Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-03-24

tChuAHS ~ HCi uullcc ditct lew OaN
leave OF absence on account of the
grip.
w. f. Groom, born and for many
years resident of Cassville. Grant
County. died at his home in Storm
Lake, Iowa, Feb %. 1898. aged 60
years.
Fred Lee has moved to his farm
west of lancaster On Monday of
this week several of his new neighbors
came with teams and moved his
household goods.
&C. W. Kohler of this city has re-
Gently had letter from Claude Elliott
stating that he has signed with the
Detroits for the coming season. He
has just gone to Nashville. Texas. for
two months practice
Miss Daisy Palmer was guest of
County Register S. W Rogers the
first of the week and attended the en-
tertainment here Monday night. Miss
Palmer is a talented and pl pular mus
ic teacher of Fennimore.
There will be. regular services at
the Pleasant Ridge church next Sun
day. Sunday school at $50 A. NJ.
conducted by Miss Nettie GadlIn;
preaching at 10 A. NJ. by NJ. S.
Trowbridge of Lancaster.
The residents of Bagley have ex-
tended call to Rev. Schoenfeld of
Bloomington to preach to them as
often as his home pastoral duties will
permit. He has accepted the call and
will make regular visits to that vii
lage
Coming Easter bonnet is said to
be wonderfully and fearfully" made.
The plumage of almost every kind of
birds, duplicates of all the flowers of
dollhouse, field and garden, besides
velvet and ribbon both rich and
varied are the adornments.
The report published in several
papers that r. b. Showalter was one
of the gentlemen who signed the APP
plication for the examination of Judge
Carter for insanity is a mistake. Mr..
Showalter had nothing to do with
signing it or getting it signed.
&C. H. Sylvester arrived in this
city Monday evening and will remain
for some time. He has many friends
here who will be pleased to learn of
his recovery from a prolonged illness,
though he has not quite recovered his
normal strength. Boscobel Dial
Enterprise.
Local talent of Boscobel recently
PLAYED the sensational drama The
Confederate Spy with great credit to
themselves. Few towns of the size
have as much dramatic talent as Bos-
cobel. DIR. Hurd and H. w. Hubbel
are getting exceptional praise for the
parts taken by them.
According to the!Mineralpoint Fri
bune there is a movement on foot to
construct an electric railway from
Mineralpoint to Highland connecting
with Linden. Dodgeville and Cobb.
Chicago and Freeport capitalists are
interested. The conveyance of zinc
ore to the oxide furnance is the prim-
airy object OF the enterprise.
-Supt. Nye has completed the
series of spring examinations. There
was about the usual number of APP
plicants. No doubt more applicants
will pass than there are schools for
them to teach. 1t would be a good
thing for the teachers remaining if
about one hundred of our pretty
school ma ans would get married or
60 to the Klondike. Competition
would not be so sharp and better
wages would be paid.
-Boscobel Dial-Enterprrise R. B.
Showalter, who will be succeeded by
Ed NJ. Lowry, as supervisor from
Lancaster. has been chairman of the
County Board for the pat eight years.
During that time he has become ae-
quainted with and won the highest re-
spect and esteem of large number of
men from all over the county who have
served on the Board and who will sin
cerely regret when they see the place
he so well and ably filled occupied by
a new man. Mr.. Showalter is deserv-
edly worthy Of all the honors that have
been placed upon him and will retire
with the best wishes to all.
News of the death Of Mr.. James