Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-06

pany promises the people treat Tues
day evening, Feb. IS, in a grand ball.
This will be the last dance of the season
and comes just before Lent Let every
body turn out and enjoy himself.
Mrs, Elizabeth Craig, about seventy
years Of age and an old settler, died at
the home Of her son-in-law, j. Cooper,
in the town Of Beotown Jan q. Funer-
al services were held Wednesday, Rev.
Witherbee, of Cassyllle. officiating.
l.. H. Boughton, returned from his
trip through the northern part of this
state last Thursday and looked rather
thin having lost about forty pounds in
his interview with grip. He reports
the disease very severe in the pineres.
The Wrens ate on the wing and will
alight in Lancaster, Monday evening,
Feb 10, 1890. wnere they viii give one
Of their refined and pleasing entertain
ments at the Opera House, under the
auspices of Fidelity Lodge, A o. u. W.
Of this city
Albert Croft returned last week from
Edgorton where he went to dispose Of
lis brothers tobacco The crop was
produced from three acres Dy Fred and
Lon Croft, and Noted the neat little
sum ofS2G0, giving an income of nearly
$50 per acre.
Ike Executive Committee of the Ian
caster Literary Club have decided to
omit tie february Meeting. At the
meeting in March Mr.. A G. Morse will
read an Essay The Pan American
Congress Disputants, A Il. Bushnell
and Judge Carter
w II. HINT, Of Potosi, is closing ont
IT cost Mr.. Hunt has been the leading
merchant Of Potosi, and for many years
Of Grant county. carrying very large
stock Of goods and during the past few
years has done tho m st extensive bust
mes, ii the county
j J. Oswald has sold his hardware
store 10 j a. Coombs, of hurricane.
The bargain was closed last Saturday,
but nothing farther will be done until
an invoice has been taken Mr.. Coombs
will continue the hardware business at
the old stand turing The coming year.
All special Of the city council Friday
night, the CITY Opera House was rerted
to Pendleton 4 Barnett for the year
at 5000, with the privilege of renting
next year al annual rental of $3.50.
The city reserqing right to use the hall
tor meetings and other city purposes.
The Bosrohcl schools have been con
siderabIy Effected by the advent of
grip, the principal, Prof. Johnson and
his assistant Miss Carrie Sylvester, be-
ing unable 10 perform their work.
However, tine schools We're kept running
through the volunteered services Of Miss
Annie Sawyer. 4. ). Brooks and + +
Burns.
Among the new advertisements to-
day will be found the auction sale of }.
Allan Coombs TO take place at his resi-
dcnco one half mile south west OF Hurri
cane, Thursday, Feb 30, 1890 Mr..
Coombs win sell Z head Of horses, II
head Of cattle, . stock hogs and lot of
farm machinery Parties wishing bar
gains should moi forget th, date-two
weeks from 70 day Thursday).
Pembrooke. \ il Banner, April 4,
1889 The entertainment given by
Oliver " Wfen's Comedy Co. for the
benefit OF Howard Lodge l. o. 0. f. last
Thursday evening was very pleasing,
clean and cntortaing, The Company
i Of high order and among the best |
that cecr visited thi- town Mr. and
Mrs. Wren made many friends while
hero, and We hope to see them among
rs again in tie rear futme.
a great deal Of complaint has been |
made concerning few young men who
conducted themselves in such an I'M
gCntlcmauS manner at tho Methodist
church last SUNDAY evening. Ii has
been the custom of two or three of
these youug men for some time past to
mako slight disturbances, and last sun
day they carried things 10 such an ex-