Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-15

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you and the boy. Elder
Geo. &. Mccarthy IS having the
building be formerly used as a ware
house. moved close 10 the blacksmith
shop part of which will be utilized, his
present quarters being too small.
The Kings Daughters Of the Episco-
pal church. will give a rainbow soci-
able at Mrs. Frothinghams. this
Thursday evening. Admission and re-
fIeshments 20c. All are cordially in
vited.
Keiser & Helwegs warehouse and
Nugent Bros. Livery stable at Prairie
du CHEN were destroyed by fire Tuesday
morning of last week. Nugent Bros.
Livery barn was a new one, and they
lose about $4,000 above insurance.
A number of young ladies met with
Miss Woolsienholme Monday night and
organized a Literary society. The
name of the society will be The Myth
Literary Club. as it is the intention of
the members to pursue the study of
Mythology.
August Drehein while coupling cars
Wednesday morning had his hand badly
mashed. necessitating the amputatlon
of his thumb and three fingers. Dire
helm is brakeman on the freight, that
runs between here and Galena. His
home is in Fennimore
Mr. j. r. Remsburg. of Kansas,
leciured Sunday evening at the City
Hall on Thomas Paine. His speaking
is very scholarly and eloquent, and his
argument in favor of Paine. was fear
less and convincing. He lectured Mon
day and Tuesday evenings on liberal
ism.
New potatoes are luxury the editor
is at present enjoying. They were
planted on ground from which early
vegetables had been taken. and some
have attained the size of q inches in
circumference. Utilizing ground this
way new potatoes can be had all
through the summer and early fall.
In additions to the renovations being
made ct the Episcopal church,
chancel and vestry room are being add
ed in the rear. The chancel will be %
x16 feet in dimensions, and will be di
vided into a choir and scantuary. The
vestry room is 10@x14 feet, and adjoins
the chancel at the rear of the church.
There will be free lecture next Sun
day evening in the Congregational
church. The theme will be, The Sab
bath Question or Free Thought VS.
Christianity. There are usually two
sides to question and those who have
heard one side should hear the other.
No epithets or yituperation will be used.
Everybody invited.
Mr.. FraI k Wagner, who, for the past
two years has been an employee of the
HERALD. has bought the Bloomington
Record of Ernest Brooks and assumed
proprietor ship Monday. Mr. Wagner
is a deserving young man, and will
doubtless keep the Record up to its pres
ent standard. The HERALD wishes him
success in his new field
The work of grading the track at the
Fair Ground, will commence as soon as
scrapers can be had. The Association
intends to have the track leveled, and
heightened out to full half mile. This.
with the other improvements that Lave
been made, will place the Lancaster
Fair Ground in as good condition as
any IN southern Wisconsin.
The papering and furnishing of the
Grand Hotel is being rapidly pushed to
completion and Mr. Thompson intends
to formally open the Hotel with re-
ception as soon as possible. The furni-
ture of the sleeping rooms and parlors
IS expensive and elaborate, and the
Grand, under the management of Mr..
Thompson win merit liberal patronage.
Some unknown persons attached a
bell to Tony Howell's COW, Monday
night, and turned her loose in his yard,
whereupon Tony arose and led the COW
out into the street, administering
chastisement to the COW, the while, with
barrel stave. lie did not discover
bis mistake until morning, when he
went to milk "bossie" and found her
gone.
The first of a series of dances to be
given at the City Hall this winter, will
occur on the 26th of this month, and will
be given under the supervision of the
Band Boys, who will give short con