Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-07
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

? George Finney went to CassvlIle
Wednesday on business.
&C. b. Basford left Monds7 for
different points in South Dakota.
George lockwood, wife and
baby, visited in Fennlmore this
week.
Lewis BETTER, of Bloomington,
was IN Lancaster Thursday on local
business.
Atty P. BARLEY. of Blooming
ton, was in this city Thursday,
transacting business.
Rural Mail Carrier, Fred Cox,
and wife, are the parents OF a baby
girl, born Thursday eight.
Grant Ballantine, the Bloom
ington stock buyer, was a business
caller at the county seat Thursday.
&C. j. Gray, of Platteville, came
here on business Tuesday evening.
He left the next morning for his
home.
"A few days ago Platteville
gambler cleaned up 81, 800 in a game
of poker. The gentleman had bet
ter retire on his laurels.
Lou Dechow, now located in
North Dakota, but who is visiting
at Potosi for a time, greeted friends
in Lancaster, this week.
The Ladies of the M. E. church
will serve their regular monthly
tea, at Is cents, Wednesday, March
18th; from until all are served.
DIR. Rea, of Milwaukee, has
changed the date of his next visit to
Lancaster, and he will now be here
on March "a from 9 a. 10. to p. m.
The Political Equality Club will
meet with Mrs. L. A. Rhodes on
Monday, March 9, at $3.50. Mrs.
Laiben will have charge of the pro-
gram. Subject, "Woman's Suffrage
in England
Miss Mabel Vincent, teacher in
the Stitzer graded school, will enjoy
a weeks vacation at her home in
this city next week. Before re-
turning home she expects to attend
the teachers meeting at Fenni-
more.
Mrs Dora Shambow, an old
lady of 70 years of age, of Platte
vile was lately found to be insane
by Drs. Oettiker and Gasser of that
place. Deputy Sheriff Elwell brought
her to this city Thursday. She was
taken to the County Home yester-
day.
Mrs. John Brindley, of Bosco-
bel was in Lancaster this week. She
had been visiting her daughter,
Grace, who teaches In the Lickel
district. Miss Brindley had been
i'll with the grip, but when her
mother left for home on Wednes-
day she was again able to teach.
Word has been received from
Mrs. George McGonigal, who lately
underwent two operations in a Chi
cago hospital, that she is getting
along nicely DR.. Shearer per-
formed the operations. Her many
Lancaster friends are glad to hear
of her recovery and hope to hear of
its continuance.
Ben r. Edge, of EllenborO, was
before Justice Moses Wednesday on
a charge of engaging in a fight
with Wesley Thompson who is en-
ployed In Ray Carthew's livery
stable. Edge went there, it is said,
and under pretense of pretending to
rent a harness tried to take one.
Thompson defended the property
and a rather brisk encounter fol-
lowed. Edge was fined five dollars
and cost.
The two children of Len Proc
tor, or bloomington. were taken to
the State School for neglecte+ and
dependent children, Thursday, by
G. w. Stone the village president.
These two children, boy and girl,
are about 5 and years of age.
Their mother died about or s
months ago, since then they have
had hard struggle. They are very
bright children however, and are
optimistic to the future.
Monday night, the postofice at
Louisbourg, this county, was
entered and burglarized. Local tai
ent was suspected and the postofice
inspector was notified. Suspicion
pointed strongly toward a young
fellow named John Cruson, about
twenty years of age. Like the par
rot, IN the story, he talked too
much, boasting that he had done