Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-11-19
The Darlington Fire departing


will give its annual concert ball and
banquet on Thanksgiving exc. We'd.
Nov. 25. The Dubuque Harp Orch
estra has been engaged.
The members Of the Epworth
League viii give a social in the chapel
of the NJ. f. church Friday evening,
Nov. 20. All are cordially invited to
attend. Admission 10 cents.
-PIatteville Witness: The room re-
Gently vacated by Fred Sanders has
been retitted. and plate glass front
added. and is to be occupied by Wes-
ley Richard as barber shop
-Boscobel Enterprise: 4 cutting
ARRAY in notorious resort at Prairie
du Chen occurred one night last week
and it is reported that a Boseobel girl
figured quite conspicuously in the
case.
Ben Horr, principal merchant at
Benton, made an assignment on
Thursday for the benefit of his credit
ors. Liabilities SO, 900. Assets I'M
known. but thought to be sufficient
to pay all debts.
Now is the time to secure Course
tickets for one dollar, admitting to
five lectures-the best ever delivered
in the city. Tickets for sale at Bax-
ter's store. Get one and help a
worthy movement.
John Fitch, working for Perry
Walker, was presented by his en-
ployer with new silver watch for
faithful services. Both men are to be
congratulated John for having such
an appreciative master. and Perry in
his possession of an efficient workman.
The recent Observation-Disclosures
football game ended in dispute over
a decision of the referee. They are
now engaged in a contest of words
through the press. Inter collegiate
games are of doubtful value at best
and when one ends in a quarrel the
less said about it the better.
Witness: Mrs. H. Wright of
Mineral Point, Inspector of the w. r.
Corps, visited this city and on We'd
nesday last inspected the w. I. Sher-
man Corps No 70. and on Thursday
she inspected the Potosi Corps. She
expressed herself well pleased and the
corps enjoyed her visit very much.
Art Benn and Nathan's black
pony delivery team had their regular
quarterly tussle Thursday morning.
At the finish it took three men to pull
the wagon tongue out of the frozen
ground. The ponies did not run far
and all the damage done was broken
tongue, so that Art thinks the affair
was really not bowling success.
The Benton Mining Times says
that Mrs. Sarah Bird of that place
has just completed silk quilt contain
ing 1851 pieces. 1t took her five
years to complete it and it is a work
of art. We suppose the quilt does
not differ materially from other
quilts of its kinda little scant
around the neck, six inches short at
The foot, and a cold blooded affair in
general. If Mr.. Bird is onto his Job
he will continue to sleep in the same
old overcoat that has served him for
the last five years, az least during the
winter
The county board Of supervisors
Of Crawford county, just adjourned
at Prairie du Chieu. was composed Of
- members and was presided over by
F. |. Kid. Several days previous TO
the meeting of the board in regular
session, the committee on justices
and eonstables' accounts were III ses-
sion auditing the accounts assigned
to them and thus saving several days
Of The time whichswould otherwise be-
consumed IN the regular session a..
Nj. scoTille was reelected superin-
tendent Of The Poor Farm The cost
Of caring tor the poor 81 Crawford
county during Che past year was 81,
600
IA Lancaster preacher relates the
following ~ misunderstanding AZ
to the meaning Of word sometimes
leads 3 peculiar situations, said the
reverend gentleman. I'm company
with several other ministers / was
ridiucr in a stare or hack. ON route fo