Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-01-02

A series OF revival meetings will be
held in the NJ. f. Church in this city
b ginning next sunday evening
r =. Merritield one Of the ablest min
listers in the Conference will assist in
the service.
Henry Grandrath formerly Of Glen
Haven. put now of Iowa City. was a
pleasant caller in Lancaster last Sat
urday. He was accompanied by
Misses Mae and Esther Duncan of
Glen Haven.
Geo. E. Groom. of Cassville. was
pleasant caller at the HERALD office
last Friday. Mr.. Groom is known
throughout this section as the owner
of one of the finest herds of Jersey
cattle in the state
"Why did / assume the shape of a
serpent when / tempted Eve?" Re
peated the Prince of Evil. .sOh, |
wished to be sure not to put my foot
in it,
Saying which he lit fresh cigar
The following persons from Grant
County attended the State Teachers
association in Milwaukee last week:
Supt. Nye and Prof. Clark, Lancaster;
Pres. Chalmers, Professors Churchill,
Wilgus, McGreger, Beck, and Misses
Gardner and Kennedy of Platteville.
and Prin. Meisnest OF Boscobcl.
Elder j w. Peterson of the Reor-
ganized Church of Jesus Christ of
i No INT n
the subject of future punishment or
hell not everlasting Come and see
his big chart. At the Baptist church
in Lancaster, Thursday night. Jan.
End, at p III. Everybody will be
made welcome.
The Congregational Ladies Mission
airy society will hold their regular
meeting on Friday afternoon at 3
O'Clock in the social room of the Con-
gregational church. Topic-Home
Missionary Work A large attend
ance is especially desired rs the reg
ular officers of the society are to be
elected at this meeting.
| The Farmers Institute To be held in
Potosi the 18th and 18th If January
Is the last one to be held in the coun-
| ty this winter and every farmer with
in access of the village should attend.
The purpose of institutes is to stimu-
late thought and in no business is
thought and knowledge more essen
| tial to the best success than in farm
ing.
!. A certain astute donkey that was
wont to boast Of his independence and
| freedom to roam at will in any field
one day found himself shut up in a
single lot surrounded by a fence so
high he feared to attempt to jump
out whereupon he stuck his long ears
and yhiskered countenance through
the rails and brayed long and loud to
make believe he was on both sides of
the fence at the same time.
The Jays were in the city last Mon
day eve. They are Jays las is jays. "
The house was comfortably filled with
an audience that were expecting some
thing good. The concert given was
of an order easily comprehended by
average music lovers and contained
nothing Objectionable. Some complaint
was heard on the street next day that
the price was little high. Should the
Jays ever visit our city again they
may depend upon having house.
A hard fought and interesting legal
battle was had in Judge Carriers
court last week between attorneys
Buchner and Gardner The case was
will contest over the Nelson Willard
estate. A son, Theo. Willard. through
his attorney H. Buchner sought to
break the will claiming that in max
ing it Nelson Willard was rnduly in
fiuenced by a daughter and was really
mentally incapable of making will.
About twenty-five witnesses were ex-
amined but the prosecutors failed to
win their case and judgement was
given to the defendant