Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-09
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Jas. Petty returned home Sunday
from Chicago.
W. G. Kuster, of Rockville, was
in Lancaster Monday.
Ed Clark, of Ellenboro, was a
visitor in this city Monday.
"A. Lewis, of Highland was
business caller in this city Monday.
George Grange. of Mineral Point,
was caller in Lancaster Monday.
F. J. Brandt. of Fennimore, was
IN Lancaster on business Monday.
Omar J. Arnold and George R.
Borah, of Mt. Ida, were callers here
Saturday.
Lyle Sneedy and Louis Brechler,
of Fennimore. visited in Lancaster
Sunday.
Geo. Matthews, John Henry and
F. H. Wilson, of Mt. Hope, called
here Monday.
Herman Miller and A. II. Fache.
of Sitter, were callers at the county
seat Sunday.
j. A. Vesperman, HI. NJ. Grass,
and Fred Grass, of Fennimore, were
in Lancaster Monday.
Hog cholera is said to be prevalent
again. Neb Suttle is reported to have
lost 80 fine hogs ready for market.
County Clerk Tufaey returned
home Friday from Chicago where he
attended the Live Stock Exposition.
MIR. and Mrs. John Day expect
to leave today for Chicago where they
Will spend the remainder of the week.
Miss Pearl Galloway. who is
teaching in Viola, spent Thanks
giving with her parents in this city.
AT the executors sale of the
Wright estate held last Friday DR..
Doolittle secured the residence prop
erty, consideration 50, $50. There was
no bidding on the hotel property.
A full attendance of the members
of VIM. Mckinley Circle is requested
on next Thursday evening, as there is
to be initiation, also election of Of
fcers. Meeting opens at Z 80.
Ladies' Aid election of officers
next Thursday o'clock at regular
annual meeting at Congregational
church. All members and all other
ladies who would like to become
members will be welcomed
A telegram came Tuesday telling
of the death of Roy Stone, living in
California. He was a son of Presi-
dent G. w. Stone, of Bloomington,
and was we'll known here. No de-
tails of his death were given.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week to George Schumacher and
Mabel Day, both of CassviIle; Albert
Knutson and Alvina Huppenbecker,
both of Watterstcwn Walter W.
Horn, of Platteville and Bessie
1CItbdupGt VI 11duCdotOI.
A deal was recently made by
which @ e Baxter disposed of 800
acres of land he ownec near Hawk
Point, Mo. in exchange for the 10
acres farm in Little Grant. this
county, owned by j. c. Welsh who
will move to Missouri and take charge
0e 4 Mo Aho 0e
Marcn.
Mrs. James Hayden, of Beetown.
died suddenly Sunday morning, of
heart failure. Her death was entirely
unexpected. She is survived by four
brothers, Thomas Prideaux, of Airing
ton, Iowa; William 81. and o j.
PrIdeaux, OF Bloomington and A.
Prideaux, of Lancaster. Funeral
services will be held at one o'clock
today at Beetown ard interment will
follow in the Providence cemetery
One of the oldest, if not the old
est settler In Grant county is Patrick
Welsh, of Little Grant, now past SO
years of age. He was born in Ireland,
came to Grant county while yet
young man, and has always lived here
since. He is still hale and hearty
and on nearly every fine day his
neighbors see him out driving, either
on the farm or in that vicinity. He
raised family of eight children, who
are all living and residents of this
county.
The banner stock shipping days
of the season were Sunday and Mon
day of this week when 81 cars were
shipped out of the local station: OF
these 13 cars contained hogs and II