Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-04-14

Parties who are preparing for spring
should be careful and see that the rub
bish that is being burned is extinguished
at night. A large fire might happen
through little carelessness.
A fine gold pen and holder was found
on the side walk leading to the School
house, Sunday. Owner can learn of
the whereabouts of the same by inquir-
ing at this Office and paying for this
notice.
Cassville Index: Three mer, Yet;s
Owens, Lubbi Greeda and a man
named Lohman, attempted to cross the
Mississippi in skiff at Clinton. Iowa.
Monday and were drowned. the wind
upsetting the craft.
Quite a number assembled in the
Court House Park, Saturday to. night
listen to the open air concert given by
the Lancaster Band. Some excellent
music was furnished and the Band boys
certainly deserve much credit.
Markert & Brinkp'sn have purchased
the feed store of NJ. S. Trowbridge.
They will close out the feed business
and will move their billiard and sample
room, from its present location. into
the one formerly occupied by MIR. Trow-
bridge.
More building and business will be
done in Lancaster this summer, than in
any other city in the Southwestern part
IF the state If things keep on boom
ing for the next few years as they have
the past, Lancaster will be the best city
in Southwestern Wisconsin.
L. c. Webb. our new barber, has
fitted up his shop one door east of L.
Weber's Shoe store, IN very neat and
attractive manner. Although young
man. Mr.. Webb. has had an extensive
experience in the barber business and
guarantees all patrons satisfaction.
A genuine bl zzard started in about
o'clock Wednesday afternoon and by
evening the ground was entirely COW
cred with snow. Postmaster Burr has
evidently been tampering with the
weather flags again. He will have to
do better than this or he will lose his
job.
See ad of Cassville Normal Review
School IN this issue. 1t will be con-
Quoted by three well known High
School principals, Professors Churchill,
Lathe and Churchill. No place in
southwestern Wisconsin is better suited
for a summer school than is the attrac-
tive village of Cassville.
Leland T. Powers will appear in his
inimitable presentations of characters in
in david Copperfeld. in the Plstte-
vile Lecture Course, Friday evening.
April %. Mr.. Powers has received
many complimentary press notices from
large eastern papers, and is undoubted-
ly one of the best impersonaters before
the public.
Gates & Willis bought of Jho. West
ing last week a fine drove of sho es. the
weight of which was 1870 lbs, the
average weight being little over 302
pounds. The drove was shipped to
Chicago Monday and brought the higfs
est market price. r. b. Gillespie also
shipped a car of fine shotes to Chicago
Monday.
The Sons of Veterans of PIatteville,
will give a grand entertainment and
dance ut the city hall in that
place next Monday evening The play
"Under the Laurels." will be presented
by the Platteville Dramatic Club, after
which the lovers of the terpsichorean
art will "Trip the light fantastic" One
of the most enjoyable times of the sea-
son is anticipated.
The Fepnimore Times came out last
week under the editorship of Howe &
Brooks. The Times is bright newsy
sheet and is steadily gaining in popul-
arity; its editors Messrs Howe & Brooks
are both old and experienced news
paper men. Its new acquisition, Mr..
Brooks, having successfully edited the
Record. Bloomington, for number of
years.
A lecture on Astronomy with the
stereopticon will be given at the Cong
church on Friday evening April %,
beginning at o'clock. Several views
of Venus as seen through the telescope
will be thrown up, and also telescope
view of the full moon; movable slide
will illustrate the retrograde motion of
Venus, and there will be other views of
interest. The nominal admission fee of
10 cents will be CHARGED.