Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-01-09

Breighthaupt of this place, died lasl
Wednesday night at the home of l..
Breighthaupt. Rev. Strong was about
eighty-five years OF age and for several
years previous to his death was quite
feeble. He was devoted Methodist
aud preached many years Funeral
services were held Friday afternoon.
Rev. Marcellus officiating.
New Years day, the friends of Charley
Griffin presented him with a new inva-
lids chair. Since his misfortune he has
been able to get around quite we'll with
the assistance of his crutches until with
in the past few weeks. when some of
the time it was with considerable diff
Guilty that he got to his store at all.
The chair, which was purchased OF w.
Barlow, is an elegant one, and the price
paid was S27.
Aster vacation of two weeks, the
Lancaster schools reopened for another
term of work, with the same teachers as
last term. Good work is being done
by both teachers and scholars and rapid
Announcements ere being made by the
school as whole. Parents can find
no better training and surroundings
that are found in Lancaster, and those
living in the country are taking the adj
vantages offered by her in educational
work.
A meeting of the Phoenix Fire Com
pany was called Monday night to con-
slider the matter of purchasing new
fire alarm The call was not very well
responded TO, and nothing was done in
that direction. Lancaster is in need of
a new fire alarm, and since the Com
pany has secured firm footing, and is
well established, having quite sum of
money in the treasury, such q purchase
would be good investment.
Warren, H., has Just been visited with
q $4,000 fire, sweeping away several
business houses. The Galena Gazette
partly remarks: warren has had her
second great fire within the past year.
The loss by these fires alone would
have more than paid for a good system
of waterworks. Such a system is what
Warren badly needs and ought to have.
Galena would not part with hers under
any circumstances 1t was the best in
vestment the city ever made.
Prof. Swift, of Rochester, N. T., and
whom nearly all of Lancaster people
have heard here at previous time, viii
lecture at the school house next Monday
and Tuesday evenings, Jan. 13-l4.
His subject will be "Tho wonders of the
Microscope and Telescope which will
be brilliantly illustrated with the most
powerful instruments in the word. The
program is list of wonderful and rare
productions and are too valuable TO be
missed. The lecture will be given under
the auspices Of the public schools. Adj
mission, single tickets 80 els. and for
entire cCnrse 80 cts.
According to the Madison JoHrnaf
the Wisconsin Bee keepers association
will hold its next meeting nj the capitol,
February 4. Besides the usual reading
of papers and discussions there viii be
a honey far. Mr. A. |. Root, dis
tinguished bee-keeper of Medina, Ohio,
and publisher of Gleanings in Bee Gull
ture, has promised to be present. All
bee keepers are familiar with his name
and will without doubt embrace this
opportunity to meet and hear him. 1t
is worth a good deal to shake hands with
such a man, and every bee man who
can will be at the convention.
Says the Platteville Witness: "Up at
Lancaster the people have been travel
ing the streets in boats-gondola fash
ion, so to speak In Patteville we
have our streets mscadamized, snd
farmers don't sink their wagon wheels
up to the hub in passing through main
street. Platteyille is progressive that's
the difference" Yes, that's the differ
ence, for the same paper says at the
top of its local column: 1.-The roads
are TERRIBLE and later remarks: pas
turing is getting poor on the main
streets, and, if the council don't pass an
ordinance soon to keep the cows up,
two cent beef will be below par in n
short time" Alas, poor Platteville.
The boy or girl who is regular
newspaper reader will grow up to intel
ligence, and will use good language,
both in speaking and writing, even with
a limited education. 1t is news, science,
literature, grammar, history, geography
and spelling combined. Sometimes it
is little hard to get children interested
in newspapers, but after they once g,
started, their intellectual cravings are
as sure as the desire for food. and it j.
as necessary TO feed their minds as their
JULIUS no lUCdI plptl - iuS hISJ "
attract their attention. Incidentally
they first read of some local event
which came under their observation
Becoming regular readers of the home
paper, they soon branch out into the
affairs of the world. and read the gen
eral news of the day, and finally be-
come competent to discuss matters of
public interest, and are useful and in
telligent citizens. Tx.
Says the Ashland Sunday News: "A
happy event of the week was the mar
rage on Thursday evening Of Miss
Hannah Tamkins and Walter Il. Phil
lips. at the residence of the BRIDES
brother. on Seventh Avenue west The
ceremony was performed by Rev w
q. Bancroft and was witnessed by n
few intimate friends An elaborate
lunch, the congratulations Of many
friends. the inspect IN of many elegant
gifts, completed n day of enjoyment
that will not soon pass from the mem
cries of the bridal party. Mr. and Mrs
Phillips left the same night on honey
moon trip to st. Paul, Minneapolis,