Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-21

Even though you have your own
decidedly blue moments it is a blessed
thing to know you have the power of
cheering others.
The people who are least chart
table for the faults and frailties Of
others are oftentimes the ones whose
own characters would lily stand an
investigation.
MIR. Geo. Wiederhold of Dickey
vile, one of the leading men Of South
Grant, visited the. county seat on
Monday and honored the HERALD
Office by friendly call
One Of cur neighboring cities
congratulates itself on being ..com-
paratiyely free from worthless
tramps" Wonder what Kind Of
tramps they have there2
Any person wishing to have new
cane seats or backs put in Office chairs,
rocking chairs, ordinary chairs or
dining chairs, leave orders with Geo.
Reynolds, furniture dealer. 50w2
An exchange in giving advice to
husbands says: Don't be misery nor
tiirt with liberty Well, who would
want to tlirt with liberty" when the
world is so full of pretty women?"
Mrs. DR.. Glasier and Mrs. Joe
Donnelly of Bloomington were in the
city the first of the week and took in
Damon and Pythias while here. They
honored the HERALD office with brief
call.
Classes in Physical Culture will
begin Saturday afternoon, Jan. %. at
the City opera house. Ladies' class
at , o'clock; children's class ircluding
dancing at O'Clock. The dancing
club at 1880.
Mrs. John Jergerson Of Highland
committed suicide by hanging her
self to a beam in a stable, Jan. H.
Dependency caused by the extreme
poverty OF her family is assigned as
the cause Of the deed.
We hardly need call attention to
the .'ad" Of Harry Walton on the last
page of this paper. 1t speaks for it
self. Mr.. Walton is superior to all
competitors in his line. 1t will in
terest yod to read what he has to say
Before our esteemed Platteville
neighbors boast so much about that
wet hole in the ground they should
visit the Griswold spring and take a
draught from the abundance OF that
gushing fountain whose waters are a
pure and sparkling nectar fit for the
gods.
"A message to- the HERALD from
Cassyille says: We started to harvest
our ice crop today. Mrs. H.
Davis has been sick for over week
and does not yet show improvement.
On Monday, Jan. IS, 1897, daugh
ter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Bernhardt.
The Bloomington and Blakes'
Prairie Congregational churches will
celebrate their fiftieth anniversary
April 10, 1897. Committees have
been appointed to arrange for suit
able celebration. The general COM
mittee is Rev. Schoenfeld, C. w.
Stone and Augustus Tubbs.
1t is rather unusual to find enough
OF one family to fill set at a dancing
party but last week at the party at
Reeds opera house Joseph Nathan,
Sr., H. c. Nathan, j. c. Nathan and
Jay Nathan were all on the floor at
once and in the same set. There
were still few Nathans left to watch
them keep proper step to the music.
Cards are out announcing the
Silver wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. James Bradbury of Middle
ton, S. d. Mrs. Bradbury is the
daughter of Mrs. Jane Petty Of Cass-
vile and both she and her husband
have many friends in Grant county
who extend congratulations on the
occasion of celebration of twenty
five years Of happy, prosperous mar
ried life.
One Of the most delightful
dancing parties ever given in Lancas-
ter was held last week in Reeds opera
house under the management of Mr..
V. L. Showalter The music fur
nished by the Baraboo orchestra was