Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-14
SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
NOTES FROM NEl6HBoRiNG TOWNS
AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.


shullsburg is to have town clock.
Benton is agitating the question of
public library.
Belmont's waterworks system IS
nearing completion.
The Mineral Point wooden mills
have resumed work.
Fresh oysters always on hand at
John Burns restaurant. If
Mrs. Bickford. mother of Geo. Bick-
ford Of Livingston, is dead.
Good s-day clocks. half-hour strik-
ers for 50. 20 at Baldwin's.
The open season for deer hunting
closes the goth of this month
The Banfield hotel of Cuba has been
purchased by Nicholas Murray.
The new Catholic church at Hazel
Green was dedicated yesterday.
John Letcher of Montfort lost
finger while working last week.
The clock season has arrived
Baldwin keeps a complete assortment.
Several cases of diphtheria are re-
ported from the vicinity of Cassville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ghentz of Hazel
Green have a new daughter at their
home.
Dr.. Marlow's telephone system will
connect all the towns in west Grant
county
VIM McDermott OF Linden died
from paralysis last week. He was %
years old.
There is a boy in yiroqua who
weighs 101 pounds and is only six
years old.
Jacob Kuenster and wife OF Glen
Haven celebrated their silver wedding
last week
The atlas man is having some fun
delivering his books in Lone Rock
and vicinity.
G. H. Liser. Of Fennimore was
guest of A. S. Ripley of Richland Cen
tire last week.
Attorney Blanchard of Boscobel sus-
tanned serious accidentin run
away last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Thomas of
Livingston are the happy parents of
little daughter.
Rev. H. Punkel of Chicago has been
appointed pastor of the Lutheran
church at Muscoda.
Sons were born to Thos. Webster
and wife and Gus Schmidt and wife
at Cuba City recently.
The Platteville News SAYS that
decided Improvement in business is
noticeable in that city lately.
If You are in need of anything in
the millinery line see Miss Schloes-
ser's goods before purchasing.
The Muscoda High school have a
literary and debating club which
meets every Thursday evening.
Ex-senator James of Richland Cen
ter is talked OF as chairman of the
Republican State Central committee.
Grant Elmer Peacock, aged seven
years, son of James Peacock of Bloom
ington, died of diphtheria October 30.
Galena some time ago refused to
renew its contract with the gas COM
pany and is now lighted by electricity
The officials Of the M. E. church of
Shullsburg have adopted the plan of
paying their pastors salary monthly.
Isaac McVay of Muscoda. while
grubbing in bottom land. found d
skunk's home containing eight skunks.
Paul Snow, a young man of Rich
land county accidently shot himself
through the hand while out hunting
recently.
Gold has been found in Hammond
Bros. gravel pit two miles south of
Elgin. The gravel will be washed
hereafter
Chas. Dunbar, an unmarried man
80 years of age, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head last week
at Darlington.
Mr.. Pond of Patch Grove had the
| misfortune to lose finger and thumb
in corn husker while assisting al
neighbor recently.
DR.. Herman Gasser OF Platteville
read paper before the State Medical
society that has received very datter-
ing notice in many quarters.
The Hon. I. G. Richmond Of Madi-
son delivered lecture on Agnostic-
ism in Dodgeville which the Chroni-
ele compliments very highly.
Boys of Darlington are threatened
by the officers of law With fine and
Imprisonment if they do not cease
climbing onto moving trains.
Messrs K. r. Powell and w. G. Pal
mer Of Boscobel, Supt. Thompson and