Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-02

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He has rented his farm to McKevitt
Bros.
An aged lady, Mrs. Thompson,
who resided with her son John one
mile south of Patch Grove, died last
Wednesday of heart trouble. Mrs.
Thompson was the mother-in-law
of Patrick Mcnamara who died
recently; sister of Landlord Abe
Key and Mrs. Samuel Patch, Of
Patch Grove and was lady highly
esteemed by her neighbors and
acquaintance.
Dell Brown, who drives the stage
from Bloomington to Glen Haven,
had the misfortune to lose one Of his
horses last week.
Upon reading in the Herald an
account Of the death of Mrs. Eaton,
it brought up from the halls of mem
Dry a circumstance that occurred
when the writer was boy. Fifty
one years ago the Rev. Eaton mar
ried Miss Alge,ine Jackson to VIM.
Ashley, at the home of Hon. Daniel
R. Burt, in old Waterloo, now Bur-
ton, and Mrs. Eaton sang that
beautiful song, Rock Me to Sleep,
Mother" which I have never for
gotten; and it is a sad thought, in
deed, that so few that attended that
large wedding party are on this side
of the other shore. Surely, "A
boys will is the winds will; and the
thoughts Of youth are long, long
thoughts"
Mrs. DR.. Critchlow is very i'll at
Patch Grove, and her recovery is
doubtful.
GLEN HAVEN.
Grip did you say? Yes we
have a quantity which we will
dispose of if possible.
Henry Bonn is hauling lumber
from here to build a large new
barn on his farm near Bloomington.
They have small pox at David
Fishers they say. So pronounced
by DR.. Holford of Cassville.
Times have been rather dull OF
late, business and pleasure had to
lie low and give measles chance,
but they have about gone the
round in this neighborhood.
Miss May Kidd visited in Glen
Haven Sunday last.
Miss Amelia cortland took the
morning train Sunday for Bagley
to spend a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Delbert Morrisey who is re
ported on the sick list.
VIM. Beckett and wife of Nc
Gregor visited with their daughter,
Mrs. w. T. Skinner a couple of
days last week.
Tom aud Mat MeUcalf are still
hauling logs to the mill in Gutten-
berg and having them sawed into
lumber for building. Seippel Bros.
say that if they keep on as they
have this winter, he will move his
lumber yard to North Andover.
VIM. Forck shipped two cars of
fine cattle to Chicago from here
the first of the week.
Otis Way has been quite sick the
past week, but is slowly improving.
Charles Mctcalf and Dora Ress-
meyer came out from Lancaster to
spend Saturday and Sunday with
Tom Metcalf's.
Sickness in town and country has
been a record breaker this winter.
DR.. Cook is kept busy both day and
night. He says at that rate his
horses will be worn out by spring,
and he will then purchase an auto
mobile.
Mrs. Edwin Barr was the guest
of her mother Mrs. Humphrey of
Bloomington over Sunday.
J. L. Orr shipped a car load Of
oats from the Glen Friday. AS
hands were scarce, Joe had to help
load the car himself. The boys
say that he can handle two sacks
to their one any day,-that is if he
handles empty sacks.
Mic Mann and Will Cortland
finished hauling wood from the
island last week.
Fennell Bros, Schreiner Bros. and
John Jeide shipped hogs from here
last week.
Walt Garner visited his father
In La Crosse Sunday.
Orlando Mutt who has been quite
sick for a couple Of weeks is slowly
improving.
S. f. McIyer shipped a car load
Of hogs of his own feeding Thurs
Qav last