Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-04-28

for state superintendent will deliver
the Memorial address an Dodgeville
this year.
No matter whether we have war
with Spain or not. the Birmingham
4 Hixon Lumber Company will keep
right on selling lumber just the same
-Chas. Z. Townsend of Shullsburg
aud VIM. Rudy Of Hazel Green have
been arrested by government officials
for sending obscene matter through
the mails.
Why not patronize home mechan-
les? Take your sewing machines to
Geo. Hyde and get them repaired. He
will give yol satisfaction in prices
and guarantee his work. 9tf.
Service for Cod will be the
theme Of the morning sermon in the
Congregational church. and in the
evening, Religion: What is it?" You
are invited.
When the robins nest again it will
be in some one else's lumber pile.
Birmingham & Hixon Lumber Com
pany EXPECT to sell and build up their
lum Der piles several times before that.
-EN-register Lewis Better and
wife listed in Lancaster a few DAYS
last week Mr.. and Mrs. Better
have large circle of friends in this
city who are always pleased to see
them.
Company G., los strong, Of the
9th Reg. l. n. g., Of Dixon, H., goes
to Springfield tonight. c. H. Nye,
Jr, son of County Supt. c. H. Nye,
of Lancaster, is Sergt. Major of the
regiment.
DR.. l. f. Crane will be in Dodge
vile Wednesday and Thursday Of next
week, May 18th and 5th, attending
the Southern Wisconsin Dental So
ciety His office will be closed dur
ing his absence.
Attorney f. f. Burns, of Platte
vile, enlisted in Co. d. 1st Reg. Inf.
w. n. g. Of Darlington, last Monday.
He left Platteville Tuesday morning
to proceed to GAINESVILLE where the
state troops are being modified.
The war spirit is spreading and
from all over the country come re.
ports of companies forming and troops
moving. ID. j, Gardner has received
authority to enlist company OF
troops, he to be commissioned its
captain.
Robert Morse is home from Mad
ison for a weeks further furlough.
His company is ordered to the war.
but the band to which Rob belongs is
not wanted, so he will remain in Wis
cousin, unless an order comes for
more musicians.
The Lancaster High school re-
ceived an official inspection by repre-
sentative OF the State University last
week Prof B. II. Never was the
gentleman sent by the university.
Prof. Meyer finds the school in good
condition and expresses surprise at 50
large and tiourishing a school in a
town the size Of Lancaster.
-Cassville Index: Officers elected
at the Riverside Driving Park associ-
alton meeting Tuesday afternoon are
as follows: L. NJ. Okey, president;
David Powers, vice-pres Walter
Kleinpell. treasurer; JOS. f. Geiger,
secretary. Directors: L. H. Okey,
Walt Brown, John Moore, Reub
French, F. l.. Duncan, P. Hohenadel,
Jr.
W. J. Dyer returned from BAR
lington via. Platteville Tuesday morn
ing When he left Darlington the
evening before at 500 the military
company Of that city were in the
streets drilling and the city was full
of enthusiasm. They had not yet
received orders to 90 to the front but
expected to receive them at any min
ute.
H. w. Brown received informa-
ton today that Dr. VIII Brown, Of
Ripon, is taking the preliminary steps
toward getting up a cavalry company
for the Cuban war. He Is in com
munication with DR.. Powell, of La
Crosse, who is expected to command
a regiment Of cavalry. Lancaster
people will remember Dr.. Browns
cavalry and their exhibitions here two