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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-11
Cuba City.
BLOSSOM

The sociable at the residence of Mr..
Simon Harker last Friday evening was
largely attended. The evening was
passed in social games, vocal and in
strumental music, etc.
Mrs. Orvill ID. Eastman who has been
visiting her father near Salem, Mo-,
returned home last Wednesday accom-
panied by her sister who will remain
here for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harker visited
friends in Benton and vicinity last Sun
day.
Albert Eustace. of the firm of Eus-
tace Bros, went to Shullsburg Monday
on business.
Thos Webster. principal of the New
Diggings high school, was making calls
in this locality last Saturday.
Thomas. Simons, of Hazel Green.
paid US pleasant visit Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cottingham. of
Benton, were here Sunday visiting their
brother, Joseph Cottingham, who IS at
present very sick.
Thos. Bnkett, of Hazel Green, shook
hands with his Cuba friends last Mon
day.
The show which was billed here last
Saturday was not greeted with full
house. 1t is about time those one horse
concerns took a rest.
MIR. and Mrs. James Kiyllhan visited
relatives and friends in Benton the first
of this week
Cuba City, Dec. 9th.
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Fairplay.

As the time for the corn picking has
gone hence, the relation of stories re-
garding big days husking are in order.
The best one we have heard was by one
of our town officers, he toldus that his
wife and himself picked nine big loads in
one day (25bu. to load, equals 225bu }
The Richland mining Co. are run
ming full force of men, on the old
Black mines. They are down S5ft. but
will have to 90 about loft. more before
they will strike the second opening
where they expect large bodies OF lead
ore.
1t is said that another company of
Capitalists will soon begin operations
by the erection of fine plant on S. l..
Johnson's land where hey expect to
find large quantity of shining ore.
c. w. Bainbridge & Son are mining
on the old Fairplay range. and several
other lesser firms will begin work soon
Judge" Murphy reports the matri-
monial market as being brisk with a
tendency to advance Ito the alter
Charles cambridge and Will Wayne
took all first prizes at the shooting match
at Hazel Green on Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Mary Pale: who went from this
place to Colorado last spring has re-
turned.
Mrs. Geo. S. Bainbridge of Williams
la. was summoned here to the bedside
of her mother Mrs. Armstrong who is
quite sick.
Mrs. Joseph Spark has been the past
week in Williams Ia. waiting on her son
Frank who is very sick at that place.
Jim Johnson's smiling face is visable
on our streets again after summers
sojourn in Iowa.
Harry Miller had a very narrow es-
cape from death Thursday. he is work
ing at the Richmond mines and fell
about soft. down shaft, if he bad gone
TO the bottom (about soft. more) he
would without doubt have been Instant
ly killed.
Mrs. Brady and family will move to
st. Paul sometime the coming week.
Sam johnson Jr. has come back TO
his first love for the winter.
SFNEX
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Bloomington.

Misses Media Bosch and Laura HAL
sew, of Prairie du Chen, visited with
the Misses Hedeman of this place during
the past week.
Miss Lula Tubbs spent Sunday with
her parents in this place.
Mrs. c. w. Wheeler and Mrs. Peter
Woodhouse are still confined to their
sick beds.
A girl baby arrived at the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Brady on Friday
last, Dec. 5. 1890.
The firm Heckmaster & ONeil have
closed their creamery at Lancaster dur
ing the winter season.
DIR. Steiger. of Prairie du CHEN, was
seen on our streets Thursday last.
Mrs. Carl Gordon gave a O'Clock
tea to a number Of her young friends
Saturday last. A good time is reported.
Jas. Crawford returned to his home
in Clayton, Ia, Saturday last.
Orlo II. Martin and wife have returned
from their wedding trip and will at
once settle down to house keeping on
one of the best farms in West Grant.
All wish them happiness and success in
their new home.
Art O'Neil has moved his family to
this place to spend the winter.
The business carnival will be held in
the city hall this week, Saturday. Dec.
10. Everybody is invited TO attend.
Miss Lottie Hedeman was on the
sick list last week.
S. A. Hatch has sold out his entire
stock of merchandise to w. II. Hol-
ford.
Our merchants have very fine dis
play of holiday goods.
The Misses Fanns will give school
entertainment on Saturday. Dec. 20.
Bloomington, Wis, Dec. s.
BLOSSOM.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-11

