Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-09-24
DROWNED IN LAKE TRAVERSE

DROWNED IN LAKE TRAVERSE "A
telegram to Patch Grove last Thursday
brought the sad news of the death by
+, drowning Of Mrs Alex. Paul and Mrs,
James Hicklin. and later advices state
that another lady shared their fate.
Mr.. Paul, who had been merchant In
Patch Grove for many years, and for a
long time postmaster, recently sold out
and moved with his family to Browns
Valley, Mimi, where he had son en-
gagged in mercantile business. Mrs.
Hicklin, who was neighbor and init
mate friend. went up there to spenda
few months for her health. She had
been improving, and would have re-
turned home in short time. Two days
before the accident Mr.. Paul's son was
married to the daughter of the third
| lady, Mrs. DIR. Marshall Thursday
afternoon the three ladies went ont on
the lake in small boat, which capsized
and all were drowned Mrs Paul's
body was recovered that night, and the
others late the next day. MIR. HiclSlin
was at his home near Patch Grove when
the news came. He started Friday
afternoon, arriving at Browns Valley
Saturday night. Mrs. Paul was buried
there on Sunday. Mrs. Hicklin's re-
mains were brought home to Patch
Grove where her funeral was held this
wednesday, morning at 10. o'clock,
This is among the saddost of the many
sad accidents that have occurred on the
northern lakes this summer, and has
east gloom over the whole community
where the ladies were so well known
and SO highly esteemed. The bereased
families have the profound sympathy
of the people of Grant county.
SETrLEp.-The cases of Carrie Fl.
Lamson against John Foley, andagainst
Charles +. Gee, for SANDER, were, very
happily for all parties concerned, set
tied at the last moment, after one of
the cases had been called for trial. As
the object of the settlement was to
avoid publicity, we make no comments,
but in simple justice to the lady will
1 publish the conditions of the settlement
by which she is fully exonerated, and
that without the disagreeable process
of a public trial. John Foley made
and signed the following statementand
paid to plaintiff Is attorneys $50, in
consideration Of which action was dis
missed, 40 costs taxed for or against
either party:
Grant County Circuit Court. Carrie IL Lam
son, plaintiff, vs.. John Foley, defendant.
This action having been brought by the plain
till against the defendant for Islander, MS set
| forth IN the complaint, the defendant hereby
i states that he knows nothing against the PLAN
tiff S character for chastity and has no reason
to believe her to be unchaste and if ANYTHING he
has ever said has been or can be construed to the
| contrary he hereby declares that it was not so
meant, and so far as 1t may be justly SO con
stTaed he hereby re e6r the same,
JOHN FOLEY, Defendant
The case against Charles +. Gee was
settled in the same manner as follows:
| Circuit Court for Grant County Wisconsin,
| Carrie II. Lamson, plaintiff, vs.. Charles Gee,
| defendant
/ This action having been brought by the plain
| tif against the defendant for SANDER as stated
| IN the complaint, the defendant hereby states
that he has never charged the plaintiff with un-
! chastity alleged in the complaint and that he
| knows Aothing and has no reason to believe any
thing against the character OF the plaintiff for
| chastity. c. Il. GEE, Defendant.
WoMAN's EXCHANGE AT THE FAIR
1t has been thought worthy of hial to
have Woman's Exchange department
at the fair in the main building. Many
women in the county have some articles
of handiwork or needlework. pictures,
wreaths, rugs, carpets, yarns, mittens,
socks, quilts. or fancy articles, that
they would like to sell at fair prices.
Many other women need things which
they have not the time to make To
supply these wants on both sides it has
been decided to have a department
where articles may be marked for sale,
with prices attached. Each person is
requested to set the price as fair as pos
sible. as there will be no time or chance
to change first price, but, as the mer-
chant says, Zone price to ALL" A
record of the articles brought, with the
names and prices of the senders, will
be kept in the department Every eff
fort will be made to satisfy all. A
most cordial invitation is extended TO
everyone to help make this new feature
of the fair pleasant and profitable.
| Church societies are also invited to
offer articles for sale. No extra charge
will be made to contributors in this
| department. All are invited to help
make it success.
INDUSTRIOUS CRUELTY. Some parties
from Hurricane, one day last week, dis
covered two horses in small and almost
inaccessible creek bottom, near there.
One horse was dead, and the other SO
| far gone in the last stages of starvation
that it expired soon afterward They
had evidently been driven into the glen
by thieves, who had stolen them and
then become afraid to take them out for
sale, and they were abandoned to their
fate. Access to the place is so difficult
the herses were unable TO make their
way out, and the scant food afforded
them insufficient sustenance Indeed,
it appeared to the discoveries as though
the horses had at first been left tied and
only recently loosed, when they were
too weak to avail themselves of freedom.
One was an iron grey and the other of
roam color, and both seemed to be
young, or least not old The spot
where they were found is one rarely
visited by anybody and may have been
the rendezvous of gang of tramps or
horsethieves on some previous occasion.
BANQUET. Sam Montieth post, G.. A.
r., of Fennimore. will give banquet
at COVERS hall, Fennimore, on Tuesday