Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-11-10
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S. R. Green in this city Tuesday.
Mrs. jenkins and Mrs. Shelliam.
of Platteville. visited with Mrs. Sam
Green and Mrs. Beebe last Monday.
Miss Efie Lane is home from her
duties in St. Barnabas Hospital Of
Minneapolis for two weeks vacation.
"A number of the friends of John
Stephens enjoyed themselves in sur
prise party at his home last Saturday
evening.
Mr.. o. S. Jones of Harrison visi-
ted Lancaster Wednesday morning
and brought up Harrison's election.
returns.
Miss Allie Woolstenholme, who
has been taking a course in music in
Milwaukee, returned home last Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Anderson entertained several
companies of Lancaster people last
week at card parties in honor of her
guest, Miss Lawther of Dubuque.
Charley Dickinson and all the
+, rest by a thousand and morel Isn't
it about time for the Teller's rage
exclamation OF The people be
do"
Mrs. Lizzie Wright and Miss Car
RE Wright, of British Hollow. have
been visiting in Lancaster for week.
They leave soon for California where
they will spend the winter.
Word has been received ANNOUNCE
ing the death of the mother of Mrs.
DR.. Godfrey of Waterloo, Iowa. The
old lady had been sick for several
weeks and Mrs. Godfrey has been in
attendance on her.
Pumpkin Pie social at the home
of Senator G. II. Baxter on Wednes-
day evening, Nov. Is. Choice pies
made after the true Yankee pattern.
Come and enjoy home made cooking.
A spicy entertainment will follow; all
for 10 cents.
Two Grant county soldier boys
have died recently of typhoid fever,
o. S. Zimmerman of Co. X, Third
Wisconsin, and VIII A johnson of
Troop C, Second U. S. cavalry The
remains of the latter were brought
home and buried near Block House
south of Platteville.
Mr. j. F. Lane, who has re-
muneratiye position at the Green Bay
Indian Agency, returned to his duties
this Thursday morning after a two
weeks election time vacation. An
election in Grant county wouldn't be
quite complete unless Jack were
around to wake things up little.
Steve Gilbert has been awarded
pension of Sc month with back pay
for nearly two years. He feels CRATE
full to Mr.. Babcock for the promptness
with which his claim received atten-
ton and notes the contrast between
his treatment now and when he APP
piled before during Cleveland's adj
ministration.
Mr.. Fred Clauer of Beetown was
in the city last Monday. Mr.. Clauer
is an expert miller and has Just taken
possession of the North Andover mill.
refitted it and put in good shape for
all kinds of grinding. North Andov-
er is good point for custom mill
ing and Mr.. Clauer is just the man to
make a success there.
Eugene Whitmore has purchased
the dray line of Andrew Browning in
this city and took possession Monday
morning. The line is now owned by
a company that has sufficient capital
to maintain it on solid footing, of
which Mr.. Whitmore is the active
member. The gentleman formerly
conducted livery in Fennimore.
The record of the uniform good
health Of the Lancaster boys at Ami
ston has been broken by the news of
the sickness of Sergeant Geo. McGon-
igal and Harvey Oates. McGonigal
has an intermittent fever that will
probably not keep him down more
than week or two unless complica-
tions arise. Oates has typhoid fever
1t is rumored that the manage
ment of our Opera House has secured
for an early date the celebrated COM
edian, Frank s. Davidson, and his
company Of metropolitan favorits-,
who will appear for one night on \,