Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-11-25

Have YOU seen Nathan's Thanks
giving Window Ii is a beauty.
r. f. Murphy and wife viii return
70 Lancaster in about two weeks after
an extended visit east.
Order your turkeys. ducks. geese,
and chickens for Thanksgiving OF j.
Nathan < Sons and get the hest for
VIM. Powers Of Bloomington suf-
tered quite a severe lc>s the first Of
the week by the burning Of barn and
grain.
State aid for high schools has
been apportioned for The year Lam
easter gets $26o as 10 all high schools
that have expended sl.00o Of more
for instruction.
How will turkey stuffed with
oysters served With cranberries and
sweet potatoes with little delicious
celery on the side, suit for Thanks
giving dinner? Leave your order at J
Nathan Il Sons.
w. S. Gulick and George We'll
lard, of Wyalusing, honored the Her
aid sanctum by friendly call last
Monday Mr.. Gulick is the county's
solid coroner and one of Wyalusing's
active and well informed young
republicans.
A professor showing his elias, a
magnet which would draw block OF
iron two feet distant asked if any OF
them ever saw more powerful one.
Yes" replied one of the class, II
know a young lady who draws me
fourteen miles every Sunday"
Prairie du Chen has organized a
lecture course for the winter-two
lectures and two entertainments for
IS cents. Lancaster ought to do
something to secure higher grade
entertainment than the ordinary trav-
cling theatre troupe furnishes.
Prairie du Chen Union: Bertha
Harris, who has been confined in Jail
here since last summer on charge Of
child murder, was found guilty by
the grand jury last Saturday of man
slaughter in the fourth degree and
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiary.
Geo. w. Goldsmith, the Herald's
ubiquitous reporter and artistic print
er, is on the sick list, laid up with a
bad tooth. He win be around all
right in day or two. The ache has
''pied" his hustling ability temporarily
but '.Goidy" is Live natter yet, you
may be sure.
Progressive euchre was the busi-
ness of about two dozen couples at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James McGoni-
gal last Monday night. A very pleas
ant evening was spent. Prizes were
awarded to Geo. f. Budd and Mrs.
Frank Schreiner. BOBBY souvenirs to
Mrs. Cronin and C. w. rockingham.
H. 6. Nathan was .lone hand win
ner.
Cashier Charles l.. Burnham, of
the defunct Edgerton bank, was ar
rested on Saturday by Sheriff Ache
son at Lake Benton, Mimi, where he
was working in sawmill for his
brother-in-law. The warrant was
sworn out by Edward Peters, one of
the depositors. 1t charges Burnham
with fraudulently accepting a deposit
of $120, when he knew the bank was
unsafe and insolvent.
w. G. Holcomb, who was await
ing trial in Iowa county for obtaining
money under false pretenses by SELL
ing school supplies which were never
delivered, broke jail at Dodgeville and
made his escape. Holcomb is big
man feet ) inches tall, ard has a
wife and child in Whitewater. The
sheriff of Iowa county offers a reward
OF $50 for his capture. Holcomb, it
is reported, swindled several school
districts.
Charles Mcdonald, arrested at
Madison for the murder Of John g..
Robinson, Of Darlington. proved an
alibi to the satisfaction OF the officers
and was released. The hearing Of
Grubb and young Dunbar. on the
same charge, opened Monday before
Court Commissioner Marshall 1t
viii be remembered that Robinson
was shot to death in the night BY
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