Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-10


more. The wound Is terrible one and
makes his recovery very doubtful.
The Fats and Leans tried conclusions
again on the fair grounds last Thursday
afternoon. with the same direful result
so far as the Fats were concerned. The
score. I6 to % in favor of the Leans
was larger tnan usual owing perhaps
to the facs that the players of both
mines have improved considerably in
batting qualities. A good delegation
went our to see the game and report it
as being quite interesting Throughout.
DIR. Stearns of the State University
will give a lecture on The Argentine
Republic, next Thursday evening in the
city hall. This lecture is before the
Teachers Institute now in session in
the city and will be fully descriptive of
the character, customs and conditions of
the inhabitants as we'll as the general
peculiarities Of that far away republic.
1t is an interesting and instructive lee
ture tree for everybody. Come and
spend pleasant evening listening to
what DR.. Stearns has TO say of people
among whom he spent several years of
his life.
DIR. w r. Brown, the eye and ear
specialist, will be at Bloomington, Aug.
10th and 18th; Fennimore. Aug. 23d
and at Montfolt Aug. oath. AS the
Doctor leaves about the middle of Sep
TENDER for London England, and Wen
ma, Austria, where he goes to complete
his studies, the dates mentioned
above will marx about the last oppor-
tunitY that those desiring TO consult him
will have for a year or more. He ex-
poets to return when he has received
the best instruction TO be bad from the
best European specialists.
Prof. W. Z. Smitbyman and brother
Walter. were up from Platteyiile visit
ing with their uncle j. c. Pendleton,
last week. They went to Lite Grant
the last OF the week to visit for short
time with uncles who live there, and
from there will go to Bloomington to
spend some time with their grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs Thos PendIeton.
Prof. Smitbyman is principal Of one Of
the Oshkosh schools and after his
visiting tour in Grant Co. will turn
there to begin work.
A special school meeting has been
called for Monday, Aug. 14lh, at $50
P. NJ. The meeting will be held in the
chapel Of the High School and is called
for the purpose of finishing up the bust.
ness necessary to the completion Of the
steps already taken towards the building
of our north Lancaster school house; 10
raise BY loan from the commissioner Of
the public lands Of the state, from the
trust fund, sufficient money TO erect the
building. This is a matter that eli citi-
zens are interested IN, and the meeting
should be largely attended.
Rev. John Williams, enc Of the most
prominent and worthy of Hazel Green's
good cit zeps was in the city on bust
ness Tuesday and Wednesday. 1t pains
us to note that he is in failing health
and hat his disease is one that occa-
ions him constant pain, 1t has always
seemed TO us that people who have been
as Industrious, earnest and upright as
Mr.. Williams has during long and
active life, should enjoy the comforts
of restful. happy closing of life's
golden day. We trust 1t may yet be
so for the friend we have known so
long.
A casual visit to the progressive little
city of Fennimore one day last week
convinced us beyond doubt that they
mean business up there and that more
enterprising class of people would be
hard to find. One of the chief improve
ments being made at present is the paw
ing of the principal street. This work
is being done to last. The paving is Of
stone, which is bedded in sand. 1t is
expected that one block will be finished
by Fields day, and another block will
be finished before fall Next season
the whole Of the main street from the
depot down will he curbed in a like
manner.
The prospects for large attendance
at the Races to day Thursday and to
morrow are most aattering The
weather so far this week has been eS-
actly whst it should be 70 insure the
success Of the meeting, and ID alI prob
ability its propitiousness viii continue
until they are over As 70 the field of
horses entered for these races we aan
49, tt.t tt.,.