Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-20

bicycle. Get the electfO-aeetYIene
bicycle lamp OF Thos Webb. Lancas-
ter, Wis They can also be used on
carriages and buggies.
Charley Edwards left here Mon
day for Bloomington. III, where he
joins the Strauss band which travels
about the United States giving con-
certs. Mr.. Edwards is a rising mu-
stefan who viii make his mark in the
eornet world.
AT the Boseobel city election
Monday the Republican ticket were all
elected. W f. Howe, mayor and SUI
pervisor; c. T. Muifiey. treas. ]; Jacob
Miller, marshal; L. G. Armstrong, d.
b. Richardson, Geo. Wickens, L. b.
Ruka. aldermen; J. Mclaughlin, A. T.
Henderson, justices Of the peace.
Friday, May y, is Arbor and
Bird day in Wisconsin. On Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week Supt.
Chas. Nye mailed out to all common,
graded and parochial schools in Grant
county 249 Animals. published at
Madison by the state superintendent,
which contains a suggestive pro-
gramme" for the day and lot of po-
etry clippings.
Boscobel Dial-Enterprise: Mem
bers of the Boscobel Business Mems
association with their ladies enjoyed
their first annual banquet at the Cen
trial house last Friday evening. Land
lord Church prepared an elegant sup
per for the sixty guests who attended
and the good things to eat went a
great way in making the banquet the
social success that it was.
-Fennimore Times Review; Frank
He'll in company with w. f. Lathrop,
real estate agent, were in Dell Rapids,
S. Da., last week and the latter closed
deal whereby Mr.. He'll comes in pos
session of half section of land located
near Dell Rapids in trade for his store
building and hardware stock in this
city. The new owner of Mr.. Heils
interests here is Mr.. NJ. X. Kene-
fick, banker of Dell Rapids, la. Mr.
He'll, who retires after two years OF
business in our city, has accepted the
general agency of Grant county for
the Champion machines and will enter
upon his new duties soon.
A Lancaster man, }. a. Schmittzes,
who journeyed to Cassyille last Sun
day informs us of very old money
safe that he saw there in the posses
sion of j. B. Ortscheid. The safe was
was built in 1920 and was originally
in the office Of Nelson Dewey, the first
governor Of Wisconsin. Afterward
the safe made its home in Galena, H.,
where it went through hot fire and
came out unscathed which is more
than you can predict for most safes
that are being built now-a-days The
safe locks with a large bras s
key which moves numerous fiat
bolts. On the outside OF the.door are
the words:.'J Scott. Patent Asbestos. a"
On the inside OF the door &c. w.
Gross, Manufactures, No. 50 Docks,
Philadelphia"
-Platteville Journal:-Co. NJ, 9th
Regt. III. National Guards was re-or-
ganized at Galena, Wednesday night,
and our fellow townsman, c. b. East
man, now the popular landlord of the
Hotel De Soto, was elected captain.
1t is needless to say that Mr.. Eastman
will make an excellent officer. The
reorganization of the company is
largely due to his efforts Here's best
regards. Wallace Andrews, the
millionaire, whose home burned down,
in New York. last week, and with his
wife, daughter and her three children,
together with several servants, met
death in this fire, was a first cousin
to Horace Chase of this city. ....
Frank Laughton, the marshal, has
done very efficient work in keeping a
way the crowds which usually gather
around the church doors during SER
vices. All who attend church appre-
ciate his efforts
Platteville Witness: Energetic
efforts are being made to form base
ball club in this city. 1t will proba-
bly, consist of members from this city,
Galena, and possibly one or two from
Dubuque. A circuit viii probably be
formed which will comprise Lancas-
ter, Boscobel. Dodgeville, Darlington,