Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-15

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vices were held Wednesday. An obit-
uary notice viii be given next week.
Richard Mahan and Ed. Breithaupt
took an outing last week and visited
Prairie du Chen. Patch Grove. and
other points of interest. They evil
IDENTITY had a good time.
Mrs. Maud Jarvis left Tuesday for
P~latteville where she will make a
short visit. From there she goes to
Madison for a few days, then goes to
Chicago where she will meet her hus-
band.
Mrs. Robert Newman of Little
Grant has received $1,000 from A. e.
Morse. agent of the North Western
Life Insurance Company, it being the
amount of a policy carried by her
husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Weatherly ar
rived in Lancaster last Thursday for
several weeks visit with her mother.
Mrs. Jones. Mr.. Weatherly has re-
signed his passionate at Milford, Ia. and
expects to resume his studies the
coming year.
Messrs. David Williams and Everett
Ishmael drove over from C~assville last
Saturday, on business connected with
making arrangements for the Soldiers
Reunion. There is promise of a grand
time on that occasion.
Judge Jackson, associate justice of
the u. 5. Supreme court, died at his
residence, West Meade. Tenn, Aug. g..
He vas appointed by Pres. Harrison
and has been in poor health ver since
entering on the duties of his office.
His age vas 90 years.
DR.. NARROW of Bloomington was in
the city last Tuesday looking after
the telephone business. He sold in
struments Il the trustees for the asy-
lum and put their line in good run
ming order. The service was poor
with the old instruments.
A delightful lawn party was given
last Tuesday by Anna and George
Philips at their old home in the south
part of town The beautiful lawn and
the pretty children made a picture
worth looking at. The party was in
honor OF Annals birthday.
Cupid has been at work in Boscobel as
well as Lancaster this summer. From
the Dial last week we notice the fol-
lowing: Geo. w. Dyer and Miss Anna
NJ. SAWYER, July 81; Jas. III. Wiley of
Richland County and Mrs Eliza j..
Carson. Aug. 5: and Mr.. Austin and
Miss Eva Henderson, Aug. 4.
The new woman appeared at
GAINESVILLE recently in an odd role.
Miss Annie Edwards, daughter Of the
Superintendent of Dane county asv-
lum. went TO GAINESVILLE in search Of
an escaped insane man, found him
and TOOK him back. She is Just 10
years old, but she has already captur-
ed three escaped inmates OF her
fathers asylum.
The Platteville institute was honor
ed by a visit and an address from State
Superintendent j. Q. Emory last
week. Among other things, the Su-
p~erintendent said that Investigations
made by the U. S. Bureau of Educa-
ton prove that a common school edu-
cation adds 80 per cent to the wealth
producing power of an individual; a
nigh school education 100 per cent;
and a college education 200 per
cent.
At a meetingo OF the common council
of the village Of Cassville, at the regu-
lar session, it was resolved then and
there that a notice be published asking
for bids on waterworks for the village
of Cassville, Wis. Bids will be re-
ceived till Aug. goth, 1895, II o'clock
noon. Plans and specifications can be
seen at the village clerks Office, Town
hall. The council reserves the right
to reject any OF all bids.
The first annual meeting Of the
Grant County Veteran Association will
be at Cassville. Wis, August 29th and
30th. 1895. G.. A. r. posts and indi-
vidual comrades in adjoining counties
are fraternally invited. All W. r. C's,
veterans families, camps of Sons of
Veterans and citizens generally are
most cordially invited to be with US at
Riverside park on these dates. An in
teresting programme will be presented
each day. For further information
address David Williams, Cassvi'le,
Wis. By ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
At the Platteville Firemen's Picnic
the following prizes were awarded:
Free-for-all Foot Race-Chas. love
land, John Schroeder and a. Sphinx.
Boys Race-B. Crane, j. Harbican, p.
d. Henderson, and Will. Plourd.
Girls Race-Minnie Stark. Miss Pot
hour. Minnie Gramburg and Mabel
Austin. Throwing the Hammer
Walter Todd and Hobb Schuster. Fat
Mems Race. b. Smith and Tom
Shepherd. Bicycle Race-A. Alcocl
and Dean Grihble. Free-for-aN Trot-
Sandy Boy, Claw Swigert and Bat
Swigert. Mule Racc-O. ". Barrett.
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