Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-09-03

Frank b. Doran, the skillful man
ager Of the Lancaster marble works,
! viii be united in marriage TO Miss
Alice o'Connor on Sept l6. 1896. The
marriage viii take place at Ottar
Greek. Is miles from Dubuque. Rev.
Father Claby officiating. The bride
elect is the daughter of Dennis O'Con-
nor, wealthy farmer of Ottar Greek.
The newspaper man should have
been the first to discover that he car
ries life-preseryer III bis Iced pencil.
But he wasn't 1t was i tramp sailor
at Cape May. who. when his beat up
set, saved his life by sticking ; lead
pencil into the npturnes- craft. aud
j Thus securing a hold sufficient 10 sup
port him until help arrived some
hours later
The barnboys at Overs stable
have cat with six large kittens.
They are long. hungry. spry old
fashioned eats Of many colors. war
ranted not TO have fits. Anybody
needing cat with perfectly sound
constitution and a horrible appetite
should apply at once as the old cat
is worn into shadow with hustling
grub for the large family
Born: In Elenporo on Tuesday.
Aug. &c, 1896, to Mr.. and Mrs. Burr.
a daughter. This item appeared in
the HERALD last week, giving the
credit of the baby to Mr.. and Mrs.
David Robinson, when it properly be-
longed to Mr. and Mrs. Burr. The
news came over the telephone and
mistakes will occur in the best regu-
lated printing offices as well as fami-
lies.
Last Saturday night a silver club
was formed at Shutdown with q mem-
bers. Gum Miller says two-thirds of
them are republicans. The club will
meet every two weeks, their next
night OF meeting being one week from
this coming Saturday night. Mr.
Miller also informs us that there will
!, also be silver club formed in Bee
town Saturday night if nothing inter-
} feres.
Henry Knoble, who went to Green
Bay to get outside the hayfeyer belt.
writes back that people there have
the hayfever now, so he moved on to
: a town 100 miles further north, where
board is S14 week and a man of or
binary means cannot get cured of the
: fever because he is forced to sleep on
the hayscales. However, Henry has
concluded to stay with them for
while.
-Jehiel Hyde and Geo. Boise were
at Griswoid's mill Sunday and from
below the mill they cut and brought
home one of the tall weeds that are
growing there luxuriantly and ia
great numbers. The weed looks like
, a hemp stalk, is perfectly straight and
16 feet long. They also have short
-er one which they had cut few days
before. They are drying them for
fishing poles.
As the passenger train on the Chi
eago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
was leaving Prairie du Chen Monday
morning the drawbridge owned br
: Staner & Co. was not raised owing to
neglect, and in consequence the engine
was derailed as well as losing the
smokestack and bell. The train was
crowded with veterans for the g. A. r.
encampment at st. Paul. but fort
unately all escaped serious injury.
t The fair for 1896 opening at Min
eral Point next Tuesday, will surely be
the best ever known on those popular
/ grounds if the weather is favorable.
The improvements made for the ac-
com modation and CO. enience of at
pendants and exhibitors are 50 extern
: sive and the attractions offered are so
great, that nothing but the elements
Of nature can prevent a highly salts
factory meeting. The program for
each day insures amusement Of the
first ordea.
Next Sunday morning Mr.. Joseph
Phillipson goes from Lancaster to Du-
buque. From there he goes east and
finally south to his home in Vincsn-
mes. Indiana. The gentleman came
here few months ago a very sick