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


Mrs. Harley Sprague visited with
Mrs. T. Calvin Wednesday
y. c. Bates and family are visit
ing relatives in Bloomington
~. P. Williams left this Wednes-
day morning for Seneca. Wis Il at-
tend the fair at that place
Steve Dougherty. who has been
working in Gibbs aud Coeley's barber
shop for about a month, len for his
home in Muscoda last Tlestlay after
noon.
Joe Nathan, ST., went q Prairie
du Chen Tuesday 10 take treatment
at the famous baths in that city for
rheumatism He expects 10 stay
about week.
Rev. Ira LeBarronoifers his place
on South Jackson street for sale o.
rent. Rev LeBarron has been ap-
pointed pastor Of the N. +. church at
Spring Green
There will be special sale Of
trimmed hats at Mrs. 2 L. Blacks
millinery store next week. Thursday
Friday and Saturday Everybody is
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invited to call
Many Of our citizens went to the
Boscobel fair last week They report
the fair very good Thursday but on
account Of the rain it did not count
for much Friday.
Miss Portia Showalter leaves
Thursday for Galena to stay for few
days. From there she goes to Iowa
TO act as general agent for the Curtis
Book Co. Of Chicago.
Mrs. Minnie stippich and little
son Of Wichita, Kansas, a sister Of the
late Mrs. Damn, arrived in this city
Friday, where she will spend a few
weeks with relatives.
Mrs. McNair and Miss Bessie Nc
Nair returned home last week after an
extended visit with the family Of Pres.
T. w. McNair at Houghton, Mich.
They report very pleasant trip.
Mrs. M. A. Garner returned home
Thursday from her trip to Philadel-
phia and other points in the east.
She has many interesting things to
tell of the sights she saw while there.
Mr.. Fredricks Of Boscobel, the
piano tuner, has been in Lancaster
the past week where he has established
quite business in his line. We rec
ommcnd him 10 any having pianos to
tune
Ninety tickets were sold at Ian
caster Sunday to excursionists to
Nhitefsh Bay, and a from Fenni-
more. Had ii not been for The rain
the trip would have been a very pleas
ant one.
Don't forget to attend the football
game between the High school teams
of Mineral Point and Lancaster Satur-
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day. The game will be played on the
fair grounds at 2:30 P. NJ. Admission
10 and Is cents.
Halle Moses arrived home from
the Klondike last Wednesday evening
and Albert Case came friday by way
Of fotosi. Mr.. Case is a partner OIL
Geo YandeWall and expects to return
20 Alaska in the future.
II have again taken the agency
for the Madison f Z. F. Steam Laun-
dry. All persons dissatisfied with the
work they are nov getting can leave
their laundry with me- All work
guaranteed Ii. G. WHEELER S2t4I
The new Masonic building IS be-
ing rapidly pushed towards complete
ton this week in order to have il
ready for the new clothing store
which is to occupy the first floor.
The fine plate glass fronts are in and
Geo. Z. Budd is papering the walls.
We have known Of people Who
like to be out in the rain, and have
heard of those who did not know
enough to come IN out of the rain, but
we never, until recently, heard of
anyone wading river to get out Of
the rain. For particulars ask
'Washy.n
Mrs. L Ia Nye Woodhouse and
children Of Eldon, Ia, are visiting at
the home of her father. Mr. G. H Nye,
for few weeks. Mrs Nye, who has
been visiting in Baraboo and yiroqua,
is expected home this week and her
daughter, Mrs LAME Chase. will come
with her.
The famous little horse said to be
the smallest horse in the world and
which has been viewed by thousands
of people at the fairs this year, was
purchased last week by F. Whitmore
Fred Lambert, Arthur Phelps and Paul
Humphrey. We were told the price
paid was $500 They are showing at
Richland Center fair this week and
next week will 20 to Dubuque, where
he will be on exhibition during the
carnival
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