Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01

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Mich. was guest at Frank Vano G
Wallis last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shambow
Of Platteyille are visiting at the home
F. T. Tenant Of tins city
-Arnc Alt, Wieland oswald Fred
Dunealf August Broihan ana Clarence
McAlahon are camping on the Missis-
sippi.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. g. Knapp and
son take their departure next Mon
day for the Pau-American exposition
a Buffalo.
If you have any wood to split
save it for the Woodmen. They are
TO hold big bee here Thursday.
Aug. 22nd.
MIR and Mrs. G. W. Rove Of
Platteville were Lancaster callers
Tuesday. Mrs. VIM. f. Webb re-
turned home with them for a brief
visit.
-Cresceus. trotting satllion.
broke the record for fast trotters at
Cleveland, Ohio, Monday, covering a
mile in 2:024 The best time prev
iously recorded was 2:03l.
Lewis Beitz and Elizabeth Part
low, prisoners in the county Jail, will
90 on before Judge Clementson at the
special term OF circuit court Monday
and plead guilty to the charge OF
adultery. Their sentence will very
probably be a year in Green Bay re-
formatory.
The straw hat for horses has ar
rived in LANCASTER. Harry Basford
is the one TO take the initiative for
protection OF mans best friend from
the seorching rays of old Sol and has
installed one Of the new tangled
equine bonnets upon the delivery
horse Of c. II. Basford & Co.
Sheriff Dickinson ard H. f..
Austin Of Boscobel have purchased the
cheese factory at Dutch Hollow The
| establishment has not been managed
properly during the season on account
Of inexperienced operators but under
the skillful guidance of the above
named gentlemen it cannot be other
wise than a success.
Henry Spease, one of the oldest
men in the county, and also one OF
the oldest settlers, died at the home
of his son, Chas. Spease, on Wednes-
day Of last week. Deceased was born
near Minden. Germany, December %,
1906. came to Canada at about TWEEN
" one years Of age. A few years later
moved to Ohio. and in the early
40's settled on the farm in Ellenborc
on which be died.
"A Chicago and Northwestern
freight train, south bound. wa.
wrecked two miles from Ipswich Mon
day night. Five freight cars left The
rails and tore Up the track for dis
ance Of half a mile, delaying the Ca
lena passenger at Ipswich all night.
Section men were put to work and
the road was made pa7sable BY
/ O'Clock the next morning. How the
accident occurred cannot be account.
ed for. the wreck taking place on q
straight piece Of track. No one wa.
injured.
The bic government lottery for
homes in Oklahoma is on in full blast
at FL Reno, and by tonight Thursday,
it is expected that the $4,000 claims
to be distributed will have been dealt
out t. as many lucky ones holding the
/ winning numbers. the other twelve q
fifteen thousand meeting with Gisap-
pointment. A former Grant county
boy. Falcon Woodhouse. who until
about twelve years ago resided at
Bloomington. is one Of the fortunate
ones. Mr.. Woodhouse drew fourth
choice in the selection OF a quarter
section and by choosing adjacent to q
town site will clear up big lump o.
money. Mr. Woodhouse is hard
ware dealer and has been located at
Eden, Ia. tor some time. He IS a
son-in-law OF County Supt. Nye and
brother Of Mrs John 5. Wright OF
this city.