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


church. now owned by Ed. Hyde.
The little son of Frank Van De Wall
was very sick yesterday with pneum-
onia and heart trouble. 1t is hardly
probable that it will recover.
The Good Templars hold their meet
ings every Monday evening in the
Methodist chapel. All temperance be-
levers are invited to become members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Alcorn are visit
ing at the home of his parents in this
city. Their present home is in Peoria,
H., where Mr.. Alcorn is a prosperous
contractor and builder.
Mr.. Joe Caspers has purchased the
Grifith's blacksmith shop and property
and is now putting the shop into shape
to do general wagon aid blacksmith
ing business. He will start his fires
next Monday.
Through the gracious kindness of
some of the members OF the Esplscopal
church, we enjoyed a most excellent
supper on Shrove Tuesday at the hall.
When those ladies take hold of any,
thing it is sure to be success.
Miss Mary Ennor of Potosi, is in the
city visiting relatives and friends. She
is District President of the Christian
Endeavor Society. She is most well
come visitor, and angel in the house
wherever she goes.
DR.. Hassell is just recovering from a
severe attack of catarrhal fever, the
result of exposure to all kinds of
weather, and long period of constant
over-work in his Office and the sick
room. Mrs. Hassell and Editha were
visiting in Madison but were tele-
graphed Monday to return. 1t seems
that the only way the Doc or can secure
any rest is for him to be sick.
How to Paper and Home Decorat-
ing"-is the name of very useful little
book which is sent together with 100
handsome samples of Wall Paper by
the McCaughey & Ford Co., of Milwau-
kee, Wis, on receipt of cts. to cover
postage. 1t contains valuable hints on
home decorating, and should be in every
household before the annual spring
housekeeping.
James Woolstenholme, Esq. of Lib
erty, was married Jan. 30th to Miss
Josephine John. We rather guessed
from the smile on Jim's face the last
time we saw him that he knew some
thing that we didn't and now we have
found it out. If he and Mrs. Woolsten-
holme are as comfortable and prosper
GUS as we wish they may be they will
be happy enough.
L. Alt & Son have all kinds of salt
fish on hand in their new store. Their
stock is entirely fresh and is of the
highest quality. Call and see them.
They will please you. 50-51
The Lancaster Creamery was started
up Tuesday to see how the machinery
worked. Everything ran as smoothly
as could be desired. The separator was
fixed in its place Tuesday by Mr.. T. C.
Gray, from Lake Mills. A delegation
of ID or Is of the thrifty farmers of
Liberty came down to see the thing 90.
They were very much pleased with what
they saw, and no doubt will feel en-
couraged to take hold of the work in
their own vicinity.
We are in receipt of beautiful
Worlds Fair Souvenir, dedicated to
the loyal sons and daughters of Amer
lea. by the Author. Mrs. Clara F.
Eastland of Muscoda. The work is a
poem of twenty seven stanzas entitled
patriotism. We understand that it re-
SOifO0 fOi hASh PidioO duu was pidCeu
near the head of the list of patriotic
poems by a Worlds Fair committee
appointed to award medals for the best
poem on the subject.
A young lady in Michigan got out a
marriage license and drove over to the
Office of Mr.. Corey, head clerk of the
Michigan Central freight depot, and
married him. Corey was to be mar
ried on the afternoon of that day to a
very accomplished young lady named
Harrigan and now the young gentle
mans friends claim that Miss West
brook, the thrifty manager of the
whole affair, hypnotized MIN. No
doubt treatises on hypnotism will now
be in large demand in Michigan.
You may rot feel like going to the
San Francisco mid-winter fair. but you
should feel like going to j. Nathan &