Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-02

Mrs, Fred L. Barnett ana cnltu- HeT
mother. Mrs Walker. and Ralph Bar
nett are home for a two or three
weeks visit with relatives and friends.
A little excitement was caused on
Grocery street at Platteviiie last We'd
nesday by woman taking a horse
whip to her husband and threatening
to clean out the crowd if they dared
to interfere with the performance.
The Byerly homestead was sold by
the Sheriff last Saturday afternoon at
auction to d. b. Brunson for the sum
of So, 015. There are forty acres in the
tract, including the old Byerly home
stead.
There was a special session of the
circuit court the first part of this
week. Among the prominent attor-
news present we had the pleasure of
meeting Honorables j. j. Fruit of La
Crosse, VIM. Carter, and John d..
| Wilson.
| Mrs. Dick Wehrle, together with
her little son Raj phi, are home from
Washington on a visit at the paternal
home of VIM. Farris in Mt. Ida They
report the Badgers from this section
at the capital are progressing nicley.
Times.
We hear that there are several cases
of scarlet fever in Bloomington. Miss
Myrtle Hughes of Beetown, who has
been attending the high school in
Bloomington, was taken with the dis
ease ten days ago. and other cases are
reported
See the advertisement of John H.
Palmer & Co. of Chicago in another
column. They want to handle your
butter. Geo. A Moore is local agent,
which fact alone should guarantee
satisfactory returns from all ship
ments to them.
The Monfort Sentinel has changed
hands. The new proprietor is Ernest
Brooks. Mr., Brooks is competent
proprietor, az attractive wrlterl q
straight forward business man, and a
genial gentleman, The HERALD ex-
tends hand of welcome.
/
| Mrs. T. III. Edwards, who has had
TINA management ON the household
affairs OF Judge Carriers home during
the absentee of Mrs. Carter and Lollit
Returned to her home in Sitter Mon
day, Mrs. Carter and her daughter
bav, 'rg returned Saturday
~ nv, 20 Elephant Car which
brought Knapps FL .rnoat f. frei@bs s ~,
to town is the la. a.sto, - ~ ~ :
that ever came to Lam Iii 49,
| fifty-two feet long, ten feet " ~ !.
twelve feet high, and came full "
white elephants" for c. W Knapp &
Son.
Have you noticed that magnificent
gerahium in John Pendleton's win
dow IL IS fifteen feet tall and in
full bloom. We don't think there is
| another in the country that will com
pare with it. When it comes to grow
ing mammoth geraniams and making
ice cream. John has M equal.
Mr.aand Mrs. p BOYLE of Patch
Grove were in Lancaster last Tuesday
on business connected with the settle
ment of the Van AusdalI estate They
enlivened the HERALD office with a
pleasant call Mr.. BOYLE seems to be
surcharged with genuine Irish wit, of
which he furnished US few brilliant
flashes.
Deputy Sheriff SchueIter, of Cass-
vile made the county seat call last
week. He brought with him two per-
sons charged with breaking into the
brewery in Cassville and stealing
some stamps and other things OF
small value. They are boarding with
Sheriff Dyer, awaiting trial. If an
offense is committed in Cassville or
vicinity Schuelter can be depended
upon to find and catch the offender in
double-quick time.
The ''pie sociable" at the Nj. E.
church. Friday evening, was a novel
ty entertainment. Pie and coffee
were served. The pie was of several
kinds and the pieces disappeared rap
idly. The sociable was gotten up bv
the Epworth League Games were
played that were of high and instruc-
tive character, and all agreed, both
old and young, that the '.Pie Sociable"
was a complete success and met fully
the anticipation of delighted COM
pany
Senator G. H. Baxter is home from
his trip to visit the Illinois Legislature
at Springfield. He reports an inter-
estino and profitable trim. and thinks