Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-01

q speedy recovery.
The annual meeting Of the Phoenix /
Fire Company No. 1, viii be held the !
first Monday in May. being next Mon
day. to elect officers and transact other
business. a full attendance of the /
members is earnestly requested. BY
order Of John Pendleton, foreman.
Several blocks of the land in the east
part Of the city. on the road leading to
the cemetery. and owned by c. r
Thomas, are being surveyed and laid
out in building lots. This tract Of land
contains several acres of excellent
ground and will make an attractive adj
dition to the city.
/ Be sure to come to Lancaster on Tues
day. May 9th, and see the blood-sweat
ing behemcth, the largest living hippo
petamus IN America. with the Great
Ringing Brothers Enormus New Rail
Road Circus, Museum and Menagerie,
Roman Hippodrome and Universal
Worlds Exposition.
While returning from Hazel Green,
Sunday April 20th, to her home at Sin
siniwa Mound. with party of young
lady friends, Miss Ellen Murray threw
up her hands suddenly and fell dead.
On their way they were pleasantly en-
gagged in conversation. and it is thought
she ruptured blood vessel in fit of
laughter.
A new railroad is much talked of in
Lafayette county. The Southern Rail-
road Company which contemplates
building line from Shullsburg to Rut-
lege small station on the c. u n. w.
Just this side Of Galena. have filed
articles of incorporation. The capital
stock is 100000 and owned by five
Chicago parties.
w. V. Bennett, one of the proprietors
of Lewis & Bennett Muley Maker. of
Bloomington, was in this section in the
interest of their dehorning tiuid, the
past week, Strong claims are made for
the fluid, and theproprietors are pushing
the enterprise rapidly onward to success.
Their representatives may be found in
almost all parts of the west.
A few weeks ago the people OF Potosi
decided TO hold their village election
April 2Sth. and tickets of nomination
were prepared and all arrangements
necessary to the election were made. But
the election did not occur as the law
made such an election illegal, and the
election will now take place the 1st
Tuesday in May, according to law.
Advertising Car No. 3, of Ringing
Bros. MammothRailroad circus, was side
tracked in this city Friday and attracted
good deal of attention with its bril-
liantly painted sides. The city and sur
rounding neighborhood was flooded
with hand bills of the circus. The car
carries five employees who were very
courteous in their reception of visitors.
They live mostly in the car which is
conveniently fitted up for them and
their business. The car was attached
to the afternoon train for Platteville
Mr.. VIM. De Doe, the great Partisan
aerialist, whose marvellous feats of Jug
Cling, eating and drinking while bal
ancing, head downward, on frail ira
peze bar. high up in the dome of the
immense hippodrome tent of the Ring
ling Bros. Enormous Shows is the
French gymnast who created such a
furore in Paris six months ago The
Ringing Brothers haYe ''got him on
their list of stellar attractions and the
way to see him is to visit the great Rail
Road Shows at Lancaster. Tuesday,
May 9th.
The lecture by Rev. f. f. Hirsch, at
the Congregational church Friday even
ing was not we'll attended The address
was we'll delivered and showed much
thought. and consideration. The audi
ence was well pleased, and took home
many useful thoughts and lessons. Those
who were not present missed rare
treat in oratory, sound logic and com
mon sense. Infdelity and materialism
were assailed with overruling evidence
from history, philosophy, and logic.
Good music was furnished by the mixed
quartette.
THU sday afternoon the drugstore OF
Xix. Doane at DeIavan, was blown sto
pieces by dynamite. The proprietor
was handling can of dynamite and let
it slip from his finger, when it fell to the
ground with terrific explosion, blowing
Mr.. Doan to atoms and killing another
| ,oor c+ondinp close nv When word