Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-29

SAAANA AtAS AuAASAotN III A-Ctu
Creek last sunday at noon by Rev. G.
W. Lincoln. A large number Of peo-
pie were present to witness the solemn
ordinance. The baptised are Mrs. NJ.
5. Trowbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Starr.
The Odd Fellows lodge at Shulls-
burg passed the fiftieth milestone of
its existence last Monday. a public
celebration OF the event was held DUR
ing the afternoon and evening consist
ing OF music. short speeches. a his
tory OF the lodge and an address by j.
B. Simpson.
We have heard OF fishermen losing
a great many things-such as hooks.
lines, bait and extra large fsh-but
the Mineralpoint Tribune reports the
loss to party Of fishermen from that
city Of keg Of beer. They must
have been looking at the air-ship when
it rolled away
Melvin Goodrich, who has been a
valued and efficient employee in the
HERALD office for a year, has taken a
vacation. He is in northern Iowa
visiting relatives at present and may
conclude to locate permanently there.
Melvin is a good, Industrious boy and
we wish him the best success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Better Of
Patch Grove and their bright little
daughter were in the city the first Of
the week and attended the Reynolds
TAYLOR wedding while here. Al
though Mr. Better is out OF office he
still takes lively interest in political
affairs and keeps well posted on both
local and general politics.
Mr.. Ernest Bradley, student of
Ripon college. preached very inter-
esting and eloquent discourse on
The Historical Christ in the Con-
gregational church last Sunday even
ing, in consequence of which the SER
mon announced for that time-viz:
The Lords Supper" will be deliv-
cred next Sunday evening at the usual
hour
County Clerk Churchill has a
white owl in his room in the court
house which his brother sent from
South Dakota. 1t is stuffed and
mounted and is beauty. We sup
pose Fon Moore of Platteville will be
right over after it as soon as he reads
this, as we remember that he lost a
white owl some years ago and has not
really been his old self since.
j. 0. Hoskins and Capt. Josiah
Hall of Calumet, Mich, were in Lam
caster Monday and Tuesday Mr..
Hall had been in Hazel Green and Ga
lena visiting old friends and the gem
tlemen were on their way home. The
captain resided in Beetown from 1880
to 1868 and was manager of the Pitts
burg mining company. His old friends
were delighted to see him. He is now
inspector of mines for Houghton
county Mich
MIR. John Hurley babe his Lancas-
friends good-bv last Monday. He
contemplates joining some one of
the brotherhoods of the Catholic
church. and may not return to Grant
county. He viii visit for short time
in Dubuque, Iowa, after which he will
visit his mother. brother, and sister
in Jackson, Nebraska From there
he goes to Kansas City Kansas to see
James Carmody,a former Grant coun-
ty man.
Iowa County Democrat: At the
Dodgeville city council meeting held
April 10, the newly elected major.
John Nj. Reese, read his message. He
boldly stands for the strict enforce
ment of the Sunday law, and for the
suppression Of gambling. He says,
minors should not be permitted to
frequent the saloons, and should not
hesitate to recommend to the council
the revoking OF license when minors
are furnished liquor BY any saloon
keeper"
Chas. Belscamper started west on
Monday OF this week by team. He has
money and is DESTROYS OF engaging in
business of some kind somewhere and
has gone into Iowa to look up loca-
ton. He was accompanied by j. W.
Altizer as far as Dubuque, where
Billy" viii take the cars for Colora-
do and eventually exDpcts m land in