Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20

Gratis.
W. II. Hunt Potosi's leading bust
ness man. advertises best upland
prairie hay for sale. See special
column
Charles Wright. who has been taking
a course in music IN Chicago. returned
last Saturday, He thinks the city is
very much crowded.
Mrs. John Drinkwater left with her
family last Monday for Mason City,
Iowa, to join her husband, who pre-
ceded her some three weeks.
Mrs. Dow French is very i'll and her
age makes the chances for her recovery
very sli .yht indeed Her children have
b,en called to her bed side.
A valuable fur cap was lest on one of
the streets of this city last week. The
finder will receive q liberal reward by
leaving the cap at this office.
Miss Barbra Schloesser wishes to
announce inst her annual spring open
ing will be held Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday of next week.
Bessie Hyde lost silver watch on
the street some days ago. The finder
will be suitably rewarded by returning
it to her. 1t is valued as a keep sake.
School districts wanting evergreens
for planting on Arbor Day, will find the
best in the state and cheap too, at
Anton Schmidt's. His address is Ian
caster.
The Arbor Day circular issued by the
State Department of Public Instruction
and sent to the different school districts
by Supt. Nye, are valuable pamphlets.
Read them
There will be preaching at Boice
Prairie on Friday evening, April IS
Sickness prevented my being there last
week but hope l shall not fail this time.
HOWARD D. SMITH.
Miss Barbra Schloesser recently re-
turned from Chicago with the largest
and most complete line of pattern hats
ever brought to the city. See announce
ment of annual spring opening.
Nj. A Bishop, widely known in south
western Wisconsin, has sold out his
hotel business at Cassville and will
hereafter entertain the travelling public
at Platteville as landlord CT the Gates
House.
Mrs. Richard Bennett, the mother of
Charley Bennett, fell Tuesday and
broke her arm rear the shoulder. AL
though she is So years of age, the bone
has been neatly set and she is getting
on nicely.
Mr.. Pearson, with his family from
New Diggings will hereafter be en-
rolled as citizens Of Lancaster. They
are most excellent people and will find
themselves cordially welcomed. They
will build a new home this summer.
A. E. Morse OF Granite Falls, Mimi.
is here visiting Grant County friends.
He is engaged in the cold storage bust
ness at his Minnesota home and last
year did a Sl25,00O business. His
friends will be glad TO see him looking
so well
Every body who is at all Interested
in spring millinery goods, is invited to
attend Miss Barbra Schloessers annual
spring opening Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday next week. No invitation
cards will be sent out, but all are cor
daily invited.
During the Worlds Fair, the New
York Central will put passenger trains
from New York City to Chicago in 10
hours, an average rate of very nearly
80 miles per hour. Our foreign visitors
will hardly complain that things don't
go fast enough in this country.
DR.. w. A. Rothscbild has bought the
office and good will of Dr. Hal Billig of
Fennimore. He formally took posses
sion Tuesday. The doctor is a young
man of sterling qualities. He has been
student of the Chicago Dental Col.
lege for several years ard is fully quail
flied 10 practice dentistry
Last Friday morning about O'Clock
at Dubuque, two st. Paul K. K. men
were found dying, officer Firth in the
yards and officer Talcott on the plat
form of a coach. Both soon died. 1t
is supposed they were shot by tramps
on their train. The car showed that a
terrible struggle had taken place.
Mrs. H. d. Smith, wife of Rev.
Smith, pastor of the NJ Z. church of
this city, and children, left for Dover,