Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-12-18
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Art Bonn was IN MOnUIOrU I'll
day last
Father Albers visited in Fenni-
more Thursday.
W. A. Graham of Fennimore
transacted business at the county
seat Friday.
Mrs JAS. Leighty and daughter
of Montfort were guests at Chas.
Harvey's last week.
Mrs. Michael Rem and Miss
Lille Webb of Darlington are visi-
tors at the home of Thos Webb.
Mrs. Eliza Atkinson receives
the beautiful buffalo robe recently
disposed of by Mrs. Henry Thomas,
in which many were interested.
Mrs. M. E. Mott of Beetown was
a caller Monday. She is entertain
ing her sister, Mrs. M. E. Barnes of
Lorain, Ohio, who is in Wisconsin
to pass the winter,
Fourteen men are now en-
ployed by the Lancaster Mining
company at the Eberle mine. Eight
work hours day and six the same
length of time at night.
-Baraboo citizens are endeavor-
ing to organize a ''ten thousand
club" the chief purpose of the or
ganizatiOn being to increase the
population of Baraboo to 10000 by
1905.
Mr. and Mrs. Belgian of Musca-
longe we're in the city Saturday,
Mrs. Belgian visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Henry Thomas, who has been
i'll for many weeks, but who is now
slowly improving.
The latest begging scheme is by
a one-legged man soliciting funds
for new wooden leg, the old one
one having been sacrificed for heat
ing purposes during the coal famine.
A lame excuse is better than none.
Smallpox in a mild form is prev
alent at Viroqua No alarm is felt,
however, as the three cases are un-
der strict quarantine. No restric-
tions have been placed upon public
gatherings and schools are in session
as usual.
DIR. L. G. Holsted formerly a
practicing physician at Wauzeka,
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watosa Friday Deceased was a
surgeon in the civil war and quite
prominent in m, dical circles in early
years of his life.
j. P. Smith went to South Da-
kota on land business Monday. The
c.. M. e st. Paul railroad is to build
a new road through the section of
country owned by Mr.. Smith and
other Lancaster homesteaders. 1t
will go within half mile of their
holdings and the value of the land
will be thus greatly enhanced.
-Justus Dickinson was married
at Mcmillan on Dec. 10th. His par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. T. Dickinson
Of this city, were present at the hap
by occasion. The bride was Miss
May L. Meyer, a young lady held
in high esteem in the locality where
the former Lancaster boy while fix
ing up his farm had woed and won
her. The young people will be set
tied in their new home after Jan.
18th and friends here wish them
beautiful blessings and success.
A girl near Shullsburg at party
the other night, yelled and shrieked
and howled and ran behind the door
and scratched a young mans face
in seven places, upset q lamp, kicked
over the piano stool and when he fin
ally kissed her on the tip of the cal
she tainted dead away and said she
could never look anybody in the face
again. They led the bashful, modest
gentle, sobbing creature home, and
the next day she ran away with q
married lightning rod peddler who
had a hare lip and ten children.
Henry Wilson, the horse thief
captured at Bridgeport last month
by Sheriff Dickinson and wanted at
Galena, received a sentence Of two
years at Joliet. After being impris-
oned the Joliet officials looked up
his record. Discoveries have been
made that he is we'll known coun-
terfeiter whose real name is Hub
bard and an investigation of clues
has led to the discovery of large
amount of spurious coin. Grant
county's sheriff landed criminal in
the horse thief.