Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-14


meals, comfortable rooms and cory parlore.
A-5iy
The dime sociable at the Fennimore
House on Wednesday evening was 8
pleasant affair.
+. 0. Parker IS in Iowa at present,
looking over the prospects of locating
there.
j. j. Seaman was in Boscobel WeApes,
day on legal business.
Born. 10 Mr. and Mrs. Calyin
Schmahlenberger, on Tuesday, March
5, a little girl,
j. NJ. Gelvin was in Chicago last
week with stock.
The Lewis House" Is pew tn. Official
title Of the hotel kept By II. B. Lewis.
Chas. p. HIM was called to Lancas-
ter last week on administrator affairs.
j Gordon has been in Chicago re,
Gently buying goods. The firm here
has changed hands and is now "Gor.
don Bros" Mr.. Simon having retired.
Several of the family of Conrad YES
perman, including himself, are reported
as down with sickness,
Geo. Govier has sold. not rented, as
reported bis house and lot to c. j.
Wannemaker.
A painter from Minneapolis by the
name of Smith has located here with
his family.
On Sunday there occurred the funeral
of little nine months old child, boy
of Rufus j. Jones. which lad died on
Saturday. Many sympathizing friends
attended.
Adam Hirsch, OF Sitter, recently EN-.
ployed at l.. Weber's, Lancaster, will
open boot and shoe shop in this place
shortly,
Died.-On Thursday, Feb. 28. Mr..
James Gates, in the S7th year of his
age. The funeral was held at the house
on the Saturday following, the Rev.
II. Deal officiating The remains were
inferred at Stitzer's school house.
Miss Ada Philbrick has suffered
severely from an abscess ON her arm,
caused by brHise received some years
ago. She has had surgical operation
performed to remove the diseased parts.
This has necessltated her absence from
the school she teaches, the primary de.
partment, and during her disability
Miss Anna Draggs bias charge of the
same.
Married. Wednesday, March 6,
at the U. B. parsonage, by the Rev. H.
Deal, Mr.. Charles Simmons, of Palo
Alto, Iowa, and Miss EInora Smith, OF
Preston. They will remove to Iowa in
a few weeks.
Banker Wilson rejoice in the return
OF his wife, who had been absent for
several months, visiting relatives in
Chicago and Masillion, Ohio. Bachelor
habits do not agree with him and we
are pleased to see his countenancc beam
with smiles as Of old.
A great many farmers are removing
to the West this spring. Pigg Bros.
have gone to Ruthven, Iowa, and the
rest of the family will soon follow. s.
c. Ransom has located in Nebraska,
and Henry Long will make Lake Pres
ton, Dakota. his future home.
Will Marsden died on Saturday of
typhoid fever after a short but severe
illness Of two weeks. The funeral SER
vices were held Monday at the Ebene.
ger church. A more extended notice
will be given next week.
An alarm of fire was given last Mon
day which proved to be chimney burn
ing out at c. Schmahlenberger's. The
house might have caught fire if not
promptly discovered.
Biedermann Bros. do blacksmithing
and repairing in nice shape aud at
reasonable prices. They are having a
big rush of business.
READING A RECREATION.
The farmer should keep himself and
his family supplied with reading Of the
best quality, and plenty of time in
which TO use it should be taken. Like
the men in all other callings, he needs
books and papers which are devoted to
his special pursuit. The attempt to
get along without them is ruinous. In
these days of close competition, the
man who is to succeed must be well in
Ignorance cannot success
fully compete with knowledge. The
boys, too, need these books and papers
in order to give them an intelligent
of the methods which
should be pursued, and to lead them to
take an active interest in the farm work
But they should not be restricted to this
GLASS of reading. The best papers for
The young should be furnished. and the
newspapers should also be supplied so
that they and their sisters may know
what is going on In the world. The
wife and mother should not be forgotten
but some good home magazine should
be taken for her especial benefit. She