Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-07-30

time is short and space limited.
Anton Schmitt advertises lot of first
class nursery stock for sale. Mr..
Schmitt has fine nursery Of young
stock and in variety. 1t will pay to
look over his prices and examine stocs
before putting in any orders anywhere
else.
j. Nathan & Sons change their ad.
this week Read it over carefully. and
when in want of anything in iheir line
give them a call. In point of variety
in all kinds of groceries, canned and
fresh goods and first class meats, they
are not surpassed by any.
A travelling show with tooth pulling
attraction. advertising Cornell's Ner-
vine, has been playing Lancaster to the
tune of many solid dollars the past
week Novelty always catches the
spare change, but it has been some time
since this city has been so clearly
swept.
The Lancaster Driving Association
will not hold any meeting this year,
owing to conflict that would occur in
dates. Other meetings to be held in
this vicinity coming on the dates desired
by the Lancaster Association, and if put
off to later time will come too near
the Fair dates.
About forty ladies and friends, of the
NJ. E. church gave surprise party to
Mrs. c. G. Swartz at the parsonage,
Saturday evening. Mrs. Swartz takes
this opportunity to extend grateful
thanks for the floral offerings, and es-
pecially the beautiful shawl OF which
she was the recipient.
Fennlmore Times: The court APP
pointed Drs McDermott and Pickard to
examine Henry Fisher as to his mental
condition. The examination was made
Friday morning and the doctors report
ed him insane, and Saturday morning
he was taken 10 the Mendoza asylum by
Sheriff Burns for treatment.
Will Gibson and James Dougherty,
the two young men brought up from
Cassyille on sentence for bad conduct
at that place, swore out writ of habeas
corpuS before Judge Carter, and at a
hearing Saturday, were discharged from
custody. The grounds were, that the
Justice had exceeded his jurisdiction.
The Latter-Day-Sain meetings at
Shutdown have drawn good crowds
from this city the past few Sundays.
Beginning next Saturday afternoon
at o'clock a series of meetings will be
held at the City Hall every Saturday
afternoon, continuing ten weeks. The
work will be conducted by Rev. w. +.
Pender and Rev. j. w. Peterson, of the
Reorganized church of Latter Day
Saints.
Mrs. Turnail, Mrs. Jno. Burns and
Miss Mamie Flynn, of West Superior,
mother, sister and niece of Mrs. Jas.
McBrien have been in this city the past
week visiting the McBrien family. Mr..
Burns has rented the Pollock house, ad-
joining the Paint shop of Sykes & Bar
Der and moved in his household goods,
intending to make Lancaster their
future home.
Monitor:-The young ladies of Mont
fort are contemplating the organization
of cornet and reed band. AS the
musical talent of the young ladies' is I'M
questioned and a number of instru-
ments are to be had without any ex-
pense, the project seems to be very
feasible. The novelty OF a lady band
would add TO the many musical features
that Montfort can boast of.
Last week the efforts to Sc
cure a pos toffice at Shutdown proved
successful. Henry Hudson is postmos-
ter and q new stageline between this
city and that place began Friday, July
oath, with Wright Marshall proprietor.
The mail is carried between there and
this place twice week, Tuesdays and
Fridays, leaving Shutdown in the morn
ing and arriving in Lancaster at noon,
and returning afternoon. The name of
the new office is Flora.
Supt. Needham and Prof, Showalter
went to Cassville last week and spent
some time looking over the work of the
Normal Review, which is under the able
management of Prof. G. l.. Harper.
The Review was Instituted in 1880 by
Mr. Needham and DR.. H. j. Suttle, now
of Viroqua, when six weeks session
was held. Later Prof. Showalter took
hold of the work and it was success