Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-05-26
so, but it seems that the mouth would
still have the important part.


messed the production of ''PauPs First
Missionary Journey" with the Stere-
opticon. By Rev. P. II. Mason, at the
Congregational church last Sunday.
Mr.. Mason will shortly favor the people
with another of his exemplary Astrono-
meal entertainments.
Montfort Monitor:-The diet at one Of
the cabins at Cokerville last week was
scrambled fish. The cook, WD. Carter,
in his efforts to Guido his comrades in
the culinary line. and to vary the mono
tony of scrambled eggs set before his
boarders a mess of scrambled fish.
They say it looked good but did not eat
well.
The partnership heretofore existing
between Will Wagner and Geo. Gibbs,
in the barber business was dissolved
last week, Will retiring from the bust
ness. He left the city Monday, for a
short trip by way of Fennimore and
Boscobel; he expects, in the near future
to start up in some other business in
this place.
A solitary Indian mounted on rather
good looking bay and white pony,
passed through the city along Maple
street, at noon Wednesday. The Indi-
an was minus an arm and his left leg
was terminated at the knee; notwith-
standing his delapidated condition, he
sat on the pony with the ease and
gracefulness characteristic of his
people.
DIR. Bailey of Fennimore, who is TO
succeed DR.. Hassell, as physician of the
Kelley Institute in this city, left for
Dwight III, last week, where he will re-
ceive instructions from DIR. Kelley in
the treatment of patients. DR.. Hassell
was forced 10 give up the position on
account of not having time to attend to
his local practice, and also to the Insti-
tute.
Great interest is being tax en- in the
coming Literary Contest, as will be OBJ
served by the program. The selections
for the instrumental and vocal music,
declarations, essays and orations, are
exceedingly hard and only to be mas
tered by close and assiduous applica-
ton on the part of each contestant.
This contest promises to excel, in every
respect. the one held at Richland Center
it being the final and decisive contest
of the two.
Ivey & Webb's accommodating young
clerk, Rollie Long, and a horse and bug
gy that Rollie had borrowed from the
Court house railing, were the principals
in a runaway Saturday afternoon. Roll
lie was delivering goods at the time the
escapade took place. The horse became
frightened while near the depot. and
ran across the sidewalk, onto Chas
Frothingham's lawn, and brought up
against tree. Nothing was curiously
damaged, only the single-tree being
broken on the buggy.
The reopening of COVERS Hall in
Fennimore Friday evening was pleas
ing affair, although the inclemency ofthe
weather prevented a large attendance.
The Hall is nicely refitted with new
scenery, a well adapted stage and taste
full auditoium. The Lancaster Cornet
Band and Orchestra was warmly re
ceived and played excellently. The citi-
zens were so pleased with the Band,
which is really fine organization, that
they bave been invited to play at the
Soldiers reunion although the Montfort
Band has already been engaged by the
reunion committee
During the past four weeks. this
locality has been subjected to twenty
one days Of rain, with a total of eight
days, on which the sun shone the whole
day long, up to Wednesday ofthis week.
Disastrous floods have been heard of
from every section of the North west
and Central states, and several towns
have been almost completely inundated
Nothing of the kind, however, could
possibly happen to our city on account
of its elevation and its great distance
from any large streams; the only chance
for her inundation, is, the probability
of flood of prohibition campaign
literature, which seems to be flowing
this way.
DR.. fl. E. Kinney, and wife, of Keo-,
kuk Iowa, are visiting at the home of
the family in this city this week. The
Doctor was formerly Lancaster young
man and has recently been married.
Regarding the wedding, the Daily Con-
StitgffiO1z- Democrat of KeOkuk saws.