Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-22

less. however. if a supply can be secured
from any other source.
ID. S. MCDANIEL, artististlc painter
and decorator, late Of Chicago, is Just
doing some fine work on the First Com
mercial Bank. credit to its enterpris-
ing proprietors - Cassville Index.
What's the matter with saying of Ian
caster? His home has been here t5r
year and half. with a studio, and
specimens of his art decorating many
of our buildings.
A new law firm, Roe d Zimmerman.
has been formed at Madison. Wis. The
latter member Of the firm is Grant
county boy. and was for some time
principal of the Bloomingtqa High
School. and has host of friends in
these parts, who wish them all possible
success in their venture. Mr. thinner
man graduates from the Law Depart
ment of the University this spring
The two railroad accidents that car
ried off two Of our promising yonng
men within the past week, have cast a
gloom over the community and created
unbounded sympathy for the afflicted
families Railroading may have its
bright side. but the dangers, especially
of freight breaking, are too many for it
to hold the high place it does in the es-
timstion of many of our energetic
youths.
There was an election in the Village
of Hazel Green for the purpose of elect
ing village officers for ensuing year.
The following officers were elected:
President and Co. Supervisor, Thomas
II. Edwards; trustees. JEFF. Crawford,
G. GEM, Geo. X Mills, John P. Byrne,
James Gribble and James Gringer;
clerk. James McBrien; treasurer, John
Birkett; marshall, James Gringer; po-
lice Justice, Geo. X Mills.
Attention Of the public IS called to q
recital to be given under the auspices of
the Young Peoples Guild of Emmanuel
church in the rockingham parlors at
the Grand Hotel, on Friday, May Esd.
The society is fortunate in having Sc
cured the services of Miss Belle Flesh.
assistant intructress in elocution at the
State University, and al attractive pro-
gramme of reading, mus and pictures
will be presented. Admission 25 cents.
Jack Wright received letter FROM /.
sister of the late Cap. terg yesterday, to
the effect that their brother John l.. Far
quharson, died at their home in Rome,
n. Y, on the 9th, of conjestive chill.
She said he had not been well since his
return from Boscobel, where it will be
remembered he came to take the re-
mains of Cap. Ferg back home for bur-
al. Those who met Mr.. Farquharson
while here will regret to learn Of his
sudden demise.
The Galena Conference of the Ger
man Methodist church, held their annu-
al meeting at La Crosse, Wednesday,
May II. and passed profitable season
in talking over the work of this District.
Before they adjourned, resolutions,
strongly favoring the Bennett Law, and
deploring the recent decision of the
supreme court on the reading
of the Bible in the schools,
were unanimously adopted Their next
conference meeting will convene at
Sitter in May of next year.
The summer meeting of the Wiscon-
sin Press Association will open at SUI
perior on July %, where the editors
viii be guests Of the city for two days.
On the 25th an excursion train of palace
sleopers will start for Yellowstone Park,
returning to St. Paul on Aug. Sd. The
entire trip will occupy two weeks The
program was made up by Editors b. j.
Price, of Hudson; f. W.Coon, of Edger-
ton; NJ. P Rindlaub, of PlatteYille; 0.
j. Munson. of Viroqua: d. Becker, of
Green Bay; NJ. H. Barnum, of Wausau.
and j. A. Watrous, of milwaukee,
Belknap Fuqua Post. No. 1872, G A.
r., located at British Hollow, will hold
memorial services in that place The
committee in charge will decorate the
neighboring cemeteries in the forenoon,
the general services of the day to be
observed at British Hollow cemetery in
the afternoon. The orator of the day
will be Prof. f. X. Shuttleworth, of the
Potosi High School. Exercises by the
Sabbath School will be under the care
of Mrs. Vincent and Mrs. Davies. The
singing will be in charge of Mrs. Eliza