Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-11-02

art and subjects of interest. Mar
shall Field has subscribed $1,000. 600
toward furnishing the permanent
palace museum.
John Patterson, the well known c.
NJ. 4 St. Paul depot agent at Platte
vile. died last week after a long illness.
de was most highly esteemed citizen.
and is well known through the country
having represented his town several
times on the County Board. His funer-
al took place from the CITY Hall and
was one of the largest ever held in
southwest Wisconsin.
Those who desire TO form a class for
the purpose of discussing Prof Turner's
lectures will meet in the Cong. church
at $50 this Thursday evening at the
close of Prayer meeting. The first
and second lectures viii be the topics
for the evening. Consult the syllabus
for the outline of work, and prepare
from any good history or cyclopedia.
A full attendance is desired.
G. Luthur BlacB, who ran away from
home here when mere oy. to enlist
in Capt. McKee's Co. 2na Wis Vol
has just spent a pleasant wee with his
old boyhood friend, Chas. Angus. He
IS now prosperous engineer on the
N. w. L. r. at Boone. Iowa. While
here he renewed old acquaintance and
made many new ones. A more genia!
gentleman cannot be found.
At the south side Win Zeig}ers house
is rising above all its neighbors. and is
a fine addition to the long list Of new
houses built in town this season. The
elegant residence Of r. Meyer. Jr, in
the next block is nearly ready to re-
ceive the family who are now in the
home of Gen. Calls. A vote on the
favorite of these two houses would be
nearly as interesting as the guessing
for leigler's stove at the county fair.
John Doan, Of Fennimore. was in the
city last Wednesday on court business.
He will be granted divorce from his
wife who has so disgracefully broken up
his once happy home and who is now
serving a two years sentence in Waupun
for adultery. We have known John ever
since he was aschoolboy in Hazel Green
and know HIM to be thoroughly upright
and Industrious. No fault can ever be
attached to him for the domestic
troubles that have fallen to his lot.
The Rose Tree and the Mary Wash
ington Pillar Rose have had great
sale in Lancaster by J. McGhee, repre-
senting MoGhee Brothers Of Blooming
ton, I'll. Other plants and bulbs have
been sold making up large orders.
After paying the high price we have
for the tree rose, we hope the bush will
grow, but we don't expect ours TO.
1t looks as dead as last years birds
nest, and our pillar rose bush is split
nearly all TO pieces. But the warranty
circular says: IAN goods replaced for
three years. :"
The farmers near Annaton are en-
thusiatic over their cheese factory and
the profits it is bringing to them. There
is good deal of rough land in that
neighborhood that has increased in value
since the factory started There are al.
so several farmers who were having
hard work to keep even with the world
by raising grain ETC., in the old way
but who are now happy in having a
bank account or in making improve
ments on their property. There are
several other places in Grant County
like Animation, who will be happy if they
''cheese it"
Prof. +. j. Turner's lectures have
been very satisfactory and interesting
DOgOhN Jul GA pCCbdllOu. Inc next VIII
be Noyember TO- In this Columbia
year, no course of lectures could be
more appropriate. The next course by
Prof. Birge needs no recommendation
to those who know the lecturer. Prof.
Birge is man of wonderful ability in
his line of investigation. He can tell
US more about germs and insect life
than we ever imagined could be in ex-
istenee. Besides being instructive Prof.
Birge's illustrations will be intensely
entertaining.
Although the Mill fire was not in
print in the Herald it was not because
the Editor was not in it. At first tap
of TIE firebell he walked and was among
the first TO reach the fire from this
distance, but only reached it as the
building fell in with crash. So that
as is now generally known the fire had
done its terrible work before it was
discovered. The men saved a pile Of
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