Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-30

Next Wednesday, Aug. 5, will be
Edmunds Field Day The attractions
will be a base bali game between
Highland and Fennimore in the morn
ing, and in the afternoon the Lancas-
ter boys will again try conclusions
with the Dodgeville nine. The fare
for round trip will be 1925.
Harry Barnett's new house is now
being plastered. It has nine rooms
and is beauty to look at from the
outside. Some of the workmen in
formed US that two of the rooms will
be used to store free silver in after
election when the minis start to grind
ing on the populistic grist; but we
are inclined to think that Harry will
refuse to harbor such free and worth
less dodgers as they will be. Harry
will continue to get his money on the
solid dray basis while he enjoys him
self in one OF the prettiest houses in
town,
If officers Of any district will
swear that the school dictionary is
worn out the state viii resupply the
district with new Webster's Inter
national dictionary for 81, which is
cost price. District No. /, north Lam
caster, Geo. Dyer, clerk, purchased
one in this way last April. After us
ing it a short time it was found that
some of the leaves were missing from
the book. Co. Supt. Nye informed
State Supt. Emery of the fact and a
new and complete dictionary was sent
here to day free of cost to replace the
imperfect one.
-WANTED-The following books for
free text book library. All to be
strictly in first class order. A fair
price will be paid: 80 Appletons End
readers, 20 Appletons 3rd readers, 25
Houstons New Physical geography
revised edition, 20 Wentworth Plane
and Solid geometry. 90 Montgomery's
Leading Facts American history. 20
Meyers General history. All books
must be without torn or marked pages
and binding in good condition. Must
be brought before Aug. s. Can be
left at eitherC, w. Burr's. j. I. Ben
nett's or Stone & Hassell's.
IS. S. Missionary A. d. Macs has
just returned from a trip to North
Andover and Glen Haven. The Sun
day school at North Andoyer is doing
nicely, although in the loss of the City
hall by fire they lost their organ and
singing books. Mr.. Macs has just
supplied them with new hymnals from
the A. S. S. U. Of Philadelphia; some
thing new, adapted especially to S. S.
work. Glen Haven has fine Sunday
school. the only Protestant religious
service in the village. Mr.. Macs
preached in both of these villages last
Sabbath to large audiences.
The August McClure's justifies its
title of Midsummer Fiction Num-
ber'' in five short stories, all of them
of such fresh and ready Interest that
one can read them without forcing
himself and in spite of heat and hu-
Nudity. Octave Thanet contributes a
strong story of Western life; Stephen
Game relates dramatic episode in
the later life of the hero of 1.-The Red
Badge of Courage, Clinton Ross tells
booming battle story, based on Per-
RVS historic victory on lake Erie; +.
M. Thompson tells humorous tale of
the Canadian fishermen; and Annie
Eliot describes double love episode
in Yale and Harvard boat race.
The Republicans of North Dakota
held their state convention the latter
part of last week. They nominated
F. A. Briggs for governor, and for
secretary of state they nominated
Fred Falley, formerly Lancaster boy
and HERALD typo, now editor of the
North Dakota Globe. Fred is all right
in every way, and, although the sill
yer '.popsp are hot on his trail, we be-
lieve his great popularity will elect
him. On the Richland county Re-
publican ticket in the same state we
notice that j. w. Banding is nominal
ted for surveyor. He is another Lam
caster lad and good one. That's
the way to do it, boys. Your numer-
Gus Wisconsin friends only wish they
had finger in the box, then you