Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-10-20

| Post, and will be participated IN oy the
pupils of the school. The readings,
recitations. singing. ETC., viii take place
at the City Hall and will begin at 10 A.
NJ. A good program has been pre-
pared and will be fully carried out.
Hon. c. R. Hutchins of Iowa, one of
the most prominent political speakers
of the corn state, will be with us
November the first. Mr.. Hutchins is 8
staunch republican and coming from a
state where several important issues
have been tried, will give the people
the facts as they are.
Hon. James G. Monahau of Darling
ton. prominent advocate of protection
will favor us with a visit the first of the
week-DedicatiOn Day-on which occa-
sion a grand rallV will take place.
Preliminary arrangements for a large
torch hgh; procession have been COM
pleted, and the famous glee club will
assist in the ceremonies at the hall. Re-
member the date. and come and join in
the festivities.
The young people Of Patch Grove
have arranged for a grand dance to
come off the evening OF dedication day,
Friday the 2lst, in the academy hall.
Good music has been secured and an
unprecedented big time is anticipated.
The Patch Grove young people are cell
ebrated for their success in arranging
and carrying out social events and this
dance promises to be the best of the
season. All should attend.
ochulsburg's enterprising citizens are
agitating the water works question in a
decidedly spirited manner just at pre-
sent. The Schulsburg Local says:
water is one of the primary wants of
life', and prefers water furnished from
a good deep well. to the dripping of
foul caves and surface well water. We
are in sympathy with the Local. and
would be well pleased could we enjoy
the cleanliness of good water system.
The Schubert Symphony club played
to large house in this city Tuesday
night. The company is composed of
extremely versatile talent. A pleasing
program full of bright. humorous
sketches and excellenly rendered solos
and qnartettes was presented. Master
Tommie Purcell is vertible musical,
wonder. His performance on the violin
was remarkable for child of his age,
and his singing was the delight of the
entire audience.
A bolt of lightning struck near a
threshing machine at David Fishers
farm, in the vicinity of North Andover,
last Friday as the finishing up was be-
ing done on Mr.. Fishers grain. No
one was struck, but the horses on the
power became so frightened as to be I'M
manageable and were brought under
control barely in time to save the power
from destruction. George Gardner, who
was driving on the power was thrown
violently against sweep but sustained
only slight bruise.
The annual races held at Livingston
began Tuesday, to continue four days.
An unusually good program for each
day has been prepared, and a large
number of horses are to compete The
meetings held at Livingston have, with
out exception, been successful in every
respect, and the present oreis doubtless
better than heretofore, as the track is
in fine condition. Entertainment of
various kinds has been provided and
those who attended will certainly have
an opportunity to enjoy themselves.
On Friday of last week a fatal
accident happened to the baby boy of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Cooper, who
live on Grant, about three miles west of
this city. The particulars as we got
them are as follows:-Mrs. Cooper had
gone out to milk the cows and did not
notices that the child was following
her. On the way to the pasture she
had to cross a foot bridge over small
spring branch that runs near the house.
She had got some distance beyond the
bridge. when she heard the oldest boy,
cry out; turning she saw the little child
fall off the bridge into the water. She
hastened to the bridge, but arrived too
late to be of assistance to the child, who
had fallen face downwards and smoth-
cred to death. The funeral was held
Saturday, the baby being inferred in
the city cemetery.
Lsncaster's Flambeau Club went to
Boscobel Monday and participated in
the Rankin Bally, which was one of
largest attended political gatherings,
ever held in that city. MIR. Rankin's