Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-14

and original plays.
Several Lancaster people attended
the PLAY of The Wife, at Platteville
Thursday last and were well pleased
with the entertainment. Ii was up
to the usual standard Of the Frohman
company.
Preaching at the Baptist church at
1880 A. NJ. and 2:30 and 1880 p. NJ,
Sunday, Nov. 18th. by Revs. Francis
L. and NJ. A. Sovieski, Baptist minis
tiers. Subject for the afternoon SER
vice, Reformation in Scotland.
There will be an entertainment at
the NJ. +. church, by the Lancaster
Temperance League, Monday evening,
Nov. 25 Everyone come and enjoy
an hour with an old friend. Admis-
sion Is cents adults. 10 cts children.
The American Protective associa-
ton of Lancaster will celebrate their
fifth semi-annual anniversary Friday
Nov. 22nd. Rev Francis Sovieski of
Milwaukee will address the meeting
on the issues and interests of the
order
So far this week Ray & Gillispic
have purchased about 700 hundred
hogs at prices ranging from $500 to
1925. The finest bunch was delivered
Thursday by Jos. Bennett. 50 head,
weighing IA, $50 pounds. These were
contract hogs and brought 1928.
Attorney F. K. shuttleworth Of
Madison in the last Issue of the
Platteville News makes singing reply
to the braggadocio Of .'Don Quixote
Cutler of Milwaukee. 1t will be in
order now for the doctor to call on
not only the dead but the abode of
the fallen to certify to his greatness.
w. H. Gray agent for the Western
Wheeled Scraper Co., gave an exhibit
ton of the working of his machine on
Wednesday for the benefit of the
county board. Most of the members
viewed the exhibition and were pleas
ed with it, The work was done on
Pigeon Hill south of the city.
man named Simmons is said to
have declined to become the private
secretary of a man named Green for a
peculiar reason. The salary was
tempting, and the work would have
been light and agreeable: but then,
as he said, he couldn't bear the
thought of signing letters. Screen
per Simmons.
Lecture by DR.. Chalmers. president
of the Platteville Normal. on Friday
evening of this week in the Congrega-
tional church. All are cordially in
vited. Teachers Institute in the High
school room on Saturday An inter-
esting program has been prepared,
consisting of class exercises. papers
on various topics. discussions. etc
All interested are invited to attend
Congregational church services:
Important business at the prayer
meeting on Thursday evening the
church will vote on the question
whether it will apply for admission
into the Madison district convention.
Services Sunday morning and even
ing. Morning subject. The parable
of the lost sheep: evening subject
Who was Bildad and what did he say ?
p. Ill. MASON, pastor.
Sing a song of penitence, fellow
full OF rye; four and twenty serpents
dancing in his eye; when his eye was
open he shouted for his life; wasn't he
a pretty chump to go before his wife?
His hat was in the parlor underneath
a chair; his boots were in the hallway,
his coat was on the stair, his trousers
in the kitchen, his collar on the shelf;
but he hadn't any notion..where he
was himself; when the morn was
breaking some one heard him call;
his head was in the ice box which was
best of all.
News, news. news. It's enough to
give a man the blues. Nobody dead,
nobody broken an arm or head; mo-
body come in to talk of the crap; no
one got booty and started a scrap: no
one got run in for taking horn; no
body buried nobody born Oh, for
a racket, riot. fuss! Some one to
come in and kick up a muss some one
to stir up the peace laden air; some
ones comment to give us a scare.
Someone thumped within an inch Of
his life; some one run away with
another mans wife. some one come
in and pay up his dues: anything.
anything, just SO it's news.
Joseph I. Bennest, the druggist.
will tell you that no one is better
qualified to Judge Of the merits of an
article than the dealer, because he
bases his opinion on the experience OF
all who use it. For this reason he
wishes US to publish the remarks Of
other dealers about an article which
he handles. Messrs. G.. F. Moore &
Co. Newberg. Ore. say: I'VE sell
more Of Chambe lain's cough remedy
than all others put together. and it al
ways gives good satisfaction. Mr..
j. +. Allen, Fox. Ore, says Il be-