Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-09-05


Special school meeting next Monday |
evening.
S. w. Rogers is putting fresh coat
OF paint on tho Fennimorc House.
Geo. w. Goldsmith. Of the Boscobe
Dial, called on Monday.
p. c. Gilberson has bought the |
Thompson property, and will shortly |
occupy the same.
Ira w Griswold of Liberty, made a
pleasant call in town on Friday.
Miss Delphie Oswald has been spend
ing part of the week ut her grandfath-
els, Mr.. Jacob Baumgartner, and with
friends at this place.
Mrs. VIM. Campbell, and children,
of Prairie du Chen, have been visiting
ct her sisters, Mrs. Henry Fritz.
Fall teachers examination wss held
at The school house ON Monday and
Tuesday, with moderate attendance.
Matthew Mclver, of Bloomington,
stopped over few days ON his way TO
Beloit College.
Eugene Loney and Chas Weaver
have been experimenting the manage
ment Of the Lewis house bus the past
week.
Mike MONTE is in Prairie du Chen.
for his health, to use the Turkish baths
at that place
Graham's steam imeshing machine
is making the rounds ON the farms in
the vicinity, 1t attracts good deal of
attention. and is novelty 10 most pco-
pie.
Wordon Stephens has been enjoying
limited visit from his father, Geo.
Stephens, Of Bectown.
Miss Carrie Nieman left last week for
Iowa, 10 visit with relatives. She will
be gone a number of months.
Misses Anna and Alberta Tormey
have taken their departure for Mill
waukee, where they will teach the com
ing year
Henry MeLimans has sold his proper
~, consisting of forty acres north of
the village, TO Him Bros MIR. Chris.
Him will occupy the homestead as
residence
The new house of Mrs. NJ. Switzer is
assuming form and proportions. John
Curtis and VIM. Earl nave taken The
contract Of building IT,
O. G. Smith, of Kearney, Neh, son
of e. ID. Smith, OF tins place, was back
home on Il short visit lie is acting
there in the capacity Of superintendent
of the Industrial School located at
Kearney.
Most of the veterans in attendance at
! the encampment returned from Mil
waukee on a special Friday evening.
Some came home day or two earlier
All report a pleasant time.
Frank Stewart returned from Spirit
Lake, Iowa, last week, TO spend a few
weeks at his old home preparatory 10
again taking his departure for the West
to engage in teaching.
VIM. j. Weber, located at Larch-
wood, Iowa, tor the past year,is review
ing old acquaintance with friends az
this place and at Preston.
On Sunday, Mr., Frank Munns. son
of Geo. NUNS, Esq, of the town Of
Marion. and Miss Matte Miles, of Ian
easter, were united in marriage Their
friends hereabouis wish them abundant
success in life.
The village authorities are having
two cisterns, Of capacity Of 200 bar
rels apiece, put in in the business part
of the city. They are 10 bo kept con-
stantly filled with water, to be ready in
case of any emergency arising from
fires.
Il. G. Thompson and son Willie start
ed on Tuesday for their new homo in
Dakota. Sioux Falls. The remainder Of
the family will also follow shortly.
Several exciting races were had in
town lately. One was between the hors-
es of NJ. Gordon and Will Brown. and
the other between those of Gordon and
Horace Hampton Gordon's horse took
the money in both instances.
A team belonging TO II A. Danklefi,
Esq, got loose near his place and came
to town on a flying irot, running through
several streets before being brought TO
a stop. No damage to speak of was
accomplished.
Frank Marsden left this week for
Evans ton, H., TO take course of study
at the Northwestern University. Miss
Hattie Witherby and VIM. Farris will /
also attend the Same institution, making |
delegation Of three from here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hirsch buried
their infant daughter Nora, on Sunday
last. She was a bright child, scarcely
a year old She died on Friday after
lengthy sickness. The funeral was
held from The house at 4. M, the re-
mains being taken TO the Liberty Rock
church for burial.
A new paper will be issued from this
place this week by Mr.. + H. Howe. Of
Madison. Although his coming here
had not been previously determined ~.
on, il is none The less welcome, and no
doubt a paper will find many readers.
and the editor sufficient employment
The town is large enough To have a
paper Of its own, and every new enter ,
prise should be encouraged. tcnnimore