Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-13

of the hollows.
Rev. j. E. Bell. who occupies the NJ.
E pulpit at Patch Grove. visited the
city day or two last week. While
here he was guest at the home of MIR.
John Stephens.
j. H. Baldwin, our prosperous jeweler
has something of interest TO every body
in this issue. Look at the special
column and you will find it. Warrants
all watches advertised.
Every person who reads this paper is
to consider himself especially invited TO
attend tae August races, which will be
held at the fair grounds in this city,
Thursday and Friday, Aug. 10 and Il.
Miss A. Bishop lost or left some
where a spring shawl, five or six weeks
ago. Il was light bronze green single
wool shawl with border shade darker
with fringe. VIII the finder please
report.
A. H. Sanford, of Platteville, was in
the city Wednesday. He is an honor
graduate Of the State University and
won Harvard College scholarship last
spring. He will attend Harvard the
coming year.
There are 259 Creameries and 1900
Cheese factories in Wisconsin. The
Food and Dairy Commissioner says so
in his report and when we get time TO
get some more items out of his brush
heap we will give them.
Appleton Crescent, DEM: The DEM
ocratic party of Milwaukee gave itself
away at the special election for mayor,
and of course lost its self control. 1t is
now in order to put it under guardian
ship for being mentally incompetent to
do business.
The Ladies of the Episcopal church
still hold the Home Bakery sale every
Saturday at the Wright House. You
Will HlO THO ACOtl OLO vi lhO uOui ,
north of the front entrance, and you
will also hnd pr;ze cooking atvery reas-
enable rates,
Mrs. Geo. Wheeler, Mrs Jos. Nathan
and Jay Nathan went to the Worlds
Fair last Thursday morning. While there
Mrs. Nathan will visit her daughter,
Mrs. Clements. and Mrs. Wheeler will
make her home with her brother l.. } .
Arthur, Esq, at Evanston.
A gold cuff pin with "Mattie,' en-
graved at the top was lost in the city
some time ago. The pin, while of little
intrinsic worth is very highly valued by
the loser and any one finding it will con-
fer great favor on the owner by
calling at the HERALD Office.
Messrs. John Metcalf, Matt. Metcalf,
and Edward Barr, all prominent and
prosperous farmers of Glen Haven, were
in the city on business Tuesday. They
are not at all in love with the present
administration prices on wool. They
have lots of company in that particular.
That was an unusually pleasant picnic
held blythe Episcopal Sun. School Tues
day in Heberlein's grove, this side Of
Liberty postoflice. Every body was hap
py, delightful weather, blue sky, green
grass, clean grounds, and beauti-
full grove, all helping to a day Of quiet
pleasure,
Messrs. r. B. Gillespie, Thode Burr,
DR. s. f Hassell and Harvey Abrams,
went TO Yiroqua, Vernon county, on a
trouting excursion last Monday. These
gentlemen will heartily enjoy their out
ing and we hope they may catch mil
lion two-pound trout SO that each OF
their friends may have one.
Those who desire to enter the elocu-
tionary contest at The County Fair next
September, had better be selecting their
pieces or writing their essays. There
are two classes-common school and
free high school, with three premiums
in each, 50, Sc and "a, respectively.
Come on boys and girls and WIN a
prize.
While the heavy rain storm of last
Friday was raging without, Fred
Parker, man while standing
in saloon at Bridgeport, was
struck BY bolt Of lightning and in
stantly killed. There was no mark
visible on the body and not HAIR was
scorched lie was buried Saturday
near Bloomington.
Anton Schmid's strawberry season
began June Is this year and lasted 20
days. During this time he has gathered
and sold 3,191 boxes from less than Of
an acre of ground. His berries were
very fine in size and flavor and had it
not been for Mr.. Schmidt the city would