Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-24

The X P's are a year old in this
city now and have about as members.
It's the lodge for young men.
Another flood at Johnstown, Pa,
Monday, caused a loss of $135, 900
and put part of the city under water.
Mrs. VIM. Prior returned Monday
from long visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Ira Willis, who lives in Nebras-
ka.
f. NJ. Lowry and Geo. b. Clement
son have formed law partnership in
this city. See their card in another
column.
Miss Mary Walker is in Madison
this week. She went to see her broth
er Ray and the great University en-
tertainment.
Rev. I. G. Atteberry came in Tues
day evening. He has been aiding Rev.
Evans in conducting revival meetings
at Cassville.
We have often heard of rain coming
in sheets but they have had a swell
party in Madison to which the ladies
came in sheets.
Fred Halferty of Mt. Hope, who has
been in Milwaukee about a year, has
just been engaged to work with
Messrs. Howell and Starr in their
barber shop.
Lieut.. J. Allen Barber and family
are at present living in the l.. S. Felt
homestead in Galena. Mr. Barber is
undecided as to what business shall
engage his attention at present.
Try those elegant tuberose bulbs at
Stone and Hassell's. Two for a nickel
and the finest you ever saw. Grow
them in narrow deep box or in cans,
and take them in doors when cold
weather comes.
LOST: A small satchel containing
a small locket with the picture of a
little boy. There were few other
things but the owner is only anxious
to recover the picture. The finder
win kindly leave it at this Office.
Mrs. Gen. Grant has been visiting
the home of her childhood near st.
Louis. The log house built on the
Dent farm by Gen. Grant when he and
Mrs. Grant worked the place was sold
some years ago for $1,000, or more
than the farm was worth when the
General and his wife lived there.
The Literary Club held very pleas
ant meeting at Judge Carter's Mon
day evening. Rev. Bensted enter
tanned every one with his 'schildren of
silence and gave an interesting his
tory and elucidation of the methods
of teaching the deaf mutes. His ex-
perience as a teacher in this work
gave genuine zest to his discussion.
All subscribers for the Weekly Inter-
Ocean with the Herald who send in
their names before June LIST, can have
it for twenty-five cents per year. After
June LIST it. will be seventy cents.
The Mum Party given by the La
dies of the Eastern Star at the Mason
ic Hall was most enjoyable affair.
People who never kept still so long
before were mum as mummies for an
hour or more, in spite of the most
fascinating and excruciating persua
sive methods to induce them to speak.
Some preferred to talk nd paid the
fine. Some spoke on the impulse of
the moment and paid The fine the
next moment. A literary and musi-
cal program was offered and then ev-
cry body was treated to delicious ice
cream and cakes.
There was department meeting of
the fire companies last Monday eve
ming, and it was voted to give the
team first at the engine $500 and the
second $3.50 for each fire. 1t is un-
derstood that the first team is to take
the engine. This will enable the boys
to be in good condition for work when
the fire is reached. Another article
in this issue concerning fire bells will
seem out of place now for the depart
ment voted to put up four medium
sized bells in different parts of the
city. The article was written last
week and set up before the question
came before the department. 1t
worked all right anyway.
The treasurer of the Grant Co. S.
S. Association is VIM. Loney of Fen
nimore. All contributions for the
support of the Co. S. S. Missionary
work, should be sent to him. The
first week of each month he will pub
lish list of all the sums he has re-
ceived during the past month IN all
the County papers. If any errors or
omissions occur. he should be noti-
fed at once, that the matter may be
looked up and the proper acknowledge
ment may be made.
W. w WHEELER,
Co Missionary.
A large volume entitled Footprints of
Four Centuries, was shown us the other
day. It. is general review of Ameli-
can history for four hundred years, en-