Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-03-11


their friends At a charming Progress
i've Enchre party last Friday evening.
There were twelve tables. PLAYING
began shortly after eight and lasted
until eleven after which choice refresh
ments were served. The prize win
ners were Mrs. H. Nathan and George
Vande Wall; BOBBY winners. Mrs. J.
Baldwin and Harry Walton.
George Palmer. the 17.vear-old
boy who murdered a 4-year-old Girl
named Hazel Marshall. has been SEN
fenced to Waupun for life bv the
court at Black River Falls, Wis. Two
years ago Palmer was taken out of
the state school at Sparta by Oscar
Marshall. for whom he since worked.
Oct. p, 1896, Hazel Marshall was
butchered on her fathers farm bv
Palmer. The boy killed the child with
an axe, to ayenge himself on Mr.. Mar
shall for small fancied grievance.
The following parties delivered
stock to c. W. Ray j. Chapman,
Beetown. 40 shotes VT. 1860, average
W.T.. 3333lbs. at $50 Walter Allen,
"a shotes, VT. 9o40, average VT $40 S-5
lbs. at $50. al. Sturmer fine
bunch of shotes, averaging over 800
lbs. Cooper Of Bloomington 25 dam
dies, Wayne. Day, Bass, Godfrey,
Kramer, Schroeder and Adams all de-
livered some fine shotes, Geo. Parkin
today, Wednesday, 122. r. Bailey
20, H. Raiseback A. j. Wayne and
M. Peacock also delivered hogs.
We have just received copy of
the Encyclopaedia of Farm knowledge
and Statistics issued by the North
western Agriculturst, of Minneapolis.
Mimi. It is book of over 500 pages
of condensed and accurate information
of general interest and practical use to
farmers. 1t contains tables of great
value to stock raisers and crop raisers;
statistics OF the late national and
state elections, and also of historical
events, census, etc. Its topics include
agriculture, live stock, forestry. hor-
ticulture, law business and the none
tary system Of the world, church
matters, etc.
AT Yuba, Wis, the young people
had dance at Frank Dedricks hall
that was a bowling success in every
way. The list of killed and wounded
in the daily papers resembles a rail-
road disaster Two men were killed
and over seventy injured. We quote
the first few entries in the list of
wounded as specimens: FRANK
NovY, severe scalp wounds; will prob
ably die. CARL HoRA, badly wounded
in shoulder with knife. FRANK DIED.
RICK, owner of hall, internal injuries
from blows on the chest and abdomen
with clubs which may prove fatal.
WENCIL PLASER, bad cut on the tenn
pie and mouth with knife and clubs.
ALFRED BUIIN, dangerously hurt by
blows from clubs on abdomen No
body has been arrested and the date
has been set for another Bohemian
| dance.
Mrs. Martha Showalter invited her
Beetown girlhood friends to an after
noon party last Saturday. The invi-
tation read: Come at two and bring
your thimble." Accordingly fourteen
ladies gathered at the appointed time.
During the afternoon, each lady pieced
block to be worked in center with
wash silk the makers name as a SOU
venier of their visit. AT half past
/ five all were invited to the dining
room, where each guest found beside
her plate, hand-painted souvenier
OF an ola road IN BeetoWn. Near
which shaft with windlass on it,
and pick and shovel lying near, on
the reverse side, the words, should
Aud acquaintance be forgot, in
quaint letters, with monogram of
giver, date of the month and year.
1t was very pleasant gathering OF
old time friends.
Captain Josiah Hall and wife Of
Calumet, Michigan have been visiting
Grant county friends for about three
weeks. They return to Michigan in a
a few days. Mr.. Hall is superinten-
dent Of mines in the Keweenaw penin-
sula and is brim-full Of interesting
statistics regarding mines in general
and copper MINING in particular. He