Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-09
Persons and PARTICULARS.
AK payers prepare to pay.

Rev. G. ID. Stevens is conducting a
series of revival meetings at Cassville.
George S. Whitcher, of Lima, was in
town Tuesday attending to probate
matters.
Sheriff Richards started for Madison
on Tuesday to appear as witness before
the u. S. court.
District Attorney Orr went to Madi-
son yesterday to attend the u S. court,
now in session.
Chas. A. Langridge went to Sitter
yesterday morning and will remain
there few days.
George Perrin brought sixteen hogs
to market Tuesday which he sold to
Mccoy for 1910.
Excellent contributions from sBoeth-
ius'' and Next are necessarily held
over till Monday.
Joseph Longbotham, of Dickeyville,
registered his name at the Wagner
House last Monday.
The Wisconsin State Grange will hold
its fifteenth annual meeting at Madison,
| December IA and Is.
The new ice bridge on the Mississippi
river is completed, and the crossing is
reported safe for teams.
John c. Knapp, of Glen Haven came
over on Tuesday for the purpose OF
transacting legal business.
Miss Anna Tenant started on visit
to Chicago this morning and will prob
ably remain there until spring.
The only genuine John Smith now
known to be living was in town on
Monday, hale and hearty. He lives at
Beetown.
Dir. S. Z. Knox, of Nit. Hope, was
one of our callers Tuesday. He brought
in load of hogs which he sold to Nc
Coy for 1915.
Miss Annie Potter who has been
spending some days with Mrs. Burr,
went to Dodgeville Yesterday to visit
Mrs. Livingston.
"Prince Montreal died at Patch
Grove on Monday. He was owned by
Messrs. Israel and Alfred Roberts, and
valued at $1,000.
A. E. Bliss, of Fennmore, called at
this Office on Monday and witnessed the
working of the HERALD's press for the
first time in his life.
The President discusses pleuro- pneu-
monia in his message, but doesn't say a
word about the Ellenboro bridge, or the
Grant County treasury.
Thode Sherman is sick again, the
symptoms of his disease resembling
those of quinsy, as in his recent attack
DR. Hassell is attending him.
The c., b. & Ms transfer steamer,
Campbell, has gone into winter quarters
at Dubuque. The company will now
transfer freight across the river by team.
V. NJ. Calkins, of Wyalusing, has
taken the agency of Chase Bros, Ro-
chester, n. Y. Nursery and commenced
making canvass at this place last
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Braudt, of Mt. Ida,
and their cousin, Miss Lephie Bennett,
of Glen Haven, called and looked
through the composing-room of the
HERALD last Tuesday.
MIR. Amherst Barber came over from
Castle Rock yesterday on business and
returned home in the afternoon. Mr..
Barber contemplates going back to
Florida again this winter.
We are sorry to learn from Geo.
Perrin of the i'll health of his father, ID.
V. Perrin. Mr.. Perrin has been a reader
of the HERALD for many years, and it
is our wish that he may enjoy that bless
ing many years to come.
Mr.. Sam'l Stevens. of Rockville,
brought in seventy hogs last Tuesday
that averaged 296 lbs. He sold to Gates
for So 65. He said he thought that did
pretty well for an off year" He left
ST. so of it for the HERALD to 'SS.
The first half of George w. Cables
two-part story, "Carancro," story of
the Louisiana Acadians, will appear in
the January Century, with illustrations
by Kemble, who recently visited Louis
lana to obtain sketches for the work.
Hon. Geo. w. Ryland, Lieut.. Cover
nor elect, went to Madison yesterday in
the capacity of chairman of the county
board, to select patients from the Men
dota Asylum to occupy the new wing
of our county asylum, just completed.
A man was drowned while attempt
ing to cross the river on the ice at East
Dubuque last Friday. He succeeded in
getting within forty feet of the Dubuque
shore when the ice gave way and let
him in. He lived at Manchester, Iowa.
John Wedehase has sent from Parks
ton, Dakota, to Mr.. Joe Nathan of this
city, a fine specimen of the jack rabbit
1t is more than twice the size of an or
binary rabbit, with nearly white fur
and black spots on the tips of its long
ears.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Morse returned
from Mitchell County, Kansas, Tuesday
evening. They have been absent about
three weeks. Mr.. Morse reports having
enjoyed the trip very much, and is fay-
orabiy impressed with the appearance
of that country.
Mr.. Hawley, of Cataract, Wis, rep
resenting the nurseries of Stone s. Wei
lington, of Canada, went over to Platte
vile on Monday in the interest of their
nursery business. He reports having
met with good success soliciting around
Lancaster and vicinity.
Miss Jessie Meyer went to Madison
Tuesday morning to visit Mrs. r. M.
La Toilette. After q short visit in Mad
ison she will go to Chicago, and after
spending the holidays with Mrs. j. A.