Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-04-27

at Platteville. Looks like higher edu-
cation.
John Bracket, Bloomington, is
reported to be in critical condition
from general breaking down in
health
An epidemic Of rabies has APP
peared in Dubuq lie and many mad
dogs are being killed. All dogs have
been ordered muzzled.
Johnny Clark is about to rebuild
for another party the old Schroeder
house, just north of Prof. Clark's re-
Gently occupied by Ed. Lang.
Mrs. Althea kilbourne has a good
oak refrigerator and good ten-foot
dining table which she will sell cheap
for cash. They are as good as new.
A fine monument is being cut at
the Lancaster marble works to be
placed in the Sargent yard, Bloom
lngton, at the grave of Robert S. Will
son.
Don't fail to hear the temperance
lecture in the city opera house on
Friday evening April 2Sth by Rev.
Everett of Dodgeyille. No admission
charged.
Pat BARLEY was in town Tuesday.
He says the only way Bloomington
will ever get a railroad is by paying
for it. Nobody is going to make them
a present of one.
At Boscobel burglars entered the
house of Fred l.. Ruka and stole $50
IN money and silver watch. Fred
offers IS for the return of the watch
and no questions asked.
The poultry column is omitted
this week but will be resumed next.
Mr.. Rose has one or two queries to
answer which will insure an interest
ing department next issue.
AT Platteville Bishop Nicholson,
of Milwaukee, administered confirma-
ton to a class of nine in Trinity
church. Rev. DR.. Edwards, of Lam
caste, assisted in the services.
Ed. Robertson and his sister Miss
Lizzie, Of Patch Grove, visited the
family Of County Clerk Dickinson on
Monday. They leave Patch Grove for
Portland, Oregon, next Monday.
Sheriff Fawcett has re-papered his
office at the court house and painted
the stove black. A grotesque and
sombre splendor now pervades the
erstwhile shabby compartment.
The Enterprise says that John
Kelley will shortly commence the
erection Of commodious warehouse
at Woodman and will purchase grain
and other staple producethis fall.
The Boscobel Enterprise in its last
issue duplicated the front page OF the
New York Herald of April 10, 1865,
which was devoted principally to the
assassination OF President Lincoln.
Jack Carkeek and Hall Adali, a
Turk, both noted wrestlers, are in
training for a,match to come off at Be-
lott the last of this month The Turk
has downed the best wrestlers of all
countries.
The famous trotter Nancy Hanks,
2:04, has given birth to a mare colt
that excites the interest of horsemen.
The sire of the colt is Meddler, ia
nous running horse, and speculation
is rife as to the result of the expert
mental cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. D.Waite Of Bara-
boo, are stopping at the house of Sta
ton Agent Rockwell in this city. Mr.
Waite is running the Milwaukee train
IN place OF John Zeininger who is be-
ing treated in Milwaukee for acute
bladder trouble.
Misses Kate Maclay and Portia
Showalter spent taree days in Platte
vile last week visiting the family of
NJ. P. Rindlaub and other friends.
They attended the Joan of Are" can
tata, visited the Normal and report a
very enjoyable time.
Camp Dewey Of the Independent
Order of Foresters, held a smoker in
Lancaster last Friday night. Among
others who attended were DR.. Bailey
and Postmaster sherman of Sitter.
The Camp viii hold another smoker
on Friday evening Of next week.
Rev. b. II. Trip, whose poems
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