Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-26
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liOI>tH 10 AltNdukcc fIludN.
Mrs. A. Deyoe, of Boscobel, visited
relatives here last week.
Miss Lou Humbert is back from Le-
Mars, Iowa
Chas p. Hmm, of Fennimore, shipped
a lot of wool from here Thursday.
George II. Mundell sold out his har-
ness business last Monday and moved
his family to Fennimore.
C. G. Van Buren, and his wife went to
Milwaukee Thursday morning~to attend
the Saengerfest
Farmers are busy with harvesting and
the business men have plenty of time to
talk of politics or anything else
VIM. Nichols, farmer living two
miles south of town, was kicked on the
hip by horse last Thursday. 1t will be
apt to lay him up for some days.
Mr.. Wright, who has been the post
master at Martinville for a number of
years, has resigned, and hereafter all
mail for that place should be addressed
to Livingston.
A new school-house will be built this
season at a cost of $4,000. At u special
meeting held Thursday evening it was
decided to locate the new school-house
on lots owned by j. b. Johnson, who of
fered to sell an acre of ground for 800.
The old school building is too small and
the erection of new one has been found
to be necessary, but the people have
been somewhat divided as to where the
new one should be located.
Arthur Peters. the tobacco man of
Montfort, has been getting into a good
deal of trouble lately. Some time ago
he was arrested Ior embezzelment, by
Norwegian, and the last scrape he fell
into was with j. G.. Perkins, of Fenni-
more. 1t appears that Mr.. Perkins had
been offered $500 for his tobacco crop as
it hung in the shed, but thinking that
was not enough, he took it 10 Montfort
to be assorted. When this was accom-
plished the charges amounted to S10l,
Cor in other words the cost had swal-
lowed the entire crop and yawned for
SIS more.) He gave Peters his note for
this S101, and sometime ago came over
here with money to pay it. He was told
by Peters that the note was in Madison.
where his brother was, and that it would
take a day OF two to get it back. Per-
kins then paid for it, Some days later
he received notice from the bank to call
and pay his note. On Monday Perkins
came over and placed Peters under ar
rest To keep from going to jail Peters
turned over Dcering binder to j. 3.
johnson, who furnished him with money
to satisfy Perkins claim, and got re-
leased Now this machine belonged to
Joe Allen, Of Livingston who has the
agency direct from the company, and he
had allowed Peters TO act as a sub-agent
and gave him sample machine to ex-
hibit. Mr.. Allen came here on Thurs
day and took into his possession this
machine as well as others that had been
entrusted to Peters. While he was TAX
ing it apart johnson came on with re-
plevin papers and claimed it as his prop
crty. How the end will be it is hard to
predict, for both parties in the action
have plenty of money and seem deter
mined to have their claims defended.
Mr. Israel Armlield, an old resident OF
this place for over thirty years, has fin
ished the journey of life and now rests in
that land from whence no traveller re-
turns. At the age Of nineteen be became
converted and joined the M. f. church
and has ever since been faithful and
conscientious member. He was born i'm
Clifford County, North Carolina, in 1914.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
morning at the NJ f. church, where
Rev j. Steele oiiiciated Peace be unto
his ashes.
j, b, johnson is prominently mem
toned as a candidate for the Assembly
from the Third District He is man
Of first-class business ability and would
make a good member.