Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-20

Mis- Laura McMillin spent few days
with her parents il Boscobei last week.
Tbos. Webb has Just finished drilling
q well so feet deep with a good vein
of water at the new school house.
Sec. Carlisle informs custom house
officers that on and after Oct. LIST every
immi grant must pay head tax OF one
dollar,
The deepest shaft in the world is on
the Tamarack copper mine in Michigan.
1t is over 1900 feet or more than of a
mile.
Joe Edge, who was hurt in fall and
runaway at Fenuimore last week will
likely recover though very seriously in
jured.
Miss Eta Riege of Platteville is
visiting Lancaster friends. She still
has pleasant memories of her school
work here.
J.B. Mcintyre of Muscoda made US
a very pleasant call Wednesday There
is no one we are more pleased to take
by the hand.
The Editors family is at home again.
Mrs. Harper and the children have re-
turned fter spending FIVE weeks at her
fathers home.
Hugh A. Moore has so far recovered
as to able to lie into town when the
weather is fine He is regsining the
use of his speech.
Mrs. I. A. Burr was taken very
suddenly and seriously sick last week
and has suffered greet deal. She is
slowly recovering at present.
Geo. w. Lewis was nominated at La
Crosse for Congress by the democrats
of the seventh district last Friday. His
honors came easy and so will his de-
feat.
There will be dozens of excellent
exhibits on the fair ground this year,
but don't neglect on any account to see
the beautiful exhibit of fruit made by
j. Nathan & Sons. Fine.
Two men have been arrested in Chi.
cago for selling horse meat in place of
beef to the poor people of the city. At
the present price of old and crippled
horses they have been able to make big
profits.
Mrs. M. E. Baxter will spend the
greater part of the winter with relatives
at Emporia, Kansas. In the meantime
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Brown will oc-
cupy her beautiful home in the north
part of the city.
James Anderson. Supt. of the Poor
Farm and Asylum has raised wagon
loads of melons this season and to say
that the inmates of the poor house and
asylum have enjoyed them HUGELY is
putting it very mild.
The Car of Russia, Alexander Third.
is a very sick man,
and serious results are feared by the
Royal family. He is 40 years of age
and has been emperor since 1882 when
his father was asassinated.
Mavroyepi Bey, Sultan of Turkey,
has sent 800 Turkish pounds, or over
81, 800 to the aid of the fire sufferers in
in this and other states. There should
be thanksgiving for Turkey this time,
instead of turkey for Thanksgiving.
Mrs. p. E.Black has moved her millrn.
cry store into the new building built by
Messrs Muesse & BROKER near the Her
aid Office. The rooms are large, well
lighted and will give an excellent opp.
ortunityto make fine display of goods
Fred Meyer and George Baxter re.
turned Monday from a ten days outing
along the Great Lakes. They were &C.
companied by five of their friends from
Manitowoc and made their journey in a
yacht. OF course they had q jolly
time.
Robert j. the great PAGER that made q
mile in 2:024 the other day at Indian.
apolis, got lightning move on himself
last Friday and lowered the record tc
2:011. the fastest mile ever made in
harness. Carbonate. two year old
made the mile in 209. What next?
The Livingston people will furnish
three days of fun for lovers of sport
next week. Besides the horse race:
there will also be game of ball each
day. The field of horses that will con.
test for the liberal purses on the race
track is exceptionally good. About
100 horses will be there. Come. Go.
The new school house is nearly COM
pleted. The carpenters are pushing
their work and james Wenzel is fol
lowing them with his brush as fast as
he can. The blackboard is waiting
for an expert from Chicago to put on
ground slate of which it is said wher
finished will be equal TO slate itself.
The special election held Tuesday
was an exceedingly quiet one, great
many of the voters having forgotten
about it. TIE number of votes cas-
was PIC of which 167 were for u license
of $500, "a tor $3.50 and Is for 5000
This means that for three years after
the first of next May each saloon in the
city must pay license of $500 pei
year in order to do business.
The people of Lancaster and vicinity
haye done nobly in contributing to the
aid of the fire sufferers. The amount
IS oaeL oonfr; hu4a1 hoe haa,, a hof.f GI0n