Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01

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Chicago in going and again in the re-
turn trip. Miss Garside expects to visit
q month or more in Ohio.
The decorations and exercises on the
program have been much commended
as being exceedingly well done. The
officers of the day and the committees
as well as the speakers are TO be
thanked and congratulated.
Rev. P II. Mason will leave Friday
for Vermillion, H., the home of his
mother, Mrs. W. Mason. being called
there by her illness. There will, there
fore, be no preaching next Sunday at
the Congregational church.
Regarding the steam cooker. it is only
fair to say that those now sold by Miss
Bishop have two decided improvements
over those sold here four years ago.
The safety handle and the pans and
covers have all the tin edges hemmed.
By a happy coincidence, Capt.
Schloesser enjoyed the celebration of
his fiftieth birthday on Tuesday, while
enjoying the honor of the responsible
position of presiding officer in the ar
rangement and services Memorial Day.
VIM. Ascougb, the genial telegraph
operator at North Andover, leaves June
5th for an extended visit to the Worlds
Fair. From there he goes to Colorado
and Utah where he will spend some
time. We wish him q pleasant trip.
VIM. Rothschild, Esq, has another
grand child at his home to keep him
out of mischief and in good humor.
This time it is Henry's boy and he is a
promising. happy youngster. Why
shouldn't he be when he is at Grand
pas.
Mrs. Judge McGonigal attended the
Memorial Day service and received
welcomes from many old friends. She
makes her home with her daughter,
Mrs. McCarn in Platteville. but will
visit for some time with her son in
Lancaster.
Every one has reason to be grateful
for such good weather Monday and
Tuesday. 1t enables those who wished
to come TO Lancaster from distance to
come and return in comfort. Neither
wind, dust or rain marred the pleasure
of driving.
The fine weather Tuesday made it
possible for the children to enjoy q gala
day as well as give their mothers a
chance to out. And though there were
some very tired babies, they would sleep
all the sounder after the airing. There
were crowds of children of all ages.
The ladies of the Congl. church will
give 10 cent tea in the social room OF
the church ON Friday of this week,
from $50 to o'clock. Ice cream and
cake served separately. The main
audience room of the church will be
open and some of the young people are
preparing music. A pleasant social
time may be expected.
Squire Mclaughlin of Boscobel, has
received, from brother at st. Angus
tine, Fla, the skin of diamond rattle
snake. The skin is ten inches wide and
s feet long. He also received cane
made from piece of the plank of q
Sunken vessel discovered in 8 swamp
near ST. Augustine, and supposed to be
one belonging to De Soto who fooled
away good deal of time down there
about $50 years ago.
Jessie, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Day, of Little Grant, SUI
fered severely by bleeding at the nose
Tuesday about noon. He was taken
into John Pendleton's uptown stand,
the old Humphrey place, and with the
assistance of doctor the flow of blood
was stopped. The cause was probably
from over-heating the blood and excite
ment as it is the first time such thing
has happened to him.
John Gelbach who now is a prosper
GUS farmer and stock-raiser near Lewis
ton, Idaho, pleased his host of friends
at Hurricane, and others, by putting in
an appearance at his parents home
last week. He has been away ten
years and likes his present location.
He was formerly a teacher in Grant
county and after reaching Idaho had
the honor of holding the best certificate
but one-ever granted in the county
where he resides.
A new ground tennis court is a recent
production of our enterprising young
men of mild sporting proclivities. 1t is
situated in the northeast corner of the
spacious lawn that surrounds the Grand
Central. 1t, nodoubt. cost some little