Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
Mrs. F. G. Walker returns 10. her

ing relatives at Fennlmore
Miss Cora Parker Of Fennimore i
visiting at Col J. G. Clark's in thil
city.
Miss Minnie Elskamp Of Fenni
more is visiting Miss May Harasche.
in Lancaster for few days.
We are pleased 70 report tina
Mrs. 9. II. Basford is able TO drive
out after being confined 70 the hous,
for several weeks
The Foster homestead in this cit,
was sold at auction for $40 Jos
Casper was the purchaser G IL
Angus was the only other bidder
Henry Alcorn has sold his farm
lying 4 few miles southeast Of Lancas
ter TO Mr.. August Wenzel, who tins
year had rented the farm of Abe
Roberts in north Ellenboro.
Griffith, The Hypnotist, and his
company, will be at Reeds Opera
house all next week. Ladies free
Monday night only. Prices Of adj
mission 10, 20 and 80 cents M
win Benn is working for viii
Macke of Bloomington. Mr.. Benn
has been employed for several years
by Nathan 4 Sons, and his friends
wish him success wherever he goes.
Rev. and Mrs +. S. Mather and
daughter Mrs. J ID. Snoden, and daugh-
ter Erma went to Cuba City, Mon
day to visit They viii also visit at
Hazel Green, Galena, and attend the
camp meeting at Platteville before
their return.
-Dodgeville Chronicle: The third
burglary within less than a year was
perpetrated in the meat market of
Prideaux Bros, last week Monday
night, the burglars carrying away
about 100 lbs of meat as nearly as
can be ascertained
The safe of Storey and Dunlop of
Glen Haven was burglarizcd last
Saturday night. $3.50 in money and
some valuable papers were taken. The.
burglars are supposed 10 be two
looking strangers who
were seen in town Saturday evening.
"A series Of grove meetings are
being held at Tower Hill near Spring
Green. On Sunday, Aug. 20, Jenkin
Lloyd Jones Of Chicago, speakes on
International Disarmament, or the Call
Tor Peace, followed by Jane Adams OIL
Hall-house. Chicago.
About the happiest man in the
state of Wisconsin yesterday was
Daniel Doyle, Grant county's faithful
court house janitor when he received,
1 letter from Congressman Babeock
announcing an increase Of pension.
The increase is from $l2 to 1924 al
month and dates from March 10, 1898.
"Richly illustrated" barely dis
cribes the August Cosmopolitan,
there being in that great number one
and forty-siX different Illus
trations Of all sorts and sizes and not
one of them commonpa ace or uninter-
esting. The literary features of the
vie with the pictorial, the
whole forming most attractive mag
azine for summer reading.
The Board Of Directors Of the
Cemetery Association desire to call
the attention Of lot owners to the
fact that there are still some lots in a
neglected condition 1t is impossible
to have the cemetery present pro.l
per appearance while so many neglect
to do the necessary work upon their
lots or to place it in the hands Of the
association to be done.
p. b. Wright, M. d., and wife Of
Grand Re DIS, Michigan, visited with
the family of A. 9. Morse in this city
last week. Mr.. Wright was formerly
resident of this county and attended
the Parsons Seminary inBloomington
way back in the 50's, lie enlisted
from Grant county for service in The
civil war Immediately after the fall Of
Sumter and became later a member.
of Company c. 2nd. Wisconsin.
-Cassville Index Next Saturday,
Mrs. John Geiger and her daughter
Miss Pauline, accompanied by Otto f.
Geiger, will leave Cassyille for New
York City. From there Mrs. Geiger
and her daughter will sail on the
steamer Bremen. 18th inst. Their
destination is Wlesbadcn, Germany.
and their port Bremen. They will be
abroad for indefinite time and will
visit Brussels and other cities. Au
revoir. Mr.. Geiger will return from
the east in the course OF week or So,
MARRIED: At the Eastman farm
near Cement school house Tuesday,
Aug. 10, 1899, Edward James East
man and Frances Ann Webb. The
wedding ceremony was held out Of
doors under a superbly decorated can
opy and was wtnessediby about one
hundred fifty guests. Rev. /. ).
Brown pronounced the impressive
words that i9iued The happy couple