Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-12

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LAME Chase Of Viroqua were home Oh
visit. Dick Nye came home from
Muscoda to spend Sunday and Mrs.
Mable Nye Walker, a niece from Port
land, Maine, also visited here.
-Platteville journal: On Oct. 10,
the various Woman's Suffrage Clubs
Of Wisconsin viii hold convention
in this city. It is expected that there
will be large attendance Among
the noted speakers will be Nellie
Mann Opdale, who is pastor Of St.
Paul's church at Lacrosse. This
lady Is said to be brilliant and
forcible speaker, q deep thinker and
an able writer At eleven o'clock
this morning Prof. Vernon hypnotized
Charlie Fawcett and Ed Breithaup in
DR.. Gibson's Office. The DR.. then ex-
tracted two teeth for each Of them
absolutely without pain. Let some
Of the sceptics explain this.
-Muscoda Waterman: Oar little
village is coming right to the front in
every way, under the present man
agement. Our city fathers are to be
complimented on the improvements
they have made. Last Wednesday
evening at special meeting the coun-
ell purchased stone crusher to be de-
livered here the 25th oil this month
and as soon as it arrives the work on
the streets will commence. At last
we will have good streets. For the
past ten years from three to seven
hundred dollars have been expended
annually on our streets and they are
not in a much better condition now
than they were ten years ago. This
stone crusher will only cost us about
$1,000 and then when we once get our
streets fixed they will last for years.
-Dial-Enterprise: Jonathan Clark,
one of the oldest residents of this
city, and well and fayorably known
throughout the county, died at his
home in the second ward Monday af-
ternoon, the result of general disabil-
ity. Deceased, who was identified
with the early settlement of Grant
county, was a.natiye Of Vermont, hav-
ing been born at Brandon, Feb. %.
1922, being well onto seventy-seven
years Of age at the time Of his demise.
In 1868 he moved west with his FAM
lily and settled on a farm in the town
of Marion where he remained until
1855, when he was compelled by adj
vancing years to give up the arduous
duties incident to general farming,
and removed to this city where he re-
sided ever since. A loving and faith
full wife, two daughters Mrs. j. N.
Wright and Mrs. j A. Perkins of
this city-and one son, William Of
Crawford county, are left to mourn
his death The funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 4th,
from the house, Rev Pengilly Of Fen
nimore officiating.
Tuesday afternoon a large party
Of the Rebecca's OF Lancaster drove
over to visit their neighboring sisters
At Bloomington upon invitation of the
lodge at that place. Those who went
report royal good time and say
they were Delightfully."- entertained by
the Bloomington people. The even
ing was devoted to the regular lodge
work, the officers of the Lancaster
lodge assisting in the initiation of a
new member after which banquet
was served at Makers cafe Below
are the names of those present from
Lancaster: Messers Alex Iyey, John
John Jeide, Thos. Melon
aid, Theo. Calvin, w. f. Orion, Jas.
Bert Stoll r. Place, and
their wives, Mesdames Ella Reed, H.
Barlow, JAS. Webb, G. H. Basford,
Lou Weir, Emma DiVall and Miss
Mary King and Miss Noll Goodrich.
Such gatherings are always very
pleasant and tend to increace ones en-
joyment Of life. There is another
more serious side, that is if reports
are true, of some Of the men being
paired off with other mems wives.
How is it?
Fashions for winter are hand
somcly displayed in the November
number Of The DESIGNER. They are
shown in colored and in black and
white illustrations accompanied by
descriptive matter which tells Just
what materials and decorations to
employ for their development. Cold
weather millinery is likewise attrac-
lively pictured and described.
Women who have passed their youth,
but who still rightly wish to dress
becomingly, will be interested in
Appropriate Costumes for Elderly
Ladies'. 7 The delft needlewomen will
take delight il reproducing the many
pretty fancv-work designs in embroid-
cry, lace, knitting, tatiing and GRO
chet shown in this number. while
the amateur photographer and kinder
gartner will appreciate bright articles
on the subjects in which they arc re-
spectively interested. "Hand Beauti-