Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-07-22

baseball.
Henry Joeckel, Of Winterset,
Iowa, one of the enterprising firm of
Joeckel Brothers, visited in the city
last week.
Several of the sick in the city
have been worse during the past
week, notably Mr.. McNair and Mr..
VIM. Alcorn. Both are quite low.
The following young men are
camping on the Mississippi at Gamers
landing: Jonn Henkle, Hugh orion,
Ed. Altizer. Clarence Calvert, Harry
Coombs. Oscar Jeide. Andrew Brown
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The annual convention of the c.
f. Union will be held in this city Aug.
10-11. An interesting program will
be presented at that time. Further
notice will be made before the meet
ing.
-Clothier VIM. F Joeckel goes to
Chicago next week to buy new goods.
He will meet their buyers from the
Lake Mills and Winterset stores and
together they will make selections for
the three stores.
The families of John Philips,
George Rudersdorf, George Govier,
Win and Annie Nauert, and number
of other persons picnicked with ham
Knocks and table delicacies at Griswold
spring on Sunday.
The following constituted picnic
party last Thursday; Helen Reed,
Harry Carthew, Leta Kinney, Paul
Howe, Lollie Carter, Newell Garner,
Jessie Decker, Geo. McGonigal, Bessie
Clementson, Evans Nye.
The running horse Kingfisher
broke leg while exercising on the
track at Darlington one day last week,
and was shot to end his misery. He
was owned by John Gallagher Of
Shullsburg and was promising ami
NAL.
Rev Allen Burleson of San An
tonia, Texas. is visiting in Lancaster.
He preached very eloquent sermon
at the Episcopal church Sunday
morning. DR.. Edwards preached in
the evening in his usual excellent
manner.
-McClure's magazine for August
will contain dialect poem by James
Whitcome Riley; characteristic poem
of the ''rail'' by Warman; and poem
on what is, perhaps, the greatest of
the questions of the hour, by Albert
Bigelow Paine.
Was your baby in our last baby
groupP If not, why not bring it in
for photos now, the best time in the
year? Don't wait until it gets sick
and then rush in. Sick babies do
not take the best photos. NATIONS
STUDIO. South Side Park.
Rev. d. NJ. Sinclair will be at
Monona Lake over next Sunday, and
has made arrangements with Prof.
H. Z. johnson to occupy the pulpit
in the morning, and Rev. Will Stone
in the evening. The morning theme
will be 1.-The Pilgrims Land Against
Abraham's -
The soldiers monument in the
court yard presents very beautiful
appearance since it has been repaired
and cleaned. Honrich and Lehner
certainly did an excellent job and for
a reasonable price. The monument
looks as bright and clean as when
first put up.
The Barnum & Bailey show paid
the Milwaukee company 5000 to haul
its 90 cars to Dubuque. The money
was all in silver dollars. A baker in
Dubuque, Mulgrew. furnished the
circus people with 1900 loaves Of
bread, and doughnuts, rolls and pies
in like proportion.
Born-In Lancaster, Saturday
morning, July II, 1897, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Walton, a daughter.
Harry is so tickled and proud that
the boys say he had his own picture
taken three times Saturday afternoon.
Miss Walton is very promising little
lady and deserves first place in the
next Watton's baby group.
The Boscobel newspaper says that
young man from Platteyille and a
young woman from Lancaster were