Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-18

S. E. Borah and wife of Mt Ida
were in town Thursday.
Farmers are already making
changes for the spring campaign.
Robert benson goes to the Del.
Morrissey farm, Herb Cardy to the
Matt. Edwards farm, while Willis
Edwards comes to town. There
will be many other changes before
March first.
The drifts have interfered with
our mail. All of the carriers but
Mr.. Bieloh of Bridgeport have
missed trips.
DEATH OF JOHN ANDERSON.
We were sorry to hear of the
death of that well-known old set
tier of Patch Grove, John Ander-
son, which occurred Sunday after
noon, as Mr.. Anderson was return
ing from town to his farm a short
distance west of that village. Mr..
Anderson had been taking his SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Arn1sburger, home to the
village, aftera Sunday visit at his
farm. On the way back home he
was stricken by the hand of death.
The horses walked into the yard
and up to their accustomed hitch
ing post with their lifeless burden.
The people in the house perceiving
that he did not move went out and
discovered the true state of affairs.
Mr.. Anderson was one of the
leading citizens of Patch Grove,
where he owned a fine farm. He
was actively identified with the
Republican party, the I. 0. O. F.,
and with all educational and pro-
gressive affairs. He was genial,
whole-souled man, and his friends
are legion. He leaves a wife and
family TO mourn his death. The
death of his son Abe in the Klondike
about two years ago was blow
from which he never fully recovered.
Thus, one by one, the makers of
local history and the builders of
the community are passing away.
JAMES PAUL.
James Paul died at his beautiful
farm home in Patch Grove, Wis,
last Friday, Feb. 10, 1905, in the
eighty second year of his age, and
the sixty-third on acres entered by
him from the government when
this section of country was wilder
ness.
Mr.. Paul was born at Aberdeen,
Scotland, March, 1923, son of Alex
ander and Jessie Paul. He came
to this country and county in 1910,
via Chicago and Galena, the latter
place atthat time being more inn
portant than the former.
He entered land on the beautiful
Patch Grove prairie, and set about
to establish a home. In this task
he succeeded, as only those who
visit that beautiful place know.
In 1S49 Mr.. Paul married Ange-
line Adams of New York, who was
one year his Junior, and who sur
wives him. Four children were
born to them-Angeline, wife of j.
G. Scott of Galena, ILL.,; James,
Christina and John. John died at
the age of Is, and Christina at "a.
James is the worthy successor of
the worthy sire ON the old home
stead.
MIR. Paul was a man of ability
and intelligence. He was a faith
full student and deep thinker on
all the serious problems of life. He
always took prominent part in
the affairs of the community which
he assisted in esta blishing. 1t was
an open country when he came,
and he lived 20 see the wilderness
blossom as the rose. When he was
town clerk of Patch Grove it en-
braced the present towns of Patch
Grove, Wyalusing, Glen Haven,
Millville, Mt. Hope, Bloomington,
and part of Woodman and Little
Grant. He had to travel over much
of this new territory to locate new
settlers, most of the land being un-
known. His pay for that work
was $50 per year. But he had the
good of the new country at heart,
and performed his services in
painstalking manner.
MIR. Paul's brother, Alex. Jr.,
came to Prairie du Chen i'm 1888,
and to Patch Grove two years later.
He, too, entered land and engaged
i'm thriving mercantile business
in the then prosperous and lively
village. He was postmaster thirty
years. A few years ago he re-
to Browns Valley, Mimi, where he
still lives at the age of 81.