Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-14

and parasols any size or color. Black
a grades on hand)2s inch-75 ct IS ct
800 slS5. 25 inch SIS ct 1926 and
$3.50. p inch 800 1920 $3.50 Sl75
(All good.)
i'm the debate between the picked
debates of the Platteville and White
water Normal schools last Friday eve.
the Platteyille boys won. Gov. Up
ham was present and acted as one of
the judges.
A water main on Madison street
mas been tapped and a pipe put in run
ming east on Cherry street few rods
alongside the city hall for the purpose
of making watering place for the
street sprinkler.
= Father o. Keefe pastor of the
Roman Catholic church of Mineral
point estimates that since he has took
charge of that church, Sept. 1870, he
has travelled by team in regular church
work not less than 32.s50 miles.
Carpenter Eugene Woodhouse is
putting bay window in the south
end Of the Wrigh, mouse dining room
where the double doors used to be
and making some other changes in
the doors in that part OF the house.
David Walker has built new
house on his farm Just across the
iron bridge near Gray's mill. Last
Friday night he gave dance in honor
of opening the new home and the
young people report splendid time.
Lancaster is now connected by
telephone with Prairie du Chen and
other points in Crawford county and
the HERALD has had hand-shake OF
two by wire with that energetic and
agreeable editor. Ira d. Hurlbut, Of
The Union.
AT the Arbor Day Exercises in
the Madison high school, the poem
'.For Natures Sake" written by Fan
ME Barber Knapp of Lancaster was
the poem. 1t was well recited and
drew forth the heartiest applause
from the audience.
The w. r. c. of Viroqua gave a
worlds fair evening May Sth. They
had on exhibition collection of the
White City mementoes and several
persons presented papers giving their
experience at the worlds fair. Re-
freshments were served.
My dear, he said to his lady
love, '.I've been busy all day-not
manual labor you know, but brain
work, which is the hardest kind. .
Eyes, indeed; know it must be for
you," and there was tender look OF
sympathy in her eyes which aroused
him.
The first grammar rooms of the
North and South schools united their
forces, and three loads of them under
charge of their teachers, Miss Finn
and Miss Ella Rothschild, went to
Kings ford on Saturday where they
spent delightful day in true picnic
style.
"A fine new cottage, two stories
high with six rooms finished in cypress
wood is just being completed in this
city by Carpenter Fred Bracket for
Geo. w. McCord. 1t is situated on
lot s, block IS south Jackson street,
and when completed will be perfect
beauty.
The village election in Highland
last week was so hot that springs in
the vicinity became spouting geysers
and large ice-house was wrecked by
the expansion of confined steam.
Matt Chab was chosen president. Ed
itor Roethe of the Press was defeated
by only votes for supervisor.
DIED: In the city of Lancaster,
Monday night, May II, 1896, Mr. Hin
rich Gerlach, aged y years. Funeral
took place Wednesday. He leaves q
wife, and an adopted son named Hin
rich Gerlach, and three step-children-
Joseph Wedikind, Mary Hunstock,
Phoebe Funk. He had no children Of
his own.
On Friday eve, May 22nd, com
mencing at o'clock there will be
given by the young people of the
neighborhood an exhibition at the
home of James Mccormick for the be-
nefit of the NJ. E. services held in the