Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-08

S@ANNH~ ~ tAta t'tttNt GIN 49, 49," -
TO nearly every body in this eommun-
ity. died Monday evening from a
stroke of paralysis Deceased was y
years Of age.
A fine driving horse was stolen
from the pasture Of John Pennock
just southwest of Bloomington in the
early part OF last week. Sheriff Hymn
er notified his deputies and other Off,
GERS at all points in this vicinity; but
nothing has been heard of the horse.
The National Teachers associa-
ton is in session in Milwaukee this
week. Prof. L. l. Clarke and his
wife, Misses Laura Barber, Ellen
Woolstenholme, Nellie Decker, Mary
Whitmore and Prof. c. H Nye Of Lam
caster are attending the meeting.
Will Brother, lineman of the
Grant County telephone, has occasion
to ride over the country great deal.
He informs us that corn, oats and rye
look splendid and will be large crop;
also that rye is promising and will
run fifteen or twenty gallons TO the
acre.
The following Odd Fellows, OF
Lancaster, attended the funeral of
MIR. Benz. Hickok in Bloomington on
Monday: Messrs. Theo. Calvin,
Montgomery Miller, Henry Thomas,
David Schreiner, Henry Nehls. Philip
Wagner, Cap. Woodward and Cap.
Schloesser.
A large number Of neatly printed
invitation cards are out which bear
the following: Mr. and Mrs. j..
Bradley request your presence at the
marriage of their daughter, Ida D. 10
Mr.. w. Charles White, Wednesday,
July IA, 1897, at u o'clock. British
Hollow, Wisconsin"
Hans Speth, of Belmont, is dead
He was one of the oldest and wealth
lest residents of La Fayette county,
and was a brother If the well known
Paul Speth, of Platteville. His
widow Is a sister of Mr.. w. +. Slew
ers, Mrs. C. H. Miller and Mrs. Julia
Claussen, of Galena.
MY mither sent me to see if you
wad gle her calendar like the ane
you gied to Mrs. Mackay," said a boy
to the grocer, '.your mother does not
get her groceries here" No" re-
piled the boy, .'but she borrows them
from Mrs. Mackay, and Mrs. Mackey
gets them frae you
ST Hubbard has a lightning in
terest calculator that he is pushing
to the front. 1t was invented by his
father, j. p Hubbard, and will cor
rectly compute any problem Of inter
est by a simple mechanical device
that does away with mistakes that
may occur in mental calculations.
"A Yale lock key with the word
security" stamped on it and a hard
ware string tied in the top was found
and left at the Herald office ten DAYS
ago, and by an oversight we failed &c
mention the matter last week. The
| owner can have the same free oil
charge by calling. The key is mum.
bered 3947.
For the benefit of our exchange,
we announce that the Methodist
church in Lancaster has no secret
room. At least fifty newspapers OF
our exchange table have it that fire
was started in the secret room O
the NJ. Z. church. 1t is blunder o
the Lancaster correspondent of tn,
Milwaukee Sentinel
We think the school meeting
made mistake tuesday night in no
providing means whereby voters MAY
have an opportunity of reading anc
studying the financial reports an,
estimates of the school officers at o.
before the time of the annual meet
ing. The estimates at least, if no
the full reports, could be published
When the case against Veteran
Casper Hardy was called in justice
McGonigal's court in Lancaster las
Thursday, July l, il was dis
missed by the district attorney on tn
part Of the state. 1t is understoo,
that henceforth there is to be cold
ness existing between Mrs Graft, 0
Sitter, and Mr.. Hardy, of Haze
Green.
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