Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-11-17

Dickinson's family.
On Monday Of this week VIM. n.
Stone purchased from the heirs the
Sykes residence on South Adams
street through Agent Herman Buch-
ner.
This city is much enlivened by
the presence of Grant county legisla-
tors and visitors who have bills to
pass and other business before the
board.
-Mr.and Mrs. John Drap er started
for Lacrosse this, Wednesday morn
ing with the intention of eating a
Thanksgiving dinner with the family
of their son, Win.
-'sOld Farmer Hopkins" show will
be at Reeds opera house Saturday
night. This is one of the best theatre
companies on the road and has the
best of specialities, song and dance,
etc.
Miss Ella NeCollins is canvassing
in this vicinity for some choice
Christmas books and for a History
of Our Late War with Spain. She
also has for sale fine line of art
needle-work.
The waterworks supply OF Monroe
is found to be insufficient to allow its
use as power, and the company has
decided to discontinue furnishing
water to propel motors for the opera
ton of machinery.
Mrs Morse Brackett, for wears a
resident of this town. has moved
her family from their pleasant home
on North Adams street to Colesburg,
Iowa, where she and her son Bert will
run a general store.
e. E. Graham has purchased the
Roth house, originally located west of
the south school house, and is NOV
ing it onto his lots at the corner of
Walnut and jackson streets, to be
used as tenement house.
1t is a positive pleasure to once
more meet and shake hands with the
prominent men of our county who
are with us this week to adjust coun-
ty affairs. A more intelligent body
of men has not assembled here for
years.
The Junior society of Christian
Endeavor will give .'Know 'em ALL
Cooby social in the social room of the
Congregational church Friday even
ing, Nov. IS. All are INVITED. Adj
mission ten cents including refresh
ments.
New York Mirror: Mr. Davidson's
singing brought forth encore after en-
core, until he had to come to the
front and ask the audience to excuse
him. The company gave the very
best satisfaction. Only one night, -
Nov. 10Th at Reeds Opera house. Ut
-Boscobel Enterprise: Jack"
Mullen. well-known brakeman on
this division, got his right hand
caught between the "bumpers" while
making a coupling at Prairie du Chen
Sunday noon, crushing the two middle
fingers SO badly that an amputation
was necessary.
Mrs. Edith Z. Human of the town
of Harrison was adiudged insane in
Judge Goodsell's court and taken TO
Mendoza on Saturday The lady is
q years old, married, and has two
children. the younger 16 months old.
She first showed signs of insanity
three weeks ago manifested by sleep
lessness and delusions.
Station Agent Rockwell sold two
! tickets Monday morning for which he
received $125.9O IN cash at the ticket
window. They were sold to Mrs.
Elizabeth Wright and Miss Carrie
Wright of British Hollow who went to
San Francisco 20 make their future
home. The ladies are aunt and cousin
of John S. Wright of Lancaster.
The wife of Lumberman Will
Miller left Lancaster Saturday morn
ing to visit her mother, Mrs. Henry
Lanpheer, at Glenbeulah, Wis. On
Tuesday Mr.. Miller received tele-
gram from his wife stating that her
mother died that morning. Mrs.
Lanpheer was 67 years old. The fun
eral will pro badly be held on Friday
of this week.
Nate G. Miller, editor and pub