Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-10

as to pull through the mud.
March was due ten days ago but did
not arrive till yesterday. The hours
took turn about in giving bright spring
weather and.a regular Dakota blizzard.
The Beecher Town Company adver-
tise Chicago suburban property on
third page. Those desiring to invest in
real estate should write them for partic-
ulars.
John Pennock, of Bloomington, came
over un business Tuesday. 1t took him
FIVE hours to pull through the mud,
without a load. to get to this city. He
returned Wednesday.
Dodgeville has just completed its fire
department with two powerful hand
water and chemical engines, also s
small chemical extinguishers, and a
hook and ladder outfit.
The roads in this vicinity. are in al
most an impossible condition. Several
loads of hogs brought in Monday had
four horses attached to them and even
then the horses had all they could pull.
The repairs to the City Hall are being
done under contract to j. w. Wenzel
only. The fact that Mr.. Sykes is en-
ployed by him led to the remark last
week that they had secured the contract
together.
Remember Tuesday will be election
day and vote early. Also bear in mind
that cross IN square under party name
carries vote for all its candidates, and
that the Independent ticket is for the
city's interests.
The Kings Daughters of the Congre-
gational church will give an Album
Sociable Friday evening, March 18th,
at the Parsonage. Admission 10c.
Candy and popcorn balls for sale.
Everyone is cordially invited.
Frank E. Leader, reporter for the
Galena Daily Gazette, spent Thursday
and Friday of last week IN our city.
Mr.. Leader was very favorably inn
pressed with the business air that per-
vaded our city during the short time he
renamed here.
A Revival meeting conducted by the
well known Evangelist, Rev. g. w.
Nuzum. will begin at the M. E. church
in this city, March 22nd. A united
effort upon the part of all Christian
people is desired. Everybody invited
to attend. Free Seats.
A banquet that proved to be verv
delightful affair. was held at the Mason
ic Lodge Saturday evening. About
fifty members of the lodge were present
and partook of bountiful spread that
had been prepared for the occasion at
the restaurant of Jno. Pendleton.
Irwin Walker bought drove of one
hundred and FIVE hogs OF John Roth on
Monday, and shipped them to Chicago.
The average weight was 27S pounds
apiece, for which he paid S4.60 per
hundred This is undoubtedly the larg-
est and heaviest single drove of hogs
shipped from the city this winter.
G. W. Reynolds of Rockford, H.,
father of w. B. Reynolds, proprietor of
REYNOLDS Consolidated Circus was in
the city last Thursday. Mr. Reynolds
is buying horses for his son and buys
only those that are white or spotted.
AS Lancaster has not very many horses
of either color, Mr.. Reynolds only re-
NAMED short time in our precincts.
A meeting of the Soldiers Relief
Committee was held at the County
Clerks Office at the Court House last
Wednesday. Application for relief from
several widows and disabled veterans
were considered and favorably reported.
The members of the committee are
Alex Ivey, of this city; w. 7. Scott. of
Boscobel; Arthur Doyle, OF Smelser.
The dissolving view entertainment
by Rev. w. Thomas of Dodgeville. at
the Congregational church last We'd
nesday evening, was well attended and
gave general satisfaction. The enter
tainment as advertised, proved to be
highly interesting and instructive. The
Cycloram of Jerusalem on the day OF
the Crucfxion, Drunkards reform, and
Rev. C. H. Surgeons portraits, were
among the bost views produced.
A car load of shelled corn was shipped
from Iowa to this city for Lester Bid
we'll last week. The yield of the corn
crop in Iowa last year, being consider
able larger than usual, the surplus is
consequently large and is sold off at a
very nominal price. Mr.. Bidwell finds
that he can ship it in car lots from Iowa
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