Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19

until after his funeral.
Lewis Lisherness and son. Charles.
make an announcement in another col
umn. in referance to their retirement
from the Lancaster House.
The engine house of the St. Paul rail-
way at Boscobel was destroyed by fire
Sunday morning. The warehouse and
depot adjoining were saved with diff
Guilty.
Miss Regina Thompson, daughter of
our ex-sheriff. entertained a pleasant
company of little ladies Saturday after
noon, in commemoration of her eight
birthday.
Emil Spiegleberg beats the record in
hennery business. From 10 hens he
gathers % egg per day. This can be
vouched for. as Mr.. Speigleberg will tell
the same story.
The following jurors were excused
from service for good and sufficient
causes: John Duncan of Waterloo,
Henry Kenny of Lima and VIM. Sim
mons of Hazel Green.
Potosi has new minister in Rev. w.
A. Griffith, late of Milwaukee. Since
the departure of Rev. Cory. some time
ago, they have had no minister there,
but are now well supplied.
''Hewett Musettes'' Nugget Nell CO.
will appear in this city, next Tuesday
evening, Feb. oath, at the City Hall.
Good music and singing are promised.
Admission Is, 25 and 50 cents.
Messrs Simmons and Rosenthal have
returned after weeks absence, closing
out their stock of goods at Watertown.
They opened up their stock in the Clark
building again to receive customers.
Preparations are being made for a
series of revival meetings at the nj. Z.
Church. Rev. Swartz will advise with
the church this Thursday evening on
the plan of work, A good attendance
is requested.
Rev. Swarts has been at Cobb, assist
ing Rev. Pengilly in revival meetings,
where a large number of the leading
men have professed a change of heart.
A revival wave of great magnitude has
swept that country the past year.
Circuit Court convened Tuesday, with
a much shorter calendar than has been
presented in some time. Tuesday fore
noon was taken up with reading the
calendar, many cases in which were
stricken out, or continued.
News was received in this city Satur-
day morning, from Ben Carter of St.
Cloud. MINI. that he had been burned
out. The extent of loss was not learned.
Judge Carter and Post Master Burr left
Saturday afternoon for St. Cloud.
Richland Center Rep: "Misfortunes
never come singly." Cheerful, one
legged Will Doty, who fell from load
of hay few weeks ago and broke an
arm. fell on slippery sidewalk Monday
and rebroke the arm which was nearly
well.
According to late dispatches the city
Council of Prairie du Chen has appro-
priated $4,000 bonus to the Waukan
Wooden Company which will be in oper-
alton there by July. The company has
plant worth S25, 900 and will change
name to Prairie du Chen Wollen Com
pany.
Something that is seldom seen this
time Of year is a cigar tbox containing a
lot of full blown anemones at Starr &
Howell'a barber shop. They were dug
from Grant Bluffs a week or too ago
out of the frozen ground by Charles
Barber, and since then have come out
making a beautiful showing.
DR.. Cory of Patch Grove was in Ian
caster Tuesday calling on old friends
The doctor is making preparations for
a removal to Tennessee, where he spent
some lime last fall. and purchased prop
erty for new home. His many friends
in this county will be sorry to loose so
valuable citizen and physician.
Potosi has been building new con
gregational church, and the Ladies Aid
Society has been a strong factor in rails
ing money to be applied on the cost of
its erection. At their regular semi
monthly meetings 10 cents was exacted
from each member, and during the past
year they have succeeded in raising
800.
County Treasurer, j. A. Neavill, has
re-arranged his Office in the court house,
and change the entrance to the door
nearest the west end of the hall, and