Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-01-09
WHAT WE DID IN 1895.
a REVIEW OF LANCASTER HAPPENINGS
OF The PAST YEAR.
A Record OF Births Deaths and Marriages
Other Items of Interest.

other Items OF Interest
We hereby present our readers with
chronological record OF local events
OF 1895, which is as complete as we
can make il. 1t should have been
published last week S;;t lack of space
prevented. As will be seen Lancaster
has lost several of its Oldest settlers,
but. otherwise the grim reaper has
not had much work in the vicinity.
Other items show that Lancaster peo-
Pile have had fairly prosperous year,
and the city steady growth. The
following record will he found useful
for reference.
JANUARY lsT. 10 10TH.
HERALD once moved into Syndicate block.
Talk of big masquerade ball which dian
occur. New Years party at Grandma Ben
netts. Mrs Lind. aged 80. of Sitter dead.
Meeting of L. l.. a. and Y. L. l., societies at
Mrs. JnO. HOwe'S. Miss Nellie r. Welsh
married to Geo. w Matthews Miss Garside
resigned her position in High school. ChaS
Edwards married to Miss Martha ROwden
II. Buchner. through the HERALD. addresses
the board of supervisors on Good Roads -
Present editor of the HERALD makes his
bow to the public. Atty Jas. Cleary removes
his office to Platteville. Thos Mcdonald
sells his store to f. l.. Greer of Bloomington.
w r. G. Relief committee send three cases
OF goods and -four to Nebraska sufferers.
Slayton Jubilee Singers at Reeds hall. Nh.
and Mrs Geo. b. Wheeler celebrate the 24th
anniversary of their marriage. series of
dances arranged for by the Badger soci al
club. Judge ClementSon appointed II. Buch-
ner w. j. Brenu n of Lancaster as two of
Grant COunty's court commissioners and re-
appointed orion as court reporter A. G.
Morse appointed To land Office position III
Madison Grow Sisters open at city hal
Lester Webb taken before Supreme court
on writ of habeas corpus and returned to
jail Delegation OF Lancaster people attend
the inauguration Al Madison. x. r lodge
instaIis officers and has banquet and
dance at Grand Central hotel
JANUARY 10TH. 10 IRA
JOS. Cover is heard from through the
HERALD. Rathbone Sisters installed Off
GERS Installation of G.. 4 r. and w II. g.
Officers followed by banquet Trustees of
asylum met Miss Fannie Patten of Iowa
City took Miss Garsides position in school.
Relief committee send another box to Ne
braska sufferers. Badger social cub give
hrst dance Friends surprise Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Woodhouse on the 37th anniversary of
their wedding. HERALD records the births
of a son at IL q. Nathans a girl at win Nc
Mahon's and 4 nov at John burns T. s.
Reynolds seriously i'll. VIM. Is. Dyer APP
pointed undersherih Tom Peterson deputy
JANUARY 18TH 10 2irH
Mrs Phlo stephens moved into her new
wards entertained the y. :. c. at ) O'Clock
tea. Rev. smith in Chicago for medical
treatment; no services in NJ E. church.
Misses Maud Carthew and Beatnee Decker
entertain friends at Carthews residence
Henry Belscamper loses a finger in d wind
mill Rev. Clifton lectured in Reeds hall
John Rumsey taken To Waupun for robbing
Hurlev's shop. Mrs Buchner broke her
arm fromfalling down cellar Frank Greer
opens his store. Miss Patton Of the High
school resigns and Miss Peck of Michigan
takes her place. PopciO moved into Syn
dictate block. VIII Garner's little child los
IS little niger nv getting II caught in
wringer Lancaster Milling company de-
cides to operate the creamery. Excelsior
factory sold to w. J. Slarey OF Chicago for
$500 Louie Roesch of Boice Creek married
10 Miss Della Sedbrook OF Lancaster. A
boy born To Frank Market and wife. John
Wrestling sold his farm To q. w. Knapp for
- 90; Wrestling bought farm IN Iowa. John
fawcett appointed deputy sheriff for Platte
vile aud vicinity Death of VIM. Walker
Z resident OF Grant county since 1SlS Nc
Cahe Minstrel disappointment at Reed y hatl.
JANUARY 2trH. o3isr
Twenty-Five below zero st Agnes Guild
gave Chestnut socidble at the rectory.
Rathbone Sisters entertained at the WeSt-
ing homestead Grand Central changed
hands + Thompson retiring and Frank
King taking the management T. + Min
team collides with hay stack, n aims de-
cleared from the Epworth League su ,Der
tor the Nebraska sufferers
JANUARY 9isr. no FEBRUARY irH
Hardy Garside wedding Mother of r.
vim Walker died, ChaS I.ongdon receives
anew harp. students of Grammar depart
ment tsouth Sidel give vegetables Ia the
poor Trollope Dennis wedding al Good
rich residence Mozart symphony club al
Reeds han gives satisfaction Croft Shat
fer wedding. Lester Webb released from
Jail By order of supreme court Boiler in
basement OF Nathan's store explodes loss
about $500 w X 6 sociaislarge delegation
from Plattevlle aud fennmore attend.
Nebraska sufferers express qratitt in
column Of the HERALD
FEBRUARY srH TO lIrn
John Duncan passes away X 2 NlinStrels
greeted by fun house aud ROYALTY enter
tanned at Boscohel Death Of M " BurriS'
father at Leslie. HERALD started its 53rd
year with a complete new dress. Hiram
Wards residence three miles north of Lam
caster burned County division talked
about
February llrH. TO sisT.
Surprise party at nelos Abrams also al
years. Circuit court opens Is eases On me
calendar. Tom Mcdonald represents Lan-
casters Il. a. Us AZ state meeting ia Mil
cobcl papers speak highly ofK T. Ministries.
Public dance in Reed $ ball.
FEBRUARY 2isr no ssrH
Badger club dance. several present from
Platteyile' Surprise party ON Oliver Clubb
ana his sister. Party at SchioeSscrs Glenn
entson WINSTON campaign iii FUN blast
tlag Fete at Reeds hall. Anthony Crosby
]. ~ Walkcr bought Harvey Abram : share
in Green's livery Ihu~ Foster forlnerty
OF Lancaster died in Cherokee Iowa; bur
FEBRUARY ss'rH no MARCH ;ra
Death of Mrs Me1ord air ana Mrs R.l
10 Walker lost their child. Court al iuurned
nnul the nth Eight marriages occurred in
Plattevllle card party at BaSford'S SUR
prise party at Alex Ivcv's Mum social in a
a. X, Hall. Mrs Frothineham elected Senti-
mel OF the Eastern star Grand Chapter at
milwaukee, Roman Catholic and Episcopal
churches observe Lent
MARCH trH To lFrH
Eclipse of the moon G. n Angus and
family contemplate moving 70 Waukesha.
First agitation Of the waterWOrks question.
"Snaky jim" of Mt Hope burglary fame
captured in Iowa by sheriff Dyer Rev,
Louis Holden OF Beioit college preached IN
congregational church on SUNDAY.
MARCH i4TH TO sisr
Better Nice marriage at Millvitle KEEL
Ter First and LantE Keller marriages
Crubach Knox marriage az n. T. parsou-
age. Mackev-Meyer wedding At Congrcga-
tionai parsonage DOmer Wier uupitalS,
Alexander Parker wedding Lancaster
divines express opinions on church proper
" taxation in HEttAID Edward Pollock
asked city council for an electric light fran
ChiSe
MARCH 2lSr TO 2STn.