Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-11-09
COUNTY NEWS

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Harms.
Mrs. Geo. Moore and three chill
dren arrived last Friday from Eng
land to join her husband, who came
to this city last spring. Mr.. Moore
is occupying Rev. John Hardcastle's
house in Mitchell Hollow.
Contractor Nelson has finished
the work on the first section of his
sewer contract and will probably
have the second done before the
! coolest weather sets in. The first
section and the sceptic tank have
not as yet been accepted, but prob
ably will be in a few days, when
use may be made of sewer connec-
| tons.
Born, last week to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Richards, daughter.
Born, Oct. 30, to the wife OF
Henry Stark, a daughter.
A daughter was born to the wife
of Will Edge, Jr., Oct. 81.
Born to the wife of Frank G.
Jones, in Indianola, Iowa, son,
Oct. "a.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Kopp on Tuesday, q daughter.
Born to Prof and mrs. w. h.
Williams on Friday, Nov. 1, ason.
Another dividend will be paid by
the Empire, on Nov. Is. This mine
has already paid $500 in div1-
dends, besides paying for one of
the most modern operating plants
for lead and zinc mining.
] Mr.. Slower had a accident or
Sunday which nearly cost the life
of SOME members of his family 4
wheel of the buggy in which he and
his wife and baby, and a niece were
lriding, came off at the top of thS
Evans hill. The horses ran, and
the buggy turned completely over
twice. throwing the occupants anC
running over Mrs. Slower. Mr
Slower however was the only ONT
who suffered much injury. He ii
bruised and lame. The horses raj
into the Rollins yard and stopped.
/ 1t wiK be of interest to our read
.ers to know that Elmer jennings, &
ieormer resident of this city, is now
I-enrolled as q student at Northwest
fern University He has been chosen
| as business msnager of the schoo
iannuai and has commended himself
Ito the school for high principles 'ant
/ all rOund capacity.
Therfire alarm was sounded Sun
l'day morning. The fire was at The
home of Charley Piquette. Not &
great deal of damage was done.
I j. IA. WiIgUs left Monday morn
ing to attend the State Teachers
Association ia milwaukee.
The G. M. and st. 2. e. r. have
purchased a strip of land 20 fee
wiGe:and about 300 feet in length oil
/ August Butt. The company eN
i pects to build a new round house
and turn table.
! In digging the sewer ditch on
i West Main Street. lead and dry
| bone was-struca, running with the
d'ditch for a distance of over thirty
1 feet.
I George Mundon, who was Sperat.
Led ontlast week for appendicitis by
4 DIR. cunningham, is doing very wet
and will leave the hospital in few
lsdayS.
H robert Nelson was in a rEalrOR6
wreck near C0riiss last week. a
passenger train, cunning at the rate
of about.3O milesAan hour, ran into
an open switch where a freight
train was standing. Many OF the
passengers were badly shaken up.
Mr.. N elson was thrown frona his
seat on tO.a stove and against the
door
! Frances and Blanche BotsfOfd
visited friends in GAINESVILLE over
Sunday.
n. Z. France returned on Sat1r-
day night from the National. Bee
keepers convention at Harrisburg,
Penn. and is now buSily engageGl
getting honey and wax exhibits ia
readiness for the Worlds Pure Food
show in Chicago.