Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-29
-Mo4aay i Labor DAY.

II IL AI>t CLASS J9p printing YOU
wish. come to he Herald office
Miss Edith Webb Is visiting rela-
tyes at Prairie du Chen this week.
The Bloomington fair will come
of next week and viii be hummer
MIR. and Mrs. Leon smith left for
their home in Boston today (Wednes-
day.
Add your mite to the library fund
and listen 10 Air. Wetherly's lecture
tonight.
Lancaster will furnish good
sized quota for the Bloomington fair
next week.
Aug Michaelis took a trip over
into Crawford county first Of the
week on business.
Frank Buchuer of Milwaukee ar
rived Friday and IS a welcome guest
in the old home
Potatoes age about fve-sixths
water. aud dollar bushel is a big
price for water.
Sam Hood. the genial travelling
man, was accompanied on his trip
this week by his wife.
Mrs. VIM. Hayes and children
of Baraboo are guests OF her parelts,
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Michaelis.
-Lancaster's band will compete
for the prize at the band contest at
the big county fair week after next.
Miss Mary Warwick of Wyalu-
sing visited her cousin Miss Edith
Webb the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Mitchell and brother,
Thos. Carroll, Of Chicago, are guests
of Treasurer and Mrs Scheinpfug.
Mrs. d. Stecher and daughter.in-
law. Mrs. Rose Stecher, and children
of Dubuque are guests at Rev. j. A.
Ringold's.
The Boscobel fair is in progress
this week. and attracts number of
Lancaster folks TO the metropolis Of
North Grant.
Barney Mccoy starts in the free
tor-all at Boscobe Friday. Joe Nc
Coy also has his fine carriage team
catered there in its class.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Klee. Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Klee. Mrs. T. j. Levan and
daughter, Berdine. of Dubuque, Ia.
are visiting at the home Of Mrs. Il. G..
Nathan.
j F. Clifford received the sad
news this week announcing the death
OF his brother, S. J Clifford. at Dun
kirk, III. Deceased was sixty-seven
years Of age.
Nathan Grocery Co. received a
consignment Of 200 baskets Of peaches
on the eve of the Woodmen picnic
and sold the entire lot out in less than
half hour.
Work on the improvements at
the city pumping station are going
on apace. The barn is completed
and the cellar and foundation ready
for the residence.
-Elgy Ryan took his departure
Saturday for Colorado Springs, where
he seeks health. His host of friends
in this locality wish him that for
which he seeketh.
Gutenberg, Iowa, is to have a
picnic of some sort Sunday including
sports. etc. The Lancaster baseball
team is to serve up entertainment
along with the team of that city.
Fred Smith, the Livingston twirler,
is to go with the nine from this city
Al. |. Holman. wife and SON took
their departure for Milwaukee and
Chicago Monday. At the first named
city they sojourn sufficient length
of time to provide eye treatment for
the Junior Holman and then proceed
t. Chicago where the senior Holman
purchases a fall ana winter stock of
goods for the Hub clothing store here.
p Hohenadel's new canning fac
tory recently completed at GAINESVILLE
at a cost of 100000 is in ruins. A
Northwestern engine and box car at
tached caused all the trouble Satvr-
day. The engine and car were left
bv the engineer and fireman in caarge
grade about 1900 it. from the fac
tory while they went to see where TO
set the car. In their absence the en-
CINE and car started down the grade
and gained headway so fast that when
the factory was reached both were go
ing at great speed. There was
crash and 800. 900 loss is a result
The plant was to start operations
Monday. There will be no canning
there this season as a result Thirty