Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-07-11

Jos. Nathan was Milwaukee VS.
itor several days this week
A. 6. Moore, q M3ntfort veteran.
has been granted a pension Of S.
j. A. Mccoy shipped ear load
Of horses 10 Chicago markets satur-
day
Henry Judd aud wife Of Bloom
ington are guests Of Lancaster reIa-
tives.
j. r Hudson, OF Livingston. has
been granted a pension Of SIP per
month
Atty. " j. Brennan plotted a
party Of land seekers to Neillsville
Monday.
jed Barnett is in Boscobel. called
there by the serious illness Of his
sister, Mrs. John Pepper.
The graduating class Of the Fen
nimore high school are picnicking at
the Klondike spring today.
-Thos. Tuffiey of Boscobel is a
guest OF his brother. Register OF
Deeds Tuffley. Geo. Tutiiey sr,
also returned here Tuesday.
Miss Mamie Howde. who has
been a guest at DR.. j. H. Reeds, lett
for her home in Minnesota Tuesday.
Mrs. Joe Woolstenholme and fam
lily. OF Grand Island, Ncb.. are ex-
pected in Lancaster this week for
visit with relatives.
Landlord J. S. Wright was in
Milwaukee Tuesday to receive treat
ment for his eyes. which nave caused
him considerable trouble Of late.
Mrs. j. D. Griswold takes her de-
parture tomorrow, Thursday, for Mt.
Zion CITY, near Chicago, TO attend the
Feast of the Tabernacles TO be cele-
brated soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Leyan and
daughter, and Miss Marie Hill have
returned to their homes in Dubuque
after a two weeks visit at the home
OF H. G Nathan
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward BuJd. Of
Leroy, Mimi, will arrive in Lancas-
ter the latter part of this week fJr
visit with Mr.. Budd's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George f. Budd.
Married: At the Congregational
parsonage at Cornelia, July ;, 1901.
Mr.. Henry Kliebenstine, OF Harrison,
and Miss Jessie Parish. OF Platteville.
Rev. j. c. Challinor, officiating.
The intense heat of last week was
followed Sunday and Monday by
beautiful, cool days. but change for
the worse came Tuesday with a hot,
dry wind that fairly withered vegeta-
ton. Today "wednesday is no better
and rain IS needed badly.
Judge Clementson holds an adj
journed term of circuit court for
Iowa county at Dodgeville today
"wednesday The principal matter
to come up will be the confession and
sentence Of Stewart Jelletf. the Min
eralpoint bank robber. Owing to the
fact that the stolen funds have been
nearly entirely recovered and the
county Will be put to little costs Of
prosecution, the sentence Will be light,
probably from five TO seven Years in
Green Bay refo,matory. The bauk
people have joined III the plea for
clemency and this will have consid-
cradle weight in reducing the penalty.
ALI manner OF rumors are circu-
lating about Fred Scott. the Bloom
ington Young man, who returned to
his old home about q year AGO the
fortunate possessor Of a large amount
of money claimed to have been picked
up on the coast at Nome. Alaska.
Everyone then envied his lot. but if
one-half the stories being told about
him now are true his pathway after
leaving here last spring did not .ead
in pleasant places 1t is said that
his wealth was the illeotten gains OF
a bold robbery in which he and two
companions participated and where
by blood was shed that he was pur-
sued here aud eventually 10 Califor-
MIA. Oklahoma or some other state by
detectives. arrested on the charge.
taken back to Alaska Tor trial and be-
fore the case came into the courts was
seized by committee Of vigi-antes
and hung without ceremony. All
this IS rumored and considerable
more. The Herald Is not nasty in
pronouncing sentence upon this youug
man who always bore good repata-
tion here At home and whose com
rades are SLOW in giving credence TO
the stories ah5at concerning him.
1t may be newspaper tale Of the
yeilowish hue ana from the testimony
of those who know him best we viii