Iowa man and has removed to Blooming
ton, let the Hawkeyes come. the Bad
gers will supply you with land. but re-
member boys we have the Mckinley bill
by the Peck in Wisconsin.
A reunion of the Co. l. 20th, Regt.
was held at the home of William White
on the Sth, inst. commemorating the
battle of Prairie Grove. The battle was
fought on the 9TH, bit as that came on
Sunday the reunion was held on Mon
day. We have quite sprinkling of Co.
|. boys in this part of the country.
If you would jus. drop into our little
village some afternoon you would see
one of the liveliest little places in the
county. Just try it Mr.. Editor, come on
Tuesday Thursday or Saturday and step
into our Post Office about O'Clock P.
NJ. and get acquainted with Mt, Hope,
see that Commissioner of Pensions
Raum is giving applicants for pensions
under the new law who have claims
pending under former laws, the same
number of old claims. What does that
mean? Does it mean that the date of
filing of original claims, shall be SO con-
strued as to be considered the date of FL
ing under the new law? win someone
please answer though the HERALD and
oblige many who are anxious to know.
Here ia . case in point Mr. A. b. has
an original or claim under old law
numbered 236, 493 this claim has been
rejected and A. b. applys under act of
June 9th. 1890. and his number is 236
49S, the new claim was filed early in
July 90. the old claim early in 70s some
16 or II years ago. Now according to
that way of numbering ii looks little
as if the early claim is to be considered
as the date of filing claims.
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LoyE-MAKING BY RAIL.
SENEx

The car was filled with excursionists
returning from the exposition Every
seat contained pair of Buckeye lovers.
The last bear died in Ohio some time
ago, but the art of hugging has sur
yived. 1t was the midnight express,
and the air was right chilly, but not a
soul noticed that except q poor little
married man who sat alone in the half
seat by the unlighted stove. He looked
down the car and noticed that appar-
emily all the young men were one
armed; at least, but one arm of each
male was visible. The light in the car
was very low, however, and that may
account for the phenomenon.
Lovers like twilight, according t. the
Pittsburg Dispatch. II Adam and Eve
did not sing lin the Cleaning" it vas
because they knew fresher song. And
it was twilight in that car, for all three
double lamps were turned down very
low, and, before the train was out of
the Alleg hany yards. the flame of one
of them had sputtered, fired m moment
and expired. OF cousse, every girl in
the car was alarmed, when the gloom
deepened. Every girl got q little closer
to her protector, and few minutes
later, when the second began TO show
signs of collapse-the flames leaping up
frantically, as if afraid to die-about a
dozen pianissimo screams came from as
many feminine throats.
The conductor opened the door few
minutes later and the draught finish he'd
lamp No. ?. This left one lamp ahght
at the rear end of the car. How anx-
iously it was Observed Would it 90
outP 1t looked consumptive. but there
was no draught to eXpidite its decease
At last the train whiStled for the first
stop, and the little married man came
out of his corner by the stove to alight
He had been bachelor once. and he re-
membered it as he laid his hand on the
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Hazel Green .

Thomas Shllliam left the Green to
winter at Platteville. He intends to
make that his hom, for the future.
A wedding took place at the Galena
House. Hazel Green, last Wednesday,
Dec. Sd, when T. p. McPhillips and
Caroline Fetz were united in wedlock
by the Rev. Thos. w. Barber, Primitive
Methodist minister. After the cere-
mony they partook Of dinner at the
bountiful table of Mr.. GEM and soon
after left for Galena, thence to Eliza
beth. Ill, where they will reside, as
farmer McPhillips and wife.
Revival meetings are over in the NJ.
E. Church, but we trust they will soon
be started in the Primitive church ana
we hope good will be done.
Miss Bishop, Of Platteville, was IN
town last week. canvassing for VIII
mot's steam cooker, tea and coffee pots.
Miss M. Flynn, of La Sale, Ill, has
been visiting in the Green the past
week. She returned home Monday.
w. Williams has been dehorning a
few cattle-60 head for Jim Glaseon,
% head for Jim Trewartha.
Mrs. M. j. Reed had the misfortune
to find one of her cows had caught her
foot through her horn. Saturday morn
ing. The COW will have to be killed.
The missionary meeting in the 2. M.
church was quite successful considering
the stormy night. Those that were
there were well and proftably enter
tanned. NEWS
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Mount Hone.

r. Cooley having disposed of his per-
sonal effects with view to an easier
life. has rented his farm to his son Eras-
mus who will run the farm in connect
ton with his apiary.
MIR. Guptel of Iowa, has bought OF
Mrs. William Humphrey the farm known
as the Page farm and has come on with
his goods to take possession.
C. Collum has sold his farm to an
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door knob. The train had not stopped,
but he opened the door, and INN ediate-
" a gust of wind murdered the last
lamp. As he stood in the doorway in
haliDg cynders and river fog, he had
the satisfaction of hearing a sweet low
voice murmur behind him: ''Oh.
George, / was so afraidi7
''Of what, my darlinl;?''
That that lamp would never go
out"
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PEA YEAR
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-12-11
Legal Notices.
- STATE Isaac ALooRS.

