Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02


c. j. HYDE & Son have erected
very fin new sign at their place of
business. which was sent to them by
the Racine Carriage Works. 1t is
dandy.
John Jeide Of Little Grant, has
ewe-sheep that gave birth a few days
ago to four lambs. Here's company
for Editor Roethe but not very much
cream to spare.
Bernard Mccormick OF Lancaster is
dead. He died on Wednesday. April
l at II o'clock a. m. Funeral SER
vices will be held from the Catholic
church Saturday forenoon.
a. A. Franklin. one Of Grant Coun-
tvs oldest settlers. died at his home
north OF Lancaster Tuesday, March
81, at ten O'Clock. Funeral to be at
the residence on Thursday at o'clock
p. m.
The Knights of Pythias dodge of
this city was honored on Tuesday eve
ming last by visit from the Grand
Chancellor of the state. Joseph Schre-
der, and District Deputy Bert Reed OF
Platte~ille.
Over 400 tramps have been lodged
in the Boscobel calaboose since last
November The city being situated
on a main line of the st. Paul road
catches the lions share of the pat
ronage of the uncommercisl traveller.
Seven hundred feet of 29-inch hose
arrived here Monday night and is be-
ing placed in the Lancaster FIRE house.
With plenty of water that will squirt
over everything in sight and plenty
of hose, all we are waiting for now is
a fire.
The Wisconsin consistory, Scottish
Rite Masons, conducted a class
through various thigh degrees" in
Milwaukee last week. Prof. Duncan
MeGregor OF Platteville was member
of the class and enjoys the distin-
guished honor Of being a thirty-sec-
ond degree mason.
Five ears Of choice Buggies, Carri-
ages, Surveys and all kinds of road
wagons just received at HYDE & Sons
large warehouse in Lancaster. The
largest and finest line OF goods Of this
kind ever brought to southwestern
Wisconsin Call and see them BY all
means before purchasing elsewhere.
Ray Walker and Evans Nye render
ed some fine music on a mandolin and
guitar at the central for the enter
tainment Of the patrons Of the tele-
phone. on Monday evening". A num-
ber of places were called up and
among them Patch Grove who an
swered that they could hear the mus
ic distinctly. We hope the boys will
favor US again.
Palm Sunday was observed by the
Roman Catholic and Episcopal church
es on Sunday last. In the Episcopal
church the altar and chancel were
beautifully decorated with palms.
Music appropriate TO the day was
rendered by the choir and an able
sermon by the rector, Rev. Dr. Ed
wards, was greatly enjoyed by the
congregation.
A bevy Of pretty girls from Potosi
frightened the HERALD Office by a
brief visit one day last week. They
the mysteries of the press
and composing rooms, sampled Girls
wold's spring water from our Office
loving cup, cast bewitching chances
at our gentlemanly compositors and
were gone. The only drawback to
their visit was that our stylish job
printer was unable to tell a font of
type from shooting stick for two
hours after their departures The
young ladies were the Misses Bertha
Long, Ollie Long, Ida Gelbach, Rboda
Cenfeld and Minnie Ostermier Come
again, ladies.
Beach Cover and Thode HOLSTER
have been at work on the La Crosse |
Badger. The paper failed few days
ago and its large force Of printers,
unable to collect back wages, were
left in distressing financial circum-
stances. The printers got upa Badger
benefit show on which they realized
money to get the stranded
printer boys out Of town; but three
Of the printers who had charge of the
benefit fund.- suddenly disappeared,
taking the money with them. They
were tracked to Winona and Des
Moines where the trail was lost amid
beer kegs and can can shadow dancers.