Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-14
HAPPENINGS IN LANCASTER

via settler Dead. Flag Drill. Absent
Minded Men. Miustrels Receiving Invi-
tations. CIark's Lecture. other Items.
Personals, Etc.
Another old settler gone. solomon
G. Eastman, one Of the pionders Of
Grant county and brother Of Mr..
Andrew Eastman of this city. died in
California the 19thof last month. aged
81 years. Mr.. Eastman was born in
New York, and moved to the lead
mines in 1927, and lived in Grant
county until 1861, when he moved to
California. He will be remembered by
the old settlers OF this vicinity.
Tuesday evening. February 26th. q.
Reeds Opera House, there will be pre-
rented the new and popular Flag
Feten and drill. Forty of Lancaster's
fairest daughters will appear in cos
tune, and carry flags of different
nations. Another feature of the eve
ning's entertainments will be the chill
dren sdrill, in Goodnight costumes.
Good music will attend the exercises.
Don't forget the date.
An exchange says the two most alb
sent-minded men on record. are the
fellow who left his watch at home and
then took it out to see ii he had time
to go back and get it, and the man
who put or his office door a card saw
ing, Out, will be back soon, . and on
his return sat down on tie stair-step to
wait for himself
The Lancaster Minstrels are get
ting wide reputation, They have
received invitations to show in
Platteyille, Prairie du Chen and
Richland Centre.
Do not forget the Grand Public Ball
at Reeds Opera House Feb. 22nd.
Talk about Minstrel Shows, Lam
caster beats the world.
The masquerade advertised in re-
cent issue of the Herald has Leen post
poned. Just when it will take place
has not been fully determined.
Watch the Herald for the date.
G. A. Parrot, who started cigar
factory here few months ago. is
meeting with deserved success His
goods are first class. Try them
How do you like our new headf
The residence of Hiram Ward. a
farmer living about three miles west
of town, was burned to the ground
Sunday morning. Mr. Ward was
away from home at the time, aud his
wife on going up stairs discovered the
nre in the lath around the chimney
Help was summoned but ii was to late
to render much assistance. The furni-
ture on the lower floor was all saved
but the flames spread too rapidly to
save anything on the upper floor.
The property was insured.
Doyou dance? Reeds Opera House,
Washington birthday.
Last Monday was 4 record breaker
in the hog market in Chicago Sey-
enty Two thousand head were receiy-
ed that day the largest receipts for
any previous day sixty-six thousand
Mrs. Sarah Baltic of Platteville is a
guest Of her daughter Mrs Will Me-
Gonigal
The party who left MINK mulf 1T
Greer's store about month ago will
please call for same.
Ray 4 Gillespie bought hogs Of J.
Wolf last Tuesday for So 65.
Miss NJ. A. McGee of Potosi was
visitor at Harry Barnett's last week.
Mr.. Ira Sykes a former Lancaster
boy now Of Colorado Springs has been
spending few days in the city re
viewing old friendships Mrs sykes.
his mother returned to Colorado with
him whore she will reside with her
daughter at New Windsor
The man who is in habit of borrow
ing paper to read and never taking
one, is said to have invented stove
for cooking his meals from the smoke
Of his neighbour chimney
Joe Nathan. ST., was in Chicago
last week
4 number of changes have been
made in the makeup of the paper this
week we believe are improvements
We hope to continue to improve and
strengthen the HERALD and ask every
friend Of clean and efficient journalism
TO cooperate with us in cur efforts.
Edward Budd, whose sickness was
mentioned a few weeks ago, is still
very ill with the typhoid fever, but
has begun to improve slowly. Mrs.
Budd is in Milwaukee with him and
will remain until Ed is able to travel
when both viii return home His
many friends hope for Edward S
speedy recovery.
S. p Smith and Geo Craig have en-
tered into partnership in blacksmith
ing and wagon work in Beetowl
IL Crawford County can ensnare the
"wayward eight as effectually as GER
| tain fair maidens of Prairie du Cbisu