Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-16
Miss Mabel Webb Of viroqua is Wis

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Miss Myrtle Hughes of Beetown
is visiting with relatives in the city.
Mr.. Ed. Budd is visiting for few
days with his cousin, Mr.. Frank Budd
of Platteville.
Mrs. Israel Roberts of Blooming
ton visited in the city last Wednesday
aud Thursday.
AT last reports, Platteville had
the drill in her deep well loose and
already to take out, nearly.
"A very pleasant birthday party is
reported from Mr.. JAS Ryan's in
North Andover last Thursday.
Mr.. viii TAYLOR of Livingston,
and Tom Cook of Boscobel. made the
HERALD office pleasant call Wednes-
day.
A good deal of democratic en-
thusiasm was uncorked in the court
yard square last Friday evening over
the news of Bryan's nomination.
Mr.. Frank Van de Wall has sold
his pleasant cottage on Tyler street to
Mrs. Grace Thomas. Consideration
1925. The Thomases viii move in as
soon as certain additions are made to
the house.
Sixteen to one it will never be
known which had the greater effect
on Goddlewoggles, the silvery elo-
quence of Agent Zimmerman or the
golden opportunity to do dirty
political work.
There was an exhibition of high
art at the residence of Mr.. John Howe
recently. The Lancaster goth Cen
fury Girls gave circus. We were
not invited, but we hear that it sur
passed all other shows both in design
and execution.
DR.. G. f. Cham bers called at the
HERALD office Friday on his way from
Bloomington to his home in Viroqua
He was called here to attend the fu.
neral of Amelia Chambers. daughter
of John NJ Chambers, who died al
/ Valparaiso where she had been taker
six weeks ago for treatment of dis
eased mind.
Mrs. David Wilson and daughter
Ella, Rev. L. j. Ingraham, and thu
Misses Emma and and Mary Wheeler
drove over to Lancaster "Wednesday
morning in time to catch the o'clocl
train. Rev. Ingraham, Miss Wilson
and Miss Emma Wheeler went t.
Milwaukee to attend a convention o
the Baptist Young Peoples Union.
Judge Mills, who had been visit
ing friends in Lancaster for few day
went to Denver last Friday. TIL,
Judge is IS years old and is as spry
as kitten in getting about He re
! quested rs to say that he was not 90
ing to Denver because of being de
pendent on his sons charity, but thai
the boy really was pleased to hay'
visit from him. Long live Judge
Mills
Many OF our readers are familiar
with the writings of James Whitcoml
Riley and will remember the poem en-
titled The Old Swimmin' Hole. :
On the desk of the HERALD editor car
be seen photograph of the old swim
ming hole with Mr.. Riley reclining OF
the bank. 1t was given to Rev. Z. E
Edwards Of this city and beneath tn,
picture is written: The Old Swim
min Hole. With best greetings you
old Hoosie. friend, James Whitcoml
Riley" and is the handwriting of Mr.
Riley. Call and see it. 1t is beau
tiful scene and well worth looking at
DR. f. E. Edwards returned las
week from two weeks visit to por
tions of Indiana. During his absenc
he attended the Convention of West
ern Writers at Eagle Lake, Wausau
before which body he read poem Of
..The Passing of the Log Cabin.
This association is made up of repre-
sentatives from most of the western
and southern states and numbers abou
one-hundred members who meet an
nually at Eagle Lake. Among tn
celebrities present on this occasion
were DR. w. n. Venable OF Ohio
James Whitcomb Riley and |. G. Rid
10th of Indiana and Eugene Ware o
Kansas.
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