Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21


of Mrs. L. Showalter last week.
mrs. Emily Cronin and mrs. Anna
Eastman of Platteville spent tuesday
in Lancaster.
Mrs Colwell of Beloit returned
to her home on Tuesday last after a
visit of week with her daughter Mrs.
J. Whitney who has been quite i'll but
is improving,
Mrs. Dawald Garner and Miss
McGuinness of Lancaster visited at the
home of Mrs. Florence Garner Schmidt
of Montfort over Sunday returning,
Monday noon.
Mrs. w. Clark residing near the
rock school house north of Fennimore,
died Friday and was buried Sunday.
She was farmer and an old settler.
Her husba nd died two or three years
ago.
Miss Mable Mccoy came home
from the University, Wednesday, and
took her people by surprise Mable
is one of the graduating class of 90
and wanted little rest before the
final closing work.
Los Edwards has fine '.promp-
ter" for sale. Its good horse qualities
will be recited to you by Billy Deck
er and if you want them sworn to
Billy Dyer is the man. Apply early
and avoid the rush.
Mr.. Il. B. Showalter has been
making considerable improvement
about his premises in moving and re-
arranging his barn and other out
buildings. Mr.. Winskill and son
Thomas did the work.
ID. S. York writes US that he has
started in business for himself in Mil
waukee and will give personal atten-
ton to orders for cut flowers. Office
corner of Milwaukee and Wisconsin
streets, opposite Chapman's
Bring your fine shirts, collars,
cuffs, handkerchiefs, socks and all
underware for gentlemen to the Lam
caster steam laundry If you have
but six hours in which to wait he will
do the job for you in that time.
Miss Bonnie Del Vecchio' the
charming -soubrette of Kendall's "A
Pair OF Kids is making big hit sing
ing the late popular success, .Im the
Daughter of Officer Porter" At Reeds
opera house, Thursday eve, May 2Sth.
y. B. Mauer of Sitter, one of the
republican candidates for county
treasurer, tranacted business in the
city Wednesday. Mr.. Mauer is man
of honor and ability who would hon
orably fill any position in the court
| house.
The Rev. T. j. Brown will oc-
cupy the pulpit of the M. E. church
next Sunday evening, both congrega-
tions joining in union services. The
subject ..Petrified Criminality'' will
be discussed the following Sunday
evening.
1t seems that about every second
farmer that leaves town takes with
him new buggy or carriage from the
hustling firm OF c. w. Knapp & Son.
Mr.. Art. Knapp informs us that his
sales this spring are double what they
were year ago.
A grand picnic under the manage
ment of the Southwest Wisconsin Ma
sonic Picnic Association will be held
in Mineral Point on Saint Johns Day,
Wednesday June 24th. Not only Ma
sons and their families but the public
generally are invited to attend.
-'.Going the whole hog was origin
ally piece of butchers slang. In the
colonial days of America purchasers
would frequently buy whole hog tc
be cut up at home, hence the butcher
would ask if the customer meant to &C
the whole hog or wanted only part
The concert given Friday even
ing at the North Side High School, by
the Smalley Grand Concert Co.. was a
musical treat, and the Quartette was
enthusiastically received by large
audience. The Star of the evening
was Miss Gertrude Sprague.-Globe,
st. Paul, MINI.
During an electric storm at Patch
Grove Mrs. Thos. Mulrooney was stand
ing in the open door of her house look