Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-31

tie last FIVE years. Now they are here
they will probably remain a month oil
two.
A delightful picnic held at Kings
Ford, down on Platte river. Monday af-
ternoon. was participated in by num-
Der OF young ladies of this city. Ii
threatened rain in the afternoon but the
moon dispersed the clouds in the evening
and made the drive home very pleas
ant one.
Miss Bertha Morse left last week for
an extended visit with relatives at Max
well. Iowa, and Beloit. Kansas. Miss
Morse is possessed of those fine quail
ties that makes her presence a pleasure
to all whom she associates with, and
her visit promises much in the way OF
a good time.
An imprompiu dancing party was
given at the city hall Monday evening,
by several of the young gentlemen OF
the city. Delightful music was furn-
ished for the occasion by Messrs. Joe
Barnett and Chas. Wright. About
thirty were present and spent a most
enjoyable evening.
Miss Emma Williams, of Cassville,
with her niece Miss Myrtle of Chicago,
were in the city short time Tuesday.
They came here with Mrs. Quincy Will
liams and Miss Laura Bonham from
Hurricane to meet Mrs. Saunders, who
will visit at the home of her father,
Grant Bonham, Esq.
If any one desires TO know something
of the benefits to be gained by the use
of Hurley and Westing's subsoiler, just
let him ask Geo. Martin about it. He
uses one and knows what he is talking
about from actual experience. They
are good things. Make it a point to
examine them at the coming fair.
Miss Ollie Finn, who has been max
ing a city full Of friends happy for the
past two or three weeks, left last Thurs
day tor her home in Dayton, Wash ,
where she viii teach during the com
ing year at an excellent salary. Those
western people are finding out Miss
Finn's worth and recognize there, as
we do here, that she is a teacher OF the
highest character.
Holland and Co.'S Show gave very
satisfactory performances here, after
noon and evening, last Thursday. They
had with them one of the largest
elephants we have eyer seen. This
show is travelling entirely on its merits,
and for % cents we think they give as
good if not better performance than
any circus that has visited Lancaster in
the last few years.
The reputation gained by Nathan 4
Son. through the superior make OF their
sausages, is an enyiable one indeed.
Only the other day they received a
letter from Peter Schultz, a prosperous
business man of Cobb. which spoke
very highly of sausage he had just re-
ceived, and also authorized them to
duplicate the order on Wednesday and
Friday of this week.
An old sheep raiser and well known
resident of this county brought two
fieeces of wool to Lancaster the other
day and succeeded in trading both
fieeces at one of our leading stores, for
a nickel cotton handkerchief and two
pounds of corn cob tobacco with corn
cob pipe thrown in. Verify this man
wool is like unto the great democratic
theories, mostly smoke.
The grove meeting, held in Hickin's
grove, on Sunday was we'll attended
and was in every way success. In
the afternoon the crowd was very
large and the attention good. At the
request of the pastor for "All those
who desire to become christians tc
arise, eight stood up and thus express
ed their desire and intention of living
"a new life" One united with the
church.
Geo. P. Goble, our enterprising furni
ture dealer, offers to the public at cost
a number of elegantly upholstered par
lor sets. His entire stock of these goods
will be sold at this sacrifice to save
moving them from present quarters in.
to his new and elegant store room,
which will be ready within a month
See Mr. Coolies advertisement in an
other column and don't forget the big
special sale
The School OF Lancaster will open on
the 18th day Of September, and the fol
lowing is the corps of teachers: L. L.
Clarke, Principal; Mrs. Frances Burr,
lst Assistant Amelia Kuhhenn, End
Assistant, Ellen Woolstenholme, End