Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-12-13
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

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Get your Christmas turkey at L.
Alt & Son. 43-44
Old exchange papers for household
uses for sale at the Herald Office.
Remember the basket sociab,e at Nc
Cormick's next Friday night.
The handsome new steel bridge at
Muscoda, across the Wisconsin is / 1000
feet long.
The home OF Mr.. aud Mrs. Rolla
Walker is frightened by the presence
of little daughter.
All accounts not settled by the 1st of
January. will be put in the hands of
our attorney.
JOE NATHAN & Sons.
The Conundrum supper was well at
tended considering the other entertain
ments in progress Friday evening.
Try Longdon's new plan of taking
pictures by flash light, at your home
or at the gallery.
Rev. Nabholz with bis church will
entertain their school with Christ
mas tee and appropriate services.
j. H. Baldwin has Just received new
supply of those Ladies size, 20 year,
gold filled watches. Elgin or Hampden
movements for $40. 4S "A
| Mr.. Patterson, young gentleman
from Stockton, III is visiting at
Henry Judd's near this city. and at the
homes of the Hannum's in the city.
John Smith, Esq of Little Grant has
sold his farm to Henry Behuke, Esq :,
and expects to become a resident of
Lancaster soon. There is a hearty
welcome here Tor him.
What is home without music. Make
your home happy by buying fine
piano or organ of Michaelis and Roberts
Thev have the largest stock in south
western Wisconsin. Prices the lowest.
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The Benton State Bank was opened
at Benton. La Fayette county last week.
Hon. p. A. Orion is president. Matt
Murphy, vice-pres ident and j. Buchan,
cashier. Its capital stock is $25, 900.
and it has much more solid wealth
back of it.
| Anton Schmitt sold his homestead of
twenty eight acres to Louis Pendleton
for Sc 900. Now Anton has commenced
to build a new house Just beyond the
evergreen and maple grove at the east
END of Cherry street-it will be a
beauty too.
Mrs, Rowden. mother of William
Rowdep, is suffering from injuries re-
ceived from a fall a short time ago.
The ligaments about the shoulder are
injured causing more pain and danger
than dislocation would. At her adj
vanced age, the accident is serious and
the recovery slow.
Mr.. Robt. j. Cohen and l., Z Hayes
are running portable steam saw mill
in Fennlmore. The mill is new one
and they are well prepared to saw ties,
and oak or soft wood lumber of all des-
criptiops. Ii you want oak boards two
feet wide just take your logs to their
mill, or if you have logs TO sell see
Messrs. Cohen and Hayes for bargains
Mrs. Charles Basford is entertaining
her hosts of friends with most delightful
tea-parties The first was given Fri
day evening and afforded about forty
ladies charming recreation. Naturally
they all expressed admiration of the
beauty of Mrs Basfords elegant home.
The summer additions have made the
home one of the most commodious resi-
dences in town. The company was
seated at tables and served with delic-
ious refreshments and the happy hours
that followed made the guess slow to
depart.
George A. Moore and Ed Oates
were thrown from buggy at VIM. P.
Richardson's farm last Monday eve
ming. Mr.. Oates was driving spirited
horse and in trying to find a place to
tie The animal so it would be sheltered
from the wind while they looked at some
stock he struck smooth wire fence
and the horse wheeled throwing both
men forcibly to the ground. MIR. Oates
was pot much hurt, but Mr.. Moore was
unconscious for a couple of hours.
Doctors Strong and Hassell were inn
mediately called, but found nothing
| serious aside from terrific conclusion
and several severe bruises. MIR. Moore
was able to be out Wednesday.
County Treasurer Harshberger will
move into his new house next Tuesday
He wishes to assure his many friends
that he has the cellar dug, the founda.
ton laid, the rooms foored, the chin.
ney built, the walls plastered, the ROOT
singled, the siding on, the furnaces
fixed, the wood split, the kindling whit.
tied. and that he and his family will be
Eat home after they get the carpets
down and the furniture arranged, and
the kettle on the stove and Mr. H. says
be also has club for anybody who
asks him any more OF those questions.