Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-03-17

Richard Willis left for Dakota
Monday morning.
Mrs. Geo. Carter and daughter,
Laura. are in ST. Paul, where the lat
ter will take surgical and medical
treatment TO improve her health.
Il. Weber is now located in his
new quarters, one door west Of Meyer
4 Showalter bank, where he invites
you to call for bargains in foot wear.
The Union Telephone Company,
formerly the Grant county and Rich
land companies. have received per-
mission TO enter the city of Dubuque,
and will have offices on Main and
18th streets.
One Of the unhappy incidents of
the last weeks political tempest was
the severe buffeting given Senator
Bakers congressional boomlet 1t
was hardly old and tough enough for
the rigors of March storm.
The Angus family met last Sun
day, March 18th, and partook OF
reunion dinner at the house of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Angus in this city.
There were present in all % of the
family and it is the first time they
have all dined together.
Jos. Bartholomew, an employee of
the C. & n. w, R'y. Company dropped
dead from heart disease at jefferson
Junction. Wis, on Tuesday of last
week. Mr.. Bartholomew was well
known in Grant county, having made
regular trips into Lancaster for four
teen years. At the time of his death
his run was between Madison and
Milwaukee.
Il listened to the songs of the
Wagner Male Quartette of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, frequently at the Spirit
Lake, Iowa, Chautsuqua, with much
interest and pleasure. Music and
melody, fun and fervor abound. They
are, withal, gentlemen, and while
they entertain and please, they leave
an impression wholesome and pleas
ant in memory. Very truly,
REV. SAM p. JONES.
On Monday evening next the
Wagner Male Quartette viii give one
of their popular concerts in the Con-
gregational church. The music low
ing people will appreciate the privi-
lege of hearing the excellent quar-
tette. Owing to the transfer they
are making to the supervision of the
Central Lyceum, and this being the
close Of the lecture season, a deal was
made that will enable the public to
hear them at the popular price, %
cents. Concert begins at S:15 sharp
On Wednesday evening of last
week as w. A. johnson and Henry
Schloesser were returning from
Bloomington, they found the road
flooded between the two bridges on
the Little Grant on the direct road.
Attempting to pass from one bridge
to the other, one horse got into a
ditch about feet in depth. The car
riage was upset, the horse sinking
out of sight. The top of the carriage
tioated away carrying the two men
with it. johnson kicked his way
through the back curtain and reached
dry land, while Schloesser caught on
to wire fence and hung there until
his dripping companion secured the
aid of the Bruce boys and drew him
ashore with the lines. the horses hay
ing been previously gotten out. The
robe, cushion and Johnson's coat with
some other articles sought the Mis-
sissippi, while the two men drove in
to the city in borrowed clothes, glad
to have escaped with their lives. The
point in the road is one to which he
proper authorities should look.
Bloomington Record: Lincoln Abra-
ham has purchased Of the heirs Of
Miner Hicock the farm recently own
ed by him, north OF the village
The regular anniversary Of the battle
of Pea Ridge was celebrated, by the
members of the 5th Missouri cavalry
residing IN this vicinity, by jolly
reunion and banquet at the home OF
Comrade P. BARLEY on Tuesday -.
The last dollar of the debt on the NJ
E. parsonage has been paid, and the
members Of that church are glad that
it is so. The debt has been hanging