Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-09-24

There is fine eightroom dwell.
ing for rent in the western partofsthe
\ city For.further information call at
! residence Of owner, Ms. Fannis3Dup-
can, on corner of Tayrof and Hickory
stEeets.
EGolnar Bros Circus, which viii
exhibit here Tuesday. Sept. 20, comes
very strongly recommended by the
public and wherever they have been.
Let all turn out and make a grand
holiday.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
ofathis place are planning to present
under the leadership of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rodenbaugh, of Platteville, dramati-
cation of Longfellow's beautiful story
of Evangeline.
Joe Bailie lost a new buggy at the
fair grounds on the last day OF the
Grant County fair. He unhitched
the team from the vehicle and when
he returned to it to go home the bug
gy was gone and an old one was left
in its place.
Married: BY Rev. Challinor at the
Parsonage in Hazel Green, Sept 10,
Mr.. Benson Bell of Seymour and Miss
Anna +. Hatfield of Benton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clemus of Cuba City attended
themr They will reside on the
groom's farm near Darlington.
-SEMI-ANNUAL OPENING. Grand
Fall and Winter opening at Miss B. J.
Schloesser's, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Oct. /, 2, and 3. Large
line of French pattern hats and bon
nets. Every body cordially invited to
attend. Prices reasonable. 33w2
Does the editer-of the Platteville
Advocate mean that he has reformed?
He says: The Advocate will con-
tinue to, watch with interest future
caucuses and moreover will always
stand for the fair fight, an honest ball
lot and positively no more corruption.
Record: George Halsey, a young
son of Rev. A. c. Halsey, was quite
badly hurt oy the family horse last
Sunday. When found he was uncon-
scious with bad bruises on the head
and leg. 1t is supposed that the
horse knocked Linn down and then
stepped on him. He is getting along
albright.
Bloomington Record: Miss Car
RE Tornowske guessed nearest the
Number of nails in quart jar and
consequently is in possession of fine
heater from F. H. Fischer's hardware
store. There were 1890 nails in the
jar; Miss Tornowske guessing 1899
Quite a number guessed 1900. Guess
es ranged from $50 to II, 800.
Crawford county republicans at
recent convention made the following
nominations: Sheriff, I. 7. Sine;
County Clerk, E. G Briggs; Treasur-
er. Fred Lewis; Register of Deeds, J.
V. Galloway; Clerk of Court, n. S.
Bull; District Attorney, A. II. Long;
Surveyor, A. l.. Hurlbut; County SUI
perintendent, f. f. Brindley; Assem-
/ blx-naan I n Dav;dsoa
= On quarter section of land an
| enterprising Kansas firm viii establish
1000 black cats and 5000 rats on
which to feed the cats. 1t is estimat-
ed the cats will increase $1,000 in
two years, and black-cat skins are
worth Sl.00 each. The rats will null
tiply five times as fast as the cats.
The rats will be used to feed the cats
and the skinned cats to feed the rats.
Thus has perpetual motion been dis
covered at last
Mr.. L. NJ Okey the president Of
the Cassville Bank writes the HERALD
that report is in circulation abe ut
Cassville that the republican party
has ordered him to not loan any more
money until after election and he wish
IS Us to publish for him that the story
is positively and unqualitiedly false.
1t is surprising that there should be
found anyone so gullible as to believe
rumors % manifestly absurd but that
there are a few such makes it wise
and necessary to contradict even the