Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-16

moving into his office, Baxter x
Draper will hereafter entomb their
wealth in the old bank vault at the
rear Of their store.
School District No. 5. Sitter
Miss Minnie Nehls, teacher-closed
last week with a grand picnic on Sat
urday. Although the weather was
very stormy something like one hum
dred persons were in attendance and
all report pleasant time.
The Readsburg Herald winds up
an account of a man who was fined
$9.45 for disorderly conduct, with
these words so much for an in
corporated village" The encroach-
ments of civilization on the Crawford
ounty citizen is hard, sad sight.
Mayor w. H. Decker started west
Monday afternoon to look over the
country and seek out place to locate.
We hope he will find place no more
to his liking than Lancaster, and that
he will conclude to remain here after
all.
VIM. Starr, one of the oldest and
best wagonmakers in Lancaster, has
formed partnership with Jos. Cas-
per. Mr.. Starr takes charge of the
woodwork department entirely and
Mr. Casper attends to the blacksmith
ing.
At the Athletic meeting of the
High schools of Southwestern Wiscon-
sin held in Mineralpoint June 1, the
Dodgeville school won. The total
number of points was 100, of which
Dodgeville secured Sc, Darlington 43
and Mineralpoint /.
-Joeckel Bros. have leased the
Pendleton building for five years and
will move into it the FIRST of August.
The gentlemen are such square and
obliging dealers that they will pros
per in any location. They have not
yet sub-rented the Carthew- Jeide
store rooms.
Darlington Journal: A mail pack
age was lately forwarded from Gibral-
tar, Spain, to Hon. q. A. Marshall in
this city upon the back OF which was
written with red pencil, Viva Es-
pagua, Mueran los Yankees This
may be freely translated, ''Hurrah
for Spain, to HI with the Yankees. !"
Prairie du Chen Union: The
Sherman House was entered some
time last night by unknown parties
by means of cutting out a pane of
glass from a window. They took a
revolver, dollar and half in change
and lot of cigars and wine No
clue to the robbers has been obtained
Mrs. Eveline Hawkins, mother of
Mrs. Amy Colds NTH, is just recover
ing from a severe attack of measles.
She is in her 74th year. At the time
of her illness there were also sick of
measles in the house, Mrs. Amy
Goldsmith and her two sons, Reube
and Harlow, also the 11-months old
child of Mrs. Edith Goldsmith Knapp
of New York.
E. r. Wood of Sanborn, Iowa,
visited Lancaster Thursday and Fri
day on his way home from the Madi-
son reunion. Mr.. Wood was former
ly resident of Lancaster and he NOV
ed away from here on July 4, 1867
the day the soldiers monument of
Grant County was dedicated. During
the war he was a memb Der of the 2nd
Wis. volunteers.
-FOUND-Jacob Woolstenholme
found on street in Lancaster and
left at the Herald office the first of the
week, lady's pocketbook. The book
contains a small fiat key, receipt
for making Devil cake printed
ring guarantee signed by Stone Bros,
Fifth avenue, Chicago, with the fol-
lowing written upon it: "Sold to
Lima Lee, Madison. Feb. y, 1898"
and Chicago and Northwestern bag
gage check, No. 1852. local
Bloomington Record: Mrs. Car
ter and daughter Bessie of Lancaster
were Bloomington visitors Saturday.
The village board at their
meeting Monday evening completed
the organization ofthe Board Of Health
by the selection of Dir. Glasier as
health officer Elgie Ryan of
North Andover has been engaged to
clerk inJ. D. Hatch's drug store. FL
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