Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-05
Christmas is less than three
weeks away.


weeks away.
The Badger club orchestra
furnished musice for dance at
Beetown last evening.
Mrs. Geo. Zimmerman of Mt.
Hope has received notice of an al
lowance of pension of $12 per
month on account of death of her
son Oscar in the Spanish American
war.
Two farmers Institutes will be
held in Grant County this winter:
At Mt. Hope Jan. 10 and 30, F. HI.
Scribner, conductor; and at Liv-
ingston Jan. 21 and %, George
Wylie, conductor.
Harper DERRICK company pro-
duced Camille at City opera house
Thursday evening to a small audi
ence, The play was one of the best
seen here this season and merited
more substantial appreciation.
Eight carloads of live stock
were shipped from Lancaster
Monday; seven on Tuesday; five on
Wednesday; four on Thursday;
three yesterday; making a total of
81 carloads in five days. The
market on hogs and cattle is slight
ly better today.
--Chas. Nealey of Platteville is
serving a 3O-days' sentence in
county Jail. He was brought here
in custody of Marshal Long Tues
day. His punishment is due to
being drunk and disorderly and a
fine of SIS and costs could not be
met, hence incarceration followed.
Geo. Hake plead guilty of
burglary before Judge Goodsell
yesterday and received a sentence
of sixty days in Green Bay re-
formatory. He confessed to the rob
berry Of j. S. Cocklin's store at Liv-
ingston and the general store at
Arthur on the night of Nov. 21st.
All the goods stolen have been re-
covered.
A contest over a claim of
Harry Keys and wife Of Mt. Ida
against the state of Isaac Keys,
deceased, was heard in county
court Wednesday and a number
of witnesses were present to testify.
The claim amounted to over. 800
andswas for care of deceasedin his life
time. After hearing evidence and
arguments the claims were al
lowed.
Program Of services at the Con-
gregational church Sunday as
follows: Morning: Sermon sub
ject, MEN who are always missing
the point" Special musical selec-
ton. Evening" Rock of Ages"
will be sung by the congregation,
and as special, soprano and tenor
Duet, pastor giving talk on
the hymn, illustrations etc.
Anthem by the choir, 20 Lord
how Manifold" Character sermon,
subject 1.-THE Left Handed Men"
Last Saturday evening the
ladies of Tom Cox w. R. c..
thought it time to remind the G..
A. r. members of their existence,
so at s o'clock they assembled and
were admitted and all enjoyable
evening was spent with songs and
games and the never failing coffee
and cake. Many thought it the
best time they had ever experienced
in the hall. We hope we may
meet with the Boys in Blue"
many more times and that the
same friendly relations may con-
tinue to exist between the Post
and it's auxiliary.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Curry Of
Ainsworth, Neb., were guests Of
Abel Roberts first of the week,
Mr.. Curry being DfOthef-1n-laW
of Mr.. Roberts. They had not
seen Grant county friends and rela-
tives for long term of years and
noted many changes. Nineteen
years ago James Curry was treasurer
of the town of Lima in this county
and well-to-do farmer. He placed
his tax collections in the Hodges
bank at Platteville a short time
before the collapse of that institu
ton and lost every cent Of it. In
order to relieve his sureties Of any
embarrassment Mr. Curry disposed
of his farm and made the pay
ment to the county treasurer with
out murmur. 1t left him in an
unenviable position, but he and his
good wife bore up bravely under
their misfortune and en-
barked for the west to make a new