Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-20
DIED NELSON.

Mrs. Andrew Nelson died at he1
home in Patch Grove township
Sunday morning, after a long i'll
ness. Husband and three daughters
are left to mourn her departure.
wATRIsS oBSEQUIES.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Watriss
was held at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chas. Pierce, last Thurs
day, Rev. Lacey preaching the ser
mon. A goodly number of old
friends and neighbOrs attended.
Mrs. Watriss was 70 years Of age.
She was for many years a resident
Of this village. Her first husband,
George W. Bowers, died in 1854, as
a result of his services in the war.
Three children blessed this union
Kate Mrs. Chas. Pierce) of Bloom
ington, Amanda (Mrs. Levison
Woodhouse) and Hattie (Mrs. saml
PeFrin) of Gordon, Neb.
SCHOOL NOTES.
The contest for representation in
tke district contest, TO be held here
A1fil 10, will be held In the city
hall on Friday evening. There will
- eight contestants. The towns
represented in the district debate
viii be LIT. Hope, Cassville and
Bloomington. They viii choose
orators for the Platteville contest.
The freshmen and sophomeres
played their final game Of basket
ba1l Friday evening. They are
de for the season.
4 baseball team has been organic
cd for the spring athletics, and
games have been arranged with all
1edghboring schools.
Sickness has interfeFed with our
work to certain extent. Hiss Ad-
kins was out over week, her work
being done by Miss BARLEY, Miss
eshreiner was i'll three days last
week. Mrs. Daisy Brown taking her
place. Miss Smith had to 60 home
wednesday on account o. the illness
Of sister. Mrs. Brown is teaching
for her,
SICKNESS.
Nearly everybody has been more
or less i'll the past few weeks, but
those still living are improving, with
the exception of Willie Myers, who
is said to be very bad. DR.. Black
barn of Beetown was called here in
consultation on his case. Mrs. John
Beethem, of Bagley, formerly of this
place, is said to be suffering from
consumption.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mesdames LevisOn WoodhOuse
and Sam'l Perm, and Norman
Watriss, of Gordon, Neb., and
Frank Honefeldt, of Lake City,
Iowa, VINO came here on account of
rhe death of Mrs. Watriss, are re-
naming with relatives and friends
for a short visit. :. NJ. A. Zollicoffer
increased the subscription list of
the Dubuque Times here last week.
Elmer Alexander is home from
Platteville for a two weeks visit.
-. Hear that Mrs. Nettie (Dixon)
Hoffman and husband are coming
to this place to reside. +. Miss Grace
Ballantine is visiting the Rev.
Fuller family at Ashland. Miss
Alta Sawyer is home from Platte
vile, on account of another attack
of erysipelas Quite a number of
people went up to the j. @. Parker
sale Friday. 1t was a success.
DR.. Kennedy, the veterinary sur
geon, expects to return to his
practice here about April L..
Mesdames Tentie. POpple and Nellie
Dubois, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hazard, renewed old ac-
quaintance and friendships here last
week. Their many old friends were
very glad to see them. They live
at Newport, R. l.
LOCALS.
Some of the changes of residence
coming to our notice: Harry Tor
nowske has moved on to the John
Kinsler farm; Ed Merrill TO Glen
Haven; Will Perrin to the Abrahams
farm, Rev. Hess to the Baptist
parsonage; George Tornowske to
the Hadley house; Prof. holt to the
VIM. Perrin home.
The stages have been delayed on
account of bad roads. Del. Brown
went through Little Grant couple
of times, and on Saturday he was
compelled to remain in beetown
over night.
Our merchants are extensively
advertising spring goods. Saturday
was the largest trade day in town
since the holidays.
DR.. Homer d. Luddeu, of Mineral
Point and Miss Mahal O. Nc