Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-11-26

Jehiel HYDE on the street in front Of
HYDE q Sons repository, Saturday
afternoon. Everything was disposed OF
at a fair pricer
The dux femina facti, of the Lancas-
ter Dramatic Club, having resigned, the
club is in rather dilapidated condition
at present, and wishes to have the state
ment made in this column that play
would produce in about month,
chsnged to six months.
Correspondents from Mt. Hope and
vicinity. Hazel Green and papt of Liv-
ingston are unavoidably laid over this
week. 1t is not often correspondents
are omitted when received in time, but
/ County Board matters have so crowded
the past two weeks that the indulgence
of our writers is asked.
friday afternoon the rain flag was
hung out and in consequence light
rain started in towards evening that
continued throughout the night until
late Saturday morning. 1t did not
hopever, prevent the farmers coming to
town, as the usually large crowds were
to be seen on the streets.
w. Ii. Decker has lately made some
very neat and becoming improvements
on his residence. A new porch has
been added to front. new siding put on,
and the roofs newly shingled. Some
changes have been made in the interior
arrangement, and the building now
takes on the air of modern residence.
Our boom edition viii soon be in press
and all desiring copies must place their
orders at once. The city will be fully
written up by two of the ablest local
writers in the Northwest. Every BUSH
ness man not already visited will be
called upon, and a courteous reception
at least, is asked on behalf of the HER
AID.
Albert Miller returned from S. Dakota
the first of the week, where he has been
the past three months helping to thrash
the vast amount of grain that was raised
there las. summer and of which, he
saws. hundreds of acres have spoiled
and grown in the shock on account OF
not having sufficient number of
Threshiug machines in the country to
do the threShing.
Ben Garthiwate's team broke loose
from the railing where they were tied,
last Wednesday evening and started
homeward without their driver. The
team went out as far as the Rhodes
School house, where for some unknown
reason. it switched off into the woods
and was found there by Matt Gibson,
after couple of days search had been
made for it, by Mr.. Garthiwate and
Others.
Judge Clementson opened court Fri
day afternoon, to give the Attorneys an
opportunity to present motions for new
trials, and demurrers, pertaining 10 the
cases tried during the last term of court,
and to pass sentence upon james Jones
and Philip Bassett, both having had
their sentence deferred until that time.
In the case of the state VS. James Jones,
for adultery, the Judge passed tne of
two hundred dollars, and cost which
amounted TO two hundred and eighteen
dollars. The fine and costs were
promptly paid, and the prisoner was re-
leased Philip Bassett who was released
on trial Nov. 18th, having deported
himself as an honest Woodworking citi-
zen during that time, was again releas-
ed until the next term of court, to be
held in this county.
Boscobel Dial: Considerable talk has
been raised by the sudden disappear
ance of Philip Schneider from our city.
Philip held steady situation at the
harness shop of 6. Guentzel where he
was valued highly as workman and a
gentleman. Thursday evening, Nov. 3,
between and o'clock, he was walk
ing up the street with bis wife when he
requested her to go into Mrs. Goold s
millinery store and wait for him, as he
wished to attend band meeting. He did
not meet 10 practice with the band, and
has not since been heard from. He did
not tell his employer that he was going
to quit, and left all the tools with which
he worked (they belonged to him) at
his bench On inquiry his wife ascer-
tanned that on that same evening he
boarded the east bound passenger train
at $40 and paid his fare 10 the con-
ductor to Milwaukee. He had some
money in his possession-at least $50,
for which amount he had sold his organ
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