Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-25
Persons and Particulars.

Judge Clementson went to Dodge
vile Tuesday morning to hold court.
Thos. Watson, Esq, of Livingston.
was in town Tuesday this week.
Fritz Diezel claims the boss days
work with a circular saw-40 big loads
in SIX hours.
The genial phiz of "Fon' Moore, of
Platteville, was visible on our streets
Wednesday morning.
The Young Peoples Society of the
M. E. Church will hold a social at the
M. E. Parsonage, Friday evening.
Miss Ellen Crosby, who has bee
spending some days with friends in
Montfort, returned home last week.
Mr.. j. G. White, of Mount Hope,
was in town one day last week. He
has recently been appointed Notary
Public.
Miss Lollie Kilbourn has closed her
school in the Okey district. After a
short vacation she will return to teach
a summer term.
Miss Florence Hill is supplying Mrs.
Woods place in the school room this
week, the latter being detained from
her duties by illness.
A number of Lancaster's young vocal
lists serenaded Mr.. Cornelison, of Hazel
Green, at his boarding place in this
city, one night last week.
Mr.. Joseph Graus has terminated
his engagement with Barber McNair &
Co. and returned to his home in Fond
du Lac, Tuesday morning.
Miss Ella Hay, daughter of Thomas
Hay, of Little Grant, was taken to
Mendoza asylum Wednesday, in care of
her brother Sam.
A lady, silk handkerchief was picked
up in front of the Wright House, Tues
day, which the owner can have by call.
ing at this office and proving property.
H. S. Grant and B. c. Hitchcock,
of Bloomington, agents of the Iowa
Land Company, were callere at the
HERALD Office last week.
A table of much interest to tax pay
ers-the apportionment of the state and
county tax among the different towns
of the county-will be found on our
first page.
We regret to state that Judge Mills
is quite seriously indisposed, and has
been confined to the house for two or
three days. His friends hope to see
him out again soon.
James Kilbourn has bought from the
Dousman estate the sIx-year-old mare
"Nut Brown Maid.n She is Hamble-
tonian and Mambrino Patchen stock
and has private record of 2:34.
Mr.. G. III. Baxter is in Chicago for
two weeks, laying in his stock of spring
goods. New goods by the carload
may be expected at the corner store
soon. See new advertisement.
The Cassville Current says that quite a
number of cases of scarlet fever are re-
ported near Burton. A family named
Hauck have five children in bed with il.
Two of them are not expected to
recover.
Mr.. James A. Ferris, former well
known Grant Co. man, who for some
time past has been residieg at Flan-
dreau. Dakota. has returned and is now
in charge of a hotel at Woodman.
Mr.. Ovid Phelps returned Monday
evening after two months sojourn in
The land of flowers and oranges. He
expresses himself as having greatly en-
joyed his trip and as being we'll pleased
with Florida's climate.
Miss Sarah BROKER, daughter of
Richard Brooker, of this city, died
yesterday "wednesday morning, after
a lingering illness of over two years.
She was twenty-three years of age.
Mr.. Leroy Kilbourne, of Albion,
Neb., is in town for a few days shaking
hands with old friends. He purchased
some fine horses in Illinois, which he
intends taking back with him, toge Their
with other blooded stock.
Judge and Mrs Mills are enjoying a
visit from their son, Mr.. George Mills,
who arrived home last Thursday. He
is editor of the Mining Engineer, and
is another of the Lancaster boys who
have achieved success in the far West.
Fon Moore took a pleasure trip tC
Ca ssville last week and stayed longer
than he expected to. He says the
walking is not very good so he took
the afternoon train to-day (Wed.) fol
Platteville. How he got here from
Cassville is not known.
The Witness last week contained the
report of the delegation of the National
Press Association which went to Florida
to ascertain and report upon the condi-
ton of the orange crop. as the freeze
was reported to have been SO disastrous
The committee report that the freeze
was not nearly so disastrous as has
been reported that in some respects il
was actually benefit.
Rev. and Mrs. Z. ID. Eaton went to
Beloit last Friday, where they remained
over Sunday with President Chaplin, Of
Beloit College. They went to Oak
Park. Monday, where Mr. Eaton per.
formed marriage ceremony Tuesday
evening. After remaining few days
with friends in Oak Park and Chicago
Mr. Eaton will visit Clifton Spring,
Ny.
Bloomington.
+. l.. Greer returned from trip the
city Monday.