Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-01


seribed now refuse to pay. Suit viii
be brought against them.
Mrs. To Brown and her daughter
Eta went to Canada on Monday to
spend the summer. Rev. Brown ac-
companied them as far as Waupun,
returning here this Wednesday even
ing.
The Odd Fellow picnic at Barne-
weld on Tuesday OF this week was
largely attended Conductor Sweat
reports IS from Platteville, 25 from
Rewey and 10 from Livingston on his
Galena train bound for the picnic.
Prof Clark has the satisfaction of
knowing that ten students who grad
uated from the high schools Of Lam
caster and Dodgeville when be was
principal have this year completed
courses IN higher institutions of
learning
-Born-In Ellenboro, June IS,
1897, to Mr.. and Mrs, Allen Graves, a
son. In Lancaster, June %, 1897, to
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Dixon Fields, a
daughter. In Lancaster, June %,
1897, % Mr.. and Mrs John Black
burn, a s,n.
-Dodgevi4 and Mineral Point
will both celebrate on July 9Th Both
towns are red-hot angry at each other
both claiming to be first to set the
date, and the chances are that per-
son visiting either town viii get his
moneys worth
Henry Hoskings, of Dodgeville,
was killed by lightning in his barn
yard. The Star in describing it says:
''Soon after he left the house a heavy
crash of thunder and bolt of light
ming came. Over here in Grant
county the lightning usually comes
first.
No more presents or remembran-
ces of any kind can be received by
convicts in the Waupun state prison
after July /. When this announce
ment was made to the prisoners they
expressed their disapproval by misses.
1t is not known what brought about
the new order.
A lady's dress will not fit unless
her corsets fit. Mary Wilhelm an
nounces to the ladies Of this vicinity
that she has taken the agency for a
perfect-ftting corset. You have her
take your measure, she sends it to
the factory where corset is made es-
pecially for you.
&c. H. Lewis and wife, and their
nephew, Goddy Bell, Of Potosi, left
Tuesday for an outing of two months,
visiting Utah, Colorado, Washington,
California and probably will see the
snow-capped mountains Of Alaska.
Mr.. Bell and wife, formerly of Potosi,
but now rich mine owner, will join
them.
Other gardeners may do well, but
Anton Schmitt can always be depend
ed upon to grow fruit and vegetables
Just little finer and better than anv
one else. Through his courtesy the
editors table was graced the other
day with strawberries that were mar
wells for size and beauty. Twenty
eight OF them made full quart.
MIR. Joseph Philipson, Of
Vincennes. Indiana, came to Lancas-
ter Saturday afternoon to see his son
Lee Philipson. He expects to remain
here all summer and may stay with
us over winter He would be pleased
to reside at Lancaster permanently,
but says our winters are hard on an
old man. He is stopping at the Lam
/ caster house.
"A Galena paper makes consider
able sport Of the excited men in Ian
caster who brought screen doors to
protect firemen. Last Monday there
was an old fashioned circus at Galena
and some OF her oldest citizens ran M
against the old shell game and three
card monte graft and dropped many
dollars Of their good money. Gale
mas citizens should have screen doors
to protect them.
The time-honored fake Of scalded
arms has given way to new imposi-
ton that Of cancer on the hand.
The palm Of one hand is filled with
salve and when displayed with the
fingers crossed in the proper position
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