Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-13

ItldLlAGS.
Street Commissioner Budworth
and his force of workmen are making
some marked improvements in the
way of new sidewalks in the business
portion Of the city.
The Ortons, Tom and Charley,
and families and Mrs. JAS Wenzcl
and daughter are camping at Aims
worth Springs. They expect to re-
nam three or four weeks.
Mrs. j. p. Williams entertained
the ladies of the G. A. II. club on
Tuesday. A colonial program ar
ranged BY the national committee
was very effectively carried out, CON
GLIDING with Tea Test.
Mrs. Burns and children Of st.
Louis, Mrs Jewett and daughter of
Duluth. d. l.. Green and family Of
Edmund, and Charles Green of Iowa,
brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces
of $. K. and II. p. Green of this city,
visited relatives and friends here last
week.
There is a good deal Of building
in progress on and about the old Man
sion House block Work has begun
on the new Masonic building j. p.
Smith is laying the wall for his biz
livery barn on the lot east. and Geo.
Z Goblc is making an addition to the
east end of his store building.
Mrs r. b. Showalter left last
week for an extended trip and visit in
the west. She goes first TO Los An
geles, California, from there to San
Francisco and Sacramento, then Il
Portland and Seattle and home by
way Of the National Park. She ex-
poets to return in September
e, L. Damn 4 Company have re-
placed their old gasoline engine with
a new one that is large and strong
enough TO grind everything that can
be put through the mill The firm
are prepared to do all kinds of feed
grinding with dispatch. A new corn
shelter Of large capacity has also been
added
If the Indiana" agent wishes
to keep his string Of road graders in
the public street in front of the post
office, the city council should instruct
the marshal to get permission from
him TO hang lighted lanterns at either
end Of the line on dark nights, other
wise some belated traveller may run
into them causing damage that the
city viii have to pay.
Speaking Of the address OF Hon
G. }. Smith at Mineral Point on july
lth the Tribune says, "tne applause
that greeted the speaker but family
expressed the unanimous sentiment of
the most attentive and discriminating
listeners, that the address cquallcd
any ever delivered to an audience
here for elevated patriotism, instruc-
tive thought and charming cloquence. -
N. Bert Richardson, student
from Lawrence University, will con-
duet two missionary meetings in the
M. Il. church on Monday and Tuesday
evenings respectively, July II and IS.
Themes Of vital interest to the cause
Of missions will be ably handled
Admission free and 4 cordial inyit-
alton is extended TO every one Come
and enjoy profitable season in the
Masters work.
Mr.. Philip Allen OF Mineralpoint
will occupy the pulpit Of the Congrc-
gational church next Sunday. Mr..
Alien is cashier of'thc bank in Mineral |
point, a successful business man, a |
thinker and q good preacher Bust
ness men are especially invited to
hear one Of their number present the
claims of Christianity. Rev. T. j.
Brown goes to Mneralpoint to preach
for Rev. Kent who with his wife is
visiting England.
Mr.. Delos Abrams had the misfor-
tune Of a painful accident last Mon
day lie was at his farm just north
Of town and was leading a horse The
animal became frightened at something
and jumped violently agains thin. The
blow knocked Mr.. Abrams down and
in falling his shoulder and arm struck |
the ground so as to produce a bad
disIocation. Or. Cronin attended the
case, reset the bones and made his
patient as comfortable as possible
In the list Of personal property
property assessments published last
week there were five assessments Civ
en- too small, owing to the bank stock |
OF the parties not being included
Geo W. Ryland's assessment should
have been given 1881 instead of$l190; |
Henry Muesse's $197 instead $50; G. |
H. Baxter's S1569 instead of 1925;
John Henkel' 1922 ;and Ivey& Webb's
1924 instead of S2500 Mr.. Burns
assessment was cut down from Sl6l0
to 5000 by the board of equalization.
The County Clerk had quite
scare last Thursday which might have
resulted more seriously than it did. He
in company with his wife returned |