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

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Miss Bessie Budd pleasantly en-
tertained a party Of young people IA
Saturday evening.
Miss Louise Godfrey Of Galen,
/ visited her uncle Dr.. Godfrey family
several days last week.
Mr. J 0. Bartlett is lying very
i'll at his hom E in this city and at his
writing is not expected 10 recover.
MARROW Kidd, wife and daughter
OF Glen Haven made combined busi-
ness and pleasure trip 70 Lancaster
Wednesday.
Mrs. p. J. Schloesser in writing
to friend Of her recent trip 10 Chica-
90 relates that the train she was on
ran over and killed seven head Of cattle.
No one was hurt.
The city council have renewed
the contract with Mr.. Harshberger for
lighting the city with this change.
that Mr.. Harshberger shall collect one
dollar additional for every night the
city hall is lighted.
Mr.. Joseph Ivey. senior, OF Calu-
met, Michigan is dead. His body will
be brought to Lancaster for interment
and is expected this Wednesday even
ing. Funeral services will be held
from the home OF his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Vande Wall, Thursday morning
at ten O'Clock.
Commencement exercises for the
Lancaster High school will be held in
Reeds Opera house at 10 O'Clock, a.
M, Friday, June ,, 1899. The class
consists Of six young men and thirteen
young ladies. The Herald job rooms
have just finished printing for them
some tasty and attractive commence
tent stationery
Mr.. Geo. Roberts OF Oelwein, Ia,
is visiting relatives in Lancaster this
week. Mr.. Roberts has recently re-
turned from Cuba. He was one OF
Uncle Sans blue-coats down there
during the time this nation was Civ
ing the Spanish senors some lessons
in military tactics Mr.. Roberts is
engaged in the newspaper business in
Oelwein now.
Farmers over in the town OF Bee
town have been puzzled not little TO
account for shingles, pieces of siding
and similar portisns OF buildings
found scattered over their fields.
Wright Marshal, Chris Grebe and Is
rael Roberts are among those who
have been gathering kindling wood
from their plow land A theory is
that this material was dropped by the
cyclone storm that did such damage
in the vicinity OF Colesburg. In.
The Herald's law supplements
would have been issued last week but
for the dilly-daIlying methods Of the
express company, They We're deliv-
cred to the express company Tuesday
evening and should have been here
Wednesday. But the agent at the
Milwaukee end was TOO full OF busi-
ness or something else to put them on
the train until Thursday and so they
cot here too late for last weeks issue.
If there are any .blarsted corpora
tions" that need shaking up they are
the express companies.
The f. Z. Lyon of Chicago, sup
erintendent Of the American Health
Propaganda, will lecture on the art
Of Living" in the Congregational
church in this city Thursday evening,
May %, under the auspices OF the
Christian Endeavor society. Admis-
sion - cents. The Eau Claire Press
saws Of him: MIR. Frank Emory
Lyon lectured last evening in the Con-
gregational church to select and APP
preciatiye audience. His subject,
The Art of Living" touching the
hidden mysteries Of life, was handled
in pleasing and highly satisfactory
manner. 1t is to be regretted that
more did not embrace this opportun-
ity Of hearing Mr.. Lyon on 50 vital a
subject"
Rev. i. Emory Lyon lectured here
last winter on the subject Of the art
OF Living" Those who heart him
heard a lecturer who utterances were
marked by sterling common sense,
who was thoroughly IN rapport with
his subject, and one who had the