Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-17
LOCAL NEWS NOTES



Kasper sale north of town Monday.
Rev. Harter returned Saturday
noon from a visit in Fall River, Wis.
Atty. T. L. Cleary was here from
Platteville on Thursday of last week.
Philip and H. G. Manell and
Guy Henry were up from Ellenboro
Wednesday.
Judge Goo1sell held regular
session of county court yesterday in
Platteville.
John Boyle was passenger on
the incoming train Saturday evening
from Fennimore.
-Assemblymen A. V. Wells. of
Livingston. called on county seat
friends last Friday.
Mrs. T. S. Metcalf visited in
Glen Haven portion of last week
with her son Charles and wife.
Fred Burr was among the pas
sengers on the noon train Sunday
which arrived in the evening.
Mrs. VIM. Rogers attended the
funeral of Mrs. Mary j. Lanyon, in
Mineral Point Tuesday ternoon.
-Cassville last week organized
gun club. Lancaster sportsmen should
get together and do the same thing.
&C. w. Walker has returned to his
home in Plankinton, N D., after
pleasant visit with Lanaster relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius, of Lin
coin, Neb., has been visiting her
sister Mrs. John Clark and other rela7
tiv here the past week.
Henry Godfrey OF Lancaster made
us a pleasant call Wednesday, while
enroute home from a visit with rela
tives at Benton. -Montfort Mail.
Louis Heberlein has purchased
the interest in the City Roller Mill
own d by Edgar Grebe. The firm
name will be Kasper & Heberlein
hereafter.
Mrs. ]. NJ Allen, who had been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
J. Lowrey for the past three weeks or
more. left last Thursday for her home
in Lansing, Michigan.
-Prin. Livingston now has the
organization of his North school band
we'll under way and the members are
already making rapid progress in the
work He has 90 members to stalt
with. Practices are held every Fri
day evening after school.
j. W. Livingston, president of
the Platteville Normal, has rendered
his resignation. which he deemed
necessary because of failing health.
An effort is being made to induce him
to withdraw his resignation and take
a leave of absence instead, in the
hope that he may recover his health.
Marriage licenses were issued last
week by County Clerk Tufiey to the
following named parties: George
Pickel, Potosi and Kathryn Wacker-
hauser, Paris; Leo v. Conlon Agnes
Salfer, both of Cuba CT Jesse
Leighty and Elsa Gehrke, both of
Ellenbo Frank Giohlmann. Belmont
and Annie Schambow, Platteville.
Joseph Boarman, Wyalusing
citizen. we'll known at the county seat
shot and killed himself last Wednes-
day. He was subject to epileptic fits
which are thought to have deranged
his brain After he bad eaten his
supper he went out on the porch. In
short time a loud report waJ' heard
and it was found that be had
shot himself through the head with a
shot gun. He was AZ years of age
and is survived bv several relatives
in this county and elsewhere.
In Sundays Milwaukee Sentinel
appeared fine set of pictures taken
on the proposed park site belonging
to Robt. Glenn at the Junction Of
the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers.
Accompanying the pictures but in
another section of the paper was a
nicely written description of the park
and its surroundings and an account
of it's historical associations. Neither
the pictures nor the accompanying
article complete as they are. hardly
do the place justice, as those VIII
have visited there can testify. There
should be no hesitation in establish
ing a state park on its beautiful and
historic piece of property.
One of the most successful teach
ers meetings held in the county took
place Saturday Feb 6 in Cassville. The