Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-15

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found only a short distance from
where he went down. Appearances
indicate that his death was due TO his
getting tangled up in netting used
in fishing.
DR.. Fredericks Of Patch Grove is
in a dangerous condition He was
taken with lock Jaw last Tuesday
evening in the Post Office and suffered
intensely ali night but was better
Wednesday. Dr. Lewis of Blooming
ton and physician from Illinois are
in attendance.
Lovers OF history will be pleased
to know that a representative of Rid
paths Works is in town taking SUBJ
scriptions for his History OF the World
and Great Races Ct Mankind. The
study of history mas become so prom
inent in our schools and homes that
every family should be provided with
suitable books on the subject.
MIR. Alfred Bark of Lancaster fell
last Monday sustaining injuries that
threaten his life. He was gathering
apples and had ladder resting on
the limbs of tree. The ladder slip
ped and he fell across it in such way
as to injure his bowels. He is large
stout man and well advanced in years.
1t seems impossible to tell how serious
the hurt is but the symptoms are such
as to alarm the family
Some self-appointed guardians of
the night-watchman, Mr.. Gus Posey.
have intimated that he slept On his
beat, which Gus most emphatically
denies. Recently he became owner of
a register clock, which he leaves at
j. H. Balwin's store during the day
Any one DESTROYS of knowing the
whereabouts of Mr.. Posey at any par
ticular time can do so by consulting
the clock. 1t is the same clock that
was used by the Waterman Of the Ex-
celsior Factory and is valuable time
piece being valued at $50.
List ofpatents granted to Wiscon-
sin inventors this week: L. H. Clark,
Fond du Lac. bicycle-lock; H. F. Gran
dali, Milwaukee. driving connection
for harvesters; Z. NJ. Crouch. Hart
land, wire-stayweaving device; H II.
Froland, lola, automatic railway
switch; |. johnson, Milwaukee, me-
chanical moter; w. S. johnson, Mil.
waukee, temperature regulating oil
controlling device. B. Koelzer. Mil.
waukee. horseshoe calk; A. Montzhei-
mer, Milwaukee, mail-crane, S. S.
Peckinpaugh, Centralia, bottle; L. A.
Peters, Wauwatosa. oil-cup.
! Owing to the great crowds thai
assemble TO hear republican speeche:
/ this fall the entire first floor of C. j.
/ Hyde & Sons mammoth machiner,
depot has been secured for future
meetings. 1t win be comfortabl,
seated and accommodations will be
provided for at least fifteen hundred
| people. 1t is proper to mention in
this connection that at Col. Birds
democratic speech in this city the
seats on the first floor of Reeds opers
house werei pretty well filed and moi
few spectators were in the gallery.
On Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, the
Tom Cox Post, Woman's Relief Corps,
will give a Lady Minstrel entertain.
ment, which will be under the direc.
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodenbaugh. who
have given this entertainment in New
England and New York state, where
it proved even a stronger drawing card
than Evangeline. Mr.. Rodent augh
has had experience with professional
minstrel shows, and through friends
now on the minstrel stage has secured
the latest songs, jokes, endmens
stories, etc. Twenty-Five prominent
young ladies have been rehearsing
nightly for some time and will give a
bright, funny entertainment, without
any waits or bitches so commonly
seen at amateur entertainments.
-Supt. Parrish and Frank Calls
visited Cassville the other day and in
spected the new well there. From the
latter gentleman we obtain the follow
ing information: The well is eleven
hundred feet deep and gives flow OF
100000 gallons day. The pressure
is sufficient to raise water in pipe l6
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