Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-15
COUNTY NEWS.
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Interesting Letters.
BLOOMINGTON.

Mutual Fire Insurance company, 10
investigate the loss Of Frank Bars
livery stable, the property having
been insured in this company for
$3.50. They found Mr.. Barr suffer
ing from his serious burns, but ne
was able to tell how it happened;
and although the truth deprived
him of the insurance, Mr.. Barr
sought not to cover up one fact. The
stove had been placed in the barn
without the knowledge Of the COM
pany. and fire had been built that
night. A horse broke loose and
probably knocked over the gate
before the stove, which no doubt
overturned the stove. After the
fire the loose horse was found IN
stall with two others. Mr.. Bars
honorable conduct won the respect
not only of the insurance adJusters
but OF all honest men; and the es-
TEEN of honest men and an easy
conscience will be worth more to
him in the course of time than all
the money lost at the tlre.. Inc
subscription papers circulated IN
Glen Haven, Guttenburg and
Bloomington, we understand raised
about $500, which will help little.
They should be circulated still
further.
S. A. Hatch and Lincoln Abraham
attended the state meeting of mutual
fire insurance companies at Madison
last week. They report good
meeting.
The old folks dance Friday even
ing was attended by seventy-five
couple. 1t was the best dance OF
the season. The old people always
get busy when they make start.
The Dubuque harp orchestra had a
bad time with drifts, but Jess.
Sawyer got them here from Glen
Haven by coming around by Sandy
bridge. They were all the after
noon getting here. They PLAYED
in three states in three nights
Galena, ILL.,, Thursday; Blooming
ton, Wis, Friday, and Garnavlllo,
Iowa, Saturday. Their music was
superb.
The Catholic young people will
have a dance March Sd, for the
benefit of St. Mary's church. All
invited.
Clay Adkins has leased new
building in Platteville, and we are
told will go there july 1st. He offers
his fine saloon building here for
sale.
Medicine show here next week.
Prepare to get well.
George Holford departed for
California last Saturday. He will
join his parents at Tulare, their
new home, with which they are
delighted.
Mrs. Della Young, widow of the
late Capt. H. z. Young, has been
granted a pension of 5000, and a
monthly allowance of $l2. Thus
the government acknowledges to
the widow the services of a brave
and gallant officer of the late re-
bellion. May she live many years
to enjoy it.
James Paul, another of the early
settlers of Patch Grove prairie, !"
died Friday night, after long spell
of feeble health. The funeral was
on Monday. He was about eighty
years of age. and leaves one of the
best farms on the prairie to the able
management of his son James.
Ruth Garside' died at Patch Grove
Friday, and the funeral was Sun
day. She had been Ill some time.
Edward and ELiza beth prideaux,
who died at Mineral Point, the
former at a. m. and latter at 5
p. m. of the same day, we're uncle
and aunt of the Prideaux's of this
vicinity. He was 81 and she 80
years of age, and they were the
last of the old Prideaux stock in
this country.
Fred Foster has a sale Feb. %.
He intends to move to town.
John Stockart was up from
Potosi Saturday.
Hib. Taylor says he is ready to
vote for the government to give
this ''double-d-n" cold country
back to the Indians.
Orrin Kuenster, the popular Cass-
vile teacher, no doubt has it in for
us for reporting him at the altar in
the matrimonial boots of his brother
Earl, who married Miss Scott at
Dubuque last week. Orrin hasn't
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