Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-28
STORY OF THE WEEK.
What People have Done and are Doing in
Lancaster aud vicinity. other Items.

49, want q hlSrf WY tsthe H.
Lent began Yesterday, the 27th.
Oliver Clubb. is in Chicago shis
week.
sam Greene has changed partners =
in the livery business, we mean. J.
H. Walker buying out Harvey Abrams.
Sam has been in the business at the
same stand nearly all the time since
1878.
The Ladies' Parish Aid Society will
meet on Thursday with Mrs. Edwards
at the Rectory.
Read Chas. Bonham's auction notice
in another column.
10 Nathan Jr is out again after a
weeks illness.
The funeral Of Mr. Crosby will be on
Friday instead OF Thursday as was
at first announced.
J. F. Rhodes who has been serious
i'll is convaleseent
Miss Hegestadt OF Stoughton is
clerking for +. l.. Greer.
Mrs. Scribner OF Cherokee. Iowa.
formerly Miss Lii Farnsworth of Ian
caster is visiting in the city. She Is
an intimate friend of Mrs. Tom Foster
and came from Cherokee to Potosi
with giving her sympathy and
aid during the first days of her great
sorrow.
Parties in need of the services of a
competent auctioneer should employ
Frank G. Thompson
Seth w Rogers of Fennimore. w.
b. Dyer of Lancaster and II. j. Kruse
of Platteville have been appointed
state treasury agents.
Gus Posey was made happy last week
by visit from his sister and her
husband from Iowa, Mr. and Mrs.
Reynolds whom he had not seen for
twelve years
We have just received the 18th an
nual announcement of the Northern
Illinois Normal School and Business
College at Dixon. The Spring term
opens April 2nd,
Chas Langridge has rented the
Club place and takes possession the
first Of March Oliver ana Louise
Club will spend the next few months
travelling and visiting friends.
The Rev Father Cleary has been
engaged to give his famous lecture on
The passion play of ODER Ammergau
in the Platteville Lecture Course some
time this week
The Woman's Relief Corps will give
a Mum sociable, Friday evening,
March LIST Admission 10 cts sets
fine for speaking. Musical and liter
airy program. The proceeds will be
used for charitable purposes.
The Hon. John J. Fruit of La Crosse
had business in the Circuit Court here
last week. Mr. Fruit is one Of the
leading attorneys of La Crosse ana
his many friends III Grant County will
be pleased to know II his continued
prosperity He is q graduate Of the
Platteville Normal School member
of one Of the first classes sent out of
that institution
Mrs d. Needham charminglv enter
tanned a few Of her lady friends at tea
last Thursday afternoon
Charley Mccoy spent SUNDAY ii
rIatteyille
Miss Editha Hassell and Clarence
Edwards returned from the University
and spent Washington's Birthday at
home.
Marjorie McCawley Of the PlaltevilIe
Norma spent the 22nd. holiday
vacation IN Lancaster
Miss Floyd stephens is visiting her
sister Sena in Mineral Point.
Mr., and Mrs. Nye Of Ashland visited
at Mr.. job Bartlett's a few days since.
Mrs. VIM. Lewis Of Patch Grove has
been visiting,with Mrs. ID. Needham in
this city the past week.
John Reed offers Blocks and Lots
for sale.
Ernest Brooks and Elgie Hickok
drove over from Bloomington Tuesday.
John H. Griffis of Little Grant was
a welcome visitor last Saturday.
Judge and Mrs. Carter accompanied
by their daughter Miss Laura went to
st. Cloud, Mimi, last Wednesday to
obtain medical and surgical treatment
for the latter who has been i'll for sew
eral months.
The novel safety boiler of NJ. Chat
enel, French engineer, consists of a
nest Of horizontal tubes placed over
the furnace. Water Is injected into
this nest as a spray--never in solid
bulk-and IS instantaneously evapo-
rated and superheated. The steam
producing power is remarkable, and
the tubes, it is claimed, do not burn