Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-20
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here this week
Mrs. Matson, of Mineral Point,
visited here the first of the week
Sam Roddick came up from
Ellen boro on business last Saturday
Hugh Pritchett, of Fennimore,
was in Lancaster on business Sat
urday.
Sheriff Budworth went to
Platteville, on business yesterday
morning.
Mrs. John Rumble and son Err
nest visited Saturday and Sunday
in Hazel Green.
w. 1iedeman, of Platteville,
was Lancaster visitor the first of
the week.
Atty. A. r. Bushnell was down
from Madison part of last week and
this attending to legal matters.
Mrs. Henry Nicholas returned
Saturday evening from a visit with
relatives in the vicinity of Animation.
There will be an adjourned
term of the circuit court for this
county, held at the court house In
this city, commencing at 100 p. M,
May %, to clean up some delayed
cases.
Mick Adams is owner of the
fine Belgian Stallion Zurich de
Ronquieres. which is kept for
service at the Philips House barn,
under the management of A. w.
Cardy.
New was received here recently
telling of the birth of baby daugh
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Rice, of
Delevan. Mrs. Rice will be remem
bered as Mamie Tuff1ey, daughter of
George Tuff1ey, ex register of deeds
"A game was scheduled the past
week by the manager of the high
school team with La Fargo high
school for Commencement day. La
Fargo is the team it will be re
membered that claims the inter
scholastic championship of the state
Paul Parker, the II year old
son of Frank Parker of Boscobel,
committed suicide Thursday even
ing by shooting himself In the right
temple with 80 caliber revolver
He died four hours later at 11:30
o'clock. Relatives and friends of
the young man can assign no rea-
son for his committing this act but
think that possibly love affair
might have been the cause. The
young man lived with his aunt,
Mrs. A. j. Ritkin, as his mother
was dead. After supper Thursday
evening he retired to his room
leaving the other members of the
family sitting in the rooms below.
At about 7:30 they heard pistol
shot in the room above and rushing
upstairs found the young man ly-
ing across the bed with the fatal
weapon clasped in his right hand
The young man had lived in Bosco-
bel all his life and was very popular
with the young people of that town.
The patriotic declamatory con-
test under the auspices of the Nc
Kinley Circle, will be held Friday
evening. The following are the
contestants together with the grade
which they represent: Ninth Grade,
Viva Pearson, Mary Webb and
Carl Walker; Eighth Grade, South -
Elva Knox, Verna Walker and
Velma Richardson; Eighth Grade,
North-Algie NARROW, Gladys Glenn
and Matthew Edwards. The fol-
lowing are the declamations which
will be rendered: Our Wisconsin
Dead; Lady Servosse's Ride; Sup
posed Speech of John Adams; The
Traitors Death bed; Toussaint
L'Overture; The National Flag;
Ingersoll's Vision; The American
Flag; and Resistance to British Ag
erosion. A great deal of interest
is Icing shown N this event, not
only by the contestants, but by the
different grade students. The good
natured rivalry which attends such
a contest as this helps to make the
event interesting. Tickets go on
sale at Benefits drug store this
afternoon.
AT the meeting held Saturday
evening at q. A. r. hall to make
arrangements for Memorial Day
exercises there was but a small at
tendance. David Schreiner was
chosen as chairman of the meeting
and the following committee were
appointed: Program-Messrs. Thee.
CALVIN, J. T. Bennett, David Schre1-
NON Moc6 opooc Tho0 Calvin and