Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-01


the City Hall Sunday, pending the re-
pairs that are being made at the church.
Messrs Lowry K Brown add several
places 10 their list OF real estate forssle.
Watch their column carefully for bar
gains
Those wishing to deliver wood on
paper account will please bring 1t along
It is just as good as cash and always
welcome.
Mrs. Gull, an aged lady. and one of
the earliest settlers in the vicinity of
Beetown. died at that place and was
buried Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ A. Lowry entertained
number of friends at her home Wednes-
day evening. by exhibiting beautiful
night blooming cerus.
The reported death of Philip Muench
yet lacks confirmation, the relatives
here having not heard definitly from
him during Inc summer.
The Treasurer will be ready to pay
the awards of the Grant County Agri-
cultural Society at the store of Mccoy
& Mcdonald on Saturday.
Robt. Scott Sr. a farmer residing sew
eral miles west of town, has purchased
some land in the northern part of the
city and is erecting a dwelling.
A young man giving his name as
"McCanville the little Sampson gave a
performance at the gymnasium Wednes-
day afternoon with heavy dumb bells
aud Indian clubs.
The Central Wisconsin Medical Soci-
civ is 10 session as Madison DR.. L. G.
Armstrong of Boscobel. willre pap.
er before that meeting on Rheumatism
and Briehls Disease"
Prof Cronk, state organizer of pro-
hibition forces, will address the citizens
of Lancaster at the Court House Friday
evening During the afternoon pro
bibition conference will be held.
Madison supports novel olganiza-
tion,-Anti Shaving Society. The
organization is made up of senior
students of the Law School, and will
no doubt provide quite little amuse
ment.
DR.. Reed expects his brother Philip
from the south next week He will en-
Ter the doctors Office as assistant den
inst. BY the way the office has Just been
equipped with new gasometer, and
operating chair.
Wheather 1t was smoke from the fires
that have been raging in the northern
past of the state, or the ordinary lind
ian Summer" has been the discussion
the past week. Some mornings the
haze was very dense.
The earthquake generally felt through
out Illinois last Saturday evening
reached as far north as this place.
several persons feeling distinct Vi
bration. This is probably the first
earthquake shock felt in Lancaster.
Samuel Morris. an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Potosi, died at five
o'clock Sunday evening at the home of
his son Frank. He was buried at 10 a.
m. Tuesday, Rev. w. A. Griffiths, of
the Congregational church, officiating.
NewsGraphic: A Hamilton man has
found way to catch rlce. He laws on
the floor sheet of sticky fy paper puts
some cheese IN the center, and in the
morning has a circle of mice sitting
around the cheese acting the part of un-
willing guests.
There will be harvest service at the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning. The church will be decorated
with some of the products of the fields.
On Sunday evening there will be song
service of about twenty minutes fol-
lowed by sermonette.
The Annual Missionary meeting of
the German Evangelical church was
held in this city Yesterday. This place
and Liberty have been in the habit of
alternating and the meeting fell 10 Lam
caster this year. A goodly crowd was
present and at noon partook of a picnic
dinner.
Arrangements have been made for a
series Of three free lectures TO be given,
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Oct II.
II and -. at the CityHall in this city
by John E. Remsburg of Oak Mills
Kansas. The lectures will be on Liber-
al ideas, the first one of the series being
on Thomas Paine
Stephen Elgar, a prominent citizen Of
Platteville, suicided last Wednesday