Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-22

Pl~atteville has purchased a new and
handsome fountain for the city park.
The aesthetic editor of the News want
the statue on the top adorned with
boomers.
All members Of the Tom Cox Post
are requested to meet at their hall in
Lancaster next Saturday the oath AT
usual hour. By order Of the Com
mander. GEO. f. BUDD, Adjutant
Regent Gardner Of the Platteville
Normal school has purchased the
Overton property on Main street for a
Normal campus. Purchase price -,
500.
a. ". McCallum writes announce
ing the death of his father, JUG &c ID.
ID. McCallum of Sibley.'Iowa. Cancer
OF the lip and face was the cause Of
his death.
Mrs. VIM. Bates, sister of Supt. G.
l.. Harper. and her daughter Of Wa
terloo. Iowa. are visiting in Wiscon-
sin. They are spending the present
week with Mrs. Harper in Lancaster.
There is to be a new merchant
tailor establishment in Lancaster.
Mr.. A. G. Alexander will open a store
of that kind in f. H. Hyde's remodel
ed building. west of court yard. about
September first
Messrs. Andrews and Craig of Cass-
vile, two artists with the brush who
have been engaged for some weeks in
identifying the asylum buildings.
have finished their work; they return
ed to Cassville Tuesday.
The Hon. James Ballentine Of
Bloomington died last Saturday and
was buried Tuesday. He was one Of
the foremost citizens of West Grant
and his death is a decided loss to the
community in which he lived.
On and after September 10th. 1895,
We will adopt the cash system. Pro-
duce bought for cash, at the market
price. All merchandise sold at cash
prices. Wait. and get II prices.
G. H. BAsFoRD & Co.
Prof. A. II. Sanford, Of the Stevens
Point Normal School, and Miss Lulu
Roberts of Dodgeville, were married.
by Rev. w. o. Nuzunl, at the home OF
the brides aunt. Miss Martha Perkins
of Dodgeville. on Wednesday. Aug. Il.
Mr.. Frank Mccormick of Salem,
Oregon has been visiting in this vicin-
ity. Mr.. Mccormick was formerly a
resident of Waterloo and vas born
and reared in this county. This Is
his first visit home in seventeen years.
The Hon. ID. B. Stevens of Rhine
lander arrived in the city last Monday
TO see Mr.. Barlow who is very low
with the disease that must soon result
fatally. Mr.. Stevens was for many
wears engaged in the lumber business
in Cassville-
As will be seen in his advertisement.
w. l.. McCord has bought the Young
Hotel in Brodhead, and will remove
there with his family. Mr.. McCord
is a valuable citizen in any community.
one whom the people OF Lancaster will
regret to have leave this vicinity.
Messrs- Shaben and Knctwell of
of South Beetown were III the city the
first of the week. They report more
trouble in locating a new school house
in district No. s to the satisfaction of
the parents than a pretty school
ma'am would have with the big boys
in five years.
The mystery is solved. 1t wasn't
because the Center team didn't play
good ball on their recent Grant county
trip; it wasn't because they had TO
play league batteries; neither was it
because they found superior ball play
ers. The hard luck was all contained
in the fact that they went with the i'll
fated and ever-menacing number of
thirteen in their crowd.-Richland
Centre Democrat.
Galena was in the midst of strike
Thursday night. Lemen Bros. circus
exhibited there that day. and after
the evening performance TIE '.rousta-
bouts ALI ..walked out claiming
that several weeks back salary was
due them and that they would got 90
TO work until it was paid. As the