Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-26

lteu IN our city fIldaE last.
The Grant birthday anniversary
will attract people 70 Galena tomor-
row.
The county Jail is receiving at
tention Of the painters brush through
out.
-Chas. Boyd and wife Of Sitter
were in Lancaster one day this
week.
&C. B, Eastman. landlord of the
DeSota House at Galena. was in our
city Friday.
Mrs. D. Weber went 10 Fenni-
more Saturday to visit her son, Al
bert and family.
WANTED: A good competent girl
for general housework. Will pay
81. so per week r MEYER. Jr.
Mayor f. G. Mufley and Atty.
Platt Whitman were over from Boseo-
bel on probate business Tuesday.
Mrs. l.. Weber was called to
Cuba City Friday on account of the
serious illness of her father, Mr. Gill
Note the advertisements this
week carefully. 1t will pay you to
heed the sentiments expressed there
in.
Mrs. A W Schaefer of Mondovi,
Wis, returned home Saturday morn
ing after passing two weeks in Lam
caster.
Mrs. Fannie Towns, after pleas
ant visit with her brother-in-law, Mr..
Ed. Oates. and other friends, returned
to her home in Milwaukee Saturday.
Mrs. Nellie Zeigler and son Har-
ley of Cassville passed through our
city Saturday enroute for Fenntmore.
where they viii he the gdests Of Mr..
Geo. stephens, an uncle Of Mrs. Zeig
Ter.
Rev II. H. Beeks OF Platteville
occupied the NJ Z. pulpit Sunday and
Rev Morgans discoursed al Beetown.
The Ladies Aid Society viii meet
on Friday afternoon at O'Clock, with
Miss Mary Walker.
The Milwaukee Weekly Sentinel is
by special arrangement offered in
connection with The Herald for$LS0.
The United State Supreme court
has held in favor OF the express COM
panies in a case brought to determine
whether the company or the shipper
must attach the revenue stamp to
packages.
"A total eclipse 81 the sun Is
scheduled for May 28th, the first total
eclipse in twenty years. In this see
ton OF country, however. it will not
be quite total. but enough Of Old Sol
viii Be out Of sight 50 that II viii 81
difficult 70 read by his light
Harry Orton's beautiful display
Of calceoaria iii Joeckcl Bros window
last week was the object of envy OF
passers-by and ey,yone stopped to
admire the sight. The lot included
thirty-six specimens, each in full
bloom. and daintily arranged pro-
duced sight lovely to behold. The
plants were reared by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Orton and sprung from seed.
Monday was Mrs. John F. Gift
ford's seventy-second birthday and
quiet little family demonstration over
the happy event was in order. Con-
ductor and Mrs. Clifford and little
daughter were over from Fennimore
to take part in the festivities and the
occasion was one of the pleasant ones
in family circles always so enjoyable.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford have been mar
ried over tifty-two years and are
counted among our estimable old
settlers.
The body OF Mrs Nj. X schadb
was brought to Lancaster last Satur-
day for burial. The deceased,
former resident Of Lancaster, came
here with her husband in 1871 aud
settled on a farm one mile west Of
Lancaster and later they removed %
farm in Little Grant Since her.
husband. death il 1856, she rad
been making her home with her
daug hter Anna. wife Of Rev II. ".
Schneider al Lacrosse. Sire leaves
To mourn her loss three sons Philip
Of Alden, Robert 81 Cole-burg. la,
Fred 81 Charles City. a.. and two
daughters, Mrs. Rev. II. ". Schueid-