Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-09-28


her it was done by transposing the
letters into words like this: Take the
third. second ond first letters Of the
word enough for the first word,
and sixth, fourth and fifth letters for
the second word, and you have some
thing that is not enough for any
young lady -Ex
Last Friday the Congregational
ladies society drove down to Mrs.
Belle Dudley Smiths and spent the
day. They report most enjoyable
time and say they never had had 80
many good things 10 eat. The fol-
lowing ladies were in the party.
Mesdames VIM. Starr, Kate Mccoy,
Alma Mccoy. John Sehreiner, T.
StoIl. JAS. Blewitt, Joe Wright, c. II
Basford, VIM. Joeckel, T. Calvin,
VIM. Humphrey, Geo. Goble, Miss
Ellen ChalTec and also Mrs. Harley
Sprague Of Beetown
The Hub is the name OF new
clothing store to be opened in Lam
caster in the near future. The man.
aging partner. Mr.. Al. lehman, is {
gentleman, and is well known in this
and the surrounding towns, having
conducted large clothing establish
ment in Prairie du Chen for the we'll
known firm Of Levi Brothers Co.
And we are confident, that under his
management the store viii have 8
successful career Tie store will be
run on the most modern methods and
will be strictly up-to-date.
Mr.. Joseph l. Stickney, who
stood beside Dewey on the bridge d
the Olympia throughout the battle
Of Manila Bay. will relate in the Octo-
Der number OF McClure's Magazine
his experiences with Dewey on the
recent homeward voyage through the
Mediterranean. He met the Admiral
at Port Said, visited with him where
ever he stopped, and had many in
tercsting conversations with him
which form the basis Of his article.
1t viii be illustrated with views OIL
life aboard the Olympia" while she
was in the Mediterranean
Bloomington Record: A party,
consisting Of Andrew and Alec Myers
Herman Voss, Abe Patch, Fred Geigel
and Sam Wilkinson departed fol
Clark county Monday They will
look over the hardwood farming land
Of that county, offered for sale at IS
to $40 per acre. If they like Che
county, they will buy some Of the
land and start a colony Of West Grant
people DIR. S A. NARROW visited
friends III Lancaster and vicinity two
days last week. y. W. Wildman
of Glen Haven has secured a patent
on an automatic brake. Interested
parties should examine the invention.
Deacon f. z. Finn won the life
subscription offered by the Record for
the oldest person at the fair Mr..
Finn will be lightweight years old in
Noyem Der. lie il still hale and
hearty and expects % round out a
century Mrs. Lincoln Abraham
presented her husband with beauti-
ful two seated carriage bought at the
Lancaster Fair. 1t was on exhibition
by the Fitzgibbons Co, Of Monroe,
Wis.
AT the West Wisconsin NJ. +. con-
ference just closed at Baraboo, Wis.
Rev. s. w Trousdale Of Platteyille
was elected enc ot the delegates to
represent this conference in the gem
eral conference at Chicago in May.
The following appointments were
made by the Bishop: Platteville Dis
trict S. W. Trousdale, presiding eli
der; Argyle. j. L. Webster; Belmont,
Arthur Chalfant; Benton. VIM. Shep-
herd; Bloomington, Alfred Verran:
Boscobel, j. V. Bennett; Cassville. F.
Casper, supply; Cuba City, A. c. Hal
sey; Darlington, VIM. Atkinson'
Dodgeyille. W. W Hurd; Excelsior,
A. c. Vaughan; Fayettc, n. G. Brad
ley; Fennimore, Richard Pengilly
Hazel Green d. M. Sinclair; Lancas-
ter, j. T Morgans; Linden. Christie,
pher Cook; Mineralpoint, Geo. Merri-
field; Montfort. j. c. Gordon; Mt
Hope, G. Bird; Mt Sterling. DaviC
Bell supply; Patch Grove, W. H
Emerson; Platteyille, II +. Beeks
Prairie din Chen. VI Chynoweth
Percy, /. L. Fergersoni shullsburg
VIM. Rowe; Soldiers Grove, Franz
Bell; South Wayne, John Vincent
Witness Benjamin Edge. ST..
died at the home OF his son Ben Edge
Jr. in the town OF Ellenboro yester
day afternoon, aged nearly 50. Tw'
years ago last July he had fal
which has rendered him almost help
less since that time lie was bori
Dec 3, 1919, and has been . residen
Of Grant county for twenty-eigh
years. He leaves five sons and fly
daughters TO mourn his loss. as fol
lows. Mrs. Hannah Edge. Lancaster
Mrs. Esther Spencer Boscobel, Mrs
Mary Mathews. Buckwheat Ridge
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