Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-08-29

Trowbridge and Black are settled IN
their new quarters in the Walker block.
They have meat market, groceries,
-four. feed and seed store Their rooms
are new, clean and airy and are on the
first floor in the north half of the buld-
ing. A hne marble counter graces the
meat market.
+. l.. Greer. Jos. Donnelly and Andy
Lewis, of Bloomington, passed through
this city on route for Dodgeville, We'd
nesday morning TO attend the Iowa
County Agricultural Society Fair which
opened yesterday, continuing over to-
morrow.
Twelve persons have been killed in
Chicago this month on account OF Grim
inal carelessness in handling kerosene
oil. Last Saturday added two to the
list Both were pouring kerosene from
a can INTO a cook stove. they had
doubtless heard Thousand times that
il is dangerous 10 do so.
Miss Fannie Wagner, the dress max
er, informs her patrons that, owing to
impaired health, she will not be able to
return from Milwaukee as she had in
tended, on Sept. LIST, but will be delayed
four or five weeks longer. Further
notice will be given.
A party consisting of Misses Clara
Michaelis, Clara Barstow, May lvey,
Jennie Sykes and Mrs VIII Orion and
Messrs Win Hayes, Howard Rhodes,
George q. Sykes and Joe IveY enjoyed
two weeks of pleasure camping at
Gravel Pit on the Mississippi river.
Editor Goldsmith, of the Dial, w. q.
Palmer, ESQ, and Hon. Jno, ID. Wilson,
of Boscobel, we're visitors in town Tues
day The filing of claims in the est. OF
Cap Farquharson decd was expected
to come up before the County Court,
but Judge Garter being absent no court
was held
The pearl hunting fever has reached
Potosi and many stories of valuable
gems is reported "a having been fonnd.
Geo. H. Lewis has beautiful pink
pearl worth $50. Chas O'Hara Jr.,
has an unusually beautiful one and
Wesley Hymer has the largest and fin
est one said to be valued at $3.50
A tank to hold kerosene oil was re
ceived by c. II. Baxter, from Chicago
on Tuesday The tank is owned by the
Hanford Oil Company and will be set
up somewhere near the depot soon. 1t
will be filed with oil shipped here in a
tank car. The oil will be for the nse of
the merchants and will he a great con-
venience to them.
Mrs. A. N. MoOrehOuse died at her
home in this city OF Consumption after
a protracted illness, Thursday, August
%, aged sixty eight years The de-
ceased was widow and has left only
one child, Miss Sarah Moorehouse, of
this city, The funeral took place in
the NJ. F. Church Friday afternoon at
2 O'Clock, Rev Marcellus officiating,
Two members of the Salvation Army
at Mineral Point were arrested last week
charged with an attempted assault on
Mrs. Harry Harris, member of the
army The Justice decided crime had
been committed but that the evidence
was not strong enough to hold them to
the criminal Court. 1t is difficult TO
see how the Justice could be convinced
of the crime, without enough EVIL
dence for a grand jury to arrive at the
same conclusion However they were
dismissed from the army.
A misunderstanding arose between
Christian Kraemer and Ferdinand
Laabs on Sunday last at their homes
northeast of this city. Both came in
town Monday for law Justice Baldwin
had Laabs arrested for the use of abus-
i've language and Justice Wheeler had
Kreamer arrested for assault Both
warrants were served at the same time,
Sheriff Thompson serving one and Dep
uty Sheriff McGOnigal the other. Each
were fined s. and costs, and when they
returned home they were wiser men if
they had less money in their pockets.
Three sisters of the Order of st. Fran
els arrived here from Milwaukee on
Friday. They have rented part of Mrs
Eugene Hyde's residence TO live in and
have come to take charge of Catholic
school TO be held in room in the Cath
Ollie Church that has previously been
used for chapel. The school room is
well seated and has charts. maps, globes
and all of the modern conveniences for
use in school rooms, Sister Boneven-
ture is the school teacher and has had
several years experience of school teach
ing in Chicago. Sister Wllhelmine will
give vocal and instrumental music les.
sons The third sister is Sister Hermine
who will act as housekeeper.