Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-08-06
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.
Platteville.

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I'll. cleary went 70 Madison the first par
ofthc week
Harry Spencer was registered At the Co
lumbia over sunday.
stella Val returned from Madison satar.
day evening
Alex staurn and familyo1 Enslewooc III.
are visiting friends aud relatives in II Ute
vile
IONA penGeton has moved here and va.
#shortl, oi5en arst-clas7 restaurant in me
huiltlas recently rtiucaeira if Il Holman
fn the postomce block
WIN chapman. who IS representing the
Rock River Batt Co. Of GAINESVILLE ga lnd}dna
ana Onto j. home for Jew days
Profs. McGreror and Chgrcbiii ana Miss
Bee woodward are conducting an lnspta1e
10 Darlington this week
Mrs. Dr Buck entertained amber u her
friends Thursday al tea
The house recently vacated by Mrs. Good
fellow. is being remodeled BY the Mile. Bros.
who pure hased il about a month ago Il Is
very much improved in outward appearance
and the interior is said to have been made
most convenient 1t + rumored tnat the
on the European =
Geo. BECK ia. "a ~.-- Hendy. jas. Coie
and stuart Huntington are camping on the
Mississippi. As they have caught all the
fish they win no doubt soon be home
The Ebony Bleles" is to be first-elass
ladies' minstrel show New songs. new
Jokes. Everybody is going to have good
time
Miss Jessie McGreeor returned from Ian
caster Friday evening. accompanied byLeta
Kinney and Helen Reed.
Chas. Loveland Sr.. has taken trip vest
ward To the mountains.
Miss wyman has gone to waukesha for a
month
Mr. and Mrs Fay Chase lett for Madison
last week.
Louie Thomas has Just received a new SKI
POGO camera ana is now prepared to take
any outdoor pictures.
The heavy rains Of sunday delayed both
trains on Monday The c. & N. w. had two
bridges and iieO feet OF track washed out
II. l.. van Dusen Of Montfort is In the city
Tor a few days.
At quarter 10 six on sunday morning. peo-
pie were awakened by a crash of thunder
and about ten minutes later by the sound Of
the fire bell the lire proved to be the barn
Of Mr. win Smith lightning having struck
Ii ia four different places. Mr. smith was
quickly aroused ana rushed % the rescue of
his poney He found the little fellow al
though ne had been stunned. After turning
him into the street he seemed e be glad To
De ant q the burning building Mr. smith
then fastened Ia the hay NOV Finding Ion
tire ia four different places he perceived
That to Try to SAKE the building was useless.
So bcnt h.s efforts 10 save the contents lie
succeeded Ia getting from the IRE one pair
81 shafts cutter cart harness = ddle and
brides T.b constituted an thatv as sawed.
The buHdiue was iu ashes Ga about one hour.
Tne house which was about 50 feet from the
bs ming barn caught tire twice but aid
damage only "a the amount 81 RS Tire
LIGHTNING stue6 tne electric wires which
ruu iata thc mousse and followed them into
tHe cellar jumping rom Tie wires ia the
cellar te the waterpipcs HI followed them
lato the ground making hole about hall as
large as water tub. The probabilities are
tltat Il the house had met been wired il
wound have burned too II Knocked the
corner boardof The cupaloot the barn about
100 feet away The loss was about $500
Property was in@ared aud Mr. Smith VIII re-
bui1d atonce.