Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-09

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steers purchased of Schuster Bros. for
which he paid them $40 per hun
dred
All Saturdays are lively business
DAYS in Lancaster, but last Saturday
was exceptionally so. The crush of
people was so great that one moved
along the streets with great difficulty.
Mrs. DR.. Godfrey went to Iowa
Falls, Wis. last week to attend the
funeral OF Is year old daughter of
her sister. Mrs. Oates. who died of
typhoid fever. Another child of Mrs
Oates has typhoid fever and Mrs.
Godfrey viii remain there for time
to nurse it.
Attorney Walter Brennan has
just received from his brother at Ma
Mia an ivory vase which is six or sew
en- inches high made from the tusk of
an elephant. 1t is curiously carved
with figures of men and buildings and
trees in relief The figures thus
carved are very small and delicate
and suggest infinite patience in the
workman.
A communication from North
Andover states that in the Glen Haven
items of Feb. % an error was made in
stating that Bloomington people were
hauling lumber for their new Catholic
church from Glen Haven. At that
time bids for the lumber had not vet
been opened. The contract has been
awarded to John H. Dunlop but had
not been given to anyone Feb. %.
Miss Mae Hannum, head trimmer
in Miss Schloesser's millinery store,
went to Chicago last week where she
will remain for fortnight studying
the latest modes and fashions in the
millinery art at the d. b. Fish trim
ming headquarters. She will attend
the spring openings in other estab-
lishments. During her stay in the
city Miss Hannum will be the guest
of Mrs. Twitchel.
An old lady, Mrs. Langstaf, SO
years of age. died suddenly at the
home of her son-in-law, Mr.. George
Chalders, in British Hollow last
Thursday morning. The old lady got
up all right, dressed herself and walk
ed into the sitting room, apparently
well, sat down and in ten minutes
was dead Mrs. Langstaff was one OF
the oldest and most highly respected
ladies in the town of Potosi.
We have added poultry depart
ment to the Herald which will be con
Quoted by Mr.. w. II. Rose, who has
had long experience in the poultry
business. 1t will certainly be of
great interest and profit to large
number of readers of this paper. In
this department all questions from
any person will be answered by Mr.
Rose free of charge Short letters
from any person on the subject of
poultry will be published. The ar
ticle in last weeks Herald entitled
Poultry Points" was written by Mr..
Rose.
Thomas Arthur 0'Neil Gather of
Jennie O'Neil Potter died at his farm
residence three miles northwest of
Patch Grove on Wednesday, March / +,
from the effects Of paralytic stroke.
He was buried in Patch Grove on Fri
day. A wife, one daughter and six
sons survive him. All of his children
attended the funeral excepting two
sons who reside in California Thos.
O'Neil was born in county Dairy,
Ireland. in 1891, and came to Duchess
county, New York. in 1851 He was
married to Miss Eliza O'Connor in
New York in 1854, and came to Patch
Grove in 1856 where he resided until
! MS UeaUn-
Our artistic photographer, II. C.
Walton is in attendance on the State
Association meeting of photographers
! in Milwaukee this week. Mr.. Walton
has received merited but high com
pliment from the officers of the associ-
alton. The announcement of their
meeting and program is an elegantly
gotten up brochure. showing'speci-
mems of four or five Of the best pho
tographers of the state and one OF Mr..
Watton's pictures was selected to
adorn the place OF honor in the book
let, opposite the title page. A pic
ture Of the handsome and CHEEKY face
of little Miss Emily Cronin was the