Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-04-19

Roy rockingham spent Sunday
at home.
Lou Eberle was over from High
land Monday on business.
The easiest way to drop silver is
into the contribution box.
Born: On Wednesday, April II,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Budd Duncan, son.
Atty. II. w. Brown angled fol-
the frisky trout on Crooked creek
down in Marion the first of the week.
Mrs. Conrad of Fennimore was
in Lancaster few days the past
week
Mark Fahy is having fine resi-
dence erected in the western part of
the city.
The baseball fans are becoming
enthusiastic. A good team is to be
organized.
Mrs. W.T., Brown returned to her
home in Ripon Saturday, after an ex-
tended visit with friends in this city.
Mrs. Philip Miller came home
Saturday from weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. E. Sterling, at Austin,
MINI.
W. A. Lee went to Chicago this,
Wednesday, morning on business.
He expects to return the first of next
week.
The band boys are getting in
many hours of practice this spring,
preparing for The campaign of the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs b. White returned
home Saturday evening from Milwau-
kee, where they have been spending
the winter.
The Whist club met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Richardson
Before indulging in their usual game
they tied comforter for the lady.
An anonymous letter giving
household remedies and an opinion on
the Wallace damage ease is received
but the writer failed to attach his
signature.
Mrs. Fred Kuhn of Nashua, Ia.
arrived in Lancaster last Saturday for
a visit of several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Smith, and other
relatives.
Emil Roethe of Madison was
guest of his brother, Editor fl. f.
Roethe, at Fennimore last week. The
two went to Whitewater and passed
Sunday with their mother.
A full grown and full lledged
muskrat was despatched in front Of
Esenbise's restaurant Thursday even
ing. A peculiar incident it was
and the little fellow caused consider
able excitement for time.
We are in receipt of w. f.
Lathrop's real estate catalogue,
very neat little pamphlet from the
Times-Review press at Fennimore.
Mr.. Lathrop will mail you a copy If
you are interested in real estate.
The Herald Office is better equip
ped to execute anything in
the line Of job printing than
ever. A large consignment of new
material is on the way, and we re-
specially solicit trial order Let
us figure on your next job.
We acknowledge with thanks an
invitation to attend the exercises
concentrating the seventy-eight an
niversary of the birth of Gen. U. S.
Grant, to be held at Galena, Friday.
April p, 1900 The annual address
will be delivered by Gov. Theo.
Roosevelt OF New York.
Rural free delivery is to be es-
tablished at Lancaster on May [.
The service will be the most extern
sive in Wisconsin, covering an area
of 1l3 square miles, with popula-
ton to be served of nearly 1900. |
Three carriers will be required to per-
form the task and they have already
been appointed as follows: G. f. Gar
side, John Mankel and ID. IL. Starr.
One morning last week while
threading machine, Miss Delphia
Schmidt had the misfortune to run
the needle through the end of her
forefinger, breaking the needle off at
both ends and leaving the stubs pro-
jecting on both sides of her finger.
With the aid of the pinchers the
needle was removed and now the in
jured member is doing as we'll as
can be expected.
j. 2. Cox, an old resident of
Boics Prairie, has been very i'll with
pneumonia for some time. He is a
of Tom Cox Post, G. A. r.,
and as it is customary for members of
said post to visit those of their men,
bers who are i'll, it seems only right
for some of the old soldiers to visit
Mr.. Cox, which none of them have
done, although he has been i'll for
several weeks. Their attention is
hereby called to the matter.
The census enumerators through
out tho ITnitot Gfafoc will ba ,oo,,;,,