Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-08
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house. Mrs. Miller had just built fire
in the kitchen, and while waiting for
the tea-kettle to boil, preparatory to get
ing supper, she went to neighbours
house for short time on an errand, and
while she was there the fire was discov-
cred. Neighbors soon gathered to rem
der assistance but all they could do was
to prevent the flames from spreading to
other property, and the house and its
contents were burned to the ground.
The property was valued at about $3.50.
No insurance. This is severe loss for
MIR. Miller. A little over year ago
when the Fisher shop burned, he lost all
his tools, besides quite an amount of
stock, which makes the loss at this time
aheavy one for him. On Tuesday morn
ing DIR. Pickard started out with sub
scription paper and in less than two
hours raised $50 toward giving Mr.. Mil
Ter start again. To this amount some
additions have since been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Swart went to
Boscobel on Wednesday, to attend the
wedding of their adopted son. Mr.. Hem
ry j. Dennis, of Rockford, H., to Miss
Lou Stahl, of Boscobel. Mr.. Dennis is
young man well qualified to take upon
himself the responsibilities of matrimony
He has been foreman in a large wooden
mill in Rockford for several years, while
the bride is one of Boscobel's accomp-
lished ladies, and has held position in
Spiegelberg Bros store for long time.
May their voyage over the matrimonial
sea be a smooth one, and prosperity and
happiness follow them across the check
cred scenes of life.
The w. c. L. U. society win meet
next Saturday at three o'clock p. NJ, in
the M. E. Church. 1t is earnestly de-
sired that all the members will be pres
ent.
Gottlieb Wehrle has heen sick with ty-
phoid fever for three weeks but is now
reported to be getting better.
| One man swallowed too much stagger
piece on the Fourth and was sent to try
the healthfulness of the cooler long
enough to receive dollars worth of its
invigorating influences. He has not
been back since and thinks one trial is
quite enough.
A telegram was received by Sam Stone
on Monday morning stating that one OF
his brothers residing in Iowa was dead.
l.. A. Powers boarded the west pas
senger train on Monday forenoon for
a short visit in Nebraska.
Frank Powers, Sam Stone and Erine
Parker, of Fennimore, sailed in sprai-
RE schooner" for Dakota last Monday
morning. They expect to reach their
destination in about two weeks.
j. A. Farnham is very sick again 1t
is reported that he has sold out his drug
business to George Dyer, of Boscobel,
and intends giving possession as soon as
a correct inventory can be taken and
other necessary arrangements complet-
ed.
MIR. Simon, proprietor of the Chicago
Cheap Store, started to Chicago Monday
evening for the purpose of laying in
another large stock of goods. About
two months ago he went down and
brought back large invoice, and no W
they are all gone. His trade is increas-
ing and shows conclusively that a large
and profitable business can be done even
in Fennimore ON the leash basis not
withstanding the fact of its being ''hard
times" and poor chances of a bountiful
harvest.
I. j. Brooks and his family were safe
ly domiciled at the Fennimore House
Monday and Tuesday. The story is go
ing the rounds of the town gossips that
Brooks attempted to take his family
over to Platteyille some time last week,
where they were to visit while he was
fixing up some legal matters over at
Darlington. and was driving through by
team. That when near the brick school
house this side of Lancaster, one of the
front wheels got dizzy, overbalanced,
much after the fashion of some men. and
refused to maintain its accustomed equi-
librium. But nothing ever gets ahead of
Brooks, for his long experience in bust
ness has taught him how to adapt him
self to all kinds of ''turns," and giving
the reins to his wife, he at once became
a fifth wheel and attached himself to the
same end of the spindle and held the
buggy up for distance of six miles, and
got into Lancaster but little worse for
the wear. Brooks in telling of it says
that whenever the old wheel came up
and leaned over against the box he
would wabble himself the contrary way
far enough to keep balance between the
two, and thus preserve an upright posi-
ton all the time. No one except law
yer or a politician would have ever
thought of getting out of the trouble in the
way that Brooks did. The many tight
places they are often forced into, teaches
them mother wit Oft times, or they
never would see the way out of trouble
By request of several veterans who at
tended the late reunion held at Mineral
Point, the HERALD is now asked to
speak of one thing that the reporters
happened to omit at the time When the
militia were escorting the veterans
through the Grand Arch, scores of girls
and young ladies stationed overhead,
threw shower after shower of costly
flowers upon them.
John j. Seaman and Henry Cooley,
of Lancaster, have taken sub-contract
from Muesse for the building of the
stone and brick work and the plastering
of the new addition to the asylum, and
Grant County may rest assured that
the work will be well done, for these
men are straightforward and frst-class
workmen, who understand their part of
the business as well as any two men in
the county. At the school meeting Mon
day evening school tax of $4,000 was
voted, which sum will be sufficient to pay