Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-27


George hrosskup, an aged citi-
zen and a prominent character Of
Richland Center, died on sunday,
May %. 1897.
Fred Mackey has closed his meat
market in Lancaster and on Monday
OF this week started west to look up
new location.
The friends Of the graduating
class will confer favor by sending
flowers or other gifts directly TO the
homes instead Of the opera house.
Alfalfa clover-seed is the stuff TO
sow in the bitches in the field; the
roots 90 down four or five seet ana
prevent the ground from washing
away.
The school board OF Dodgeville
have re-employed their principal,
Prof. Schuster. and all the other
teachers except one who voluntarily
resigned.
Miss Jennie Ellis. daughter of
Rev. Leroy Ellis of Patch Grove, has
been visiting for few days with the
family Of County Clerk Dickinson in
Lancaster.
L. c. McKenney OF Santa Rosa.
was in Platteville Monday and sold
his residence. He also had hand IN
the transfer OF the News from Mr..
Washburne to Mr. Dugdale.
Rev F. w. Schoenfeldt of Bloom
ington will occupy the pulpit of the
Congregational church next Sunday
morning and evening, the Rev. T. j.
Brown preaching in Bloomington.
Geo. Robinson OF Beetown, who
drives milk wagon, was taken with
a fainting spell Monday and fell from
his wagon. No serious injury but
some painful bruises were the result.
This locality experienced quite
cool weather the first of this week and
frosts in some places are reported;
but no great amount Of damage has
been done thus far to grain crops and
frdit
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Vesperman of
El!enboro started Monday morning to
Chicago. From there they go to visit
Mr.. Vesperman's uncle in Toledo,
Ohio. They will be absent about
three weeks.
MIR. Howard Abbey, an aged citi-
zen residing between Elmdale and
Burton, died Thursday, May 20. 1897,
OF dropsy. The funeral took place
Saturday at y o'clock from the Boice
Greek church
Rev r. Pengilly Of Bloomington
passed through Lancaster Monday on
his way to attend the Platteville Dis
trict Ministers Association meeting.
which took place in Benton on Tues
day and Wednesday Of this week
Printer L. c. Mckinney is evil
IDENTIFY somewhere in Wisconsin The
last issue of the Santa Clara News
says: .Mr. McKenney received tele-
gram yesterday calling him to Wis
consin and he left this afternoon
-supt Nye is one Of the committee
OF one hundred having in hand the
business Of promoting the meeting of
the National Educational association
at Milwaukee in June. ANY questions
addressed to him viii receive coulte-
Gus attention.
Grand excursion to Dubuque via
Northwestern line account Of Modern
Woodmen's picnic, leaving Lancaster
o'clock a. m, June 3. arriving in
Dubuque 10 o'clock a. M. Returning
leaving Dubuque 7;o5 p. m. same day.
Fare for round trip $1.75.
Foreman r. Trentzsch of Lancas-
ter Hook and Ladder Fire Co., in
structs US to say that there will be a
meeting of the company on Friday
night of this week and every member
who fails to respond at roll-call will
be placed on the city's poll-tax list.
Editor Judge Law OF the Shulls-
burg Pick and Cad was in Lancaster
Tuesday on business connected with
the county court. He complimented
the HERALD office with short call
ana we were pleased to meet the vet
eran journalist from lover the di-
vide
1t was not Lancaster preacher
who delivered the following beautiful