Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-09-15

nesota.is visiting in the county. Mr..
McGhan is one Of Grant county's old
settlers. having lived on farm near
Fennimore for many years.
There was a highly beneficial two
days meeting at Hurricane last Sat
urday aud Sunday. Rev. Macs was
in charge, assisted by number Of
persons from surrounding places.
Mrs. Ira Bellows has gone to
Waukon to visit her son Walter.
She will make some exhibits at the
fair there. She expects also to visit
her son Bert at Monroe before return
ing.
There is special ten day sale on
buggies now at repository Of z. W.
Knapp & Son, which will end Satur-
day night, Sept. II; $4,000 road wag
ons now selling at $500. Don't
miss it.
Don't miss the special sale on
buggies at repository OF G. w. Knapp
& Son Lancaster fair week. Win sell
on time and make liberal discount for
cash; hot time and great slaughter
in prices.
Special sale on buggies for ten
days at repository Of c. W. Knapp &
Son. Great bargains every day. $50
road wagons going at $25 and every
thing down the line of buggies cut
accordingly. Sow2
Mrs. Laura Wagner has removed
from Lancaster to Chicago where her
parents reside. Her goods were were
shipped shipped Tuesday. The house
where she lived on Adams street is
offered for rent
Mrs. w. j. Wright and daughter
Pansy leave this week for Cambridge,
Neb, where they will take up their
residence for the future. Mr.. Wright
has engaged in business there and
sent for his family.
The Lancaster electric light plant
is ordering a new 40-horse power en-
CINE this week, as the present engine
has not power enough to dc the work.
An agent came today to take Mr..
Harshberger's order.
John Beetham and Allie Storrs of
Fennimore. with their wives left Mon
day for months outing travelling
by team through the central and
northern part of the state. They will
visit Camp Douglass and other points
of Interest.
The members of the Lyceum
company now playing in Lancaster
are not only talented actors but ladies
and gentlemen of character and worth.
Two of them, Mr.. and Mrs. D. E.
Grindell are residents of our neig hbor
city, Platteville.
Horses have already begun to ar
rive at the State fair grounds tracks
for the races at the fair Sept. 1924.
The contest for the two $4,000 guar
anteed purses will be the finest ever
seen in Wisconsin and credit to the
fair management.
Miss Schloesser's stylish trimmer.
Miss Mae Hannum, is spending week
in Chicago getting the latest ideas in
millinery work in the trimming de-
| partment of the d. B. Fisk establish
ment. She will make additional pur
chases for Miss Schloesser's store be-
fore returning.
Mr.. Chester Hannum has return
ed from Trip through central Iowa.
He visited his sister, Mrs. Elliot, of
Eagle Grove, while away. Mr.. Han
mum was pleased with Iowa but is
still of the opinion that there is no
place like Grant county for best re-
suits in diversified farming.
Private al Gardner. of First
Battery A, battery boy, is home in
Lancaster on 80 days furlough.
Sergeant McGary, also a member of
the battery, is here visiting Al for a
week. The battery will not 60 south
with the 4th regiment and it is
thought will be mustered out in three
weeks.
Bloomington Record: The farm
ers in this vicinity are educating
themselves in the matter of making
roads. Under the direction ofAndrew
Roberts. the steep hill leading to the
prairie southwest of town has been
graded in very scientific manner.
Much Of the work was contributed by