Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
SHORT LOCAL HAPPENINGS

caster.
~. J. Pendleton was a Lancaster
visitor Thursday.
Miss Graham of Dubuque is Wis
iting at the home of John 2. Lewis.
Editor Foley says the Cassville
artesian well draws like saenger-
fest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowe visited in Min
eral-Point before assuming the duties
of Mr.. Rowes new pastorate at Lodi.
The case of Eda A. Dewitt against
the Home Benefit Order has been APP
pealed to the supreme court by the
defendant.
The poem. Rushing Rapidan, is a
sample of Songs and Poems"
soon to be issued by the stirring writ
er, B. H. Trip.
Members OF the Owl club are
Kicking on the way they are being
treated by the political aspirants this
fall. Their vote is doubtful.
Dustin Pierce, VIM. Barrows and
III. p. Irish are camping on the Miss
issippi this weee Fishing and duck
hunting will be their pastime.
Prof f. T. Frederick, piano tun-
er, will again visit Lancaster the first
week in November. Leave orders at
Weber Brothers Jewelry store.
"A delegation of ladies from Lam
caster are attending the convention
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society in Platteville this week.
Tuesday Oct. Is was conferma-
ton day in the catholic church of High
land. Bishop Katzer of Miluakee Off
ciated. Over 800 young people were
confirmed.
George E. Groom has purchased
the old Weber farm. Probably he
paid for it with the money he got at
the Lancaster and Fennimore fairs on
those Jerseys.
Mushrooms are now good-that
is when they are not poisonous. The
way to tell the good from the bad is
to eat them. If they don't kill you
theyare good.
Tommie ..Sog. who had his foot
crushed at Muscoda BY the cars a
couple Of weeks ago. was brought
home Monday. He will be able to be
around in few days.
Mrs. John Ryan and Mrs. James
Atkinson of North Andover are spend
ing a few days in the CITY They at
tended the Minstrel show and the big
rally Wednesday evening.
Mrs. LHOkey started the first of
last week on three weeks visit to
Letcher, S. d., where she has numer-
Gus relatives. She spent afew days
with friends at Storm lake. -
MIR. II. C. Craig Chicago typo is
spending the fall with his relatives
the Hodges south of Lancaster. Mr.
Caaig is brother Craig for several
years an attendant at the asylum.
MIR. Joseph Hartnell left with us
two mammoth potatoes the other day
of the King OF the Valley variety. To-
gether they weighed 1 lbs, or, and
are of good shape. Who can beat itP
Mr.. Osaac Farnsworth. one of
Janesville's leading business men is
dead, aged 60 years. He was former
ly a resident of Lancaster, but moved
to GAINESVILLE at the close of the
war.
DR.. G. S. Moore, Leroy Mccoy,
j. Ennor and j. w. Altizer went down
to the river near Mccartney station
Monday on duck hunting expedition.
They report the ducks as being
scarce.
Mrs. Theodore Cole Of Washing
ton is visiting in Lancaster, the guess
of Mrs. DR.. Hassell. Mrs. Cole, bet
ter known in Grant county as Kate
Dewey. is the daughter OF Ex-Gov
Dewey of Cassville, deceased.
DR.. w. T.. Brown. the eye. ear,
nose and throat specialist, will be
here in DIR. Hassell's office from Mon
day, Oct. 26, to Saturday, Oct. 81
The doctor will be here again profess
s'onally in about six months. 36w2
The Nj. +. Conference did just the
right thing in sending our popular
pastor, Rev. A. A Loomis, back to
this charge. Fennimore thus gains
another inhabitant. little son hav-
ing arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Loomis since that time. Everv-
body well.-Fennimore Times Review.
Sunday there was big family re-
union at Chas. Patzner's in this vii
lage. There were present his uncle
Chas. Palmer. his daughter, Mrs. u
brich and husband, MIR. and Mrs.
FRANKIE. and Miss Hattie Gunder, all
of Potosl. besides their relatives liv-
ing in this neighborhood, also num-
erous friends. 1t was an enjoyable
occasion. Times Review.
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