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

Owing to the sickness Of Rev. 5. ID.
Pulford. no services were held at the
Episcopal church, Sunday.
A new street is being laid out from
Judge Carriers residence running east
through c. r. Thomas property.
A trip throughout the city few days
ago showed a building boom nearly
equal to that Of the past summer.
Only two months to the Fourth of
July VIII Lancaster celebrate? 1t is
time some move was being made if so.
The Ladies Society of the Congrega-
tional church will meet this Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Thade NJ. Barber.
Rev. P. II. Mason. of Viroqua, preach
ed in the Congregational church Sun
day morning and evening to good aud
fences.
Prof. W. A. Cundy, Principal of the
High School at Spring Green. will open
Normal Review in that place the COM
ing summer.
10000 quarts of strawberries were
sold in Chicago last week, valued at
about $40, 900. Summer must be getting
around somewhere.
Recollect that the only show in Amer
lea that possesses real African Zebras is
Ringing Brothers Monster Rail Road
Shows. At Lancaster, Tuesday, May 9th.
Mr.. Landon arrived yesterday noon
from trip through Dakota. MIR.
Landon left several weeks ago and al
though totally blind made the entire
trip alone.
BY the way the dust of the street was
raised by the high wind, Monday, it
begins 10 look as though the street
sprinkler could be doing excellent ser
vices about this time.
One of the Rockford papers says that
Schweinfurth must be holding commun-
ion pretty regularly down at heaven.
One of the druggists sells tie Lord every
week gallon of So wine.
Rev. Jesse Wolfe, of Plainfeld, who
spoke in the Baptist church few weeks
ago, has been secured as pastor of that
denomination in this city, and will begin
work here in short time.
The Platteville Council has passed an
ordinance prohibiting cattle running at
large. Our sister city will soon want
water works, electric lights, etc. Ian
caster will have to hustle.
Hon. r. NJ. La Follotte will deliver
the annual address before the State
University Alumni. DIR. Bascome, form
en- president of the university will ad-
dress the graduating law class.
The family of c. A. Shower, foreman
in the excelsior factory, arrived in this
city last Thursday evening from TT.
Atkinson. They have taken rooms in
the Barber house near the factory.
The Richiand Center Republican
issued twelve page paper last week,
and gave long descriptive article of
the Richland Center schools with picture
and descripture of the High School.
Thos. Orion and wife went to Potosi
Yesterday, TO attend the wedding of
Mrs. Orton's sister. Nellie Thomas, to a
Young man from Galena. Miss Thomas
friends in this vicinity extend their best
wishes.
For some reason small change is un-
usually scarce lately and in fact, money
of all kinds Is not particularly plent-
eous. Can the coming circus have any
thing to do with the scarcity of small
change?
The county committee on charitable
institutions consisting of Hon. Jas.
Harris, of Cuba City Herman Grimm
of Cassville, and w. I. Scott, of Bosco-
bel, held their regular meeting at this
place Thursday.
A good deal of attention is attracted
by Lynx which occupies conspicuous
position in the front window of the Cap
itol saloon. The animal was shot in the
township Of Little Grant, and is an un-
usually large one.
Thursday night burglars effected an
entrance TO John Pennocks meat market
in Bloomington, blew up safe and
succeeded in making off with
SS7. 80. No clue was left to detec: the
thief, but the city marshal is making a
diligent search.
l.. c. Mckinney, of the Ne0s, and
John Linstrom passed through this city
on their way to PIatteville last week,
having been out on Green on fishing