Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-08

Talking about Christmas presents
why not send the Herald for a year
to the absent friend? Fifty-two pie
lures OF the county s life and ffty-two
messages of sunshine and good
cheer.n What other gift could equal
it2
The Grand Central hotel is now
being wired up for electric lights, and
when the job is completed Mr.. Schlew
will proceed to wire up the residence
Of Banker Il. B. Showalter. Within
two weeks the court house will also
be wired up
Everybody loves and enjoys play
with the famous comedian John Dillon
as a central figure and the City Opera
House will be crowded this evening,
when he win appear as Jolly Uncle
jolly in his latest success. ..Bartlett's
Road to Seltzeryille."
Mrs. b. narrower. Of Fennimore,
has been elected president of the Re-
lief Corps there for next year. This
will be Mrs. Harrower's third term.
Mrs. K. B. showalter, OF this city,
viii install the oflicers-elect at their
first meeting in January.
Bloomington Record: 4 lot Of
men were busy hauling sand for the
new Catholic church the former part
of the week. AS soon as the sleig hing
is good they will haul the rock. It
is expected that gound viii be broken
for the edifice early in the spring.
There was a social of the progress
sive order in the K P Castle Hall Of
Lancaster last Thursday night.
knights and Rathbone Sisters were
the participants. Prize winners: first
prizes Mrs. II G. Nathan and c. r.
Showalter; seconu prizes Mrs I. f.
orion and VIM. Joeekel.
An old settler and highly re-
spected citizen Of the town Of Liberty,
John Weber, died in Sitter on Mon
day, Dec. 5, 1898, aged ST years
Funeral took place from the German
Evangelical church in Sitter this.
Wednesday afternoon. Deceased was
an uncle Of the Weber boys in Lancas-
ter
Marquette Daily Mining journal.
The concert given at Anderson's hall
last evening by the Swedish Glee club
assisted by Mr.. f. j. Webb, imperson-
ator, was a great success. Mr.. Webb
read several very difficult selections
with great effect. His reading of pa
thos was particularly fine. He was
recalled again and again.
"A, L. Brown of Platteville was in
Lancaster Tuesday looking up his
chances for the appointment to the of
fee of under-sheriff of Grant county
by Sheriff-elect Fawcett. The salary
Of the office is $500 a year. Mr..
Brown is worthy gentleman who
would conduct his end of the sheriff's
office in creditable manner if ap.
pointed.
Rev. CD. Mayhem who so accept.
ably filled the position of pastor of the
Lancaster Baptist church last year has
been called to a new field of labor
His charge is now the church al
Spring Prairie. Wisconsin. Since
moving from Lancaster he has been
residing at Reedsburg. A few days
ago he was ordained a regular preach
er at Spring Prairie, Wis.
The Eastern Star Chapter of this
city opened the December campaign Of
lodge and society elections last Mon
day evening. The officers-elect are
Desire Abrams, worthy matron; C. R.
showalter. worthy patron; Emma
Lowry, associate matron; Mary Whit
more, secretary; Kate Mccoy, treasur-
er; Sadie Moses, conductress; Edna
Moses, associate conductress.
-Janitor Dan Doyle, in comments
ing on the new round heating stove
recently put in the clerks Office at
the court house, states that if that
kind Of stoves were put in every room
in the court house they would soon
save enough in two winters in cord
wood to pay for themselves, as com
pared with the amount Of wood now
consumed by the old box stoves.
-Platteville News: Fred Dugdale