Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-08


A boxed up pa-lor lamp that was in
tended to sdorn the home OF Mr. aud
Mrs r. \ Treniz,ch, ma, with a cat
astropby Saturday night iuat ended its
usefulness. By mistake it was left in
front of the "rOng door, and was re
moved TO another doorway on the street.
a'so the wrong one. From there il
found its way out into the street and
passers by amused themselves 10 kick
ing the box around When the
box was at last opened il was found to
contain a very much demolished parlor
lamp. We understand that the mishap
was made good by giving Mr.. and Mrs
Trentzsch a much nicer lamp than the
broken one had beer
From letter too long and received
too late to publish in full we take
paragraph. The time for nominating
a member Of assembly is near at hand.
Two years ago MIR. ID. T. Parker was a
candidate, but owing TO the fact that
there was large Number of persons,
most of them Republicans. who did not
vote, he failed of election by small
plurality. Now Mr.. Parker is farmer,
good business man, and in every way
qualified TO make a representative
worthy of prominence in the state legis-
lature. Two years ago the name of the
assemblymen was so printed on the
ticket that many who voted straight
failed to vote for representatives. To
this alone is Mr.. Parker's defeat at
tributable. Misrepresentation about
the then recently passed tariff also cut
a figure that they cannot cut this year
He not only will make good candi-
date, but a good, safe legislator, and it
is but justice that Mr. Parker should
again be named by his district for the
assembly.
The school contest at the fair will
take place at 10A NJ. Friday, the last
day of the fair.
Best defamation or essay from
the high school. .............S8 90
Second ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
Third ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Best defamation or essay from
tho 1or,p,ct, enbnnl ( O0
Second OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6 90
Third best. .......................... 4 90
Now boys and girls get down 10 bust
ness on this contest. Don't stand back
for anybody. These prizes are yours.
Take them. You can also make it pay
you to compete for that map of Wiscon-
sin and Grant county, as well as the test
in penmanship. We are not so ready
to give pointers on needle work, darn
ing, etc, but we know lots of boys aud
girls who are good writers and map
drawers. There were some of them III
our schools here last year, and we used
to find lots of very nice ones in the
schools when we used to visit them
Bring on your work and make the ex-
hibt one that is credit to your teacher
Several of Lancaster's young people
have already left or will soon leave TO
take up school work. OF the class that
graduated from the high school last
June, Frank Webb has a good situation
in Michigan, George Atizer will leave
in a short time to take situation in
Sioux City, la, Mabel Mccoy and
Eugene Whitmore will enter the state
university at Madison, Lou French will
take charge of the Sitter school, Jay
Nathan will take long business course
in Iowa City. Among others who will
attend school are Elva Barber, Kittie
Mckenzie. and Hattie Barnett who will
continue work at Northwestern uni
versity. Evanstan, ILL., Ben Budwcrth
and Selena Stephens are at Platteville,
ahh OhdlltS w IISlL Is at ll6 AluCIlGdu
conservatory of musicin Chicago, where
he will improve his iime and talent in a
musical direction. Surely our city will
be lonesome with so many of our at
tractive young people gone. The vaca-
ton season has apparently been an en-
joyable one. for there he's been a good
deal of coming and going, and our VS.
itors have added much to the pleasure
of orr homes and our gatherings. We
are also quite emphatically sure that
those who have been away from here
visiting friends. have contributed much
to the pleasure of their entertainers aud
have left pleasant memories behind
them. After all, this world is a good
deal SIS we make it and take it. and
there is always q glad welcome for sun
shine.
The fats, the crack ball players of tie
city, and crack players are numerous
here, met their Waterloo at the fair