Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-20

Geo. Brown ot Woodman was in
Lancaster Tuesday.
VIM. Haywood OF Preston had
business in Lancaster Tuesday.
-Cassville is to have rural free
delivery route established in January.
Darius Walker of Mason City Ia.
is guest ofJohn Stevens and family.
Mrs. Ed. Lind OF Sitter was the
guest of her father, VIM. Frawley.
Tuesday
Madison has population Of 10,
164, In 1890 the capital city had 49,
426 inhabitants.
Miss Flora Rothsehi'd, teacher at
Marshaltown. Ia, is expected home
Saturday 10 spend Christmas with her
parents.
The Thos. Peacock farm has been
leased to John Hope Of Bloomington.
The property is still for sale however,
subject to lessee's contract.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
on Friday afternoon at , O'Clock at
the church parlors, for the election Of
officers and the transaction OF other
business.
The special musical feature of the
evening service at the Congregational
church Sunday was a happy variation
and is accorded tiattering comment.
This portion of the program is to be
a permanent part of the evening SER
vices there in the future.
John Grange, mentioned last
week as being bound over to trial at
circuit court on charge of assault,
plead guilty to the charge before
Judge Goodsell in the county court
Tuesday and received a sentence of
three months in the county Jail.
jesse Culver arrived home from
Mapleton. Ia, Monday and is visiting
at the home of his parents in Ellen
boro. Budd Moses. another Ellen
boro boy, is back from Montana also,
to renew acquaintances and pass the
holidays with the old folks.
Mr. Benz. Retallick of Waterloo
and Miss Annie Thomas of Beetown
were made happy today through the
fundamentally of Rev. I. j. Brown,
at the Congregational manse, who
spoke the brief words uniting their
future destinies. They have our best
wishes.
A barn raising took place on the
Alfred Bark farm in Little Grant Fri
day where Matt Peacock resides.
Thirty-five men took part in the pro-
ceeding and good time was enjoyed
by all. The new structure is 54x30
f.. in size and is to be completed by
Christmas. Six carpenters are now
at work on the job.
Judge Clementson is engaged in
holding an adjourned term of circuit
court here this week. The case now
under consideration is that of John
Carthew as administrator of estate of
James Kitto, deceased, VS.. James H.
and John Kitto. The plaintiff is rep
resented by Atty. w. j. Brennan,
while Atty. d. j. Gardner is counsel
for defendants. Anumber of minor
matters will also come on at this time
to be settled by the court.
A broken electric light fuse in
Joeckel Bros display window Non-
day evening narrowly missed causing
a serious conflagration. As it was a
beautiful holiday window with its ex-
quisite decorations was ruined and
the woodwork in the near locality
badly scorched. With accustomed
enterprise the firm at once set to work
on a new display and their window is
not much the worse today in appear
ance on account of the experience.
"A broncho belonging to Geo. Bur-
ton, residing west of town, became
unmanageable near the post office
corner Saturday and demolished the
buggy TO which it was harnessed by
some very dexterous kicking. The
animal wheeled about on being de-
tached from the conveyance and made
a wild dash direct for Lathrop.s plate
glass front. Mr.. Lathrop saw it COM
ing and met the crazy brute directly
in the DOORWAY Before it's wild ca
reer was checked it was entirely with
in the establishment and that it did
not raise havoc before being elected
is a miracle. Pies, cakes, candies,
etc, would have been scattered in all
directions and large plate glass
window smashed to smithereens had
Mr.. Lathrop not exhibited presence Of
mind in prompt action. No one was
hurt. fortunately, in the miXup, not
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