- STATE-IsAAc ALcoRN.
state Of wisconsin, County Court Of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the general term
Of the County Court, TO be held In and for said
County, at the Court House in the City of Lancas-
ter in said County, on the first Tuesday Of Jsnu-
ary A. d. 1891 being the 9Th day Of January, 1891,
at the hour Of one O'Clock in the afternoon the
following matter will be heard and considered;
The application Of Almeda Alcorn, to admit to
probate, an instrument In writing purpOrting 70
be the last will and testament of Isaac Acorn late
Of the town Of Cassyile deceased; and for the ap-
pointment of an administrator with the will an
nexed. for the estate OF said deceased.
Dated Dec. 10th, 1890.
By the court,
42-A GEO. b. CARTER.
County Judge.
German Buchner, attorney for the petitioner.
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Eerman Buchner, attorney for the pet
ESTATE -HEYwooD.

State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the regular
term OF the County Court. to be held in and for
said County, at the Court House in the City Of
Lancaster. in said County, on the LIST Tuesday Of
January, A. D., 1891, being the 9Th day Of
January, 1891, at the hour of one O'Clock in the
afternoon, the following matter will be heard
and considered:
The application OF Margaret Haywood. widow
OF VIM. Haywood, late of the town of Fennimore.
In said county. deceased, for the assignment to
her OF her homestead and Dover in the lands OF
which deceased died seized, TO wit: The sel4 Of
Sec. No. - and the neA of the nek of sec "A, all
in town No. I. range west, in said county
BY order of The Court,
GEO. b. CARTER
County Judge.
Dated Dec. 5, 1890. 42-44
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CHAPTER XVI.

Except that people grow used to liv-
ing with drawn sword above their
heads, it would be difficult to believe
how Esther Hill could have been as hap
py even as she was during these weeks
that she spent with Guy Dunstan's PEG.
pie, for her dread of the discovery of
her secret was never allowed to sleep
it was kept painfully alive day after
day by George Gilbert's visits to the
house.
II thought you used to say that Mr..
Gilbert came very little here, but
you seem to see him often" she said
with sad patience one day to Gabrielle;
and Gabrielle answered innocently-
II don't know what has made him
come oftener than he used to do. Yes
he has been here three or four times
since you came-has he not? He used
not to come nearly so often as that"
And she little knew as she said this
how sharp spasm of pain and fear her
answer sent into the unhappy woman's
--A.7- zN=. 81 D=srak=-Ev- Lns sisni15ht
To be Continued.
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LITTLE OF EVERYTHING

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When an infant my body broke
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ed. When l came of age / visited
Hot Springs, Ark, and was treated
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failed l determined to try S. S. S.,
and in four months was entirely
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health built up, and / have never had
any return of the disease.
GEO. w. IRWIN, Irwin, Pa.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
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The most hopelessly cases taken and
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The poor remembered. References
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$4,000 will buy a nice two
story brick house and good establish
ed grocery business. centrally located.
JNo. Il. HAMBLEToN IL Co.
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WANTED--Ioo,o 900 Live Yank-
ees to come to Texas with their capital TO
develop the country, ambush the old moss
backs out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-29
r.neeeeos Pe.eaa oranse.

The County Grange met with East
Eddingson Grange Saturday, Nov. n.
Worthy Master Gregory was there as
usual. J. H. Comins, Worthy Master Of
East Eddington Grange. gave the address
OF welcome. 1t was brief, but interest
ing, referring to the purposes aud prin-
eipies of the grange and containing MANY
practical suggestions. The response by
Luther Gilmore WAS also worthy OF
notice.
Although the travelling was very
rough eight oranges were represented
About one hundred Patrons were pres
ent. Many staid at home who would
have been there if the roads had been
smooth. The tifsh degree wasconferred
on eleven. A defamation by Asa Lyford
received much applause. The subject
was:
Resolrsd. That the prosperity of a
place depends upon the agricultural COM
munity by which it is surrounded. Dis
cussion was opened by Boyden Bearce
in the affirmative aud J. II. Comins in
the negative, followed by Ferguson,
Green, Shaw, Gilmore. Carter and many
others. A very lively discussion ensued
and many strong arguments were
advanced on each side.
A vote of thanks was rendered East
Eddington Grange for their hospitality.
1t was decided to hold no session in
December.
The next meeting will be with River
side Grange, North Brewer, the fourth
Saturday in January. Topic for discus.
sion-''Is it Cheaper to Borrow than to
Buy?'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-29

