Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-02-08

and Meats from j. NATHAN & Sen. 4Stf
There is talk of organizing Young
Mems Christian Association here.
Two houses to rent, five rooms each.
viii sell or viii trade for farm. Call
at HERALD office.
James Taylor from Linden. and Mr..
Lincoln from Montfort. we're called
to the city by the death of their grand
child.
Mrs. Charles Cooley, of Little Grant
is visiting for few weeks at the
home of her son, C. H. Cooley, in
this city.
The many friends of Miss Mollie
Clifford will regret to learn that at
present she is quite ill, and co fined to
her room great deal of the tins.
There was a meeting of the Fire
Company last Monday evening and it
was decided to again enforce the old
rule of 10-cent fine for absence from
meetings. Sickness, or sickness or
death in the family, or absence from
the city are the only excuses that will
save the fine. Please take notice.
DIR. Geo. Thomas Bowling, of Bos-
ton, will appear in the Platteville Lee
ture Course on Saturday evening, Feb.
10. Subject, Clambering Up, or Forces
that Win. He is one of the very
brightest lecturers now before the
American people. Come TO hear him.
1t seemed like old times in the super
intendency to have Attorney II. G.
Martin, of Lafayette Co. call on us
Thursday. Since he left the school
work he has grown into a thrifty law
practice and would make a good candI-
date for Attorney General to succeed
James O'Connor.
Dr. Hartford from Cassyille, gave
his patients a rest last Monday and
came to Lancaster. He looks better
than we eyer saw him before. Cassville
evidently agrees with him in every
way and be is now waiting for the ice
to break up to try his new steam skiff.
Doc. is genius in more ways than
one.
William Nichols, Esq, and his wife
from Montfort, made us very pleas
ant call last week, and Mr.. Nichols
was down again Saturday to be pres
ent when the Montfort bank robbers
received their sentence. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Nichols assisted
Sheriff Miller in their capture apd was
a most valuable aid to him in the pur-
suit
First class fresh ground feed for sale
in any quantity desired at the New Feed
Mill. so cents per cwt.
There was another one of those en-
joyable progressive euchre parties at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Needham's
last Monday evening. Mrs. Joe Wright
captured the ladies' prize, and James
McBrien the gentlemen's. Mrs. Geo.
Budd was awarded one consolation
prize, and Mr., Brennan and Joe. Nathan
Jr. were tie for the other. They had
to play an extra game to see who would
get it, but Walter wanted it so Joe had
to win that game and lose the award.
Any one wanting Steam Cooker
Steam coffee pots, and Christy knives,
bread, cake, pairing, carving, table
knives, and the Christy Household saw
for cutting bone etc. You can get
them by calling on Miss Aurora Bishop
at Mrs. Phile Stephens, or addressing
her through the mail, Lancaster,
Wis. 50-51
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Taylor was sadly afflicted last Monday
by the death of their little boy, aged
two years. He has been sick with the
whooping cough for some time when
catarrhal fever set in making all hui
man aid of no avail. The funeral took
place at the residence Wednesday af-
ternoop, Rev. P. II. Mason officiating.
The bright sunshine of the day could
not lift the gloom from the hearts of
the parents and relatives. and large
circle of sympathizing friends.
A good many folks heard strange
whistling noise near the M. f. Church
last Sunday evening, but it did not
sound like the lost trump so no one was
seriously alarmed. 1t happened that
when Charley Belscamper, filed the
boiler and fire box of the engine In the
new feed mill he left hose pipe hang
ing in such way that it fell and
caught the lever that pulls the steam
whistle valve open. Charley was on
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