Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-12-20

big barrel of the finest apple cid
er at JOHN BURNS. HID.
If you fail to attend the K. F. Min
stTel Show. you will miss jolly even
ing filled with jolly fun by jolly home
talent.
Mrs. Matt Edwards was out riding
for short time Saturday afternoon,
and her nurse returned 10 Chicago
Monday morning.
A complete line of fine holiday goods.
books, albums, toilet snd jewel cases,
fancy stationery etc, etc, at j. L.
Benefits drug store. AS
Ed. Biederstadt and Geo Trip, two
Madison gamblers have been arrested
and fined for keeping gambling dens.
1t cosl each SIS dollars.
Try the coffee and hot soda drinks at
Ben nett's Drug store. They are fine
44-45
Wednesday Miss Lizzie Voelz went
to Oshkosh TO attend her cousins
wedding. She will return in time to
comes during the holidays.
A fine line of Christmas Candies and
Christmas tree decorations at l.. Alt
d Sons A As
Eighteen head of choice two-year old
stock steers for sale, at my farm north
of lancaster. 1w VIM. WALKER.
Merry music by merry music makers
at the City Opera House, Friday and
Saturday evenings. Admission So
cents.
In the case of w. o. Stephens, who
was tried Tor assault and battery, the
jury disagreed. The case was tried
before Judge Baldwin and on failure
of the jury TO agree. the case was dis
missed.
Mrs. A. j. Peavy, who has Just been
elected state superintendent of Public
Instruction in Colorado, is sister of
Major W. H. Upham, governor-elect of
Wisconsin. She was educated in Ra-
cine, Wis, Io0a County Democrat.
The old Mansion House has been
changed so that it has lost its identity
as Lancaster landmark. 1t is now
respondent in a glass and steel brick
front that make it quite as prete ntious
as its business neighbors.
The small pox is still keeping people
in the eastern and northern part of the
state alarmed. The schools at Rhine.
lander are closed in order to give the
pupils time to get vaccinated and we'll
before the next term begins.
LosT-A lady's gold watch on the
road from the Beetown road 10 the
M. E. Church, near Hoffman's. The
words, From Papa" are engraved on
one OF the cases. Suitable reward
given to finder. Leave at the Herald
office. 2w
Fri Graham will fill your cistern with
excellent we'll water, saw your wood
with circular saw, clean your cistern
or your chimney. or haul what wood
you want. All orders in the city pro-
mptly attended to. Call on or write to
him at Lancaster. A 45
Judge Clementson had "blnd pig''
case on change of venue from Brod-
head, Green Co, tried before him at
| Darlington last week. The defendant,
Chas Laube, tried selling liquors in
violation of law in q no-license town.
He was fined 800 and costs, amount
ing to S249.
Dec.5. Vic Heller who lives a mile
north of Montfort had sc tons of hay
destroyed by fire. Ii is thought some
rascal set it on fire so that he might get
an opportunity to rob Heller's house
however for the stacks were a mile
from the house and Mr.. Heller did not
know of his loss until next day,
We have ready for print, most in
teresting letter of "Old Times in the
Hurricane giving an interesting
sketch in the life of Mrs. Rhoda Kilby,
as we'll as several anecdotes of persons
who were well known old settlers. Ii
will appear in next weeks Herald, and
there it not citizen in the county who
will not enjoy reading it. Look it over.
Mr.. Calvert Frederic Spepsley, son of
State Senator Calvert Spensley of Min
eral Point, was quietly married to Miss
Florence Bashford, daughter of State
Senator r. NJ. Bashford of this city Oct
81, 1894. The ceremony was perform
ed at the parsonage of the Methodist
church here by the Rev. E. j Basker-
vile. The engagement of the young
people was announced last June, and it
was then expected the marriage would
take place in the fall. The parents of
both parties, however. wished 1t post
poned for year, but this did not suit
the young folks and they were married
at the time mentioned. They notified
their parents at the time, but The fact
was not made public until to day.
The couple departed to-day for a
wedding tour in the South. They will
be at home after Jan. l. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spensley will reside in Madison after
their return until spring. MIR. Spensley
expects to engage in some pursuit here.
Receptions will be given at the home of
Senator and Mrs. Bashford in the hon.
or of Mr.. and Mrs. Spensley Jan 8 and
| Jan. 10.-StdtS journal.