Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-05


day for their new home in Man
chester, Iowa. Rev. Mather has been
the pastor of the Dodgeville NJ. f.
circuit during the past year, and their
departure viii leave many regrets
among their ftiends in this city and
throughout the circuit. He is one OF
the oldest members of the West Wis
eonsin Conference, having been in the
ministry for 80 years, and been
Presiding Elder one term in the
P4atteville district, one term in the
Madison district ana one term in a
district in Nebraska. lie also did
valiant and loyal service in recruit
ing for the army of the rebellion. and
though in his advanced years, his
has lost none of its wonted
yigor, yet the recentsconference re-
varied his long and faithful service
by a location on the list of superan-
nuates against his protest.
Dial-Enterprise: A second spec
ial election, rs result of tie vote at
the first one, was held in Watterstown
yesterday 10 determine the question
OF whether or not the township would
bond itself to aid in constructing a
bridge across the Wisconsin river at
Blue River. The total vote cast was
III and majority of twelve was
against voting the bonds. Whether
or not this will place a damper on
the scheme remains to be seen
Yesterday morning witnessed the de-
parture from this point of Lieut..
Blanchard and seven, recruits for SER
vice in the Philippines. IRON here
they proceed to Jepson Barracks near
St. Louis The young men accom-
Mr.. Blanchard were VIM. A.
Bower and j. B. Hood, Lone Rock.
Geo. NJ. Purcell and VIM. O. Brown,
West Port; Amos l.. Hazen, Mt. Hope;
G. Meyer, Muscoda; julius
Olson, Stoughton.
Cassville Index: Married Philip
c. Grimm and Miss Lulu Cooper, both
Of Sac and Fox Agency, Oklahoma.
they were married in Joliet, ILL.,, Sat-
urday, Sept. %, at the nome of the
brides uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hamilton, and they are in Cassville
his week at the home of the groom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alloys Grimm.
Though young in years p. G. Grimm
5 prosperous business man at the
agency" and conducts his affairs
year in and year out on rules recog-
lized everywhere as the true basis of
business success. Mr.. and Mrs.
3rimm will visit relatives at Lancas-
.er, Dubuque and in other places be-
ore returning home -. Walter
<leinpell drove to Lancaster last Sun
lay and returned same evening ac-
by Miss Carrie Muesse of
hat city. She will spend the week
with friends in Cassyile.
Died; At her home in Madison,
IN Friday, Sept. 30, Of heart trouble,
Miss Millicent Coombs, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Allen Coombs, who
resided at Hurricane, Grant
county. Miss Coombs was an unus-
aally bright girl, having graduated
from the Madison High school last
year with high honors but gained her
honors at the expense of her health.
She was 19 years old. Mrs. Marie
Irish, Mrs. Vernon Kinney, Mrs. JAS
par Knapp and Lee Morrell, who are
relatives of the deceased, and Mrs.
John Reed attended the funeral at
Madison Sunday.
Jake Woolstenholme reached
home Thursday after seeing the sights
in the East for several weeks. He
brought with him many pretty SOU
viners, from the different places visit
ed, among which was a miniture
Washington's Monument made of old
U. S. paper money, and some beauti-
full carved shells from Niagara.
&C. w. rockingham is taking his
annual vacation of two weeks and he
and Mrs. rockingham and Jennie are
spending the time with relatives and
friends in Capron, Harvard and Chic
ago, I'll. They expect to see Presi-
dent Mckinley at Chicago at the
ldll lccIlNdi.
DR.. Godfrey has been making
trips to Fennimore the past week at
tending on Frank Roach, the promi-
nent hardware merchant, who has
been very i'll with appendicitis. He
is reported better this Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Katharine Moore, of High
land, who has been the guest of Kitty
McKinzie for some time returned
home this week.
LICENSED TO MARRY.
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