Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-17

Friday afternoons of the Fair from to
5. Markets and Stone 4 HaSsel from
to 4. Blacksmith shops for the after
moons. Both Banks will close at p.
m. for the day.
Chas Potter, of Denver. Col. passed
through this city Tuesday on his way
from Patch Grove to Platteyille. He
was accompanied by his aunt. Miss
Name Forshay, of Patch Grove. He
will spend some time visiting friends
and relatives in this section.
The Noble Dramatic Company are
playing at the City Hall this week to
fair sized audiences. They make a
good appearance and are giving some
new plays, much to the satisfaction of
our theater goers. They remain here
during the Fair. and will 60 next week
to Boscobel.
Rev. Swartz went to conference Mon
day morning. The meeting will con-
tinue over next Sunday and adjourn the
first of the week, when the ministers in
attendance will be assigned to their diff
ferent charges. 1t is expected that Rev.
Swartz will return. as he has only spent
one year in this city.
The building boom hangs on yet, and
since spring the number of new dwell
ing houses put up has about doubled.
This year will see an addition of about
80 new residence, besides new store
buildings and improvements in old
ones That Lancaster has bright fut-
ure before her cannot be disputed.
wish to proffer my heartfelt thanks
to the Fire Departments and the public
generally women, girls, men. and
boys TO whom / am indebted for the
timely aid in saving my property from
the flames Saturday evening last, and
also for kindness shown my wife and
family. JOHN CARTHEw.
The date of meeting of the Farmers
Alliance has been changed to the first
and third Saturdays of each month
The meetings are held in Bakers Hall.
A msiority of the alliances have voted
IN favor of uniting with the Industrial
Union, and at the next meeting the
question will be presented to the local
branch.
M Miller and his son. VIM. Miller
were exploring some lndiar mounds the
first of the week, west of town, and
found buried skeleton of one of the
'early settlers" The body had been
encased in bark coffin. The bones
were not very well preserved, though
few were sound. The skull crumbled,
but several teeth were shown that were
well preserved.
H. A. w. McNair went to Madison
Thursday for business and pleasure trip.
While there he visited his son Prof. F.
w. McNair, teacher in the State Uni
versity. He also made arrangements
with the state central committee for a
Temperance mass meeting to be held in
this city Oct I'd. They expect their
state organizer Prof e. Cronk, ard sew
eral speakers, besides papers by local
talent.
Supt. Needham reports that enough
I hox ID ,x,4 hn
tional department TO warrant the elocu-
:ionary contest. Twelve minutes will
| be allowed each contestant, and the
speaking will begin at 10 a. m. tomor
row. Being novel feature of the pro-
gram and considering how late it was
before such thing was decided upon.
the society feels well pleased with the
promptness with which contestants have
entered.
Anton Schmidt showed some of the
finest trout ever seen on our streets
Wednesday morning He had taken
them from his fish pond, and there were
about dozen of them. They were from
foot to Is inches in length, and
weighed from lbs. to q lbs. He
planted them two years ago. A year
ago he put in 20 German Carp, and had
two of them with the Trout on exhibi
ton; they were about the same size as
the trout.
The old time table on the C. & n. w.
railway efecting this city has been re-
established At 9:1O a. m. the pass
enger train towards Milwaukee leaves,
returning at 7 O'Clock p m. The Gal
ena passenger leaves at Ais p. m and
arrives here at 80 a. M. This with
the new double mail route between this
city and Platteville will give good
enough mail facilities. Lancaster is
not the only town that will be benefited