Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-02-16

ing with various physicians he gradu-
ated in the winter of 1889, eat the col
iege OF physicians connected with the
New York University. He commenced
the practice of his chosen profession at
Fort Rowen and st. Thomas, Canada,
and during this time was married to
Miss Lizzie Nash, of Chataqua county,
N. I. In 1S41 DIR. Hewitt left Canada,
in the rear and emigrated to the great
west, settling at Grand Detour, Ill, in
1S4l. From there he removed to Grant
county, practicing medicine in different
parts of the county but finally located
at Boscobel in 1859, which was his
home from that time until the day of
his death.
The funeral took place Monday after
noon.
Charles Brekke, a young man of much
promise died OF consumption here last
night. He was formerly in business at
Soldiers Grove. Crawford county, and
was highly esteemed for his uprightness
of conduct.
Robert Miller, son of J. z. Miller,
well known as a former employee at
Sarles lumber yard, but now living on
his farm, some 10 miles from this city,
met with fearful accident on the 18th.
A loaded shot gun, the instrument and
carelessness the immediate cause. In
pulling the gun toward him over a log,
the barrel pointing towards him, it went
off and discharged the full load in his
right shoulder making a fearful wound.
DIR. Armstrong was Immediately sum-
moned, but before his arrival the young
man came near bleeding to death. 1t
is impossible to tell the result of the
wound, the shoulder being fearfully
mangled.
The business coming to Boscobel from
Crawford, Richland, and even Vernon
counties is simply immense. Last week
the income of the Bridge, the great
artery over which the business of the
whole northern country flows to this
city, shows that about 600 two horse
loaded teams, passed over it during the
week to Boscobel Those from dis
lance stopping over night and laying in
their supply of goods early in the morn
ing.
There is change in the old le-
liable House of Parker, Hildebrand g.
| Co, this month. Mr.. Geo. w. Parker.
who has so long been identified there
with, retires, to be succeeded by Mr..
I. IL. Kronshage, a gentleman very
favorably known here, and whose rep
utation is second to none. That they
will continue to do the largest business
in Grant county, none will doubt 1t
will seem SO very odd not to see the
smiling countenance of George"
always pleasant, and ready to wait upon
any one who might need him. 1t is the
understanding that he is going to attend
strictly to farming, on his large Dakota
farm. What farmer he will make!
Quite a number of Boscobelians own
farms near jamestown, in Dakota, and
Iowa, and are going out this spring to
improve them, coming back again in the
fall. The following are some of the
parties: George W. Parker, DR.. Car
ley. John Kelly. J. r. Muffley, S. d.
Curry, Fred Mortimer, and +. ID. Wads-
worth.
There has been an unusual dearth
of entertainments in this city during the
winter, but now they are coming faster
and staying longer than really neces-
sary.
Mine host Bobel, of the Central, has
been putting up o telephone from the
hotel to the Depot for the accommodation
of all hands-but from some cause it
don't work; if he would put in Bell
telephone there would be no further
trouble
The annual Ball of the Fire Depart
ment, comes off on the 9th. The boys
always have good time.
Preparation will soon begin for the
great inter-county Soldiers Reunion to
be held in this city in June. We are so
situated as to be accessible by rail to
five neighboring counties, these will pan
out their thousands, and from across
the river in the state of Iowa, the boys
in blue are coming and around the camp
fires will tell the ''oldold story" Beard
less boys of the rebellion and the gray
haired men of to-day. Every year the
members of the ''loyal brave and true
are growing less, and in behalf of the
big hearted citizens of Boscobel, have
no hesitancy in bidding everyone well
come who will favor us with their pres
ence. Soldiers of Boscobel and vicinity,
citizens, public spirited as you all are,
make your arrangements for nothing
short of 10000 visitors at the reunion.
call will soon be issued for an Anti
/ Polygamy meeting. held pursuant to a
call through the Chicago papers, next
Sunday evening. The several churches
of our city will each make it special
subject of discourse; the object is to
arouse public sentiment upon the stand
ing blight of the century and force Con
gress to wipe it out of existence.
PEDRO.
Joe says that the clouds of his early
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