Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
BLOOMINGTON.

was borne In on us last OdGuruay,
when we where honored with a
visit from two old natives OF Bee
town, Alpheus Mcdonald, of Platte
Vile, and his brother William A.,
of Duluth, Mimi, down here visit
ing the scenes of his youth. Alpheus
enjoys the distinction of being the
Oldest native of Beetown-70 years
of age and still hale and hearty
miner of Platteville; William is So,
and in his early days taught school
in both upper and lower districts.
He graduated from the Plattev' lie
Normal with the class of '68, and
after his experience at Beotown
taught at McGregor. From that
place he moved to Fairmont, Mimi,
and was county superintendent OF
schools several years. He married
a daughter of the late Capt. Hall,
recently buried at Beetown. He is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. George
Budworth, and other relatives in
the vicinity.
Reports from the sick people are
to the effect that Abram Adkins is
still ailing. Bertha Day is improv-
ing; Mrs. L. Hoskins is indisposed;
Mrs. Will Smith is quite i'll;
Jennings Brady is Receiving from
typhoid fever, John Gates is re-
covering from his attack of pneu-
monia.
Harley Hickok is just as proud of
that new daughter as if he didn't
have four others. There is another
young agriculturist at the home of
Ernest Garthwaite in Little Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Knapp expect
to remove to Oshkosh this week,
where their two daughters are at
tending Normal school. They will
reside there couple of years. Fred
Welch has rented Mr.. Knapp's fine
farm.
The Odd Fellows celebrated their
thirty fifth anniversary Tuesday
evening, They had banquet at
Hickok's restaurant, and afterward
an interesting program in the hall.
This lodge has been a power for
good in this community. They now
own their building, worth $4,000,
and have a neat income from
rentals of $500 por year. Organized
Dec. IL, 1868, the lodge has received
100 members, 40 of whom are in
good standing. Fifty members were
buried by the lodge. The sum of
nearly 1913, 900 has been paid in ex-
penses and sick benefits. The
value records of the lodge were
destroyed in the fire of '97, so
positive information is not at hand.
Bessie Kraut daughter of Lewis
Kraut of North Andover and recent
ly pupil in the high school here,
was married last week to a Mr..
Hartman of Cassville.
Trade is lively in the village and
everything has the hustle of the
holiday season. The stores bear q
festive appearance, decorated in
fine style. The display windows of
F. L. Greer & Son, j. B. Ludden &
Co., Jay & Co. w. HI. Holford, A.
j. Frazier, r. w. Hedemann, Sam
Kitto, Fl. E. Taylor, Ora Hatch,
Thos. Smith. HI. G. Enke and others
are trade drawers Saturday was re-
ported as the best trade day of the
year, and it is expected that the
coming week Will be record
breaker. The merchants are prepar-
ed for the rush.
John Pagan was over from Prairie
du CHEN last week Mr.. Pagan re-
Gently completed his contract with
the government, to fix up the old
Fort Crawford cemetery, WI ere
sleep lot of the boys-in- blue of the
pioneer days. The work was cred
1tably done at cost of So, 500.
Quite number of our people go
down to Chicago to take in the
stock show, and others. Those
noted were J. M. Donnelly, Harley
Hickok, Andrew Roberts, Henry
Roberts and wife, Thos Mcnamara,
R. N. Hoskins.
DR.. Schofeld of Chicago last
week leased some of r. B. Show alters
land at Muscalunge and on Bee
Ridge, near Beetown, and said that
he ordered three gasoline engines
and drills from Chicago for the pur-
pose of prospecting. If this PROPOSE
ton is as it appears, there will soon
be some mining done about Bee
town.
John Leamy and wife of Letcher.
S. OAK, are visiting relatives here.
1t will soon be Christmas, and
lust beVOnd are the drifts. so 20