Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-16


MIR. Geo. Neyins, postmaster OF
Bloomington. died last week and was
buried Sunday. He was prominent
and respected citizen, member OF
the G. A r. and of the Masonic fra
ternity.
The Platteville Journal. of which
mention was made in these columns
recently, is now fully launched upon
its journalistic cruise, the third issue
having reached our exchange table.
The paper is gotten up in magazine
style containing sixteen three-column
pages. 1t is we'll printed, well edited
aad newsy. b. f. Huntington is edi-
tor and publisher, while r. G. Hunt
ington is associate editor and fore
man. The Herald welcomes the Jour
nal into the happy family Of Grant
county journalists.
On Tuesday, March Z. telegram
was received by c. H. Basford from
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Cushing of Mil
waukee announcing the sad news OF
the death of their eldest daughter,
Mamie Mr.. and Mrs. Basford were
in Madison at the time on their way
to Milwaukee. and they arrived at the
Gushing residence only an hour after
after the sad fatality. Mamie was al
most is years old, and beautiful and
accomplished young lady Mrs. Jos.
Gushing is Grand Senior of Rathbone
Sisters of Wisconsin.
Bloomington Record: We are in
formed that +. l.. Greer has bought
back his old home of Abe Patch, and
that he will remove his family from
st. Paul as soon as the house is vacated
&C. w. Stone has bought DR.. G.
G.. Marlow's fine block, and we under
stand will erect nice new residence
in the southwest corner of same in
the spring. Mr.. Stone is to be con-
graduated on the acquisition of such
a fine piece of village property. We
are glad to welcome such wide-awake
men to our village.
Married, in the city Lancaster at
the Lancaster House, March IA, 1899,
Mr.. Ben l.. Walker of Preston and
Miss Annie Werlie of Fennimore. Mr..
Tanner Walker, brother of the groom
acted as best man and Miss Minnie
Cramer as brides maid. Rev. F. o.
Barr of Sitter officiated. The groom
a bright young man, is engaged in
farming and besides carries on buying
and shipping of stock. The bride is
the youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Werlie residing four miles
northeast of Fennimore, and is lady
of many good qualities. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker will go to keeping house on a
farm one and half miles south OF
Preston. both are well known and re-
spected by the people OF the commun-
ity.
-Patteville Witness: Baby parties
are getting to be quite fashionable in
this city. The first one was given by
Mrs. Wilgus; the second by Mrs. Kem-
Ter in honor of her niece; the third by
Mrs. Sickle. The parents accompany
the little ones. As friend remarked.
"a more heavenly sight one need not
wish to see than these sweet innocent
children who usually are so good and
happy, on such occasions =
While in St. Paul last summer we
went to the MINES GA State Histori-
cal Rooms to see very fine picture of
the late James NJ. Goodhue who was
editor of the Lancaster Herald from 10
to 40, and who afterward went to St.
Paul and started the Pioneer Press.
We had a copy of the picture made
and have it now in our office Those
who used to know him or were inter-
ested in him are invited to call and
see it.
HOW TO FIND OUT.
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