Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-08

Lewis. Ts ylor. of North Andover, wss
at Lancaster tuesday on business.
Rev. C. c. Swartz. of Darlington,
made relatives and friends short call
this week.
A large number of the members of
the Tom Cox Post went to Mineral p.
Wednesday to attend the G. A. K. re-
union.
Ar. and Mrs. John Pink and Mr..
Henry Pink of Hurricane went to Chic
ago. Monday. to spend week at the
Worlds Far
M v. 8urris and wife. and the Misses
Bertha and Frank -Burris. left Monday
for Chicago, to spend some time at the
Worlds Fair.
David Schreiner started Monday to
Milwaukee as delegate to attend the
Odd Fellows Convention and later will
visit the Worlds Fair.
Edward Crockett, Of Alden. Iowa. Is
visiting with our genial County Clerk,
John Eplett. He and Mr. Crockett, and
Lewis Better left Wednesday for
Mineral Pt. to attend the G. A. r.
reunion held there this week.
1t is reported to US that James
Staakable whose divorce from his wife
was settled In the last term of court.
has lately married bis former wife's
step sister. Mrs. Edith Wright, who
came with her little soa from New
York state last fall.
1t is stated that . Brodhsad saloon
keeper could not procure 8 licsncs this
year 80 he took treatment at . cure in.
stitute and is now acting Is agent,
soliciting his former patrons to take a
cure at the Same institute. Most un-
expected but the wisest thing he could
do.
In behalf of the Tom Cox Post, l re-
spectfully return thanks to Hon. E. 1.
Kidd, speaker of the day. Teachers,
School children, Ministers and all
others who so kindly assisted US in pre-
pairing and carrying out our program
on Memorial Day.
P. j. SCHLoEssER, Commander.
Rev. p. FL. Mason was chosen by the
High School Glass to give the Bac-
calaureate address last Sunday but as
he was called by telegram on Wednes-
day to his mothers home on account of
her illness, it was necessarily omitted.
Prof. Harper was invited by the request
of the class to give the sermon but
owing to the press of closing exercises
was obliged to decline the honor.
The Youths Companion in its Worlds
Fair number sent out over 431 acres of
reading matter, paying in postage over
$500. The beautifully decorated
cover had to be printed outside ten
times, enc printing for each color.
100000 were given as extra numbers
TO the regular subscribers and 100000
were for sale. After they were all dis
posed OF new edition has been printed
and now is offered as premium with
every new subscriber at the regular
price of S1.75.
Undoubtedly you have all noticed
those large, handsome pictures in the
windows of Mrs. B. Weber's confec-
tionery store, and no doubt you have
wished to possess one. Well, if you
use tobacco, or if you are Miss or
Mrs, get your brother or somebody's
else brother, or husband to buy News
Boy Plug and with each ten cent cut he
will receive ticket. 1t would be well
for him to buy this brand altogether as
the one who holds the largest number
of tickets when the tobacco is all sold
will have the first choice, the one hav-
ing the next largest number the second
choice, and SO on until the pictures are
gone.
Work was commenced last week on
the excavation for Geo. P. Coolies new
block, and is now nearly completed.
The dimensions of the building are rs
by Sc feet, and it joins at the rear, the
large cabinet shop and ware room
built last year. In design Mr.. Coolies
building is modern, and in all proba-
bility the front will be constructed en-
tirelv of iron. Mr.. Goble has had the
building designed especially for his
business, which will undoubtedly give
him one of the neatest furniture stores
in the county. The store now occupied
by Mr.. Goble has been rented to o.
Heberline who will move in as soon as
possible and will carry much larger
stock of shoes etc. than at present.
The Platteville district of the Free
Methodist Church will hold their annual