Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-02-11

We are III receipt "a tAtlt kl>t OF tn
gagements for February. part Of
March. Every evening is taken
They are in Fox Lake the 18th. Wan
pun the Y. Baraboo the Il. Galena
the IA, Laul ster the 18th and 10th
The Madison State JouruaI de-
tends the use Of slang phrases on
account Of their breezy robustness"
aud the accuracy Of thought they
contain. The robustness" may be
all right bur it Is the lack OF accuracy
in thinking that gives rise to slang
The person who thinks clearly and
accurately has no occasion 10 use
slang phrases.
Mrs. James McBrien has pur-
chased OF John Burns the restaurant
and bakery business located one door
east of Schreiner's store New goods
HAYS been sent for and the place will
be run in tirst-class style. In an ,ad'
in this paper your patronage is res
pectfully solicited. We do not hest
tate in assuring you that Jimmie
will serve you exactly right
st, Agnes Guild Of the Episcopal
church viii serve an oyster supper
on Wednesday night Feb. Il, (the
second night of the X. P. minstrel
entertainmenD from to o'clock in
the early evening and from II to l
o'clock or later. They will occupy
the lower rooms of the Jeide-Carthew
block, two doors north of the HERALD
office. A cordial invitation to all.
In the eleven years of Judge Car
ter's administration there has never
been dollar lost to any heir through
the wilful mismanagement or default
Of an administrator orexecutor. neither
has any minor child or person OF IN
sound mind under guardianship ever
lost any thing through the defalcation
of a guardian nor has any bondsman
ever had to make good any losses on
account of mismanagement or embez-
element by executors, administrators
or guardians.
Courier: Hon. NJ. H. Barnum,
member of assembly, lawyer and edi-
tor at WARSAW, Wis, spent Sunday
with his wife and daughter at the
Park Hotel in Richland Center. Mr.
B. was imprisoned at Richland Cen
ter year ago on charge of criminal
Islander, for publishing letter pur-
porting to have been written by a
woman formerly residing in Richland
Center. 1t is evident that the Wau-
sau legislator intends to develop
something of further interest to the
Richland county people,
Lovers of the Russian Novelist,
Tolstoi will be pleased to hear the
Rev. n. l. Rubinkam of Chicago, des-
cribe his ideals in a lecture to be de-
livered in the Congregational church,
Thursday evening, Feb. 18th. Come
prepared, by review of his novels.
to enjoy the rich intellectual feast
that will be spread before rs by a
Master Chef. ..Tolstoi and his Ideals
is the theme. The bell will ring five
minutes before the lecture begins
which viii be in the neighborhood Of
eight o'clock, Single admission 25c.
One Of the most delightful even
ing parties Of the season was pro-
gessive euchre at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Nathan, Thursday OF last
week. 1t was the occasion OF their
eleventh anniversary and their friends
were invited in for an evening of
merry-making. Cards were the or
der OF the evening until about eleven
o'clock, when a splendid supper was
served After supper prizes were
awarded to the winners and to those
who had made the poorest record.
Mrs. Whitney and Mr.. Needham Sc
cured the head prizes and Mr.. Baldwin
and Mrs. Geo. Van de Wall the others.
By wire from Glen Haven this
Wednesday afternoon:-Ice crossing
on river splendid now. Henry
Cortland is having his wood sawed to-
day with power saw. . Peter
Bloom lost horse yesterday. 1t fell
dead after dinner with every indica-
tion of having sustained a stroke Of
appoplexy. - Our two grain buy
ers, j. L. Orr and j. Tate. are kept