Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-15

Burns is the place to buy shirts
and overalls.
Mrs Jack Muesse of Minneapoli,
arrived at the Burris domicile last
Saturday for visit with her many
friends and relatives.
The Commencement exercises OF
the Platteyille normal school will be
held Friday morning next at ten
o'clock in the city hall.
MIR. ii. IT, Johnson informs us
that home grown Strawberries are now
ripe and that contrary to expectation
Of many will be pretty fair crop
The Nathan family and relatives
enjoyed the hospitality OF the home Of
Joseph Nathan, Sr., last Saturday
evening in one OF their no,ed
cousins parties.
For Sale: Yearling steers and
heifers, in lots from ten to one hum
dred. Time will be given i. desired.
Address Joe Wright, Lancaster
Wis l7t2
r. b. Showalter has been appoint
ed & A. Il. Inspector for the Depart
ment Of Wisconsin by the Commader
IIarnden. This is a mark of honor
which Mr.. Showalter highly approci-
ates, all the more so because it came
unsought by him and as complete
surprise
There will be acounty convention
of the w. c. T. IT, held at Blooming
ton the 2Sth and both Of June. Every
body is invited to attend whether
members or not, who are in terested
in this great work for God and hui
mainly Mrs. n. b. GELvIN,
Press Reporter
The X r. Picnic at Plattcville was
a success Notwithstanding the bad
weather, Owing to the condition OF
the roads not many from Lancaster
were in attendance. Supt Nye and
wife and Messrs. Churchill. Harry
orion. V. l. Showalter, and Delos
Edwards were this city's representa-
tives there
We are in receipt of an advertis-
ing folder of a five weeks summer
school to be held in Platteville this
summer styled the Platteyille Normal
Summer School to begin June ~ and
close July p, go Tuition for the
term will be $3.50. Five members of
the Normal school faculty constitute
the teaching force, Professors Perisho,
Liebenberg, Gentle and Misses Pret-
| ow and Cheney.
Cedar Bluffs Standard Miss
Name Prior left Thursday morning
for her home in Wisconsin, after a
years successful work in the inter
mediate department of our schools.
Miss Pryor is teacher Of high ability
and our Board of Education are fortu-
nate in securing her services for the
coming year. Her many friends wish
her pleasant vacation and an early re-
turn to Cedar Bluffs.
The Rev VIM A. Whitcomb win
preach in the Congregational church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Mr.. Whitcomb was a resident OF Grant
county few years ago until he went
to Beloit college. lie is an excellent
speaker and a young man Of many
fine parts. His wife, nee Kate Frank
land, was also resident Of Grant
county. She was teacher in a school
at Chicago at the time of her mar
riage.
The editor OF the Fennimore
Times-Rcview in a recent editorial
advises whom the Herald should sup
port for Wisconsin's next governor in
the following ohaste and poetic Ian
guage, "Why, you ought to have said
Mr.. c. II. Baxter, man right at home;
one who can give your friend Baby
cards and spades on How to run q
State and do it without spilling any
coloring either" The grace and
beauty OF this classic editorial is only
equalled by the pIofundity OF thought
which it carries Senator Baxter is
no doubt impressed.
The fashions in dress and mi lin
cry as shown in the July Designer
look charmingly cool, and are dainty
enough to please the most fastidious
woman, young, middle-agcd or old
In this issue commences most use
ful and Thoroughly practical series Of
articles entitled Points on Dressmak-
ing" by the aid of which anyone can
learn to make garments in the most
approved manner. Half Hours with
Camera" treats Of Exposure and De-
velopmcnt;" For Health and Beauty
tells fair women how to enhance their
fairness, and the plain ones how to
become attractive.
Times Review; Judge Clement
son and son George and Reporter Or
ton spent a few hours in town Friday
morning ......... Sergt. Harry
Gilmore, late of the 3rd Engineer
Corps, spent several days last week