Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-02

TO build large barn on his farm south
of town.
Jesse Miles will not return with
Co. C. Thursday because the hospital
corps to which he belongs has not
yet been mustered out
There were two weddings in Mt.
Ida to-day, Wednesday. at the homes
of the brides. Mr.. Hal Borah and
Miss Nellie Place were united in mar
riage at high noon, and Mr.. Harley
Merry and Miss Alta Brodt were mar
ried at o'clock in the afternoon. All
of them are most excellent young
people and the,Herald adds its eongra-
tulations to the many extended to
them
There will be Sunday school
rally and institution work along Sun
day school lines in Lancaster March
II. James Edmunds, field worker of
the Wisconsin Sunday School associa
ton, will conduct the institute assist
ed by Missionary A. ID. Macs and 9TH
ers. Representatives of Sunday
schools and workers along Sunday
school lines are cordially invited to
attend. Further notices next week.
Bloomington Record: Grand
Chief Ocea Basford Of Lancaster insti-
tuted lodge of Rathbone Sisters in
this city last Thursday evening. The
order of Rathbone Sisters is the lady
division of the order of Knights of
Pythias. Thirty charter members
were initiated into the mysteries of
the order by Mrs. Basford, assisted
by Mr.. Basford. The new members
are enthusiastic in their praise of the
work, which they pronounce beauti-
full and instructive. Mrs. BasfoId has
the work learned in very thorough
manner and she is very successful in
her Interpretation of it. The new
order starts out with every prospect
of success.
-Platteville Witness: On the even
ing of Feb. 14th, a number of friends
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen john
son, of Ellenboro, it being Mr.. John
sons 18th birthday, They took pos
session of the house and soon had the
table loaded with all the good things
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. cakes, fruits and
candy. A very pleasant evening was
spent, at eleven O'Clock the friends
departed leaving Mr.. johnson the re-
cipient of several very nice presents.
Mr.. johnson was pioneer settler in
Platteville coming here in 1887. He
has host of friends in this vicinity
who hope to see him live to enjoy
many more birthdays. Mr.. johnson
is the father of Mrs. A. II. Hale of this
city.
-Platteville News: An orchestra of
about ten pieces has been organized
under the leadership of Mr.. p B.
Smith. Their Instrumentation is
good and as Mr.. Smith is an able mu-
stefan they will undoubtedly make
success of it. ............-.. Every Normal
School student, every boy and girl in
our City Schools should see and hear
F. Hopkinson Smith in his interpre-
tations OF his own charming stories.
A meeting of the students and facul-
ty of the Normal interests in baseball
was held Tuesday morning at the
Normal and was largely attended.
Prof. Williams was chosen chairman,
and on motion Prof. Dudley, Thomas
Brooks, II. J. johnson, Edgar Dondna
and Wallace lockwood were appoint
ed a committee to form a constitution
and plan of reorganization for the
baseball association. The prospects
for good team and a successful sea-
son are bright There are about
twenty-five candidates for positson on
the team.
Fourteen farmers from South Lam
caster came to town with hogs on
Tuesday. When somewhere near the
court yard square the idea seemed to
strike each of the drivers Of the whole
line Of teams at once that it would be
a good thing to hurry up and get to
the stock yards before his neighbors
did. A grand race, pell nell, heller
skelter, single file, double file, four
abreast, or any old way. was the
result. There was another result
Marshall Budworth was on the look
ont He hos hanu trx,;r.r for ,or,o