Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-12-14
Elmo Items.
TTIE-PAss OBSERVATIONS
ELMO, Wis, Dec. 3, 1898.


mory, over the Central engine house.
The Worlds Fair will be there in nina
ture. The departments will be divided
as follows: Art building. Iowa build
ing, Woman's building, French build
ing, Manufacturers building, Horticul-
tural building, and Music hall. The
Casino restaurant, cloak room and Mid
way are in one end of the hall. 1t is
expected to be a grand success. Cover
nor,elect +. ID. Jackson and wife are
expected to be present and great pre-
parations are being made for their tn
tertainment.
Mrs. j. b. Brown of Galena received
the sad news of the death Of her father,
Mr.. Ira Shannon, who passed away at
his home in Gilmanton Iron Works, n.
H., Nov. %, At the advanced age of
lightweight years and two months.
There are times when those who adj
minister bitter doses to patients are
compelled to take some Of the same
medicine. Recently justice of the
peace appeared before brother magis-
trate, in Galena, and paid fine for his
cow jumping the fence and running at
large.
T l.. McDermot', the genial agent OF
the l. c. r. r. at Galena, has been quite
i'll for the past week but We are pleased
to see him around at his old stand
again.
The Sire hmeyer shoe factory has
been moved to Webster City, Iowa,
from Galena. Mr.. Strohmeyer and
several hands left last week with the
machinery and fixtures to place them
in their new factory. Several Of the
old hands from that place will 60 to
Webster City and take their families
with them. This will take about a
dozen families out Of the famous old
lead mine city. THIS is too bad. Ga
lena should build up rather than GO
down.
Mrs Lucy Brown Smith of Spokane,
Washington, has been visiting friend,
at her old home in Galena. Mis- Smith
is a daughter of Hon. S S. Brown,
who was the owner of the Hazel Green
stock farm, two miles north of that city.
At one time he owned the finest and
largest herd of Shorthorn cattle in Hill
nois Mr.. ard Mrs. Smith and hCl
brothers are running a large dairy farm
in Spokane.
A very successful festival, both soci-
ally and financially, was held in Cuba
Citv Thanksgiving evening under the
auspices of the w. c. I. L. This so
ciety has done a great deal of good
work there as we'll as at every other
point where the W c. 7. U. is found
Work again is begun in the Byrnes
mines. Many hands are employed il
these mines, which lie short distance
southwest of Elmo. They give grei
promise of wealth.
VIM. Paseoe the accommodating
hardware merchant of Cuba City. is
putting a furnace in the new residence
Of Mrs O. NJ. Richards at Elmo. MIR
fascoe has been ia the hardware bust
ness about a year, and TO say he is
dong Zip top business, IS putting il
mildly lie does an immense bus ness.
Inc Georgetown and Elm Grove Ep-
worth League held joint meeting at
the latter place sunday evening. 1t
was thanksgiving service and was a
very ENJOYABLE affair
Recently one # the Pla,teville butch
ers sent his Young hopeful Ia blanket
beef, that he mad killed orr time
before. In The morning, great vas his
surprise, 10 SEE me blan6,t On a zonnc
heifer, that was dancing 81 trpp,ng., liza
light .bomlas,ic' alolud hs ward i,
great style From her aeIor, one
would thinks she Imagined s1e was
sporting a Worth costume
Wyno's book ore end fancy gods
display is perfect paradise for any
admir,r of beauty Who enters Platte
vile. They are receiving holiday goods
constantly.
The Misses Carrie and Reba Haz
zard, Of Elk Grove, Visited friends il
Platteville ast week
Mr.. Lucka. one OF Dubuque's bes
business men, has opened a genera
store in Cuba Civ.
We have Travelled quite number o.
miles now, without pass. 50 with few
items or observations from Platteyillt
we will close this episte to the potent