Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-23
Hazel Green.

AS in soul remembering my good friends.
Shakespeare.
Herman GEM has purchased new
organ. It's a good one.
Mrs. VIM. Chandler is at Waterloo,
Ia. visiting her mother.
John James, our machinery man. is
kept on the jump waiting on his GUS
toners.
Mrs. \. Jansen visited her old
home, Galena, for few hours last
Saturday.
Mrs. John Osborne, nee Abbie In
gram, of Carroll Co. Iowa, is here Wis
iting relatives.
Trewartha Bros. have purchased q
new water tank "a model of its kind
of John James.
Our mines are booming and in con.
sequence we have not so many idle
men around town.
John Rogan is at home for the sum.
mer. John expects to teach school
in the fall. We wish him success.
Mesdames McMaster and Allan both
of Pennsylvania are visiting at the
home OF their brother, DIR. Blair. They
remain with US but a short time.
Children's Day was observed Sunday
in the NJ f. church. The little ones
acquitted themselves nicely. Little
tots never fail to please us on an oc-
casion of this kind.
A maiden lady of Hazel Green whose
age is not proper subject for discus
sion, warns young men that the tax
on matches is soon to be enforced and
that it would be a saving of money to
finish up engagements at once.
The representatives of the Herald
and Lancaster Reporter were in town
the first of the week. Strange with
what an exuberanee of friendly feeling
these political antagonists meet and
enjoy their time in strange town.
A number of our people attended
the soldiers reunion at Cuba City on
the 18th and 10th and report very
pleasant time. Among friends from
abroad that we met there were John
Burns and JAS. MeBrien and their
,vivac Of IauaaS+ar
Among the social events of the near
future for which our people are pre-
pairing are commencement at st.
Clara's, June %; the f. and A. Nj. pic
mic at Darlington, June "a; and the
Odd Fellows picnic at Platteville. June
30. Then comes our big day, July 4.
Chas. Staver. who has been suffer
er from typhoid malaria for six weeks,
died at his home here last Wednesday,
and was buried in St. Francis Gene
terry here Friday He leaves wife
who is not very strong and two small
children. The sympathy of the whole
community goes out to the bereaved
ones.
A short time ago the Galena Gazette
published the very interesting in
formation that certain man in a GER
tain town found a strawberry that
measured AZ inches in circumference.
Now the Galena Gazette and that lone
strawberry are mot in it." Our
druggist, Geo. Mills, picked from his
strawberry bed twelve berries, the
smallest of which measured a. inches
and several Of them measured inches
in circumference The plants in this
bed were purchased OF Anton Schmidt
of Lancaster.
Our great national holiday-Inde-
pendance Days close at hand and
we will celebrate it right royalty.
Under the management Of the g. A.
r., Masons, Odd Fellows, Good Tenn
plars, Woodmen and Knights of the
Globe, the day will be made profitable
and pleasant to all who attend. The
street parade. which is always good,
will be better than usual this year. II
will be headed by the Hanover Cornet
band, the best brass band between
Chicago and Sioux City. The exercis-
es of the afternoon will consist Of ora
tions, recitations, vocal and instru-
mental music and sports too numer.
Gus to mention. J. f.. Jewell of ga.
lena will be orator Of the day Dup
piers Harp orchestra Of Dubuque will
furnish music for the dance afternoon
and evening Jas. Edwards is to be
president of the day. The names Of
those who take the other important
places will he given to the public mex
week.
Weather at present quite change