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

ren's day at the Methodist church.
Preparations are being made in this
city for the presentation of a splen-
did program.
-LADIEs-I expect to visit Chicago
next week. Orders for anything in
the Millinery line viii be attended to
if left at the store before Monday noon.
Respectfully, P. E. Black.
Barney Dougherty died at Potosi
Monday night, May II, of consump-
ton, and the funeral took place Tues
day. He had for many years been
stagedriver between Potosi and Du-
buque.
"A little item going the rounds OF
the press gives the following list of
words. called palindromes, which
may be spelled forwards or backwards:
Anna. bah, bob, did, civic, dad, deed.
deified, dewed, ecce, eve, eve. cog.
gig, gag, level, madam, noon, otto,
pap, peep. pip, pop, pup, redder,
refer. repaper, reiver, rotator. sees,
sexes. shahs, tat, tit, toot tot and tut
"A dispatch from Stevens Point.
Wis. says: "A dark brown worm
ranging in length from to p inches
has appeared within the past few days
in alarming numbers in several parts
of the country. They advance over
the fields quite like the army worm,
destroying whole fields of grain in
single night. Local scientists have
been unable as yet to identity them. =
Weather permitting digging be-
gins on the Lancaster waterworks ex-
tension trench tomorrow. There are a
bout twenty blocks to be dug this sea-
son, thecity paying workmen blythe rod
Isl to $1.25 rod, according to the
nature of the ground. Those desiring
work should apply to Marshal Geo.
Hannum or john Stephens. Seven
blocks of 6-inch main and thirteen
blocks of 4-inch main will pe laid.
Mrs. Belle d. Smith, who has
been in the city at her brother, Park
Dudley's, for the past twelve weeks,
has so far recovered as to be taken to
her home in Beetown on Tuesday this
week. She has been very i'll but her
many friends will be glad TO know
that she is improving though slowly.
May the beauties and balmy breezes
of benign Beetown bring renewed
strength to one who is loved by all
who know her
in the Dane county circuit court,
Miss Augusta Marquardt, of Mt. Yer
non, obtained a Judgment against
Louis Martin. of Mt. Horeb, for 81
075 in case of breach of promise.
The plaintiff said Martin, who is a
harness maker, agreed to marry her
March - last but instead married
another girl March Z Martin did not
put in an appearance to defend the
charge and judgment went by default
the only question for the jury being
the assessment Of damages, which
they fixed at the above figure.
MIR. E. G. Stole, proprietor of the
Central House, Reedsburg, and H. Z.
Trench, youngest son of the proprietor
of Reedsburg wooden mills, passed
through this city the latter part of
last week enroute to Denver, Colorado,
on their bicycles, They were callers
at the congregational parsonage and
spent the major part of the evening
with their former pastor. They carry
a perfect equipment for sightseeing
and bringing back mementos of their
trip. We noticed a camera, field
glass and small trunk fastened o
one machine. They left here Friday
morning for Dubuque, Iowa.
A water-cock has been put in
dark closet at the court house. Ii
You want drink 60 into the doors
which look toward New York; try all
the doors along the hallway until you
find one which opens into dark clos
ct; do not step into the closet or you
fall down cellar as there is no foor 10
speak of in the room; feel around un-
til you find an upright pipe which has
a peculiar kind of handle which you
either pull up or press down, we have
forgotten which; when the water
squirts all over you, you can tell that
you have got it open; there is no glass;
get down on your knees and follow up