Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-09-18

"wednesday evening, at the City Hall.
The compsny is one of known repute in
this city and should receive a good pat
ronage- Their prices are within reach
of all and their entertainments first class.
The opening play will be Natural
Cas-" in four acts, one of the most
amusing of plays. Admission 10. 20 and
so cents
Attend the county fair. Learn how
fine exhibits are prepared, ascertain
how big milk yields are secured, how
the COW is fed. Inquire whether very
heavy feeding Injuries the health. Find
out how premium stock is fed and bred.
Get the methods of producing big crops
of different things. When you find out
all you can you may look at the trots,
but hold the baby. A thoroughbred
man never tires his wife that way.
Rev. Wolf of the Baptist church. went
to Dodgeville Thursday to consult with
Evangelist Wolf, who is holdin
meetings in that place. Mr.. Wolf is
well remembered in this place, having
turned the town upside-down several
years ago in series of protracted meet
ings. The conference was in reference
to another series of meetings here, which
will probably take place during the COM
ing winter. Mr.. Wolf consented to give
two days to this place soon.
The convention TO nominate a candi-
date for member Of Assembly for this
district meets at Beetown next
Wednesday. Among the candidates
mentioned Charles l.. Harper would
make an excellent nominee. Mr.. Ear-
per has a large acquaintance through
the district and even through the state
that would be of great advantage to
any Assemblyman. Mr.. Harper has
been County Superintendent for fifteen
years and his character and ability are
well known.
The Lancaster High Schools opened
this year, Monday morning with large
and bright attendance giving prospects
of profitable year 10 the students and
teachers. Most of the Teachers arrived
last week and are doing the school work
as follows: Prof c. r. Sbowalter, Prin;
Miss Keinpell of Madison, High School
Asst; Miss Brooks of Bloomington End
Grammar Dept; Miss Chandler of Hazel
Green, 1st Grammar Dept; Miss Roths-
child of Lancaster, Intermediate Dept;
Miss Roberts of Hazel Green, 2nd Pri-
mary Dept; Miss Wood ward of Platte
vile, 1st Primary.
Last Wednesday closed the year with
the Womens' Foreign Mission Society
of this city. On that day they met with
Mrs. w. A. johnson where tea was
served in the evening. During the year
Just past over $50 have been realized
from these meetings and sent into the
missionary fields abroad. The next
meeting will be held with Mrs. John
Rundell one month irom the last meet
ing. Officers have been elected for the
ensuing year as follows: Pres. Mrs. j.
E. Mckinney; 1st vice pres. Mrs. Alex
Ivey; End vice pres Mrs. j. nj. Altizer;
cor. sec'y. Mrs. Alex Ivey; rec. sec'y.
Mrs, Jennie Stuart; treas. Mrs. John
Stephens
What has taken the name of the
Northwestern Miners Co-orperatiye
Association has been recently organized
at Shullsburg, and is credited with being
an organization OF great importance TO
miners throughout the lead and zinc
regions. The membership is composed
of the leading citizens of southwestern
Wisconsin, and 10 Daviess county. H.,
who are interested in the products of
lead and zinc ores. The object is to
devise plans for the improvement of the
market for zinc ores, and to encourage
and extend the manufacture of spelter
and zInc oxide. A meeting of the men,
bers is called for the first Thursday in
October, and is looked forward to with
a great deal of interest.
The Platteville News shows up case
of one of their firms with Chicago
commission man that should make all
merchants deal with established houses
of known Integrity. The commission
man offered Sc cents bushel for po-
tatoes. and the firm sent car load, 52l
bushels, and received in return the mu-
nificient sum of SO cents and that in
stamps. A little quiet detective work
showed the. potatoes were sold for %
cents bushel. and a little pressure
brought out sec, 70 more from the com
mission-man, Experiments with strar-
gers are always losing games. they can
not have batter ADVANTAGES than known