Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-28

kee for few days.
Professor Lyman is spending a
few days at Madison.
Mr.. b. White of Milwaukee, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Marks.
st. Louis bottle beeri is famous the
world over. 1t is on sale at John
Dechow's.
Bert Schriener, Paul Howe. w.
Pearson and Harry Carthew are home
for the holidays.
Misses Schrien and Couch of
Cassville visited at the home of Jona-
than Pendleton last week.
Mr.. Lincoln and Miss Eva Lin
coin of Montfort are spending the
week with Mrs. S. IL. Taylor.
j. +. Lane returned to Keshena
Tuesday morning after having spent
month here with his family.
"A big line OF dishes will be closed
out very low Plain cups and saucers
at 80 cents per set at John Burns.
-Mrs.Jas McGonigal and daughter
Jessie went to Madison Wednesday to
visit Mrs Z. Furgeson for few days
Miss Emma Schriener W no has
been visiting with relatives in Chi
cago for several weeks, returned last
week.
Guy Williams, who has been
taking course in telegraphy at Osh-
kosh, is spending his vacation at
Lancaster.
C f. Budd went to Fennimore
Wednesday afternoon to install the
new officers Of the Masonic Lodge at
that place
FoR SALE: A matched span of
black mares, weight about 400 lbs,
coming 4 and ) next spring.. A.
BRETHAUPT. 1853
MIR. viii Zeigler and family left
Saturday for Chicago where they will
spend the holidays with the family Of
Mr.. John Arthur.
DR.. W. T. Brown the Eye, Ear,
Nose and throat specialist will be in
Lancaster from Wednesday Decembe
9th, to Saturday January 9th. 44t2
May and Margaretta Joeckel went
to Lake Mills Monday to spend a
week with relatives. Their Grand
mother Joeckel will return with them
Saturday.
Miss Lenora Knapp returned last
week from Chicago where she has
been visiting for the past few months.
Mrs. Chas Belskamper accompanied
her and will spend a few weeks with
her relatives in Lancaster.
MIR. and Mrs. I. p Meyer left
Lancaster Tuesday for their home in
Seattle, WASH, after spending several
weeks with Mr.. Meyers relatives in
this city and Rhinelander, Wis. They
also took a tonr through the east.
Harper and Dedrick Theatre Co.
at Reeds Opera House next Tuesday
evening and the remainder of the
week. The play on Tuesday evening
will be "Woman's Desertion." A
ladies free ticket will accompany each
paid ticket
One of the land marks of west
Grant was wiped out one night last
week The barn on the Ian Prideaux
farm, the old Prideaux homestead.
four miles from Bloomington, was
burned to the ground. The fire was
caused by oyerturning lantern.
Loss partially covered BY insurance.
Mark Twain will appear in Ne
Clnre's Magazine for January in the
new character Of poet His poem
is addressed to Howells. Aldrich,
Cable, Stockton and other of his fell
low authors, and is prefaced BY
typical Mark Twain story in which
these friends Of his have n part. The
contribution viii be accompanied BY
a recent unpublished portrait of
Mark Twain.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Joeckel were
called to Lake Mills last week on ac-
count Of the death Of Mr.. Joeekel's faith
err Mr.. Andrew Joeckel. The deceased
was one Of the oldest settlers of that
part Of the state. He was 76 years Of
age and has been a great sufferer for
the past two years. He leaves wife
and ten children, sin soas and
four daughters The funeral was
held Friday. Dec. Pend, the six sons
acting as pall-bearers All the child
rem were present except one daugh-
far