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

eXtensioa-say four years longer
Robbers attempted 10 blow the
safe in the depot at GAINESVILLE. but
We're frightened away. They had
drilled four holes in the strong box
and knocked of the combination knob
"A team belonging to Ed. Parks and
attached to a milk wagon ran away
while on the milk delivery route Fri.
The horses ran long distance through
the city without doing much damage.
At Darlington the examination OF
Daniel Collins and John Campbell to
answer for the killing of Edward Hale
OF Wayne on the night of Dec. 10,
1897, will take place Friday, March 10.
Mrs. c F. Dickinson and daughter.
Alma visited in Patch Grove last week
While there she met her sister. Mrs.
A. ". Arnett of Keystone, Nebraska,
whom she had not seen for nine years.
DR.. Godfrey and Will Brothers
drove to Werley late Saturday night
On the way out the team became
frightened and ran away breaking
the buggy. Neither Of the men were
hurt.
Mr.. Isaac Luce and family of Fem
nimore have moved to Montana.
They left for their new home. which
is to be in Stevensville, Montana,
last week. Geo. Philbrick has gone
with them.
-Sec.-of-State Fred Falley is a
shining star at the state capitol of
North Dakota. He has a companion
and helper in social way in the hand
some and brilliant young wife whom
he married a year ago.
At o'clock Monday morning
merchant prince was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Baxter of Lancaster. Soon
after his arrival the heavens let loose
a grand display Of fireworks in cele-
bration of the suspicious event.
Marshall Ellis who is suffering
with an attack OF typhoid fever at
Madison is still confined to his room
under the doctors care but is not
seriously sick. He hopes to be able
to sit up and go about his room in
few days.
Chris. Eckerlee. under sentence
of death al Bellevue, Iowa, for the
murder of Nina Keil on the 4th of
July last, has been granted new trial
on account of one of the jurymen hav-
ing expressed an opinion previous to
the trial.
The report has been circulated
that nightwatch Posey was thinking
of giving ap his job. He wishes to
announcefor the benefit of those in
terested that he has no notion of do
ing SO and that there is no truth in
the report.
Postmaster Silbaugh has sent out
the following notice, REWARD
will give $50 for the apprehension of
the thief who robbed the Viroqua
postoffice. on Feb 25, and return of
the stamps taken. $50 for the thief
without the stamps, $50 for the stamps
without the thief
The older residents of our city
will remember John Gudger who
went from this city to Breckenridge
number of years ago with bis moth
er. A letter just received from there
mentions that he died year ago of
consumption. The Gudger family re-
sided in the house now occupied by
Nightwatch, Gus Posey. and the boy
was known by the nickname Of
''Whoop-pee.'
Frank Tebo is lying dangerously i'll
at his home miles west of Lancas-
ter from the effects of fall. On the
first of March he went up on a stack
to cut some straw for the stock. In
trying to pry loose some frozen straw
on top he slipped and fell onto the
frozen ground and struck the small
of his back against the end of a rail.
Under the care Of a physician he seem
ed to he recovering from the effects
of the hurt, when lagrippe and pneu
monia set in. AS he is over 50 years
old his recovery is doubtful. A con-
sultation of physicians was held on
his case the first OF the week.
The officers of the Christian En-
deavor union of Wisconsin, who have
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