Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-09-12

everything bright and sparkling at
the City opera house Monday night,
Sept. 10th.
shippers Of butter and eggs will be
supplied with shipping tags, stencils,
etc, on application tie Geo. A Moore,
Lancaster, Wis.
Frank and Geo. Van De Wall and
their families returned Saturday after
camping a week at Gamers landing
on Bertram' lake.
Miss Leta and Mr.. Ralph Kinney
returned from Marshaltown, Satur-
day. where they spent the summer
with their brother
The Grand Central is again open
under the management of Mrs. F. j.
Wright. She makes an announce
ment in another column.
A party OF young people were very
pleasant y entertained by Miss Grace
Howe and Mr.. Arthur Jones at the
Howe residence last Friday evening.
The two fine building lots west
of the south school house belong
ing to Chas. Zeigler have been sold to
Geo. Schmidt, wheswill build on them
this fall.
Mr.. Joe Walker OF Hot Springs, s.
He is the same genial Joe as of yore;
mis- many friends will be glad to meet
and greet him.
The many friends of Miss Francis
Atkinson will be pleased to know she
has been twice promoted since accept
ing a position in the Northern hospital
for insane at Oshkosh, Wis.
Miss H. Blanche Hyde will 90 to
GAINESVILLE Friday morning, where she
has large class in music. She also
has a good position in a church choir
May success go with her.
Mrs. Tiel of Cherokee, Ia. visited
last week with Mrs. j. Barnett. She
has been spending the summer in the
East at Saratoga and other points.
Mrs. Tiels home was once in Lancas-
ter some twenty years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Wright and
little daughter Of Fennimore. spent
Sunday With the lalpil Of John Brad
ley of Ellenboro and stopped for
while in the city on their return last
Monday.
The real object of the waterworks
agitation during the last few days is.
as stated by one who seems to be ION
the inside" to delay work until it is
too late to do anything this fall and
then fight the question over again at
next springs election.
Mr.. Jacob Borah OF Bonnell, Iowa,
brother of Samuel, Edmond, and JAS.
Borah and brother-in-law of Mr.. Ed.
Mckinney, is visiting at Mt Ida.
Mr.. Borah was one of the pioneers of
the country and for many years made
Grant county his home.
Last week Geo. A Moore went to
Chicago with three carloads of stock;
among them were a carload of feeders
bought of William Mccormick and
fourteen choice young cattle bought
of John Mcmahon. For five of them
Mr.. Mcmahon received the snug sum
of $3.50.
Mr.. Daniel Garner offers for sale
his farm near Lancaster and expects
to move to town. He has followed
the business of farming in Grant
comfy for forty-three years and has
earned rest. Since 1855 the HERALD
has kept him informed of the news of
the world
Mr.. VIM. Hoffman and wife have
gone to Louisville. Ky, to attend the
Soldiers encampment and to visit
relatives. They expect to be away a
month or more, Thirty years ago, in
suit of blue. Mr.. Hoffman made the
acquaintance of Louisville and vi
entity.
The HERALD Office was honored few
days ago by visit from J. X. Patterson
and Miss Ella Maiden of Beetown.
The latter, bright miss of twelve
years,is daughter Of Eligah Maiden,
deceased. This is her first visit to a
newspaper office; she was much inter-
ested in watching the printing presses
work.
The hailstorm caused some freakish
growth in the treesi in the neighborhood
of Lancaster. Mr. W. A. johnson
brought into the office the other day
two twigs of an apple tree from his
farm north of the city. one of which
was fragrant with bloom and the other
bore apples about like hazelnuts.
Several trees on his farm have been in
bloom since the storm.
The Ladies of the Congregational
church are planning to furnish lunch
es at the Fair next week. There win
be sandwiches. baked beans. pies,
doughnuts, tea and coffee on The Eu-
ropean plan. pay for what you have,
at reasonable prices. There will be
also in connection a Checking System
for the accommodation of those who do
not care to be burdened all dav with
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