Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-19
months, as other towns are now

ward making smooth roads right
now in one day, than a dozen can
do with plows and scrapers later on
in the same length of time.
Dance at Glen Haven April oath.
Mrs. Stockert's house has a new
roof.
The half dozen cases of scarlet
fever at Patch Grove, are conval
escent, and as there are no new
cases, it is thought that a further
spead of the disease will not occur.
John Bidwell and Rev. Jefferson
were down from Patch Grove
Wednesday.
Will Macke traded his Lancaster
lots for stock of groceries, which
he sold to Mr.. Davenport, mer-
chant of that city.
Mrs. Harley Dickinson and son,
of Madison, are here.
Mrs. Hiram Harvey and Miss
Gardner of Bagley were in town
Thursday.
The new Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Bloomington is now
doing business in Southwestern
Wisconsin, with about $4,000 in
surance already resecured. S. A..
Hatch was the promoter, and is the
secretary.
C. w. Vince was down from Mt.
Hope Friday.
III. G. Brookens has removed the
dirt for the cellar of his new resi-
dence in Brooklyn, which is to be a
modern home in every way. We
hope our photographer and wife
will long enjoy the new home.
Nose Hicklin was over from
Bridgeport Saturday.
Mesdames Abe Patch and Frank
HOskins were in Prairie du Chen
Saturday.
Saturday was very good trade
day in this place.
Earl Bradley of Ellenboro came
over Saturday to see that new niece
at the Will Stark home. He thinks
she is pretty fine.
Louis Witcomb is home from the
Milwaukee Normal for spring vaca-
ton.
Harry Witcomb now dates his
letters at Portland, Oregon. He ex-
poets to stay there while.
l.. Hutchcroft is home from the
University with infammatory rheu-
matism. He was in the hospital
two weeks.
Ky
The new Baptist church will be
dedicated on Sunday, May z. DR.. D.
w. Hubert superintendent of mis-
sions in Wisconsin, will assist the
pastor Rev. Fuller, in taking charge
of the exercises. Dean Fri Hubert,
of the Divinity School in Chicago,
will probably preach in the morn
ing at 1870. There will be able
sermons by prominent divines at
2:3O and 7:30 p. m. Rev. Enoch
Pickering and Rev. Schoenfe]d of
Dodgeville and Rev. Daniel Sprague
of Lancaster will be present to as
sist in the services. People from
neighboring towns are invited.
Dinner will be served free by the
ladies, in the basement of the
church, for the benefit of those
from a distance who desire to re-
main for the day. The new church
is certainly beauty, the design
and execution of the same beng
about the neatest job we have seen
in this section of the country.
While there are thousands of PEG
pie who lose in mining ventures
are some lucky enough to win. Oul
friend, w. E. Lewis, of Patel
Grove, is SO fortunate as to possess
twenty shares in the Empire mine
at Platteville, and his income is {
considerable sum. The shares, W.
are told, cost him about $1,000, ani
he was offered something like $12,
900 for them, but it is reported thai
he considers them worth $780,
And why not? Last month his
dividends amounted to $500. Gran
county mining is something tx
think about.
Will Tornowske was up from Gler
Haven Sunday.
Mrs. Reub. French and Mrs. Chas
Tornowske visited at Lancaster las
week.
Frank Newman is expecting {
box of new cabbage, radishes, let
tuce, onions, etc., from the Good
rich-Newman garden at Brownsville