Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-30

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Mrs. Thomas NeCollins IS visiting
friends in Platlevile.
Would you like an opera glass9 Call
and see them at Baldwin's.
Just call at J Nathan & Sons. and
see what they have for your Thanksgiv-
ing dinner.
Sheriff Miller and his wife made
pleasant two days visit at the Thomas
Harper home on Blake's Prairie Sunday
and Monday.
Simon Flitsch from Rockville came in
Tuesday on business. He has not
heard OF any lynx running wild about
Rockville.
Joe Kay, who row lives in Platteville,
is reported Quite under the weather
again. He has not had good health
for some years past.
Mr.. Pagers little daughter who has
been sick about three weeks, died Sun
day. The funeral was Wednesday.
rhe family is sadly bereaved
l.. g. Wheeler, our accommodating
news dealer has been quite sick for the
past week. However he hopes to be
behind the counter again in a few DAYS.
Emory Newell from Preston pleased
us with call Saturday. He is a good
writer and we were sorry we were so
busy that we could not have longer
talk with him.
Buchanan Comedy Co. will produce
repertoire of new plays in the Opera
House for one week commencing Dec.
4th. Don't tail to see them. Watch
for their dates.
Miss Bee Weaver took the Demorest
silver medal at the contest last Friday
evening at Fennimore. The excellence
of her recitation was SO nearly equalled
by four or five other young ladies, that
q decision was no easy task.
I'm be good! I'll be goodl l am
going to hang up my stocking!" ex-
claimed our little four year old girl as
she opened her eyes Tuesday morning
and saw the apple tree boughs laden
with snow. Then after contemplating
the scene said, 1.-The earth has changed
its complexion"
Col. j. G. Clark was pleased the
other day to receive notice from the u.
S. Supreme Court that his decision in
celebrated Oklahoma case is sustained
by the supreme judges. He was the
only one on the Oklahoma bench to
take his view of the case but he was
right nevertheless
Mr.. Rindlaub told us last week of
travelling artist in Platteville who paints
oil pictures in one and half minutes.
Mrs. Vandewall was visiting there a
few days and called to see the rapid
work. He graciously gave away his
paintings, and she has one as sample
of what can be done in g minute and
three quarters.
Judge Clementson left Monday morn
ing for Milwaukee where he was called |
to take charge of the trial of the Plan
kinton bank cases and also the cele-
brated Koetting cases in connection
with the south side saving bank. These
cases are of greatest interest. The
Judge will be back Friday to take
charge of the special term of court
here.
Everybody has missed Harry Barnett
from his usual work lately, and wond-
ers what has become of him. Well, he
IS not as well as we would like to see
him. He has been having q pretty
serious sick spell for several days but
is now some better and hopes to be
around with that awful express book of
his in short time. We will be glad |
to see him all the same.
County Clerk Eplett has been hust-
ling like western cyclone since the
County Board adjourned. He has
made out and sent out the tax list and
there is pile of work about it too, and |
he has gotten out tie county orders
which is of itself quite task, since
there are 1872 of them. There were 582 |
last year but couple of hundred more
makes no difference in Johns good ma
ture.
Thode Burr laid the ground work for
one of the most unique and attractive
show bills ever posted in this city.
Some of the K of 2 boys fixed it up in |
large size and colored letters, and it is
worth ones while to stop and study it. |
The next thing to do is to rush over to
John Pendleton's and get couple Of |
tickets for the X Of entertainment ~ |