Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25

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e Hear Rev. Frank Emory Lyon At
it the Congregational church tonight,
May 25th. give his celebrated lecture
!, on the Art OF Living. Admission
/ - cents
The north side OF the old Mansion
House block is being torn out 10 make
room for the new Masonic building.
Allen Gardner has moved his goods TO
f. H. Hyde's rooms under the Herald
office.
Memorial Sunday services will be
held in Lancaster in the NJ. F. church
next Sunday morning at 1880 o'clock
a. N. Rev. T. j. Brown Of the Con-
gregational church will preach the
sermon. Members OF the Post and
Corps are requested by Commander
Williams to assemble at Tom Cox Post
hall at $3.50 to form in line and march
! in formal possession to the church.
Next Friday afternoon at2 O'Clock
there will be racing at the Fair
Grounds. Three good trottng and
pacing races are arranged. There
) will be a Free for All with Ithurial.
Zeal, Barney Mccoy, Lumpwood and
, Harry Victor the contestants. There
: will be two other races, a three min
ute and thirty-fve trot or pace.
e Admission Is cents, children 10 cents.
t If the weather is bad the races will be
' postponed till Saturday afternoon.
: The Lancaster Steam Laundry be-
! gan business last Tuesday after ces-
sation OF business of nearly six
e months caused by fire. The former
V plant was burned last October A
k new plant more centrally located with
d better and improved machinery, and
n fully equipped for first class work has
been built and Mr.. Wanazek now asks
r a continuance OF his former generous
+ patronage. Orders can be left at the
laundry, given to the driver of the
: laundry wagon or sent over the phone
to No. 81.
-Platteville News: Our City park
o with the improvements soon to be put
) in will be one Of the pleasantest and
n most beautiful parks in southwestern
Wisconsin. Along with the other inn
J. provements why wouldn't it be adj
vlsable to put iron baskets at about
;. equal distances apart through the
+. park for the accommodation Of picnic
kers and general frequenters of the
park, who, instead of throwing bana-
. ma and orange peels, etc..on the grass
: would put them in the basket? All
the city parks have this arrangement.
1t is not expensive and would pay for
: itself in the benefit to the park
-Cassville Index: \ few days ago
Dr. U. L. Holford OF this village was
officially notified that he was appoint
ed one Of the consulting physicians
and surgeons on the regular staff on
St. Luke's hospital, Niles, Mich. This
will not interfere with the doctors
home practice as he will only be ex-
= pected to respond when called for, but
= not to the neglect Of his professional
= duties at home The saloonkeep-
I ers of Mineralpoint held meeting re.
Gently and agreed to strictly observe
!. the Sunday law and allow neither
: front nor back door" custom on that
e day. This is a long step in the right
: direction. II is always possible and
: usually habitual to evade the law.
: The united action OF these men proves
e their manhood and that they dare to
do right.
: -Platteville Journal: Dr. James
Chalmers, formerly president Of the
4 Safe Normal shcool at this place. is
. now an ordained Congregational min
j lister and is pastor Of church at To-
t ledo. Ohio ..J. T. Wilkinson Of
J.. Ellenboro has disposed Of his home
y stead. Mr.. Wilkinson hopes to be able
to arrange business matters 50 that he
can pass the winter in Alabama. ....
/, We will have all kinds OF band con-
/. certs this summer. The council at
e their last meeting Monday night voted
J.. to erect a new band stand at a cost
y not to exceed $175. They agreed to
j. do this in consideration of the offer of
: both bands to give weekly concert
in case they were furnished a suitable
h band stand. .. Wesley Preston,
: real estate agent of Chicago, arrived
q in Platteyille, Monday, to make a