Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-24

transacted business in Lancaster last
Monday
The Lancaster high and public
schools closed last Friday afternoon
for a Two weeks vacation. Non-resi-
dent students are visiting at their
homes.
Invitations have been issued for
the marriage of Miss Edith Chandler.
daughter of H. H. Chandler. the mer-
chant. to Mr.. W j. Hamill OF Jetfer-
son. Wis.
People will talk but Weber Bros.
do not sell one article for two prices
or two articles for one price, but
their fine line OF jewelrv is sold at the
lowest price
Harry Drinkwater's swell suit Of
new clothes caused some of the boys
to think that the young man intends
soon to wed; but he informs us that
he has no such intention
Lancaster has enjoyed brisk
Christmas trade all the fore part of
this week and the large stocks OF
Christmas specialties brought in by
our merchants are about exhausted.
Miss Ida Myer OF Huntingdon,
Penn. is visiting her relatives, the
Carriers, in this city and vicinity.
She will 90 in few weeks with her
uncle, Mr.. Benz. Garner, to Nebraska
to visit other relatives.
John Halferty. 1.-THE Democrat of
Mt. Hope, was here Monday looking
up his chances for appointment to the
postmaste of his town. His I'M
usually genial smile betokened en-
couragement in that direction.
u. W Altizer has taken his
abode out at the game preserve of
Thompson brothers and is teaching
the young Englishmen the art of cap
turing fur-bearing animals. Billy is
'.corker" at freeing muskrats and
the boys are having rare sport.
Our correspondent from Bosco-
bel informs us that MIR. John Varrell
of that city has discovered a mineral
spring on his property the waters of
which have valuable medicinal prop
critics. He contemplates the estab-
lishmeht of sanitarium at the spring.
The editor of the Pick and Cad
/ thinks they have tough brand of
Sneak thieves in Dodgeville because
'.they recently robbed the clothesline
of a preacher there" 1t seems to US
the preacher was to blame. No min
lister of the gospel has q right to hang
out on a clethesline all night, temp
tation to every night-prowIing seeker
after righteousness.
Z -Galena Democrat: Bennett Broth
1ers of Hazel Green were in Galena on
Business Tuesday. They have just
returned from Montana where they
were engaged in mining. This is
their first trip back to their home in
II wears. Their effort at wealth
getting in the great west has been
successful as they now have a COM
Portable share Of this worlds goods.
The Milwaukee Sentinel gives a
write-up Of the L. w. football players
of 1896. 1t compliments Mr.. John E.
Ryan of North Andover as follows:
Patsy Ryan. who plays right gaurd,
is junior in the Law school. He is
strong player, especially on defense.
and stops everything that comes his
way. Ryan weighs 1873 pounds, is
FIVE feet ten inches tall. and is "a years
old
The Delinator is the woman's
favorite magazine, and is issued by
the Famous Fashion publishers, the
Butterick publishing Co. Qimited), at
to II West Thirteenth Street, New
York, at the remarkable low rate OF
$1.00 fora years subscription, or 15c
per copy. OF all family Magazines it
is the great caterer to domestic needs,
and can be recommended for its
cheapness, usefulness, beauty, fresh
ness and utility.
Darlington Journal: We took run
up to Platteville the other day; just
to let our friends and other folks there
know that we hadn't forgotten them.
Bro. Rindlaub of the Witness was on
the train and beguiled the journey
with anecdotes of his trip to Mexico,
telling of the funny drink mescal and