Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-11-12

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been postponed.
The R. R. Company is having the
street in front of tine depot filed in with
broken stone TO keep the drays and lum-
Der wagons from cutting up the street
while unloading cars
The rain that fell on Friday and
Saturday IS reported as being quite
general throughout Southern Wiscon-
sin, and has done a vast amount of
good, in helping along winter wheat
Rev. DIR. Thrall attended the En-,
thronement of Bishop Isaac R. Niehol-
son. S. T. d. at Milwaukee Tuesday.
All the clergy of this Diocese were pres
ent and the services very impressive.
Lowry and Brown have added to their
list of real eslate sales the following de-
sirable residences of Mike McMahon.
Henry Dasche, Henry Muesso, Henry
Fioher and two residences of German
Walkers
The Platteville Lecture Cource opens
Saturday with the famous Mendelssohn
Quintette club and Concert Co. This is
the thirteenth season for Platteville and
the management intend TO make it the
most successful.
An ady. is published this week an
nouncing the loss of steer by Geo. II.
Moore. Any one informing Mr.. Moore
as to the where abouts of the steer, will
confer a great favor and also be well
rewarded for their trouble.
Chas. Osthoff has bought the Miller
property on the west side OF the R. R.
track and will move into it shortly. He
is having a barn 20x30 feet, erected in
the rear of the house and intends to
make other improvements in the spring.
County Supt. Needham will hold a
two days institute at Platteville Nov. 20
and 81 The teachers Of the county are
earnestly requested to attend. A pro-
gramme of the work to be done at the
institute will be found in the special col
umn.
R. Z. Murphey disposed of his house
hold goods, furniture ETC., at the auc-
ton sale at his residence Saturday.
Everything offered for sale was bid off
rapidly and brought fair price. he is
negotiating for the sale of his iewelry
stock to some parties in the city.
Garner & Kerr, of Hurricane, who re-
Gently bought out Duncan & Brink
man, are making many improvements
and charging the business. They are
pleasant gentlemen to deal with and
carry full general stock. They sell
cheap and will take farm produce in ex-
change. Give them call and look
over their large stock.
The firm of Mccoy & Mcdonald was
dissolved Monday of this week, Mr., Nc
Donald buying out Mr.. Mccoy and will
continue the business at the old stand.
Mr.. Mcdonald is a young energetic
business man and worthy of the conf
dence of the people. He contemplates
making some extensive improvements
in his store building in the spring.
Mr.. Chas. MurpheY of New York City
has been in town the past week assist
ing his father r. E. Murphey to close
out his stock of jewelry and settle up
his business affairs before taking his
final departure. Mr.. G. Murphey is
well known to Lancaster people, having
spent his boyhood days in this city, He
is now prominent lawyer in New
York.
The Mitchell divorce case that has
agitated the good people of Cuba City
so long, has finally been settled. Last
Thursday Judge Clementson signed the
decree granting John Mitchell divorce
from his wife Polly Mitchell The
children are left with Mrs. Mitchell and
she is to have them under her care as
long as she remains in Cuba City.
Their father John Mitchell is appointed
guardian and is to provide 500 per
month for their support. This decision
of the Judge, although not satisfactory
to all the interested parties, is highly
commended by people who heard the
evidence given at the trial.
About hundred guests were present
at the Pot Luck Social, at Mrs. G. Ii.
Baxters, Friday eve, the receipts
amounting to nearly ten dollars. The
refreshments were good, each luck
pot being filled with something
we'll cooked and palatable. The
young ladies named, were dressed
to represent the following char
acters. Miss Grace How, Gypsy; Miss