Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-01-24
Roundabout Notes,

Mr.. Richard Nankiville, of George
town, Colorado, is visiting relatives at
his old home in Hazel Green, Wis.
A youthful couple, from Illinois, were
recently married at Hazel Green, the
bride being about Is years of age.
The assignment of r. S. Smith &
Bros. of Linden, was made last week.
Liabilities from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Georgetown Methodists have just
received new sos pound bell, for their
church, and are building handsome
steeple forit.
Mr.. Charles Hazlett. an old and highly
respected resident of 10 Daviess county,
H.. died, at Galena, on the oath ult.. at
the advanced age of So.
Dodgeville is agitating the telephone
subject with a view of connecting her.
self with Highland, Darlington and
Platteville.
At the Farmers State Convention, to
be held at Madison, in February, Hon.
Matt. Anderson, of Dane county. will
read paper upon "The Draft Horse
the Farmers Best Friend.
Peter Spang. well known citizen of
Dodgeville. who went to California
some months ago in the hope of regain
ing his health, recently died in that
state.
Mr.. G. Foshay, the we'll known pio-
neer of West Grant, has returned home
to Patch Grove from his trip to New
York, where he went to visit family
friends at the home of his boyhood.
We are pleased no note that Calvin
W. Russell, formerly of this city, has
been elected County Judge of Cass
county, Neb. His residence is now at
Plattsmouth the county seat. PlGtteUitle
Witness.
About thirty-fve members of Eureka
Lodge |. O. G. T., of Dodgeville, en-
joyed the good sleighing on last Friday
evening and made visit to Emery
Lodge at Mineral Point, it being the
regular meeting of the lodge.
Mrs. Charles met with very pain
full accident on Friday night, by slip
ping on the icy sidewalk, opposite
Harry Hankins' residence, and breaking
her forearm, near the wrist. Being an
old lady, the accident is quite serious.
I-Mineral Point Tribune.
Mrs Napoleon Graham, of the town
of Miffin, met with IL serious accident on
Wednesday morning. She fell down a
flight of stairs into the cellar, breaking
her wrist, and receiving several ugly
cuts and bruises about the head and
body.
George Campbell. formerly of Mon
roe, and for some time past in the lum-
Der saving business in Columbia county
had the misfortune recently to have
one of his arms sawed nearly off in his
mill which necessitated an apputation
above the elbow. Sentinel.
Mr.. j. A. Hartford, of Wyalusing has
bought the stock of goods remaining in
the store of w. HI. Brown, at Blooming
ton. He will offer them for sale in con-
nection with his stock in Wyalusing.
Mr.. Brown will retire from mercantile
life with competency after y qnarter
of a century spent in handling goods.
A five-yeai old child of Peter Duren,
of the town of Westland, Richland Co.,
was burned to death several days ago in
the absence of the family. While the
older children, in whose charge it had
been left, were out feeding the stock,
the little one got hold of some matches
and accidentally set its cloths on fire.
Before the other children returned the
clothing was burned off the child, which
lived but two days, dying in great agony.
The report has gone abroad that the
Couillard boys, so popular on the st.
Paul road, will enlarge their Dakota
farm in the spring. If they keep on
adding to their landed estate in that
territory, they will have to sroof what
they now possess and build other farms
on the top thereof. With eleven broth
ers and one like Mart. at the head, there
is no telling how much land will fall in
to the hands of one family.-Dial.
Willie Hooper, of Darlington, nephew
of Thos. j. Hooper, of this city, died
last Thursday morning, aged nineteen
years, a victim of quick consumption
He was a young man of more than ordi
nary ability. He applied for examina.
ton at West Point, but failed to come ur
to the physical standard He was uni
versally respected. was man of strict
integrity, superior ability, and posses
sed the entire confidence and true es.
TEEN of all with whom he came in con-
| tact. -PIGtterjlle Witness.