Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-21

| The Hamlin Wizard Oil Company
are giving concerts in Hydc's Hal
every night this week, and are selling
OIL The entertainments are reported
BY those who attended rs good
Miss May Roberts entertained goodls
number Of her young lady and gentle.
men friends at an evening party. in the
pleasant parlors of the Wagner house,
last week. Wednesday evening.
Miss Ollie Finn, has resigned her posi-
ton as teacher in the 1st intermediate
department OF our public schools.
Her mothers falling health requires her
presence at their home in Bloomington
The Misses Hannum & Mcpherson
have remodeled their millinery estab-
lishment BY moving the partition back,
making the store larger to meet thsir
growing trade. The ceiling and walls
have also been calsomined.
4 Matt Dudley has resignedhis position
as clerk in the Wright House. which he
has filed so efficiently during the past
two years. John Jane, for several
years clerk in the Whitmore House ID
Darlington is his successor and arrived
on Friday.
The Bloomington stage driver, ). 5.
johnson, had the misfortune % loose a
valuable horse on Monday morning.
The horse was sick only fcw hours.
It had been driven over from Blooming
ton the day previous, and seemed all
right then.
Dir. j. II. Reed has purchased the old
VIM. A. Reed residence and forty acres
surrounding it. The other fifty acres
had previously been purchased BY
Joseph Nathan. DR. Reed has rented
the house to Gus Smith who expects to
move there soon.
AT the meeting at DIR. Reeds Dental
rooms last Friday evening partial or
ganization of the Lancaster Humane
society was effected. An adjournment
meeting is to be held at the same place
on Thursday evening of this week. All
are cordially invited.
Joe Sullivan, a patient from the Grant
County Asylum, cured of fits, under
the treatment Of DR. a. Ii. Barber,
has been canvassing during the past
week for book entitled. Anarchy
and Anarchism,' with good success.
Sullivan's home is in Hazel Green.
The ministers of the different chnrch
es read a petition of the w. G. T. U.
last Sunday morning. asking everybody
to devote the hour between / and 2
o'clock. on Tuesday, to prayer, earnest
" asking Gods blessing and direction
to rest on the election and lis results
Union services were held in the Con
gregational Church, Sunday evening,
the Pastor, Rev. S. s. Grinnell, offici-
ating. Rev. Marcelus being absent, in
order to attend the revival in Hurricane.
A large audience was present The
sermon alluded largely 10 the temper
ance topic.
Thomas Treloar commenced digging
the cellar, on his lots purcheasd Of +.
NJ Lowry last fall, on Monday morn
ing, preparatory to putting UP q nice
residence. Mr.. Treloar will move his
family here from Hurricane as soon as
his house is completed
Last Saturday evening an AMI Ii
cense Temperance meeting was held in
Hydes Hall, with L. J. Arthur, esq as
presiding officer. Rev Mcintosh, Rev.
S. S. Grinnell, VIM. Stone, Jr, Il, A.
Watkins, and L.. j. Arthur, made short,
speeches in favor of elect ng an anti
license City Council.
Misses Hannum and MCPHERSON,
have had their millinery store enlarged
by the removal OF a partition wall, thus
making their room several feet longer.
They are receiving their new spring
stock Of goods, and are delighted T.
give attention 10 customers Whenever
they give them call.
About dom Of Mrs. John All izer's
friends pleasantly assisted her Al q
quilting party on Thursday. "Qlilt-
ingsn aud 'rag bees" are the kiHl OF
parties that pay. The amount u en-
ioyment that is received while visiting,
talking and sewing is astonishing II
is hard to tell which moves tastes the
tongues or the needles.
John Flesh, living near hurricane,
came near loosiug one Of his handsome
span of mares last week. The animal
was standing in the stable and was
kicked on the hind leg, BY IL mate,
breaking the bones short Oh Just ahovc
the ankle. DR. Speiglcberg was called
who sg..--.ndcd The animal, splintered
the broken leg, and the chances are
good for its recovery.
Joseph Sullivan has assumed the agency
of Anarchy and Anarchists. an illustra-
ted book by Capt. Setback. The book
win contain over 700 pages with 200
illustrations and gives complete ac-
count OF Anarchy from its insipiency TO
the hanging of the Anarchists. MIR.
Sullivan has the general agency for
Grant and neighboring counties,
and it is hoped he will receive q
cordial reception from all
Miss Alco Woodward. occupies tie
front rooms on the second floor If the
Showalter building, over Needham's
meat market, with her millinery store
and dress making establishment. Give
/ der call and see what handsome spring
| STYLES she has displayed on Der new
counters. Tier place Of business can
easily be found by the new glass show
case, filled with mil IiDery goods, which IS
suspended from the front window.
Jesse Roberts, Of Plaiuiield, Iowa,