Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-03-05

visited friends here over Sunday.
w. L. Washburn of the Platteyille
News, was in town over Sunday
James NJ. Dyer died at Platteyille
Feb. %, aged % years and 4 months.
All taxes in Lancaster unpayed by
Saturday night will be turned over TO
the county treasurer by Mr.. Wood
house.
Our club dancers had very pleas
ant meeting Friday night. The mu-
sic was good and the dancers were in
the best Of spirits.
Ritner Stephens was in our city the
latter part OF last week. He has about
concluded to move to Lancaster and
become one of our influential citizens.
Carpenters are repairing the inter
Tor of Galloway, Walker & Miller's
store, recently burned in Boscobel.
The firm expect to occupy the rooms
again on April first.
The w f. NJ. society of the NJ. E.
church will hold its usual tea Wednes-
day. March H. Business meeting at
2:30; tea served at $3.50. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Several Stars from Bloomington
participated in the meeting OF the
Lancaster Q. f. S. last Monday even
ing. They were the Doctors Glazier,
d. and Mrs NARROW, Mrs. Lewis and
Mrs. Wheeler.
A Grant County Bar association
meeting was held in Lancaster Mon
day night, but as the committee on
Schedules and Rates was not ready to
report an adjournment was taken to
Tuesday, May 9th.
volney H. Palmer, son of Alfred
Palmer deceased, a former Bos obel
boy, died at Langford, South Dakota,
Wednesday, Feb 26, 1896, aged Al
years. John Palmer of Boscobel at
tended the funeral.
The city pauper yellow cur stayed
pretty close in his kennel last week.
Only one little whine escaped him.
Wonder if his owners tied him up or
was he so badly whipped that he
could only lick his wounds and growl
at himself?
The greatest drawing card ever in
our city will appear Thursday night
of this week. Andrews opera COM
pany has drawn about 400 reserved
seats-the largest advance sale had
here of late-and yet there are more
good seats not vet taken.
T1os. Mcdonald, Sr., is quite i'll.
His trouble seems to be a general
breaking down in strength, incident
on old age after life of rugged work.
1t is not thought there is immediate
danger of dissolution, but rather that
this is the beginning of the end.
Miss Mamie Chase, daughter OF d..
Chase, residing on south Jackson
street. had the misfortune to sprain
her knee Joint in such manner as to
let out the water of the joint, which
is considered serious matter as it is
liable to make her permanent Grip
pie.
Mrs. Ed. O'Neil stopped with
friends here over Sunday on her way
from Hazel Green to her home in
Madison. She was gone four days
and attended one funeral each day
one at Hazel Green, one at Benton,
one at Cuba City and one at Platte
vile.
f. C. True of Portage City, state
secretary of the A. P. A. council, was
in Lancaster Friday night. Mr.. True
is gentleman of ability with broad
views on the important political ques-
tions of the day. We would be pleased
to hear him ADDRESS public assem-
blage in Lancaster.
Tom Brooks, son of the late at
torney, T J. Brooks, OF Boscobel,
was the successful candidate at the
cadet examination in this city last
week. Tom is worthy young man
no ..dude" blood in him-and we
are pleased at his success. Harry Gill
more of Platteville and Frank .Tuffiey
of Boscobel are alternates.
Baggageman Charley Murphy was
walking around Friday with cobwebs
in his hair and ''that tired feeling
look of man fresh from endeavors
to hang window shades and joint stove