Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-03

Meyer IN this city the latter part OF
last week.
Bishop Nicholson of the Episcopal
diocese of Milwaukee recently con-
frmed class of eleven persons in
Mineralpoint.
That successful specialist, DIR.
MeElwee. viii be at the Grand Gen.
trial hotel on Wednesday, June9 Adj
vice aad consultation free.
F. A. Florine. wife and child OF
Cuba City were poisoned by eating
canned apricots. All were very sick
but fortunately all have recovered.
Senator Baxter. who delivered
the Memorial address at Dodgeville,
was the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. P.
Hooking in company with ERichard
Carter and wife.
Mrs. Frank and Miss Emma
Schreiner entertained their friends at
tea last Friday evening in honor Of
their sister Mrs. Moulton and Miss
Florence Wright both OF Two Harbors
Mimi.
The New Star Of Dodgeville con-
tains the able address delivered by
Rev. G. W. Lincoln as a Memorial
sermon in that city, May %. Rev.
Lincoln is pastor OF the Baptist church
a. Dodgeville.
On July 1st. Geo. w. Nevins will
resume his old place in the Blooming
ton postoffice. This is as it shet ID
be. Mr. Nevins is compete -.
worthy and his appointment will
meet with general favor.
An game Of baseball IS scheduled
for Platteyille, Wis, this Wednes-
day afternoon between the Lancasters
and the Normals. Both sides are
sure of winning. LArER.-On account
Of rain the game was postponed to
Thursday afternoon.
If you listen now intently at The
early blush OF dawn, you can hear
the busy mower as i shears the
grassy lawn; and if you listen closely
YOU will catch frequent hint, of re-
marks which may be forceful, but
which don't look well in print.-Echo
Sharp frosts worked some damage
in Grant County the first of the week.
In some places corn was laid flat, and
grapes are probably ruined. The
fruiu trees and potato vines suffered
greatly. Warm showers Of rain are
falling about the county this. We'd
nesday, morning
From the Dodgeville Chronicle
we learn that steps are being taken to
provide a sheriff's residence in that
city. What have our Iowa county
neighbors been doing with their sher-
iffs-keeping them in the Jail or max
ing them s'board around, old time
school teacher fashion?
Cuba City New ): One of the ex-
changes says, in speaking of game
law, that is unlawful to shoot the duck
after shutdown. In Cuba City and
almost every other place we know the
vacation OF shooting the duck is
carried on greater at night than at
any other time during the day.
At Oneida, Wis, on the 9th ult.,
Bishop Grafton Of the Episcopal
church confirmed a class of 100 Onei-
da Indians, including children, men
and women. The bishop and several
sisters of the church were met at the
train and escorted to the residence of
the Rev. Father Merrill by the Oneida
Indian brass band.
-Shullsburg Local: The Darling
ton fire department will give grand
Jubilee, Picnic and Field Day on Tues
day, June 10Th. This is fixed event
and one of the greatest days of the
year. Twenty tons OF lead, sixty
tons of sulphur and 420 tons of zinc
ore have been shipped from this sta
ton the present month.
Mrs. c. R. Showalter leaves this
Thursday morning for ten days trip
through central and northern Wiscon-
sin. She will visit Miss Portia Show
alter at Tomahawk. They will come
home together stopping on the way
for day or two at Kilbourn City to
view and explore the wonders Of the
Dalles Of the Wisconsin.
The fftieth anniversary Of Con-
gregationalism in Bloomington will