Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-05-19

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structions in running a telephone
central office. after which she viii re-
turn to Lancaster and take charge of
the NARROW telephone central Office.
The Office is to remain in Joe Smiths
restaurant.
Mrs. Chapman, mother of Mrs.
o. j. Prideaux of Bloomington, ar
rived in Lancaster last Saturday from
Placerville, California. She is an old
lady, sevent-seven years of age aad
came all the way from the Pacific
coast alone. Mr. and Mrs. Prideaux
met their mother at the railway
station here.
AT Dodgeville, City Marshal Mich
olas Bailey was arrested and tried for
assault and battery. While arresting
a noisy drunken veteran on the street
the marshal punched the resisting
veteran with cane, The jury found
Bailey not guilty. In other cities the
marshal knocks that kind of people
down with billy or club and drags
them to the lookup.
A beautiful church costing one
thousand dollars was dedicated in
Maple Ridge, Crawford county, on
Wednesday of last week. The Rev.
T. j. Brown preached in the forenoon,
F. w. Schoenfeldt of Bloomington ad-
dressed the people in the afternoon
and raised $3.50, leaving the church
dedicated free of debt. H. NJ. Carter
of Beloit preached in the evening.
Mrs. Ray North of Belyidere. H..
arrived home with her sons james
and Charles Saturday evening to
visit her parents Mr.. & Mrs. A. d.
Macs, Mr.. Ray North beng a men,
Der of Wisconsin National Guard for
8 years and responded bravely to the
call of First Regiment, Company f.
Mr.. North expects to help Dewey at
Philippines Islands and will leave for
the coast from Camp Harvey this
week.
The annual picnic of the Masonic
societies of Southwestern Wisconsin
will be held at Darlington June "a.
J. w. Rewey of Rewey is president.
Pres. Duncan McGregor of Platteville
will deliver the principal address.
Effort should be made to secure a
special train on the Northwestern to
connect with the Milwaukee at Platte
Vile to accommodate the many who
will doubtless wish to attend from
Lancaster, Fennimore. Montfort and
other stations along the line.
A portion of the north part of our
city was thrown into state of excite
ment last Monday morning by the an
nouncement on the street that lady
in that neighborhood had committed
suicide. The rumor was unfounded
and resulted from hysterical "spell''
by the lady in question, before and
during which she INDUCED in some
foolish talk and actions which were
understood to be threats to commit
suicide. III health and the distress
occasloned by that semi-annual horror,
house-cleaning, are responsible for
the incident.
AT the meeting of the Grand
lodge of Rathbone Sisters last week
Mrs. Ocea Basford of this city receiv-
ed an evidence of marked approval
and appreciation Of her services dur
ing the year past as Grand Worthy
Chief by being elected to the same
position for another year. Other
officers elected from this vicinity are
Mrs. Grace Chase, Platteville. Grand
Junior; Mrs. Viola Smith of Fenni-
more, Grand Representative; Mrs.
Kate Green, of Lancaster, Grand NJ
of F.; Mrs. Emma NC Gonigal, Lam
caster, Grand Trustee; Mrs. Hughs,
of Dodgeville, Grand NJ. of r. & r.
Brides and brides attendant are
amply provided for as regards cos
TUNES in the Standard Designer for
June, but not to be exclusive of the
remainder of humanity, for there are
stylish and artistic garment designs in
plenty for ladies, misses, girls and
children, all charmingly illustrated
and explicitly described. The millin-
cry in black and white and in colors
is reproduced from imported models,
and, with the text, should be a great