City Marshal Bunker made several raids
on liquor deslers Thanksgiving Day. In
some instances they got away with the stuff
before he could get hold Of it, but on Main
street the Marshal secured quite quantity
of various kinds in bottles. kegs and jugs,
but the offender managed to get away. He
is the same fellow that was mixed up with
the woman who hung herself in the lock-
up a few months ago, and bad reason to
think that his punishment for this last Of.
fence would be severe. Judge Stewart
usually gives these characters all that tie
law prescribes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-29

The effort to raise money for the pur-
most effectively and ere January, 81, is well
under way, the tones of the bell will call
the residents of our village to church of a
Sunday morning. Over S5l was raised at
The recent sociable aud about SIS is the
SUN now lacking to complete the sum ne
ceasary for the purchase of the bell. 1t is
so small a sum that ii will not be long
before il will be secured.
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An exceptional family reunion occurred
at the house of Joseph C. Howe, ia this
city, on Thanksgiving Day. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Howe are octogenarisns, the former
being So years Of age and the latter 81
years old. -Four generations we're repre-
scented, ard five sons and one daughter
were present There has been but one
death in the family, that of Frank B. Howe,
who died some years ago. There were
probably not many exactly similar gather.
iDgs in the State on last Thursday, and the
event is at leas: worthy of note, being in
more than one respect remarkable.
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There we're the usual number Of Thanks
giving reunions here Tbursday. A large
number of people come in on the trains and
a good many whose homes are elsewhere
left to eat the Thanksgiving turkey with
their friends. For obvious reasons Thanks.
giving Day is an institution which will
probably never lose its hold upon the peo-
plo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-29

Sidney Moore Heath, formerly engaged
in the practice of law here, is now settled
in Hoquism, Washington. Tie local paper
printed there has a pleasant notice of the
new candidate for favor in the legal fra
ternity. Mr.. Heath, ha, many friends in
Waterville who will be interested to hear
about him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-29

Gen. John Harper, Inspector General of
NJ. V. NJ, assisted by Adjutant General
Henry NJ. Sprague, inspected Co. f. I'd
Regt, VI. V. NJ, at the Company's srmory
Wedne sday evening. There was a good
attendance and the inspectors we're pleased
to ssy tina, the company passed very good
inspection, and that it has the material for
good soldiers. Lieut.. Col! A. G.. Blunt Of
the Governors Staff was present.
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This remedy is becoming so well known
and SO popular as to need no special men.
ton. All who have used Electric Btiers
sing the same song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed
to do all that is claimed. Electric Bittcrs
will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kid.
neys, will remove Pimpes, Boils, Salt
Rheum and other affections causci by i'm.
pure blood,-Will drive Malaria from the
system and prevent as well as cure all
Malaria fevers.-For cure of Hesdsche,
Constipation and Indigestion try Electric
Bitters.-Entire satisfaction guaranteed, of
money refunded. Price 80 cts. AMI 81 90
per bottle at Bowditch, Webster & CO.
Drug Store. septldeod lychs ky
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While few Of our young men were
playing the exciting game of polo. on the
cascade, Thursday, Mr.. John Robinson met
with what might have been serious acct
dent if belp was no. at hand. The bal
was knocked 10 a place on the thin ice and
on Johns frying to &c. it the ice gave way.
With the aid of friends he got cut. II
fancy polo stick more than the icy bath
which he received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-29

s. 3. Thayer, E.q., formerly editor Of
the Rockland Free Press and later connect
cd with the editorial staff of the Bangor
Daily News, has now severed his connec-
tlon with the last named paper. He has
been here this week. calling upon his
friends, and says he has not yet decided
what he will do; there being several places
from which be can make choice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-29

The Woman's Christian Temperance
League of Waterville held meeting in the
Baptist vestry, Friday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. There seems to be no abatement
Of interest on the part of those who have
Identified themselves with the movement
against the liquor traffic, and their work ia
surely having its influence for good.