Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-04-07
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Sheriff Harcleroad who for ssome
days has been seriously i'll, is at this
writing IN much improved condition.
Morning and evening services in
the Baptist church every Sunday at
the usual hours. Everyone is cordial
~ invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. III. Brunker and
Vernie Starry, of Barnaveld, spent
Saturday and Sunday with Thos.
Wright and wife
james Woodhouse has been con-
fined to his home by illness for several
days but at this writing is in much
improved condition.
Misses Beth Lisherness and
Emily Cronin left yesterday for
Beloit College after a pleasant visit
at their homes in this city.
Mrs. N. J. Tiedeman returned
home Saturday evening from a
pleasant visit with Platteville rela-
tives. She was accompanied by her
younger brother.
The Northwestern hotel, a
mortgage on which was recently fore
closed by John McKelvey of Potosi.
was sold several days ago to Harry
De Jean, of GAINESVILLE. The sale was
negotiated by John Day. of this city.
Donald Robertson, the actor who
recently appeared in Lancaster in
"A Curious Mishap" was recently
awarded the honorary degree of NJ.
A. by Iowa State University. This
is an unusual honor to be bestowed on
an actor.
-Arno Alt started Monday for Du-
buque and Clayton, Iowa. He was
accompanied as far as Dubuque by
Andrew Gotzelman, who has been
sausage maker at Alt & Sons for some
time past, and is now taking vaca-
tion trip to Port Angeles. Wash.
Mrs. o. B. Shreve has been visit
ing the past two weeks with her
sisters, Mrs. George Pearson and Mrs.
Rob't. Jordan. She will join her
husband at Grand Rapids. Mich,
where he has the managing of the
construction of a new normal school
building to cost $3.50, 900.
Clifton Mallory and capable COM
pany of actors gave very pleasing
presentation at Reeds opera house last
Thursday evening of that sterling old
English comedy, ;fDavid Garrick. "
Mr.. Mallory himself was superb in
the character of David, He promises
to return here for another engage
ment later.
John johnson, a Norwegian liv-
ing four miles north of Preston, be-
came drunk and disorderly Friday
night, after spending q night in the
city cooler" he was brought before
Justice Burrows who fined him So and
costs which he paid and went on his
way, promising to be good during his
next visit to the county seat.
Fred Burr and V. L. Showalter
have disposed of the Lyric theater in
Mineral Point, TO the members of the
Apollo quartette who appeared, as a
special st. Patrick's day feature at
the Orpheum in this city. George
Hyde and Mr.. Burr stayed with the
theater few days to help the new
management get started in the work.
Thompson, the man accused of
selling liquor on the narrow gauge
train between Woodman and Fenni-
more decided to withdraw his plea
of not guilty and last week pleaded
guilty before Justice Moses. He was
fined $50 and costs which he i'm
Inediately paid. He was to appear
for hearing on the eth of April, but
felt that il was useless to fight the
case.
-Vapor and mud baths for medi-
cinal treatment are not in it with
one taken few days ago by farmer
living near town. He was hauling
away a 80 barrel tank of buttermilk
from the Pasteurizing plant. sitting
on the front of the tank. which had
no cover. The horses became frighten-
ed and made a quick jump, precipiat
ing the driver backwards into the
buttermilk, from which he emerged
we'll ducked and ready to lick any
man who looked his way.
Daniel Aupperle, of South Ian
caster, complains that rabbits have
done great damage to his young fruit
trees and berry bushes, and thinks it
would show much good judgment
upon the part of our Legislators if
they would offer bounty for killing
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