Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-15

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Mrs. j, j. Barber.
Fifty one young men graduated from
West Point. June 18th. They 60 into
the regular service as lieutenaDts at a
salary OF $500 q year.
Our prominent business man, Joe
Nathan, is lying quite i'll at his home.
He is receiving the ablest medical at
tendance and all hope for speedy re-
coyery.
The Kings Daughters of the Episco-
pal church will give lawn sociable at
the rectory Thursday evening, $50 p.
m. Admission 10 cts. with ice cream
and cake.
Miss Brown the accomplished sister
of the Brown brothers, Attorney H. l..
and DR.. Will, has lately come from
Southampton, Eng, stopping only one
day in New York.
Chas. Ziegler, one of our busy hard
ware men took day off from his work
in order to get acquainted with a young
man who will pull his hair and call him
papa in year or so.
Manager Pendleton of the opera house
wishes all to know that all property
left there by mistake can be had by the
owners by calling at his restaurant
and describing the same.
Gollmar Bros. Circus will give an
exhibition here June %, comes very
strongly recommended by the press and
public wherever they have been. Let
all turn out and make grand holiday.
1t is reported that w. M..McKenny,
son of one of the best known farmers
in Richland county, has forged his
fathers name to about $4,000 worth Of
notes on local banks. He is under ar
rest.
Mr.. j. Charles Churchill, principal
of CassviIle High School, attended
Commencement in Lancaster. He ex-
poets to spend the summer vacation in
the county seat preparing for the legal
profession.
Co. Coroner Manly Dean of Ellenboro
was in the city on business Wednesday.
He reports that there is still some ex-
cltement over the finding and d.
nearance of the dead body found nj
there some time ago.
A young man named Frank Barney
scratched his finger on the teeth of
pet dog few days ago and blood pois-
oning set in, making amputation of the
finger necessary. Look out for dog
bites this kind of weather.
Edwin j. Crockett, mayor of Alden,
Eldorado county, Iowa, spent pleas
ant week in the city visiting his brother
in law, County Clerk Eplett and other
friends, He was in attendance at the
soldiers reunion at Mineral Point.
A highly esteemed young lady, Miss
Eta Hutchinson, of Shullsburg, who
has been spending two weeks in this
CITY will leave for her home this after
noon, accompanied by Miss Matte
Rogers of whom she has been the guest.
GolImar Bros Great Circus will be in
this city Friday. June % and give two
performances, Doors open at one and
o'clock, performance one hour later.
They have the best one ring circus
travelling. Admission only 25c. Let
all attend.
The Madison carpenters strike is over
and so carpenters find themselves out
of work. Workmen from outside have
their places and will likely hold them.
They begin to realize now that strike
is not so paying business as it may
seem TO be.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Needam and Son,
tie Misses Beth and Carrie Muesse, left
Wednesday morning for Chicago to
spend a week or more at the Fair.
Messrs. Luther and Fred Bssford and
Barney Goodsell also departed for
Chicago on the same train.
Editor Wagner, of the Bloomington
RECORD. accompanied by his wife and
child, arrived in the city last Thursday.
They remained over Friday and were
among the large number from Bloom
ington that were present at the gradu-
ating exercises.
The outing number Of the Christian
Union is just received, 1t is embellish-
ed without by beautifully designed and
colored covers, and within by most ex-
cellent articles for thinking people,
spiced with classic fiction and para
graphs in lighter vein.
We publish two first c'ass letters of the
Columbian Fair this week, which we
ask all to read. They may differ some
what in descriptions and details, but
are alike worthy of perusal. Consider