Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-12-30

evening, January 5. Matters OF inn
portance viii be discussed and a full
attendance is desired.
News has reached the city of the
death OF VIM. Powers of Bloomington.
Mr.. Powers was a man OF considerable
wealth wso owned large farm lying
between Bloomington and Patch
Grove. He was well known through
out all that country.
The Christian Endeavors of this
city gave a very pleasant social Tues
day evening in the social room Of the
Congregational church. Although
the attendance was small, all went
away well pleased with the evenings
entertainment. The proceeds amount
e / to about $500.
= Casper Fritz. of Fennimore, had
the misfortune recently, while taking
heavy barrel OF flour into the cellar
OF Hinn's store, to get his right hand
smashed against the stone wall. Sew
eral bones were broken and the acct
dent may result in the partial dis
ability of the injured member.
Mrs. James Atkinson Of North
Andover and Mrs. Ray of this city
made the Herald office pleasant visit
..iust fore Christmas. Mrs Akin
son was on her way home from Benton
where she had been to attend the fun
eral OF Solomon Harker whose cbit-
uary notice is in another column.
This is the season of the year
when horses should be well blanketed
after drive. Nothing can be more
brutal than to drive horse until il
becomes warm and is wet with per-
spirabion and then tie it 90 a post
where the wintrv blasts have full play
on it Blanket your horse, whether
in or out of the barn.
-4bne who has figured it up says
two drinks of whisky cost a pound
and "a half of beefstesk; two beers, a
dinner of mutton chops; one cocktail,
an egg plant or head OF caulihower.
''W.hat will you take, Charlie?' stands
for a nice oyster stew for the whole
family on Sunday morning; set EN-
ur ;again!'' means s@garin the house
foE a month.
MIR. Francis Baker, ,of Dodgeville
brother of the esteemed citizen, Henry
Baker, of Lancaster, died at his home
December 16, 1897, at the advanced
age of so years. Deceased was s
highly respected Citizen and had lived
in Dodgeville for eleven years. H,
was member of the M. f. churci
from which his funeral was preached
on the 10Th inst
Last week an order of Rathbcno
Sisters was instituted in Mlneralpoin
| by Grand Chief Mrs. (Ocea Basford, o.
this city. The lodge was started with
twenty Sisters and eighteen Knights
Mrs. Villa Penhallegon is Most Excel
lent Chief. In the evening the Sis
tiers initiated the knights, after which
followed an excellent banquet. Mrs
Basford was entertained while in tha
city at the home of Mrs John j. Pen
hallegon.
MIR. Edgar Phinney, of Livings
tom, Mont. is visiting in Grant county
after an absence of several years
While in Lancaster last week he made
the Herald a pleasant call. Edgar i.
son Of Mr.. Henry Phinney, of Glen
Haven. He is in the employ of the
Northern Pacific railway company
His many friends viii be pleased tc
know that he is in good health and
prosperous.
John Burns will probably reopen
his Racket store in few days. He
will wait until the stock lis looked
over with view of determining the
amount of insurance money due him
Mr. Reed does not feel like putting up
good building on the corner while So
many frame buildings stand in the
block next to it. The risk from fire
is too great. He WILL for the present
at least, cut down the burnt building
to one story and put on new roof.
Mr.. Reed Is fitting up rooms in the
Opera House block for dental parlors
and will soon be as well prepared for
work as ever. Miss Hannnm has her
Office there, also.
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