Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-25

FIR. Albers was in Milwaukee
the last of the week.
Mrs. W. N. Stone and children
are Madison visitors.
Roy Mcdonald of Baraboo is a
guest of Lancaster relatives.
Frank Fawcett will superintend
the Benton schools next year.
AID. A. G.. Knapp was in Chic
ago on business first of the week.
Geo. McGonigal will arrive
from Viroqua tomorrow for vaca-
| ton.
Mrs. L. Muff1ey returned to
her home at Boscobel Thursday.
The editors children accompanied
her.
Mrs. J. T. Morgans was called
to Monroe Thursday by the intel
ligence of the dangerous illness of
friend.
Don't be afraid to scatter the
sunshine of laughter about you; it
often helps revive somebody's faith
in the sweetness of things.
| Misses Maggie and Lena Zenz
returned Thursday from a two
weeks visit with their brother, Joe,
and family at Loyal, Clark Co.
Tho man with kind eyes and a
gruff manner is like the dog that
growls and wags its Jail-you are
never sure which sign to believe.
Rev. Goodger of Racine college
has been here this week looking
over the Episcopal parish with
view of accepting passionate here.
Thomas Hillary, a miner en-
! ployed in the ,Rowley mine near
Benton, fell forty feet down a shaft
Wednesday. Fortunately he es-
capped with few bruises.
Wayne & Cushman con-
Quoted party Of land spectators
to Sawyer county first Of the week.
Among them were J. P. and J. S.
Williams and T. D. Goodrich.
County Treas. Scheinpfug and
family were prevented from going
to Boscobel Wednesday by the sud-
den illness of Master Ralph. The
boy has recovered and providence
permitting, they will go today
H. B. Lewis, efficient manager
of the Union Telephone company's
interests at Fennimore, was a
county seat visitor Thursday.
Bert has succeeded in installing in
the neighborhood of SO phones in
that village since taking hold of
the business there.
John Schneider, Jr. a prosper
Gus young farmer comfortably
situated on land east of the asylum
and county home, was a caller
Wednesday. Mr.. Schneider's father
who sailed for the fatherland in
April last is heard from occasion
ally and is enjoying himself among
relatives near Frankfort, Germany,
at present.
"A Herald representative viewed
the ruins of Dickinson's store at
Tennyson Wednesday. Reports of
the confagration and the dire re-
suits are all true. Nothing was
saved from the. establishment and
the household furniture was also
entirely consumed, The safe con-
tanning the books and accounts Of
the firm went through the hottest
part of the fire and it was feared
the contents might be ruined, but
fortunately they were found to be
all right. The inmates of the living
rooms of the structure barely es-
capped perishing in the flames, SO
quickly did the fire envelop the
building and within thirty minutes
after being discovered the roof and
walls of the doomed establishment
fell in with a crash. 1t was only
by superhuman efforts on part of
the company of men who gathered
to assist that surrounding buildings
and sheds were saved. JOS. Plue-
mer's blacksmith shop was but a
few feet from the store and received
a scorching. The heavy rain of the
preceding day was means of soaking
outlying sheds to the extent that
they failed to ignite with ease. The
loss on stock will amount to 500, 900;
on household furniture and fixtures
81, 900; and on building at least
| "a. 500. This is partially covered bv