Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-02
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Mr.. George Bishop was in town last
week, holding his head very high, and
setting 'em up literally. A big boy
has come to stop with him.
Mr.. q. Hutchinson has been with as
the last week upon business and visit
combined. He is endeavoring to sell or
rent his farm here, and as one of the
State Fish Commissioners, has been
called upon to rise and explain how
those salmon trout have degeneratcd
into bull heads and clubs.
Dir. Hartford left for Chicago upon
Sunday, for months absence, for the
purpose OF attending course Of post
graduate lectures at the medical college
there. His constant riding the past
winter, had worn him out nearly, and
we trust he will return rested, and
posted up in the latest and most im-
proved methods of killing ducks, Doc.
being an active member of our sporting
club
Mrs. Hartford left upon Monday for
Moline, ILL.,. on q visit to her relatives
there.
DR. Kinnaman, of Davenport, Iowa,
supplies DR.. HIS place during his alb
sence.
Mr.. VIM. Andrews will leave Tor the
West in a few days.
Miss frankie Ryan has finished her
school in the Porter district, giving
good satisfaction to all.
We noted the presence yesterday in
town Of Mr.. Geo. Sprague. of Blooms
ington, accompanied by his brother,
Harvey Sprague. who is visiting with
Inn.
Also of Mr.. Il. Gathwaite of the same
place, with whom we exchanged rem
inisences of our soldier experience toget-
her,twenty years ago down in Tennessee.
Oar town officers, who desire re-elec-
ton. are very busy in preparing their
fences in this and adjoining towns.
II reminds us of a time when our elo-
quent Beetown attorney, addressed the
the citizens of Gutenberg, Ia, upon the
political issues of the day, then up be-
fore the people of Grant county.
Upon Thursday last,soon after II NJ,
the building known as the parsonage
house, located in the lower part Of the
village and occupied by Mr.. L, u. Me-
Conuell, was discovered to be in ilamcs,
and in few minutes was burned to the
ground. The inmates barely escaped
with their lives Mr.. Mcconnell $ daugh-
ter. Mrs Rogers, being with them danger
of a neighbor, and is unexpectedly inn
proving The contents of the house,
furniture, clothing, and bedding was
nearly all burned. A subscription pa
per was Immediately started and before
night over $50 was raised for Mr.. Me
Cornell, by his kind hearted noighbors,
although this will not replace his loss
which was nearly total No insurance
upon either building or contents.
Spring has evidently come at last, and
expeditions TO the Grant and Mississippi
rivers. are being planned; hunting and
fishing equipments are being hunted up
and put in condition, and your reporter
is ito have an outing with that noted
club, so look out for sporting notes
from one sin the ground. Truth.
Bloomington.
ALI. Humphrey of Glen Haven was
| in town last Friday.
Lou BETTER of Mt. Hope also paid US
visit ON the same day.
Mrs. Dodge and her daugher Lizzie,
have returned from six months visit
to the west.
Harvey Sprague of Walworth county
this state, is visiting his brothers James
| and George. Mr.. Sprague was prose.
cutting attorney for the state in the muir
der case of Nellie Koran, which caused
SO much interest some time ago.
Miss Emma Baylie, one of Boscobel':
wide-awake school ma'ams is spending
a short vacation here.
Charley L. Brown, with whom many
people of this vicinity are well &C
quainted, had q high compliment pait
his well-known business ability recent
~, by being chosen president of new
National Bank at Sibley, la.
Miss Kate Andrews has been danger
ously i'll Of brain fever, but is slowing
recovering now.
Hiram Harvey buried little tire,
weeks old baby Tuesday.
The Sprague Bros are getting til,
necessary supplies together for /
war against the feathered tribes as sooI
as they commence to migrate The,
are having boat made which is so light
that the two men can carry it and SO
buoyant that it will carry six men
Good boat. that. p. Woodhouse audW
II. Brown are getting their fishing tack
lie in shape to make the iiuny tribe sui
fer. These gentleman are capable o
giving an Izaak Walton few points OF
trouting.
Sam Kitto has had his store from
! painted the National color of the Elmer
aid Isle and trimmed it with bloody
rcd. Sam must have become an Irisl
dynamiter and takes that way Of show
ing his principles.
G. b. Woodhouse has also newl,
painted the front Of his store, and STINT
Woodhouse is busily engaged in artist
cally touching up the hotel. Blooming
ton has an eye for fine arts you see.
Frazier and Garthwaite have a neal
new sign up.
l.. Hoskins & Son have sign, the
letters of which change three times
while you are walking past it. 1t would
convince John B. Cough thai he had
delirum treniens. X. Y H.
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