Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10

9-Mrs- Fritz of Fennimore spent
Friday in our city.
City Clerk Aug. Michaelis is in
Milwaukee on business.
Mrs. Eva Bailey of this city went
to Rewey on Saturday last to visit her
sister.
Miss Marjorie McCawley went to
Madison Saturday to resume her
study of music.
Geo. w. Goldsmith, editor of the
Boscobel Sentinel, transacted business
here Saturday.
Patrick BARLEY of Bloomington
had business in Lancaster the first of
the week.
Mrs. Aspinwall of Livingston, and
son Milo, spent a few days of last
week in Lancaater.
Mrs. Hagan returned to her home
last Wednesday after visit with rela-
tives and friends abroad.
John BENEFITS took trip to
Mather today to look after his farm
iag interests there.
Mrs. Sam Nero of Livingston re-
turned to her home on Friday after
an extended visit with relatives in
this city.
MIR. and Mrs. John Hillery of
West Dubuque are visiting at Henry
Nichols, and other relatives in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Calvin at
tended the installation and oyster
supper of the G. A. r. at Fennimore
last Saturday evening.
The law firm of Lowry & Clement
son has dissolved partnership by mu-
tual consent. Both will continue to
practice law here.
-Ruthford Galbraith of Newell,
Iowa. arrived here on Saturday last
for an extended visit with his cousin
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other Grant county relatives.
The Galena Daily Times has
suspended publication. The increas-
ed cost of paper and general expenses
of newspaper publishing is the reason
for its suspension.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers Telephone
Company which was to have been
held on January 20, 1901, has been
postponed on account of the preva-
lence Of smallpox.
Miss Nellie Druen of Platteville
took the train here Thursday morn
ing for Mather, Juneau Co, where
she will engage in teaching. She
will board with her cousins, Nellie
and Willie Nichols, formerly of this
city.
Will Lewis of Patch Grove has
rented the newly erected Wilson
house on South Clark street, and will
move his family here to take advan-
tage of our schooling facilities. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis were former stu
dents at the Normal -Platteville
Witness.
If Herald readers notice any dis
crepancies in the news columns of
this paper or any lack of the usual
odor of sanctity about its pages we
trust they will temper their criti-
cisms with mercy The fact of the
matter is. we have experienced an at
tack of the oldfashioned grippe with
all the extras throwed in and had it
thoroughly, too, from the spot on our
head that's going to be bald some day
to the toe-nails on our feet. Under
these conditions we can hardly be in
teresLing or devout and therefore
crave YOUR indulgence.
Prof. d. j. Churchill, formerly
Professor of Music in the Platteville
Normal, died after lingering illness
of consumption at 9 o'clock p. m. on
New Years Day. He leaves mother,
wife and little daughter Prof.
Churchill was elected to the above
named position five years ago and
held it until October 2Oth, 1899, when
he was compelled to resign on ac-
count of i'll health. He went to Cali
fornia in the hopes Of recruiting but
the venture proved failure and he
returned last spring and remained
here until his death. Prof. Church.
i'll was gentleman of most beauti-
full character and was loved and re-
spected by all with whom he came in
contact, and his death is universally
mourned.
Monday the newly-elected county
and state officers entered upon a two