Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-10-06

see advertisement on page headed,
"A Chance to Make Money.
Congregational church services for
the week ending Oct. 9, 1892. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 7:s0.
Topic, Ungranted Prayers, Elk. 4: 10
Ia; Matt. H. $40. Sunday morning
sermon, theme, The Trend of the
Churches, and the duty of Christians in
regard to CHARACTERIZATION. Sunday
evening sermon, theme, Faith and Life,
Sin and Grace.
Attorney John d. Wilson, Of Bosco-
bel. is billed to speak at Mt. Hope the
18th inst and at Montfort the 18th on
the political issues of the day. Mr..
Wilson is very pleasing orator and
there are few men in the county as con
versant with, and who have as thorough
knowledge of their subject, as he has
of politics. All DESTROYS of hearing
plain, unearnished facts should hear
Mr.. Wilson.
The largest audience that ever gather
ed in the City Hall at Platteville, was
last Friday night. Hon. Jno. c.
Spooner, gave one of the most interest
ing as well as eloquent address that the
people in this country have ever heard.
The hall was crowded to its utmost,
there not even being standing room,
and large number OF people were dis
appointed at not being able to gain ad-
mittance to the Hall.
At the Democratic Caucus, held in
the city hall last Saturday to select 10
delegates to attend district assembly
convention hereafter to be called of
which Lancaster is part, the following
named persons were called w. j. Mccoy
VIM, Wetter, John Jeide, f. b. Good
sell, A q Bonham. j. j. Oswald, Jno.
Pink, John S. Wright. Phin Walker.
j. j. Wenzel, II. A. Moore, Henry
Austin and Harry Barnett.
Alvin Cook, of Hurricane, was in
town Tuesday. Mr.. Cook carries with
him relic which is probably the only
one around here. 1t is small metal
badge, on one side of which, is the pic
ture of the first president his father even
voted for, with the name, ''Maj. Gen.
w. II. Harrison" inscribed below it.
On the other side is log house, above
which is inscribed, 1.-The peoples
cholce. 1t is very neat badge, and
we'll worth preserving.
A happy crowd of lovers of the pis-
catorial art, consisting of, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos Eversoll, Mr.. and Mrs. Link Ever
soil, Misses johnson, Amelia, Dora and
Ersa Sails, of Burton; John Joyce,
Cassville, Frank Stackable, Henry Sails
and Jonn Wise, Beetown and Chas.
Brick and Matt Dudley, of Lancaster,
picnicked on the banks of Burtrom lake
Sunday. The anglers report few fish,
but a general good time just the same.
DR.. L. II. Chambers, one of Bloom
ington's leading citizens, has just re-
turned from visit to Florida. He is
much pleased with the country and
contemplates making his future home
on Indian River, He offers for sale
his beautiful home in Bloomington with
its excellent location and many con-
venlences. Anyone desiring a pleasant
home in wide awake, go-ahead vii
lage with good school and church adj
Yautages will do well to consult DR..
Chambers advertisement in another
column.
Miss Minnie Green, one of Grant
County's live teachers has just returned
to her Potosi home from Oklahoma,
where she has been spending the sum-
mer While there she has been wisely
mixing business with pleasure and is
now the owner of claim of excellent
land. Notwithstanding that Oklahoma
is in many respects remark able
country. Miss Greene thinks there is
no other place like home aud Grant
County. Her opinion in this agrees
with the opinions of hundreds of others
who have left this country and returned
again. She finds !. warm welcome here
and will likely remain some time.
Abbie Darlington, one of tho stars of
the operate stage, is to honor Lancaster
with visit upon the 18th of this month.
Miss Darlington seldom sings outside
of the largest cities, and it is only
through fortunate combination of cir
cumstances that Lancaster is able TO
obtain her. Her date at Chicago and
st. Paul were necessarily made some
distance apart and she is billing in the
intervening time in smaller places.
Lancaster is among the fortunate. To