Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-07-25
Fown and County Nems.

A new roof is being placed on the
Court House.
Judge Carter received Monday ar
rearages of pension from date OF dis
charge September 1865 10 time OF APP
pllcation for pension.
DR.. j. II. Reed purchased piece OF
land north Of his dental building OF the
Jones estate on Monday. Price paid,
5la0.
4 Calvin Morse, of Monroe, has been
appointed game warden for this dis
trict in place of Capt. Farquharson
deceased There were fifteen candid
ates
j. S. Wright, administrator OF the
estate of H. d. Farquharson sold the
famous trotting horse German Boy,
July 18th 10 d. G. Sarvis, of Mineral
Point.
saw b. Van do Wall has some fine
views Of the casket containing the re-
mains Of Gov Nelson Dewey, as 1t
stood in DR. lIassell's yard. Gov.
Hoard and other officials from Madison
are grouped around the casket.
Prof. Charles Johnson, of Guttenburg,
Iowa, who so efficiently filled the place
Of assistant principal in our High school
last year, has been engaged as prin-
cipal of the Highland school for the
coming year The best wishes OF many
friends in this city 20 with him for
tnlure success in his new field of labor.
Misses Nctie and Jessie Meyer en-
sertained company Of their friends at
six O'Clock toa on Thursday in
honor of their cousins Mrs. John Street,
OF Chicago. and Mrs. Ford Durand, of
Crookston, Mimi, who have been Wis
ting relatives in this section for several
weeks
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. +.
Finney, (noe Nellie Gleason), of ST.
Mary's, Oak was gladdened last Thurs
day. July 18th, upon the arrival OF
little daughter. Mother and babe are
doing nicely and the little ono has the
honor Of being the first born in the town.
Mrs III. G. Gleason will soon return
home to Lancaster.
A large congregation greeted Rev.
Father l.. Barlh in the Catholic church
Sunday morning Two excellent ser
mons were preached by him, the first
in German and the second in English.
lie praised the members of the church
Tor the work they had been doing to-
wards establishing catholic school
and urged them TO keep on in the good
work.
An auxiliary missionary society ha:
has been organized by members of thu
Nj. f. church at Hurricane. The fol
lowing are the officers Of the society
president, Mrs. j. Allen Coombs; vic'
presidents. Mrs. Vim. Ward. Mis-
Ellenor Hodges. recording secretary
Mrs. j. Knapp, corresponding secre
tarv. Miss Clara Brinkman; treasurer
Mrs. Grant Hampton literary com
nittee. Mrs. j. AllenICoombs. Mis-
Rose Chase, Miss Ellinor Hodges. Tn
hrst regular meeting to be held the iirs
Saturday in August at the home OF MIR,
Coombs.
The State Fair Executive eommitte
has issued the premium list and PR
gramme of the thirty sixth annual fai
to be held at Milwaukee, Sept Is. L
Is, 10 and 20. Competition open to a
except in dairy products the leadin
premiums, first and second on stoc
horses is S25 and SO; cattle, $50 an
SIS: sheep, Sl2 and IS, swine. SIS an
81; poultry, IS and 81; grain, - an
>; garden. - and -; apiary, Sc an
s.; cheese. $50, SO and 81; butter. so
$40 and 81 creamery butter, $50, -
and 81; plate of fruit 81; cut flower
50 and -, oil painting, $50 and -
portrait in oil, si2 and IS; domest