Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-03

Mrs Frank Buchner nee Clara Rhodes,
is visiting her parents and many friends
for few days.
Ernest Brooks was at the Hub yester-
day. Like all good typos he did not
forget to call at the Herald office.
Miss Mabel Bushnell came down
from Madison the first of the week for
a visit with friends. Ex-Congressman
Bushnell is also in the city attending to
his law business.
ID. W. Chamberlain, of Northam-
shire, Eng, and |. c. Chamberlain, of
Geneva, Ohio, cousins of Mrs. John
Draper, spent few pleasant days in
the city at the Draper home.
Judge Carter came home Monday
from the Worlds Fair. He is as en-
thusiastc in his descriptions of the
wonders of the White city as any who
have yet been there from here.
TIE ladies' of the Womens' Foreign
Missionary will meet for their next
missionary tea in the chapel of the NJ.
E. church on Wednesday afternoon,
Aug. 9th. Tea will be served at the
usual hours. A cordial welcome to all.
Prof. Smythermsn. member of the
Waukesha Public School faculty, spent
a few days the first of the week in the
city, with hIs relatives Mrs. Cramer and
Jno. Pendleton. He went to Bloom
ington Wednesday where he has friends.
Mrs. Emile Speigleberg and family
left Monday for Milwaukee, where they
will hereafter reside. MIR. Speigleberg
is in the employ of firm in that city.
They have large circle of friends here
who regret their permanent departure.
Miss May Goetz, of Milwaukee, who
has been visiting with her aunt Mrs,
Spei gleberg. left for her home Monday,
Miss Goetz has. while in the city,
formed many ties of friendship and she
will ever be welcome visitor to many
here.
Levi p. Bushnell, a Grant County
pioneer, and soldier in the Iron Bril-
gade, died at his home in Blunt, So.
OAK, July 4th, '93. Mr.. Bushnell was
pleasant, genial citizen and was a
good soldier. He is remembered by
many old soldiers of Grant.
A native of Bulgaria who is in this
country for short time will give an
address at the Congregational church,
Lancaster, on Thursday evening of this
week, Aug. 3, beginning at s o'clock.
No charge for admission. Everybody
invited to come and hear him.
Burn Pollock is the proud possessor
of pneumatic tier safety bicycle. 1t
is one of the finest looking machines of
its kind in town. He and Fred Basford
are fast developing into professionals,
and Monday rode to Fennimore on their
wheels, returning the same day.
Last Thursday party of young peo-
pie, composed largely of the members
of the graduating class of '93, went
picniclng out near Cassville, on the
Roberts farm. They had pleasant
time, visited the Misses Mae and Laura
Roberts and returned home late in the
evening.
Threshing is going on nicely in this
vicinity. The usual number of ma
chimes are out and it is expected that
another week will nearly see the close
of this important part of farm work.
We understand that the yield is Up to
the average, with oats probably slightly
in advance of last year.
DIR. j. w. Stearns of the State Uni
versity will deliver lecture on Thurs
day evening, Aug. 10, in connection
with the Teachers Institute which is
held ia this city next week. The lecture
will be given in the City Hall. Subject,
1.-THE Land OF the Pampas." The pub
lie generally are invited 10 attend.
Miss Ollie Finn. who is pleasantly
remembered as teacher in our High
School year ago, is stopping at the
Barber residence for few days. She
taught last term at Dayton, Wash, and
has been engaged for this year. She
has large circle of friends here who
are made happy by her presence among
them.
Anton Smith, our popular fruit grow
er, says that the 100 quarts of berries
picked by four persons in one day at
Bradtville, isn't circumstance to what
has peen done in his patch. One pick
er averaged forty quarts of red-raspber-
ries per day for week this season and
others came close to this work. Hands
down Rradtville. hands down