Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-11-18
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

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I Jas. Hatch visited in Blooming
ton Sunday.
-Chas Weist. of CassvilIe, was
here Mopday.
H Grimm, of Caassville, was
in this city Saturday.
% N. Knapp. of Bloomington,
visited here last week.
w. F. Joeckel is in Chicago this
week on business trip.
George Smith, of Bloomington,
was in Lancaster Monday.
-Jue Dawson of Boscobel, was
county seat caller Saturday.
George Brown ST., of Millville,
was in this city last Saturday.
Mrs. R. B. Sbowalter started
yesterday morning for Milwaukee.
Clarence Gates, of Beetown,
visited here a couple of days last
week.
r. F. Dougherty, of Platteville,
was business caller at the county
seat Friday
F. Fl. HeDerlein and George
Alton, of Mineral Point, were
visitors here the latter part of last
week.
Ladies Aid of the Congregational
church will meet Friday at 3 O'Clock
with Mrs. Will Joeckel. All cordially
invited
-Beetown visitors seen on our
streets Monday were J. c. Ansley,
Al Sturmer, Carl Sturmer, Jas Gates,
Bernard Taylor and J. G. Perrin.
Mrs. Clarence Gribble. wife of
the editor of the Platteville journal,
spent Sunday in Lancaster, the guest
of her sister, Mrs Frank Schreiner
! -Chas. Kaap ST., and son Chas.
started Yesterday morning for
Manistee, Mich, where the elder Mr..
Kaap will visit his sister whom he
has not seen for 40 years. His son
will return Immediately.
Joseph Bendorf, who recently
purchased the residence property on
south jefferson street which has been
occupied by Mrs. Arch Brown and
family, has moved in from his farm
and is now getting settled in the new
home
One of the largest shipments of
stock made from Lancaster this season
in a single day was made yesterday.
Twelve carloads were sent out as fol-
lows: l car of hogs, 1 car of sheep
and 1 car of cattle, A. E. Lewis; l
car of hogs and 1 car of cattle, Place
and Jerrett; car of hogs and 1 car
of cattle, Bennett and Dobson; car
of cattle, Henry Eastman 2 cars of
cattle, Edgar Croft; 2 cars of cattle,
Bryon Landon.
The Prairie du Chen correspon-
dent to the Dubuque Times-J Journal
says in the Tuesday edition: Mrs.
Maggie Bishop, of Beetown, Grant
county, and Fred Reiser, of this city,
were arrested at Lacrosse on a
criminal charge and will be ar
raigned before Judge Ducharme. In
default of heavy bonds they are await
ing hearing in the county Jail. The
woman is said to have three children.
one of which is daughter II years
old. -
The Farmers Mutual Hail in
surance company and the Farmers
Mutual Windstorm. Cyclone and
Tornado company, both of this city,
have completed the compilation of
losses and sent out orders for same,
which are now being cashed at the
Union State Bank as fast as presented.
The losses of these two companies by
the storms of last June aggregate
about $14, 900, more than $13, 900 of
which was caused by hail. The
assessments have been collected and
all claims are being paid in full,
which speaks we'll for the reliable and
substantial character of the companies.
The annual meeting will be held in
this city December 1.
"A fool with gun is just as
dangerous and menacing in a COM
munity like this as he is in the north
woods where the deer abound. Last
Sunday some rabbit hunter crossed
the farm of G. G. Roberts, in the
northwest corner of Ellenboro town
ship and while engaged in this sport
shot horse belonging to Mr.. Roberts
which he had paid 800 for just a
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