Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-11-04
SHORT LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Grover Newman visited St. Louis
last week.
VIM. Beers of Beetown was in
town today.
THE Police" at Platteville now
wear full uniforms.
Flags now float at the two school
houses in Lancaster.
Ezekiel Cudney is dead at Blue
River, aged 76-years.
MIR Lee Greer of Bloomington
visited Lancaster Sunday.
Bloomington school boys have
organized foot ball team.
A lodge of Knights of the Globe
has been instituted at Hazel Green.
There will be dance in Cass-
vile Friday evening, November 9Th.
Miss Anna Lowry is visiting
friends in Platteville for a few days.
II will do paper hanging next
week for 10 and 15cts roll.-P. n.
REED.
W. L. Washburn has returned
from Vandalia, H., to his home in
Platteville.
Mrs. Anton Semester, who has
been seriously i'll since last Friday, is
somewhat better.
MIR. VIM. Alcorn has recovered
sufficiently to be able to take short
walks about town.
The corner stone of Boscobel's
new school house was laid last week
without ceremonies.
John Pennock is just completing
a large barn in Bloomington. The
first story is of stone.
The Baptist church in Lam
caster is being papered in an artistic
manner by Geo. Budd.
Mr.. Clyde Ryan has recovered so
as to be able to resume his duties in
the Lancaster high school.
Rev. LeBaron has improved his
place on Jackson street by painting
his new barn and wood shed.
A shouting anarchist in Chicago
proposes to hang all the rich editors.
Nobody in danger out this way
There will be a public dance at
Reeds opera house next week Friday
night, Nov. y. Tickets 80 cents.
Mrs. j. H. Miles of Tripoli, Iowa,
daughter-in-law of John Miles, is Wis
iting in Lancaster for few weeks.
Fire at Dodgeville last Friday
morning destroyed barn owned by
Mrs. NJ. Roberts and valued at 81, 1000.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. 5. r. Greene Friday after
noon.
Mail Agent Rashe Hubbell of Bos-
cobel was in town Tuesday and We'd
nesday looking over our waterworks
and other sights.
Mrs. Jas. McGonigal very nicely
entertained several scores of her lady
friends at tea Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings of last week.
This week marks the end of the
first quarter of the school year for the
Lancaster schools, and pupils and
teachers are buffeting bravely the
waves of examinations that roll over
them.
Notice what c. H. Basford & Co.
have to say about their special cloak
sale on Nov. II. Better wait until
you can examine their line of cloaks
before purchasing for the winter. 1t
will be a chance to get just what you
want at a reasonable price and should
not be missed.
Rev. F. o Barr, recently appoint
ed by conference to the German NJ. E.
church IN Sitter, preached his open
ing sermon last Sunday morning to
large and appreciative audience. Mr.
Barr is cultivated gentleman. "a
years of age, AID no doubt the church
viii prosper greatly under his enthu-
siastic administration.
Read the announcement of Dun
can and Stephens in another column.
They have opened up first class iv-
erv barn and ask share OF the pu
lies patronage. The firm is expe- :
enced and reliable and can be Deepen
ed upon to attend faithfully to tie
wants of their patrons.