Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-21

Something over a year ago Fred
Lee OF Lancaster purchased Of Geo. f.
Groom OF Cassville fine Jersey COW
This week Fred tested the milk Of the
cow and found that it registered a
trifie over s per cent. An ordinary
COW tests per cent. Fred win 20 to
Cassville on Saturday of this week
and intends to purchase of Mr.. Groom
four more cows like the one he has.
Mr.. Dennis O'Connor OF otter
Creek, Iowa. is dead, aged 81 years.
His daughter. Mrs. Frank Doran of
Lancaster, was present at her fathers
bedside with her husband when he
passed away Mrs. Doran returned
to Lancaster on Tuesday Of this week
and as soon as matters are adjusted at
the homestead Mrs O'Connor. her
mother. will come to Lancaster and
reside with her daughter.
On Wednesday and Thursday,
Oct. p and %, the annual convention
of the W. F. NJ. 5. for Platteville Dis
trict, will be held in the NJ. f. church
at Lancaster The first session will
be held at two o'clock Wednesday p.
m, evening session at 1880; addresses
by Mrs. Halstead, Conference Sec'y. /;
Thursday, Devotional meeting 9 a.
m; Business meeting at 10 a. M. and
perhaps short session Thursday p.
m. You are cordially invited to at
tend the convention.
The Shullsburg Local records a
notable gathering which took place in
that city Oct. s, it being the district
convention of the order OF the East
ern Star. Delegates were present
from Montfort, Lancaster, Dodgeville,
Mineralpoint, Darlington, Platteville
and Monroe. During the afternoon a
reception was held at the Lodge room.
At 5 P. m supper was served. After
supper the initiatory degree work
was exemplifed by the Platteville
chapter Darlington exemplifed the
flower degree work.
Through the courtesy of Mr. II.
c. Gleason, who lives east of Lancas-
ter in North Ellenboro, the editor on
Monday received a fine jar of honey
and samples of some very choice APP
Piles that look something like Golden
Russetts, and which Mr.. Gleason called
Roxbury He says this has been a
good year for honey and that his bees
have Melted him a handsome profit
even at the low price he sells for. He
has sold several thousand pounds and
still has more. His honey is so clear
and fine looking it seems almost toe
nice TO eat.
Kisses in st. Paul are judiciallv
appraised at $25 each. Harry McIn-
tyre kissed Augusta Koempel against
her protests. She had him arrested
and the judge imposed fine of $25.
Harry was willing to give the kiss
back but the coy Augusta wouldn't
have anything to do with the pur.
Joined OSCILLATION. Ii $25 were col.
4 lected and turned into the public
treasury for every kiss taken without
the express consent of the kissee, in
Fen nimore and Platteville for in.
stance. city officials could all wear
diamonds.
-Fennimore Times Review; Miss
Mabel Anderson, sister of Mrs. ID. r
Parker of this city and formerly {
teacher ia the Fennimore public
schools, was united in marriage las
Wednesday at Ripon to Mr.. George
Taylor of Dallas, Texas. The bride
and groom, after short honeymoon
will go to Dallas to live, where the
best wishes of their numerous friend:
60 with them. =. Missionary p
Peterson ia a letter from Chicago
thanks the Fennimore people who
sent down some supplies for poor
people in that great city. He men.
tions the names of Mrs. S. Armstrong
Mrs. John Blessing, Mrs. T. Bowen
and Joe Werley. -. "A party com
posed of G. ID. Blanchard of Marion,
Rob't Dempsey of Mt. Ida and Marx
Smith of Fennimore, will start on q
hunting tour to Northern Wisconsin,
travelling by team. They will make
their headquarters in Taylor county.
-Platteville Witness: Mesdames
C. II. Nye and Geo. Budd were in the
city over Sunday, the guests of Mrs.