Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-07


business at Monroe.
Miss Laura Hurst, of Burton, took
the train Monday morning for Muscoda
where she is teaching school. w
Miss Flora Rothschild returned to the
Normal school in Platteville Monday
after short vacation at home.
Mr.. w. f. Bayman, of Sitter. is still
lying at the point of death. His trouble
is malignant disease of the perito-
neum.
Al. Hyde departed for Dubuque on
Monday morning last to enter upon a
course of study at the Dubuque Busi-
ness college.
Miss Lollie Kilbourn returned to her
school in the Okey district on Monday,
after short vacation spent at her home
in this city.
Ellsworth Mckinney spent his holt
day vacation with his parents here. He
returned to his studies at Appleton
Tuesday morning.
John j. Kilby, of Hurricane, who has
taken THE HERALD ever since Editor
Goodhue's time, was in tie city on
Monday and paid his annual dues.
Mr.. A. q. Finn. of Patch Grove, who
takes the place in our High school made
vacant by the resignation of Miss Som
ers, is hard at work in his department.
Sam Okey, Esq, of Cassville, was in
town last Monday. He brought his
daughter May this far on her way to
Platteville, where she is attending the
Normal school.
Miss Ada LeVan returned to her
home in Dubuque Monday afternoon.
By a strange coincidence Harry Nath-
an had business that called him to Du-
buque by the same train.
| We are glad to see Mr. r. Z. Muir
phey, the jeweler, again at his place of
business after an absence of more than
a week. during which time he has been
confined to his house by sickness.
MARROW Kidd, Esq, of Glen Haven,
took the train Monday morning for Mad
ison to attend the United States
District court as juror. M. M. Ziegler,
of this city. accompanies him on the
same errand.
Prof. ID. Needham. of the East Du-
buque schools, who, with his wife and
child have been spending couple of
weeks vacation at Mrs. Needham's
father's-Delos Abrams-returned to
their home on Sunday last.
Mr.. Henry Muesse began the new year
under rather depressing conditions.
On New Years eve he was taken quite
seriously i'll and was confined to the
house several days; but we are glad to
report that he is again on the streets.
Samuel McIver, Esq, one of the most
enterprising and successful farmers and
stock buyers of Blake's Prairie, was in
town Tuesday, accompanying his two
sons, Matthew and Samuel. thus far on
their way to Beloit college, where they
90 TO resume their studies.
Mr.. VIM. Totman, of Cassvlle, called
Tuesday and renewed his subscription
for THE HERALD. He is one of the
many who tried the west last spring
and found that Grant county was good
enough for him after all. w. A. Barnes
of the same place was in town the same
day.
Mr.. l.. E. Cooley, former Grant
county boy and teacher. and gradu-
ate of the Platteville Normal school,
took his Office as county superintendent
of schools of Butler county, Neb.. on
Jan. 1. Mr. Coolev's salary is 81. 200
per annum, and the county contains
only eighty schools.
Mr.. Eugene II. Lewis, former Grant
county boy. now a prominent lawyer in
New York City, is mentioned in re-
cent article in the New York Daily Tri-
bune, among tho solid men of Broad
way who have been consulted in regard
to the construction of a railroad under
that street to be operated by electricity
rhe scheme is that of Col. Rowland R.
Hazard, celebrated electrician.
We are indebted to MIR. Truman T..
Waldorf of Menoken. Dakota. for a
copy of the Bismarck Weekly Tribune
In letter dated Dec. 80. Mr. w. SAYS
the crops there (Burleigh county, were
good last season; wheat yielding Is to
50 bushels per acre, oats SIS to60, flax
u to Is, and that zoe is paid for No /
hard. Land is worth from S5 to $40 an
acre. the roads excellent and the wealth
er and climate fine.
Mr.. j. A. Walsh, of Minor. Oak
who studied law with Bushnell, Clark
g. Watkins for two years, and who
went to Dakota three years ago from
this city, is now visiting his mother
in Mt. Hope and renewing old acquaint-
ances in Lancaster. Mr.. Walsh enjoys
q large practice at Minor, the county
seat of Sargent county, holding the
Office of district attorney and being
senior partner in the firm of Walsh &
Newman. We notice that wherever
Grant county boy lodges in the gal
Looping West he Invariably leads in
business and social circles.
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SAD ACCIDENT little Agar
old son of Conrad Wenzel was playing
on the stairs at his home, on Wednesday
of last week. his little sister attempted
to run past. having an open scissors in
her hand, one blade of which was thrust
into the little fellows eye, totally de-
stroYing the sight. The grief of the
little girl was extreme at her sad mis-
hap, which is truly lamentable affair.
Too LATE.-As we go to press we re-
ceive interesting and newsy communi-
cations from Beetown and Glen Haven.
The stage was detained and did not ar
rive with the mails from the western
part of the county until after postoffice
hours last night. Hence the commission
of the aforesaid communications this
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