Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-03-26
Harry Barnett has been ill OF grip

city.
County Clerk Eplett viii move into
Mrs. Westing house on Maple street
next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark are happy
over the arrival of another baby boy
in the family.
Mrs. Fred Snider of Beetown was
taken to Mendoza asylum by Sheriff
Dyer yesterday.
Mr.. S. Dickson of Baraboo will ad
dress the A P. A. council in this city
Friday evening
Mrs. Anna Martin Of Liberty, aged
SO years. mother Of John Martin, died
on Wednesday last.
The stage driver from Bloomington
to Prairie du Chen pays full toll at
the Wisconsin bridge.
Oscar Berge was bailed out by Fen
nimore parties, but Mrs. Mckinney
was not on his bonds
Little Grant viii hold its town eau
Gus at the Welsh school house Tues
day, March 81 at p. m.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. Delos Edwards and Miss
Louella Bidwell. April ,.
Two old settlers. Wallace Humphrey
of Patch Grove and Mrs. Henry Fass-
bender of Bradtville died last week.
Mrs. Belle Dudley Smith is still
very sick but has somewhat improved
with promise of permanent recovery.
The ladies of the Eastern Star are
planning for a grand Calico Party
on the 9th of April next. Ladies will
wear calico dresses and gentlemen
calico something.
Yesterday down at Beetown they
voted on bonding the town to help
build a railroad from Bloomington to
Lancaster. The vote stood: For
bonds IS, against bonds 210.
Mrs. Geo Richardson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parks. just north
of this city, died of lung fever at her
home in Centerville, Da. She leaves
husband and three children.
VIII Morrisey of Bloomington had
an accident last week which caused
him to disrobe in a hurry His coat
tails got caught in tumbling rod
and in less time than it takes to tell it,
he was thrown to the ground. his
clothes stripped off and himself badly
choked His injuries were not lasting,
however, except the injury to the
} coat. It's tails were in worse con-
dition than the British lions tail.
Married-At Colorodo Springs on
Wednesday evening, March IS. 1896,
by the Presbyterian minister, Rev.
Prewitt, Mr.. Dana G. Curtis and Miss
velma V. Trowbridge. They were
married in their own home which has
Just been completed. The bride is
one of Lancaster's most charming
daughters and was for number of
years a teacher in our city schools.
We congratulate Mr.. Curtis on win
ming so acec mplished and exemplary
! wife.
The seat sale for the University Glee
anio and Mandolin Clubs concert on
Apr Bird will begin next Monday Mar.
3Oth, at 9 AM at Benefits drng
store The number of tickets sold to
each person will be limited to six, and
purchasers viii have to be in line, in
order to avoid confusion. This rule
will apply to all future sales of reserv-
ed seats for attractions at Reeds Opera
house.
Mr.. NJ. v Burris was home for
few days during the past week. Good
things seem to come his way. Dur
ing the cold winter of these Iatitudes
he has been basking in the sunshine
and breathing the balmy air of the
pleasant southland and now at the APP
proach of spring he is assigned duty
among the charming summer resorts
of the north. His headquarters for
the present are Minneapolis.
The appearance on our streets Of
two ..prairie schooners" Wednesday
attracted considerable attention
They were striking reminder of the
DAYS when Westward Ho!'' was an
alIuring call that took from Grant
county so many OF her energetic
young citizens. This party were not
movers however. They live in
| southern Iowa and took this mode TO
travel to visit friends in Wisconsin
and see the country. They were on
their return trip.