Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-09-01

the PlatteTille schools, has gone to
New Lisbon as principal
Mrs. DR.. Oettikrr and Mrs. II. p.
Doescher visited mrs. Churchill and
other friends this week in this city.
Attorney Eastland and John
stranskv of Muscoda were here today,
Thursday, looking up matters in the
Moore estate.
a Farmers telephone line is being
erected in the northern part Of the
county 10 connect Fennimore, Anna
ton and Sitter.
A. L. TIT OF Platteville has re-
ceiyed the appointment of flour in
spector in the states Of Mississippi.
Tennessee and Texas. 4 good salary
is attached.
Mrs. H. H. Sweet, wife OF the
gentlemanly conductor Of the c. & y.
". X. r. between Galena and Lam
caster, will have charge OF a three
years course of music in the Warren,
H., academy.
John Meinhardt, son of Joseph
Meinhardt, of Platteville, died at Mer
Ger. Utah, Tuesday evening. He was
working in quartz mill and was
poisoned in some way week ago.
He was IS years old. His body win
be brought to Platteville for burial.
In our advertising columns will
be found an ad offering for sale the
tank and windmill owned by private
citizens in Lancaster. 1t is almost
new, as it was put in just before our
Klondike waterworks were con-
structed; in fact 1t was the forerunner
of our splendid water system. and it
lost It's usefulness in its present
location the moment water was
brought from Griswold's spring.
Two Muscoda soldiers deserted
from Camp Douglas last week and
went home for few days visit. OF
ficers were after them, but they went
back without being captured. A
Muscoda correspondent makes con-
siderable sport of Sergt. jim Dugdale
and his ponderous revolver who came
there looking for the boys after they
had returned to their camp. The
boys were given 20 days in the guard
house.
Dentist Reed is out of the city
this week taking in the big Trans
Mississippi exposition. Doctors Mar
low and Moore say, however. that it
is not necessary ''for, you to put of
that toothache;" they are still in town
and if You come to them will take out
the aching members so deftly that you
will be willing to gum it, the rest
of your days just for the fun of a few
minutes .'outing" in their dental
, chairs.
In the 2:20 pacing race at Nut
wood park in Dubuque on Saturday,
Joe McCoy's PAGER, Barney Mccoy"
took fourth money In the first and
third heats he came in third. There
were nine fast horses IN the race. The
purse was $1,000 Bellewood A took
first money. Lena Russell second, PIN
"a third, Barney Mccoy fourth. Time
-2:09l, 2:10, PHI, pin. Barney
did excellent work to keep within
sight of those flyers.
The Woman's Relief Corps OF
Lancaster have decided to give re-
ception and supper 10 the soldier
boys upon their return from Camp
Douglas. The assurance has reached
here that they are to be discharged
and allowed 10 come home probably
some time next week, though the date
is not fixed as vet. The ladies' of the
Corps, fathers, mothers and wives Of
the boys are invited to be present.
The Post and band will meet them at
the train aud escort them TO the hall.
john Jane left this city Monday
morning for Denver and will remain
away for some months and possibly
permanently. For some months the
gentleman mas been in i'll health and
he hopes to be benefited by the
change Mr. Jane has been clerk at
the Wright house for ten years and in
that time by his manly conduct and
obliging ways has made multitude
of warm friends who dislike TO have
him leave The new clerk who takes
his place is Walter G. Mase, lately Of
the DE Sofa house. Galena, but who
for the past month has been employed
at the Park hotel in Platteyille. Mr.
Mase is in every way competent for