Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-05

lis marriage 8 failurep" next Tues.
day evening.
New Lady Baker at Kern's this week.
David Eastman is now chairman Of
Wingville, and j. A. Thomas town
clerk.
Archie Brown ESQ. will take his
place IN the next county board as
CHAIRMAN from Waterloo.
Mayor Corscot, democrat. was re-
elected mayor of Madison, Tuesday.
over Boss Reyes, by l6 majority.
Messrs Muesse and Patch have pur-
chased new gasoline engine TO help
them in their carpenter shop work.
Mrs. DIR. Clarke will sell her house
hold goods at private sale. Call at her
home ifyou want some good household
articles cheap.
The democrats got quorum the
other day in the house while the Joy
O'Neil contested election case was M
and they held it long enough to seat
O'Neal The republicans did not vote
and rs democrats aud populists voted
in favor of JOY
Look out for unique entertainment
to be given the 10th of April, by the
Pigeons and Crows, Gn costume) at
the Congregational church. See furth-
er particulars, and program next
week.
The following officers were elected at
Clifton Tuesday: Supervisors. A. f.
Rumble, Ed. G. Rumble and c. Waring:
treasurer, Joseph Allen; assessor, w. C..
Livingston; clerk. John H. Livingston:
justices, Andrew Brown and Joseph
Biddick; constables, Scott Watson and
LATE Mellor.
The Dubuque Times says that Miss
Evelyn Druen, of Rockville, became &C.
quainted through friends with man
named Emmett Cook, of Hot Springs,
Idaho. and was married TO him last
week in Rockville. Miss Druen never
saw her husband until he came here
ready to fulfil his part of the contract
The Womens' Foreign Missionary
society of the M +. Church will hold
their usual missionary tea Wednesday
afternoon, April 18th. The ladies of
the society are requested TO meet
promptly at two O'Clock p. M, for the
usual missionary service. Tea will
be served at the usual hour. Every
body come.
Several articles under the head of
''What TO do with the Saloon have
appeared in the Herald columns lqtsIy.
The writer ofthem has advocated a plan
similar to the one known as the Gothen-
berg system These articles will be
replied to by writer who holds very
different opinions and the first article
will probably appear in the Herald of
next week.
The Glass Blowers left here last Mon
day morning for Dodgeville where they
will stay this week. While here they
enjoyed a good patronage. 2251 paid
admissions. The voting contests were
very popular and resulted in good
deal of good natured rivalry between
VI y AAASao5 W iHC JbuAcsluulc, MISS
Ellen Woolstenholme was voted the
most popular teacher, Leon Showalter,
the homliest man, Dorothy Baldwin,
the prettiest child, Rosa McBrieu, the
most popular miss. and Mrs Harry
Nathan the most popular lady.
The electric light enterprise is so far
advanced that all now needed is en-
enlargement from the ciuzens in the
way of subscribing for lights in their
homes and business places, and favor
able action OF the city council ia grant
ing the privilege of erecting the neces-
sary poles on which to place the con-
Quoting wires and the cross wires from
which the street lamps will be hung.
The projectors of this laudable work
are our own citizens and there can be
no doubt that an electric light system
would increase the value of every foot
of property in Lancaster, decrease the
rates of insurance, give us better light
service than we now have, and add
greatly TO the attractiveness of our
already attractive city. Lend encour-
agement TO the enterprise.