Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-24

made friends and relatives happy Dy
her presence among them. few days
Of this and last week.
Mrs. Thos. Carmody and daughter,
Katie. left last Friday for Chicago,
where they will spend three weeks or
more in visiting relatives and seeing
the fair
That enterprising hardware man
Chas. Ziegler went to the Worlds Fair
Yesterday morning. He was aecompan-
led BY the Misses Sena. Floyd and Lille
Stephens.
Mr.. Frank Norris and his sister
Lulu from Fennimore. spent Sunday
in this city with friends Miss Norris
win teach in the Highland schools
this year.
Allan Kidd, of Washington, ID. c.,
who is well known and has large
circle of friends here, is guest at the
Showalter residence. He will remain
some time.
The Lancaster Ladies Exchange will
discontin lie its work after next Sat
urday. People win thereafter do their
own baking or buy of our thrifty
restaurants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Ryland and
Mrs. Will Richards went to Chicago
yesterday. The attraction is the Fair.
where week or two will be devoted by
them, to sight seeing.
M. V. Burris recently purchased the
Murphy residence property in the south
part of town, and will occupy it soon.
This is one of the best properties in the
city in point of location.
Messrs. Chas. Basford and Geo.
Gibbs with their wives spent a most
enjoyable day at Dripping Rocks
Tuesday They were unusually sue
cessful in catching fine fish.
VIM. Dunstcns and daughter returned
Thursday evening from England. They
had pleasant oyage both ways and
while in England were well taken care
of by their relatives anu friends.
The large dining hall on the fair
ground will soon be completed and
the Agricultural Society here will be
able to boast of one Of the biggest and
most convenient eating rooms in the
state.
We enjoyed a visit from two of
Blakes Prairie's energetic business
men last Monday, Henry Kuenster
and Joe Thimmesch We are glad to
hear them report good crops in West
Grant
In mentioning the presence at the
Morse residence of Miss Nettie and
Master Frank Philbrick, OF Lincoln, Ne
braska, last week, an error was made
by which the name appeared as Brack
EFT instead of PhilbrIck.
For the delightful music furnished
and for the prominent part taken in
making the lawn social of Friday
evening success, the ladies of the
Congregational Church wish to express
their sincere thanks to the band boys.
Miss Annie Tormey is visiting friends
here this week. She leaves her Fen
nimore home in short time to COM
mence school work in Milwaukee
where she has been for several years.
Her sister Alberta will accompany
her.
LIEUT.. j. A. Barber spent a few
days last week visiting relatives and
friends in this city. He was accom-
panied by his children Helen and
Hallett. The Lieutenant is making
his home in Galena at present.
While Attorneys Brown and Lowry
were out riding in the country last
Sunday they came across a genuine
massasaga or prairie rattlesnake which
they killed. Six rattles and a button
are in their hands as keepsakes.
c. T. Dickinson of Patch Grove tar
ricd awhile in Lancaster last Monday
He was on his way home from the
Platteyille camp meeting. The Rev.
Mr. Bell and wife. Miss Carrie Finn
and Daisy England accompanied him
to Platteville.
Mrs. Ada Cover. of Washington d !.
c., made her large circle of friends in
this place a short visit last week. She
was accompanied by her son Lewis,
who is in the employ of the Government
and aC present stationed in the Weather
Bureau at Milwaukee.
There will be grove meeting Sun
day. Aug. q, held in Walter Hickins'
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