Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-23

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and f. L. Mccoy for Central Wiscon-
sin farming lands in another column.
Miss Edith Godfrey, after pleas
ant visit with her brother, DR.. Godfrey,
left for her home in Vermont last
Thursday.
The dwelling of Mrs. John d.
Wilson was totally destroyed by fire
last week. Most of the furniture was
removed from the house and saved.
"A letter recently received from
one of the soldier boys OF Company c.
4th Wisconsin, states that they will
be mustered out next Tuesday and
will probably be home the following
Friday or Saturday
Parties desiring Laundry work
done may leave orders with L. G..
Wheeler at the post office book store,
agency for the Madison F. F. F. Steam
Laundry. Basket leaves Wednesday
morning and returns Friday evening.
1-4w
Mr.. Allen Gardner has rented the
vacant room in the Ed Hyde building
under the Herald office and in a few
days will open store for the sale of
wall paper. paints, oils, brushes, etc.
He is also agent for the Chicago Floor
Company's famous parquet floors.
New phones, Union line: DR.. A.
II. Barber, office, g; j. T. Bennett, res
idence, 81; Albert Budworth, residence
Sc; J. g. Clark. residence. SO; VIM.
Dyer, residence, %; DIR. j. A. Gault,
residence, %, office, 81; .Rudersdorf
& Walker, 80; John Walker, residence,
y; p. l.. Seaman, 81; Angus q Greebe,
mill, II.
DIR. w. L. Browns bloodhound,
1.-The Judge of Wisconsin" won four
first prizes in different classes at the
dog show in Milwaukee last week.
He is without doubt the best blood
hound in Wisconsin. The doctor has
eight very fine hounds, including
champion Vigilant, who has won
prizes in all the large dog shows in the
United Ststes. All his dogs are nat
ural man-trackers and are as good a
pack at is owned by any one man in
America.
A saloon keepers wife of Dodge
vile on becoming tired of her spouse
started for Vancouver B. G. to meet
a friend there. This friend sent the
lady. whose name is Mrs. Reed, $500
for the journey. She was taking
with her a sister Miss Anna Wagner,
and her two small children. just as
the party was boarding the train at
Madison the chief of police stopped
them. They remained in Madison
over night and next day returned to
Dodgeville through the persuasions
and threats of husband, relatives and
officers of the law.
Mrs. Charlotte Mcdonald of Noun
tain Lake. Minnesota is visiting in the
city with her daughter, Mrs. c. r..
Showalter, and other friends. Mrs.
Mcdonald moved from Fennimore to
Mountain Lake fourteen years ago.
This is her first visit in the county for
eleven years. She has been for two
weeks visiting in Fennimore with the
families of her children A. c. DeHart
and Eugece Mcdonald and wrestling
with the cold grip-infected WiscoD-
sin weather. She will return home by
the way of Cassville to visit with her
brother. David Williams.
Cuba City News: Mr. Phil Conlon
is the first to come to the front with
1899 chickens. He has hen with nine
that picked thier way into the world
last Friday Feb. 10th. one Of the cold
est days we had for the season.
/ Mr.. Chris hellner went to his barn
yesterday to hith up his team to drive
to Benton, when he was SUDDENLY at
tackled with rheumatic stroke and
fell unconscious. He was found by
Mrs. Geo. Heitkamp and carried to the
house, and medical aid summoned.
We are glad to state that he is report
ed to be recovering nicely.
The annual meetings Of the Grand
Chapters of Royal Arch Masons and of
Eastern Stars are in session in Mil
waukee this week. 1t is the first time
in twenty-three years that Mr.. Geo.
F. Budd has failed to be present as
representative OF the Lancaster chap
ter. His duties as clerk of the court