
He with four female by same
bull captured the grand sweepstakes,
open to all other breeds, at the tri state
fair at Toledo in 1888, comprising Ohio,
Indiana aud Kentucky. and took the
Hereford sweepstakes AT the Illinois
state fair in 1888. He is registered as
Earl Wilton 9th, and is as fine an an
imal as one could wish TO breed from.
A team driven by Allie Hyde Thurs
day morning became frightened and
ran away. 1t came down main street
at lively rate, ran down by the Cath
Ole church and up town again, stopping
on the east side of the public square at
the court yard railing. The streets
were filled with people going to the fair
ana excitemnt ran high for time but
no damage was done. The team started
while coming down the hill by the fact
ory, the loose boards shaking down on
the horses heels making them unman-
agable. j. o. Bartlett was ON with Mr..
Hyde. but feeling the situation becom-
ing unpleasant slipped off at the cross
ing by the Lancaster House, taking a
roll in the dirt. Mr.. Hyde chung to the
lines until the Catholic church was
reached when the boards bid farewell
to the wagon and dumped him in the
road. Fortunately the heavy wheel:
missed him and few bruises only re
suited.
PERSONALS.
John Draggs and wife, of Fennimore