Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-11-13

PERSONAL, MENTION.

! IN the city Monday.
Prof G. M. Guernsey, of Platteville,
was in the city Monday.
Hon. VIM. E. Carter, of Platteyille,
was in the city Monday.
Mr.. John Ross, of Mineral Point, was
in the city Friday and Saturday:
Mr.. w. Langstaff. of Potosi, register
ed at the Wright House, Thursday.
Judge VIM. Spensley, of Galena, was
in the city Friday, on legal business.
Mr.. L. +. Ransom, of Mt. Hope, made
a pleasant call at this Office Monday.
Harry Barnett and Arthur Knapp
spent Saturday and Sunday in Platte
viIle
A. w. Bell. Atty. at law. of Platte
vile, was in the city Thursday on bust
ness.
Prof. Barrett, principal of the Mt.
Hope school, was in the city last We'd
nesday and Thursday.
DIR. o. p. Saler and Mr.. w. l.. Orr,
of Bloomington, made a pleasant call
at this Office Wednesday.
A. Macarthur, Esq, Attorney at Law,
and publisher of the Dodgeville Sun.
made us call last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Allen Barber, of
Chicago. are spending few days at
their old home in Lancaster.
Mr.. S. T. Basye, of Washburn. was
in the city Wednesday, attending to
business in the County Court.
Miss Ellen Woolstenholme went TO
Boscobel Friday, and will spend few
days in that city, visiting friends.
District Attorney r. c. Orr is taking
rest at his old home in Bloomington,
and nursing large boil on his throat.
Mrs. Sarah I. Smith, mother of Dr.
G. S. Smith, n dentist formerly of this
place. is visiting her daughter-in-law
Mrs. Smith.
Capt. III. S. Vaughan, of Platteyille,
the popular travelling salesman for
Levens & Dillon. Dubuque, was in the
city Saturday.
Mr.. Alex Provis. Atty. at law, and
Mr.. VIM. Me. Williams, of Boscobel,
were in attendance before County Court
last Wednesday.
Mr.. j. W. Traer, President of the Wi
mona, Alma and Northern R'y, was a
caller at our Office last Friday. He
was here on railroad business.
Judge Clementson and Mr.. Chas.
Orion, stenographer, took the train
Monday for Prairie du Chen, where
the former opened court Tuesday.
Mr.. S. J. Collins, Superintendent of
the Prairie du Chen and Mineral Point
division of the Milwaukee and st. Paul
road, called upon us to-day (Wednes-
day..
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hassell, who
have been visiting at the residence OF
the formers brother, DIR. S. E. Hassell,
returned to their home in Chicago,
Saturday.
Mr.. James Davis, of Patch Grove, a
solid citizen and staunch Republican,
came to town Wednesday morning, and
remained until Thursday afternoon tc
get election returns.
Prof's. Charley Baxter, and Arthur
Knapp, of this city, went to Plattevillc
Saturday evening to show the clod-hor.
pers down there what is meant by the
"poetry of notion on roller skates.
Mrs. j. A. Street left Tuesday morn.
ing for visit of several weeks among
relatives in Waukesha and Chicago
She stops over in Dodgeville unit
Thursday, where Mr.. Street will ioir
her and accompany her to Chicago.
Miss Guernsey and Miss Mertie Pep
per, teachers in our high school, went
home Friday evening to visit their par.
ents in Platteville and Boscobel, re-
spectively, and returned to their dutie:
in the school room Monday morning.
Mr.. John Brindley, formerly princi
pal of the High School in this city, now
a member of the firm of Fruit &
Brindley, lawyers at La Crosse, Wis.
was here last week on legal business fol
the Winona, Alma and Northern r y
Hon. r. NJ. Day, of Mt. Hope, elected
to the Legislature from the Third Assem-
bly, District, came in Wednesday morn
ing with election returns, and returne,
home Thursday evening. Mr.. Day will
honor his district in the State legisla
ture.
Mr.. Geo. Broderick, formerly of Haze
Green, and now farming near Mitchell
Dakota, was in the city, in compan,
with Hon. w. ID. Jones, administrato
of the estate of Soloman Lightcap, de
ceased, last Friday and Saturday, at
tending to matters pertaining to tn
estate, before Judge Clementson.
We received pleasant calls yesterda,
; from supervisors. John ID. Wilson, May
or of Boscobel, o. j. Arnold. of Mt. Ida
Geo. Munns, of Marion, Andrew Cairn
= of Little Grant. G. X. Kleinpell of Cass
vile, Edward O'Neill of Hazel Green
Joseph Murray of jamestown, Hon. E
4 l. Kidd of Millville, and others.
Mr.. j. Jay Barber, of Columbus
1 Ohio, is visiting Lancaster for the frs
time in twenty years. Mr.. Barber wa
for some time a law student in the offic
of his uncle, j. Allen Barber, but has 0
late years been devoting himself to art
and has won high rank among
painters of landscapes and animals.
Hon j. C. Holloway, formerly engag
. ed in the banking business in this city,
{ but of late in the wholesale tobacco
, business in st. Paul. Mimi, was in towr
: from Friday last until Monday. He hal
, sold out his business in St. Paul to Mr.
Sphinx, late assistant Cashier in Hold
q CESS Bank in Platteville. Mr.. Hollo
q way will remain in St. Paul during the
winter, and will probably go to Califor
mia in the spring.
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