Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-23


VIM. Belscamper is building
kitchen 3 his his residence in this
city.
Mrs. Nettie NJ. johnson was one
Of the Bloomington fair visitors here
last week
Mrs. E. Stewart Of Glen Haven
visited several days last week with her
daughter. Martha Stewart, in this
city.
w. H. Bennett, editor of the
Mineralpoint Tribune, called at the
Herald office while in the city last
week.
-Delos Abrams has just started to
build good barn on his premises in
this city a. Blackburn is doing the
carpenter work.
Miss B. j. Schloesser win be in
Chicago next week to purchase goods
to complete her large stock of Fall
and Winter millinery.
Mrs. Geo. Lumpkin OF Missouri
is here visiting friends this week. She
is accom- panied by Mrs. Wallace
Goodman of Patch Grove.
Geo. A. Walker has just started
to build barn on his farm south of
Lancaster. 1t is to be S6x52, 20-foot
posts, and will cost about 5000.
-Messrs. w. P. Richardson, j. T
Webb Anton Wilhelm, j. S. Wright.
and W. f. Howe and wife went to the
Milwaukee state fair this, Wednesday.
morning.
On Tuesday Ed W.Austin sold to
Paul Humphrey and he shipped to
Chicago "a head of steers that averag-
ed 1900 pounds each. They filed
three cars.
The mass meeting Of the young
people of the Baptist church and con-
gregation last Sunday evening was
adjourned until next Sunday evening
at o'clock when the story of We'll
come Church will be completed
Poultry buyers from New York
city are filing two large poultry pal
ace cars at the depot in Lancaster to-
day. One of the cars has printed in
large letters on the side its name,
1.-The Hawk In .'skins" this local
ity Of chickens all right.
The Free Methodist conference
held at Baraboo last week came to a
close Sunday night. The following
appointments were made for Platte
vile district: j. Coleman, district
elder. Platteville. Cuba City and
New Diggins, J. Ferguson Arthur;
Montfort and Livingston, j. j. Jones;
Werley and Boscobel, H. w. Hills.
-Thos. Turner has Just started to
build house on lands purchased of
Geo. Stewart near the residence of j.
Philips in the southern part of the
city. 1t is to be 24x26, Is feet high.
with wing 14x16, 10 feet high. 1t
will have porches and be finished in
hardwood. A fine modern house, to
cost about 81, 400. Carpenters Hen
kle & Raukauf are doing the work.
Read the continued story on the
inside of this issue. If you fail to do
so you will miss the opportunity of a
life time. This is not a rehash of
nickel library yarns; but it is of the
highest order Of romance. Follow the
three brave boys-Anne, Croisette
and Marie-in their perilous adven-
lures in trying to save the life of
Catharine's lover, NJ. de Pavannes.
Miss Gertrude Styled and Mr..
VIM. X. X. Smith, of Chicago, were
married at her home in Galena We'd
nesday evening, September Is Mrs.
Smith is well known in this city as a
charming young lady. Mr.. Smith is
son of Col. A. T. Smith, U. S. A.
Immediately after the ceremony they
left for their home in Chicago.
Just now there are floating
around in the press the opinions, or
rather the dogmas, Of two medical
experts regarding mosquitoes. One
of these is to the effect that the mos
quito is fond Of malaria and does not
bite any one who has not malaria in
his blood. The other is that the mos
quito itself is suffering from malaria
and inoculates its human victim with
the pesky germs Of malaria.