Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-19

bern to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Starr in
Lancaster.
Secret order installations, public
and private, are getting ALONG - we'll
as could be expected.
A new butcher shop and grocery
store is BEING started in the rooms
formerly occupied by the Mackeys.
On Tuesday 81 transient Gus
toners took dinner at the Lancaster
house and today. Wednesday, 60.
Most of these were gentlemen from
the country who brought in hogs to
ship.
Treasurer Woodhouse is kept
busy these days gathering tax money
and the rest of the fellows are kept
busy trying to gather together enough
to pay their taxes. Mr.. Woodhouse
can be found at H. S Rhodes furni-
ture store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Green of this
city attended the funeral of Geo. Jones
of Atkinson. Kansas, at Platteville
yesterday, Wednesday. Mr.. Jones'
wife, Nettie Goodell, was formerly
Platteville girl and an intimate friend
of Mrs. Green.
Frank Muesse. travelling sales
man for the Carr. Rider & Adams
Lumber Company, of Dubuque, is
home for visit of three weeks. Mr..
Muesse travels through Illinois with
headquarters at Peoria, and reports
favorably of business in his line.
John Moorehouse, residing on
farm six miles south of Lancaster,
yesterday purchased the Original
waterworks'' company's tank and
windmill tower in this city for $4,000
which he will erect on his farm. The
outfit cost the company over $1,000
and is nearly as good as new.
The Corps and Post installation
exercises were held in Post Hall last
Saturday evening. They were public
to families of members and were wit
messed by large company of men,
women, and children. Il. B. Show
alter acted as installing officer for the
Post and Mrs. Theo. CALVIN for the
Corps. Both did the work in cred
liable manner and the services all the
way through were impressive and
beautiful. After the formalities re-
freshments were served by the corps
ladies.
The Hook and Ladder Masquerade
ball was great success. Over sixty
dollars were cleared The juvenile
orchestra, at this their first appear
ance, covered themselves with glory.
If they continue to improve as they
have begun they will in time rank
with the best. The masquerade cos
TUNES were attractive-some beauti-
full, others comical Gen. Sam Draper
took the prize for the funniest cos
tune, Geo. Cook for the finest and
some one whose name we did not
learn the homliest lady.
Miss Myra Showalter, youngest
daughter of Levi Showalter, of Bee
town, died at Norfolk, Neb., where
she had been residing for several
years. The body was taken to Port
land. Oregon, for interment, where
her mother lives. Mrs. Leila Ham
mond, of Portland, Oregon, and Leon
Showalter, of Fennimore, are sister
and brother of the deceased. Myra
Showalter was born in the town of
Beetown where she resided until
nearly grown. She moved with her
mother to Nebraska about ten years
ago.
Several Of the Klondikers have
been able to send letters home lately.
Mrs. Mccarthy, Mr.. Barber, Mrs.
Patch and Mrs. Moses have all re-
ceived letters. Messrs. Patch, Barber
and Chas. Grunow are prospecting in
Uncle Sans territory on Eagle Greek.
Their address is Eagle City, Alaska.
1t is about 125 miles below Dawson
near the Yukon. Most of the others
are at or near Dawson. Mr.. McCar-
thy has had work at his trade ironing
sleighs at wages running from $1.00
to $1.25 an hour. A man by the
name of Laughton from PIatteville was
with the boys at Eagle City. He took
sick and died last Novem Der. He was