Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04


Bloomington Record: The depot of
the new line at Glen Haven will be built
opposite Myron Grinter's warehouse in
the southern side of the village, thus
making most convenient location for
the three warehouses that have for a
generation been the leading business
factors of the Glen, all of them being
along the rivers edge. Railroad Off
Gals say the cars will be running to the
Wisconsin river by the middle of June
E. Alfred Humphrey, of Glen Haven,
made Bloomington brief visit Monday
while on his way to the home of his
father, VIM. Humphrey of Patch Grove.
whose health, we are pleased to say. is
improving - DIR. j. NJ. Lewis will
shortly strengthen the gate hinges all
around his place, in view of what may
happen in the future, for he says: "It's
girl. and looks as if she would capti-
vate the hearts of all the lads VIM.
Harvey. of Dakota, is home on visit.
!. Rufus Miner returned 10 Creston,
Iowa, last Saturday, after a short visit
with old friends at home. -. Uncle
Mark Hadley is rapidly recovering from
the severe attack of bronchitis which
has confined him to his bed for almost
six weeks Last week the members
of the Baptist church joined with their
choir and presented DIR. w. II. Glasier
with beautiful ring as slight compen-
sation for services rendered in their
church. At the same time Miss Bell
Collier received fine gold pen for
similar services . Mrs. I. j. Schell, of
Dodgeville, but for many years resi-
dent of this place, is welcomed on her
return visit by host of friends of the
olden time. She is well pleased with
her new home, where Mr.. Schell is do
ing prosperous business.
M,tSc0dG NeaUS: Wednesday after
| noon Jacob Shereda met with very
bad accident. He stumbled and fell
| across log, severely injuring his right
side, and tearing the biceps muscle of
his right arm loose from the bone. DR..
Jameson is in attendance. We'd
nesday afternoon, as Frank Miller was
hauling load of posts from the island
above the bridge to the main land, the
ice gave way, and the team and sled
| were precipitated into about twelve feet
of water He succeeded IN getting out
one horse, but it died in few minutes;
thus one harness was all he saved.
This is hard blow on Frank.
Freeport Bulletin: 1.-The Witherbee
Brothers, formerly of Freeport, have
stock of about 5000 cattle on their
range some $50 miles northeast of Den
yer, and about fifty miles from Denver
junction, in northern Colorado. They
commenced the cattle business out
west in 1878, and since that time have
sold sold several thousand head of
beeves and quite successfully in a finan-
cial way. Orville Witherbee who is
now in the city, is one of the brothers"
The boys referred to above are natives
of Grant County, Wis, and younger
brothers Of '.Ras'' Witherbee, of Hazel
Green, and Day WItherbee of George
town.
Montfort Monitor: Mr. Almeron
Newell has been resident of Grant
County for forty years, and has lived on
the same farm during that time. He
helped build one of the first houses in
Montfort He was quite a hunter in his
time, and killed 1877 deer in the first
few wears of his residence here. He
brought with him from the east an old
fashioned turkey-wing cradle, the blade
of which was fifty-two inches long. and
this he wore out in cutting his own and
bis neighbors' grain for miles around
RicltIand Republican: On wager of
so, Miner Tyler, of Prairie du Chen,
swallowed tablespoonful of laudunum.
He refused to let idoctor pump him
out" but sawed wood three hours.
went home and slept four hours, and
was all right the next morning C.
J. Glasier, formerly of this village, aud
once editor of the Bloomington Record,
now resident of Breckenridge, Mimi.
is spending a short time visiting friends
and scenes of former days. Mr.. Gla-
sier publishes paper at Wahpeton,
Oak, which is just across the Red River
from Breckenridge.
Darli,aqto7s Journal; Mr.. Fred Mar
CIV. of Fayette, died very suddenly last
NIGHT of rheumatism of the heart. He
was one of the best citizens of our
county, and his sudden demise viii pain
many a heart.