Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-05-26

the Congregational church Saturday
evening, May 2Sth. All members are
requested TO be present.
AT the home of VIM. Adams in
Mt. Hope Monday night there was
big party in honor Of the 21st birth
day of his son H. Adams. Over fifty
guests were present and the occasion
was one of great enjoyment.
Tie leaders began work in Lam
caster Sunday morning. Thus far
they have loaded and sent out to diff
ferent divisions of the Northwestern
system from this station 5000 ties
which are of superior quality.
AT business meeting of the mi
litia company Tuesday night it was
decided TO join the parade in Lancas-
ter on Decoration Day in the forenoon,
to march to the cemetery. There are
over fifty members in the company.
Fred Baxter arrived here from
Madison Monday night and is stop
ping with his mother. Fred was bad
ly hurt in the locomotive blowup at
the Madison roundhouse some time
ago, and he is now able to be about in
an invalid chair.
Mrs. Dora Stecher of Dubuque,
and her daughter, Mrs. f. Boel, and
four children of Fosterberg, H., who
have been visiting the family Of Rev
j. Ringold in Lancaster for number
of days. returned to their respective
homes on Monday. Mrs. Stecher is
Mrs Ringolds sister.
The sons and daughters of the
veterans of the late war and members
of the G. AR. andRelief Corps who are
not otherwise engaged at that time
are especially invited TO attend the
service at the Baptist church next
Sunday evening. Rev. Mayhem will
discuss the attitude of the children of
old soldiers toward the government
from the standpoint of one their
number.
We have received from J. Fischer
& Bro, Bible House, N. Y, a copy
of new and spirited March Two
stepl, entitled 1.-The Patriotic .Ameri-
cam" composed by Geo. H. Fischer.
The melody throughout IS bright and
catchy, and combined with a good
martial rhythm, which makes this
composition excellently adapted to
either dancing or marching purposes.
Also, arranged for band and orchestra.
-Chas. w. Knapp is home from
his trip to the mountains. He and
his partner, Al Elledge, have located
five claims at Bohemia mountain,
Lane county, Oregon, where they are
now taking out paying quantities of
gold, and that promise much for the
future. Charley has specimens from
his claims that set one itching to look
at. One is little brick containing
$50 in gold. They get the gold by
breaking rock in stamp mills.
VIM. Rose. the farm machine
man of Fennimore and Platteville, has
purchased of Anton Sehmitt in Lam
caster plot of ground containing a
little over II lots. 1t is situated in
the Smith addition just north of John
!; Horsfall's new house and close to the
windmill beautiful piece of land,
for which he paid $4,000. During
the summer Mr.. Rose will erect a styl-
ish house on the land which will be
ready for occupancy in October
The old l6-foot flag staff on the
courthouse cupola will be taken
down in few days and new staff,
J 20 feet high, will be set in its place.
Since the American-Spanish war
, started flag has been floating from
the old staff and the strain Of patriot
ism has developed weak spots in the
pole that threaten to let the whole
outfit down on to some luckless eiti-
/. zen's head. Joe Alcorn and Eugene
Woodhouse are now making the new
staff.
-Sparrows have already built nests
under the rafters inside the new cleo
trio light power house. During this
week while workmen have been NOV
ing into position the heavy, delicate,
complicated electric machines the
spry little birds have followed at their
heels with beaks filled with all kinds
Of rubbish with the evident intention
Of Inn 81 I'll