Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-13

-Messrs Grimm, Scott and Near
thur. asylum trustees. met IN Lancas-
ter. Wednesday. on official county
business.
John BENEFITS starts the latter
part of this week 10 reshingle and
make other improvements on his resi-
dence in this city.
John Moore. of Turkey River
Station, Iowa. is in Lancaster to-day,
having business with DR.. Cronin and
District Attorney Lowry.
The Bloomington fair people are
Offering handsome present to the
couple who will get married on their
grounds on Thursday. Sept. 10.
On Friday afternoon members of
the Congregational Sunday school will
picnic in Nathan's woods. They will
start from the church at P. NJ.
Misses Dora Watkins and Mabel
Vincent left Monday morning to at
tend the Y. P. S. f. convention at
Richland Center, Aug II and -.
John j.. Ryan, Leroy Ryan. Miss
Rene Wildman of North Andover and
Miss Fannie Jones of Boulder, Col,
were guests at C. W. Rays over Sun
day. ~
-The August number of Tainter's
magazine is out. 1t grows better
with each number and we hope it will
receive the encouragement it de-
serves.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. Of
Platteville held public services in the
City hall Sunday evening, Aug. I'd
and raised '$26 Sc for the Armenian
sufferers.
-Cassville is getting ready for the
flow of surplus water by laying a pipe
along Denniston avenue from the ar
tesian well to the waterway near the
creamery.
BY the way, we hear that there
are several gentlemen who would be
willing to be crucifed on the cross of
a county office. Our country is full
Of patriots.
The Bloomington Record has re-
duced the size Of its pages and in
creased the number to eight instead
Of four. 1t looks decidedly better in
the new form.
w. w. Thompson and his Jockey,
Geo. c. Deuton, went to Chicago
Monday to purchase another running
horse. 1t is to be flyer that will
down the multitude.
The Bon-Ton Lady Minstrel show
given in Platteville recently was
great success financially and other
wise. Whatever Platteville ladies un-
dertake they do well.
No dearth of places to 90 and
ways of spending your money at this
season of the year from now on until
snow flies. The question with most
of us is, How not to go2
-LosT-On the road between Pine
Knob and the stand pipe in Lancaster,
black silk carriage parasol Finder
can learn who the owner is by enquir-
ing at the HERALD office.
The hay fever season has opened
and it is aggravated in the case of
the average Lancaster citizens by the
knowledge that the horse trotting and
big pumpkin season is also here.
A special meeting of Minerva
Chapter o. f. S. is called by the wor-
thy matron for next Monday evening,
Aug. II, to consider business relating
to the coming district convention.
Mrs. Nettie Stearn nee Woolsten-
holme arrived here Friday from Grand
Island Neb.. with her two children.
Her husband who is in Chicago buy
ing goods, will be here on his return.
Geo. Neyins of Bloomington took
the pole early in the race for treasurer
and has maintained the lead ever
since. 1t will have to be. a speedy
goer that can pass him on the home
stretch.
Mr.. Horace Hymer Of Potosi has
been in the city this week comforting
in relation TO the sheriff candidacy.
Horace is genial gentleman who
makes friends wherever he goes. II
nominated be will add strength to the
ticket.