Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-18


j. S. Kidd of Glen Haven, was a
caller at our Office Tuesday. He says
that farming in his neighborhood is
being pushed and with a weeks good
weather corn will be in the ground.
R. E Murphey has moved from the
Pendleton block to the Reynolds build
ing, where he is nicely situated. He
has q nice line of jewelry and clocks
which is displayed in neat manner.
The Kickapoo Sagwa Company have
been with us three weeks and remain
during this week Remember a fine
bed room set will be given to some
member of the audience Saturday
night
Mrs. Fannie Better, who has been
visiting relatives and friends of this
city, left for Green Bay Wednesday,
having been called home on account of
the serious illness of her father, ID. H.
Budd.
The Blake's Prairie Agricultural So
ciety will hold their Annual Fair at
Bloomington, Sept. 6, Z and s, '9S.
The Blakes Prairie people invariably
have good racing and displays. Re-
member the dates.
Hon. A. r. Bushnell accompanied by
Miss Mable Bushnell. are in the city.
They came Monday evening, MIR. Bush
nell on business and Miss Mable to
make a large circle of young friends
happy by her presence
Fishing expeditions and piscatorial
accouterments are receiving a liberal
share of the attention of Lancasterites.
We have number of first class fisher
men here; at least they all haYe a
interesting story to tell.
A basket supper and ice-cream fes-
tival will be given at the school house,
at North Andover, Friday, May 10Th.
The proceeds of the festival will be
applied to the organ fund. All are
cordi ally invited to attend.
DR.. CHASER of Bloomington, and his
estimable wife. who is also entitled to
prefix DIR. to her name, were pleasant
callers at our Office Wednesday. The
DIR. administers to the wants of large
number or people in Bloomington and
vicinity.
j. w. Lickel of San Francisco, Cal,
has been visiting relatives and friends
about Lancaster this spring, but expects
to return to his business in manufacture
ing paint in San Francisco. He has
been having his teeth filled with gold in
Lancaster.
The annual Fair of the Lafayette
County Agricultural Society will be
held on their grounds at Darlington,
Wis. Sept. y, Is, Il, 10, '93. The
officers for the current year are: d.
Schreiter, Pres; VIM. Hooper, Sec.
J. H. Keefe, Tres.
Bishop Hennessy, of Dubuque,
was appointed Archbishop last Satur-
day. He is distinguished in the church
for scholarship, oratory and for max
ing Dubuque the first diocese in the Z.
s., respecting the number of organiza-
tons and the number of churches
Mrs. Jones, of Potosi, who has been
much at the home of her daughter, Mrs
John Carthew. died Tuesday evening
at O clock, May 16. 1898. She was
one of the most charming ladies and
we with her nearer friends feel that
one of earth's lest has gone to her
heavenly home.
City papers report the marriage OF
Mr.. F. X. Shuttleworth and Miss
Elizabeth Danes in Madison. Wiscon-
sin. Tuesday, May 9, 1898 Mr..
Shuttleworth is well known as Grant
County young man, a graduate OF
Platteville Normal and for several
years High School teacher.
The home of Mr.. Fri Graham is now
full of music. HIS daughter Lille
counted twelve birthdays last week and
her parents made her and themselves
happy by making her a present of a
fine Esty organ 1t Is beauty in tone
and finish. 1t was purchased from
Messrs Michaelis and Roberts.
Clarence Llkens of Denver, Colo, the
youngest son of Mrs. Sadie Likens,
formerly of this city, and for many
years an employee of the Herald,
visited Mrs. j. G. Cover the first of the
week. Mr.. Likens goes to Chicago 10
take in the sights of the Worlds Fair
and from there returns to his home in
Denver.
The old Judge Cox homestead four