Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-11-24


Van de Wall was recovering from his
sickness and was eonsided by the hos
pital physicians out of danger.
james McGonigal and Harry G.
Nathan are expected to arrive home
in Lancaster from Camp Admission,
Alabama, at II o'clock in the fore
noon of Thanksgiving day. They viii
BRING Sergeant Geo. McGonigal home
with them. He has been i'll with
typhoid fever.
A progressive euchre party was
held at the home of sIr. and mrs. C.
H. Basford last Friday evening The
Basfords are charming entertainers
and if goes without saying that the
evening was most delightful enc.
mrs. f. NJ. Lowry and Theo. Calvin
carried OF first prizes, and Mrs. r. B.
Showalter and D. Needham second
prizes.
Platteville Witness: A horseless
wagon, propelled by gasoline passed
through Platteville Friday last. 1t
had come all the way from Omaha
where its owner had it on exhibition.
1t was some what larger than an ordi-
nary bus and was pulling small
wagon in its rear. 1t was on its way
to the northern part of the state where
the owner lives.
The statement made last week
that no tax would be required to PRO-
vide for the County Home improve
ments was not correct. There is about
enough on hand to make the improve
ments but as the current expenses of
the institutions are about $1,000 a
month and as no more money will be
received by the trustees until about
February it would not be wise to at
tempt to bid from the asylum and
county home fund alone. The county
board levied tax of 81, 600 expecting
to make up the rest from the asylum
fund. The money viii not any of it
be needed until next summer.
Tho law suit between Kuenster
Brothers and Woodbouse and BARLEY
has been disposed OF by the supreme
court. The case was first tried in the
circuit court in Lancaster. A new
trial was granted and held in La
Crosse. The case was then appealed
to the supreme court In both cir
cult court suits Kuenster Brothers
were successful and the supreme
court has affirmed the decision of the
circuit court. The victory is nota-
bic one for Lowry & Clementson, at
torneys for the Kuenster Brothers, be-
cause their correct analysis Of the in
tricate legal questions involved
Their opponents were the able firm
of Bushnell. Watkins & Moses.
Mr.. Fred Auchter of the 3rd Ill.
Co. H., of Rockford, Ill.,, one of Lam
caster boys who entered the service of
the government, April Is, 1898 and
went to Camp Tanner and thence to
Chickamauga park and Puerto Rico
arrived home one day last week and
brought back with him a large num-
Der of curiosities among which are a
poor mans match, flint and steel
similar to what was used in this
country many years ago, deck Of
Spanish play ing cards, also several
packages Spanish cigarettes which are
made very much like the cigarettes
used here with the exception that the
tobacco is of very dark color and is
probably much stronger; also part
of Spanish newspaper. Fred likes
Puerto Rico in the dry season, but
the inhabitants, mostly French and
Spanish are very reserved, probably
on account of their being unable to
understand the English language.
He brought home his rifle and belt
with several other articles belonging
to the u. S. government to be return
ed when muste;e out, which he ex-
poets will soon take place
Through a regrettable oversight
the Herald neglected to mention last
week the concert given by the Lam
caster cornet band. The concert was
exceedingly well rendered and re-
ceived; and it was desire to give it
more than passing notice that
caused a write up of it t. be deferred
and finally forgotten. The members
of the band are all Lancaster boys
who have received their training here