Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-07

they will remain. For number
of years Mr.. Shower has been foreman
in the Excelsior Factory. and only
leaves to accept more lucrative posi-
ton. They leave many friends in this
city.
The GAINESVILLE Republican had this
to say last week:-''The shower yes
terday afternoon once more laid the
dust, and people generally were much
relieved" To this we might make
reply as follows:-The suns clarifying
rays beamed down upon us last Satur-
day and people generally were mucA
relieved.
Services at the Congregational church
next Sunday eve., at $50, conducted by
the G. P. s. c. E. The exercises will
open with short praise service. re-
sponsive reading, ETC., then will follow
a brief address By Mr. Harper Bring
your best friend. the bible. and as many
friends as You can. Everyone is in
vited to be present,
A party of young men from this city,
took in the excursion to Clinton, Iowa,
from Cassville, the Fourth, on the steam
err Josephine. They consisted of Arthur
Welborn, Jay Nathan, Bob Draper and
one of the HERALD force. They speak
in very complimentary manner Of the
Josephine and her crew. The run down
was made in remarkably short time.
Space and time is TOO prescious to give
it good write up this week.
A most pleasant evening was spent
by those who attended the ice cream
social in the Wright House sample
room Saturday eve. The social was
given by the ladies of the Episcopel
Church which insured large attendance
They netted neat sum, which will be
applied to improvements aad decora-
tions for the church. They feel fully
compensated for the time and pains
taken in making the sociable an un-
paralelled one.
Mr. Reuben Cooley, from Mt. Hope
called Tuesday. He reports all quiet at
Mt. Hope. Farmers he says are grum-
bling but if favorable weather continues
crops will be fair He has been in the
county 81 years and has never yet seen
a complete failure of harvest. We hope
he may be here thirtY-seven more and
still be able to make the same remark.
When farmers see hard times everybody
else must look through the same glass.
Tina, daughter of John Stephens,
severly scalded her hand Tuesday
by undertaking to cool hot flat iron
by dipping it into water. The heated
iron generated a large amount of
steam and before Tina could get her
hand away tho skin was scalded from
her fingers. This adds another to the
list of accidents and troubles that have
come to Mr. Stephens family this
winter.
Gen. John Bidwell of California and
j. B. Cranfill of Texas were nominated
for presiden: and vice president at the
prohibition convention in Cincinnati.
June 80. The sum of $4,000 was sub
scribed for campaign purposes. Miss
Frances Willard pledged the support of
the w. e. I. U. to the support of the
! prohibition party. The platform as
first presented had fifteen planks, the
last wading into both the old parties
being by far the longest. all being ex-
pressed in forcible language and in a
way to make the platform reasonably
we'll understood
Last Sunday was Old Peoples Day in
Bloomington. Exercises conducted by
the Rev w. o. Nuzem assisted by his
father, commenced at sunrise and con-
tinued throughout the day until P NJ.
were interesting and profitable. We
/
while on our way to Patch Grove Mon
day morning, to see a most beautifully
| planned bank of flowers arranged for
part of the church decoration. That it
was most elegant and fitting piece of
work, is taken for granted by those
who know the skill of the Bloomington
ladies in such matters.
Street commissioner Phelps and a
&, force of men have been busy macadami-
zing Washington street, the past few
days. They began where the work was
stopped last fall and will macadamize
up to the depot. During the wet wea-
Their block of this street south of the
depot has been practically impossible.
The Wright House buss has had to go
around back of Henry Muesse's lumber
! ward for over q month on account Of the