Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-08
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Archie Woodhouse, of Blooming
ton, visited with George Reed, sun
day and Monday.
The Sunshine club of Rathbone
sisters, met with Miss Mary Walker,
Friday. and spent very pleasant
evening.
The Lancaster Projecting com
pany will give another entertainment
in Reeds opera house, Wednesday,,
March l4ih, with some changes You
are invited
Last Friday evening about fifty
young people Of our city t5ok in the
Minstrel Show and dance at Bloom
ington, given BY the Eastern Stars Of
that place. They report GOOD show
and fine time.
Mr. and Mrs Ii. G. Nathan and
children and Mr.. and Mrs II. G. Wat
ton are in Dubuque to attend the
wedding Of Miss Pearl LeYan which
takes place at her home in that city
Wednesday evening at eight O'Clock.
The Burton Band, lately organized
in that burg, will give 4 basket-social
at The Town Hall at that place on Fri
day, March 9th, to which everybody
is cordially invited. The baskets will
will be sold and the proceeds to 90 to
help pay for the instruments Of the
new band Of eleven pieces Come and
have a good time and help the boys
along. 2t
Mrs. Margaret Van Ausdall and
family expect to leave their old home
in Patch Grove this week and move TO
Sheldon. Iowa They have been resi-
dents Of this county for many years
and their friends here will be sorry 70
have them move away The Herald
has been constant visitor in the
family for many years. There are
five young men in the family and they
hope TO find paying employment in
manufactures Of that western city.
May success attend them.
We have Just received from Rand,
McNally y Co.. their "Atlas Of Two
Wars, containing large scale maps
Of the Philippine Islands and South
Africa which we propose to give to
our subscribers Al very low price
Besides the up-to-date maps, the al
las contains illustrations and yau-
able data il regard to those countries
It is Just what YOU need in order TO
keep posted on The wars now in pro
gress. We win give one atlas as 4
premium y every new subscriber;
old subscribers who pay one year in
advance from March I, 1900. may Oh
tain . copy free. Those who are not
subscribers may have the same for %
cents Subscribe for the Herald. and
get the premium.
Minerva Chapter o Il. 5. gave 4
reception at their lodge room last
Monday evening in honor Of the Grand
Worthy Matron, Mrs Helen NJ. Budd,
which was very pleasant affair. Her
home chapter is very proud Of having
such honor SO worthily bestowed and
is united III wishing her years work a
grand success 4 pleasing feature Of
the evening was he presentation to
Mrs Budd Of 4 beautiful bouquet Of
carnations sent TO her by Mrs. Ash Of
Edgerton. Wis. The reception was
also for Mrs j G. Nathan and Mr. and
Mrs Ray Walker who leave soon
for the West The member, in-
dulged in an ola fashioned spelling
school. 4. y Showalter ana Sadie
Moses carried of the prizes. After
the entertainment delicious refresh
ments were served
We are in receipt Of Brother J.
q. Monaham's new song, WISCONSIN,
Land q, Beauty which is all the com
poser could ask for when he expresses
the wish that it may be to Wisconsin
what The Old Kentucky Home. 4
"lhe Green Fields Of Virginia, etc,
are to the people Of those states.
There is expression Of feeling and har-
mony Of melody in it that must APP
peal to the hearts Of every true son
and daughter Of the old Badger state.
He says u believe that Wisconsin
is old enough, BIZ eno1gh and in
every way grand enough to have a
state song, peculiarly her own, and
that her sons and daughters. both at
home and abroad. are as proud Of her
beauty, wealth and greatness as are
any people Of their native land Ii
this song fulIils the mission for which
it was intended, | am content II
we are deblrrel from Joining IN the
editorial quartettc with Bro. Brooks
OF the Record being somewhat par
ticular Of our company we still have
the hope that we may sometime have
the pleasure Of hearing the omposer
sing hi- own song we be~peak for it
q great success.
Bloomington Record: Joseph
Jacco. for many Years a resident of
Patch Grove and later Of Bloomington,
diel Monday. Feb. l9th, Al the Sol
diers Home in Milwaukee lie was
the son II one Of Cassyillc's earliest set
tier, ari ia early manhood was VOL