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

II resident Of Lancaster has a new
house aud barn 10 exchnge in part
payment for a good farm. Fer par
ticulars inquire at this office.
-Platteville Witness; Charley AL
cock, whose hand was so badly crush
ed by being caught between the cars
while coupling, had to have it ampu-
tated. DR.. Gasser performed the
operation - Prof. JAS. Chalmers is
reported by the Chicago Advance as
having accepted a call TO the Ross
Memorial Congregational church.
Port Huron. Mich.
-Fennimore Times Review: Rhoda
Royal. superintendent of the ring
stock of Ringing Bros. shows, was in
Fennimore Thursday in company with
Joe Mccoy, the horsebuyer. in quest
of horses suitable for high school work
and manage acts. Mr.. Royal shipped
from here five which he will himself
educate to this work.
-Cassville Index: p Hohenadel
Jr., and Otto F. Geiger left Cassville
Monday morning on a tour of pleas
ure and business. They were headed
for the City of Mexico. thence to Los
Angeles, Cal 3, and on the return trip
intend to visit many places OF inter-
est in the western and southern states
and territories. They viii be absent
Rogers of Lancaster visited her sister,
Mrs. ID. w. Clark, at the hotel Dem
niston last Saturday . Mrs. Ralph
Erwin of Hurricane was a guest last
week at the home of her father, Julius
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Reub French
were truly surprised by about thirty
of their friends calling at the resi-
dence and declaring they had come TO
celebrate the wedding anniversary of
twelfth milepost. The host and host
ess made the best of the situation and
very agreeably entertained the callers
An electric light franchise was
granted Hohenadel Il Gilbert at an
adjourned regular meeting of the viii
lage board last Friday evening. At
first some of our good citizens oppos-
ed the franchise believing that sub
sequent village board might, in an
unguarded moment, burden the town
by contracting with the company for
more street light than would be nee
essary. Let us suppose that board
this; think you that the citizens could
not call halt? The sooner our peo-
progress is here to stay the better it
will be for themselves and for the
town, remembering that thencefor-
ward our village board must be in
touch with things progressive--else
the members thereof might better
step back to the tail end of the pro-
cession. Let there be light-electric
light. cheat and power too when
deemed necessary.
Bloomington Record: The infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Abraham
died Wednesday. Funeral services
were held on Friday conducted by
Rev. Ingraham of ElroY, formerly
pastor of the Baptist church of this
city The Star MINISTRIES made
their first annual appearance to a
crowded house at City hall last Thurs
day evening. The woman minstrel
is new feature in the business in
this section. and every body agrees
that she improves the show. With
the exception of two or three fzzles
(due principally to very severe colds)
the program was rendered to the en-
tire satisfaction of the large audience
Especially pleasing was the work Of
the little pickaninnies in their spec
ialities. Mark Hoskins. in his song
and dance. deserves special praise
The iokers in the circle rubbed it
i'm little hard in spots, but every
bod, took his medicine good-natured-
". A local minstrel show without
Jokes on the most prominent citizens
would be a failure. The animated
sheet was success. After Coon
Woodhouse told ..how he wanted dem
presents back" before a big sheet Of
music, out popped every note on the
sheet and in its place was a eoon's
head singing the chorus. The cake