Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-14
W. B. Dyer was in Bloomington

Sitter Saturday.
A. W. Curtis, Of Patch Grove,
Was here yesterday.
w. L. Dennis was here from
Livingston yesterday.
m. j. Hernon. Of Cassville, was
in Lancaster Tuesday.
-Philo Taylor was over from
Bloomington Yesterday.
VIM. Winner of Beetown had
business here Monday.
It. J. Watson, of Livingston, had
business here Monday.
j. NJ Chapman, of Bloomington,
was in Lancaster Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Blewett left
Sunday for Chicago for visit
DIR. J. M. Lewis, of Bloomington,
was Lancaster visitor Monday.
M. B. O'schaughnessy. of Mt
Hope, was in Lancaster Saturday.
Atty. W. W. Gilman, of Bosco-
bel, had business in court here yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs M Rech of Bloom
ington, were county seat visitors, this
week.
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bury, of Fennimore, were in Lancas.
ter Sunday.
j. M. Scanlan, of Fennimore, had
legal business at the county seat yes
terday.
&C. w. Borah and wife are putting
the Grand hotel in readiness for the
reception of guests.
Frank Burrows has been acting as
substitute mail carrier on Davis
Newman s route for several days.
The Lancaster party in California
send back word that they are enjoying
themselves immensely there this
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Webster, of
Scales Mound, arrived Monday n bon
for visit with Mr. Webster's aunt
Mrs t. f. Orion.
Chris West, a prosperous farmer
residing few miles northeast Of Glass;
Vile, was Herald visitor Monday,
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They were here to do some Christmas
shopping.
The special sale of pretty hand
made fancy work for Christmas. by
the Misses Schmitt, began Monday but
they have many desirable articles vet
unsold. Everybody knows the beauti-
full character of their work.
Royal Neighbors A large at
tendance of members is desired Fri
day evening, Dec. 16. There will be
initiation. It is also the time for
semi-annual dues to be paid.
According to the census reports
given out by counties yesterday Grant
county has made gam in population
of little over 100 in the last ten years.
This years cen sus showed total Of
80, O07 and that of 1900 SO, 88S. Nine
teen agricultural counties of the
state lost in population.
Jas J. Reed was appointed ad
ministrator in the estate of John j.
Simpa, deceased, in county court yes
terday. His bond was placed at
$4,000. A petition for a guardian for
Kate Churchill was presented. Chas
Decker was appointed to act in this
capacity under bond of $780, This
day was set for claims to be heard in
the estates of JOS Benish and J. P.
Mckinney but no claims were present
ed in either case.
j. Allen Coombs. a native of
Grant county and former resident Of
Lancaster died suddenly at his home
in Madison Thursday evening from a
stroke of apoplexy. Mr.. Coombs had
been taking treatment at the Madison
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connection with failing eyesight but
Thursday evening he decided to spend
the night at home. Mrs. Coombs at
this time was at her sons home in
the fourth ward having sustained
severe injuries while there on a visit
few days previous that prevented
her return home. r. f. HarlOff, their
son law inquired at the sanitarium
for Mr.. Coombs Friday morning and
learned that he had not been there
that night. He then went to the
home and after gaining entrance found
Mr.. Coombs dead in bed. It was
evident that death came peacefully.
Mr.. Coombs was born here in 1914.
He served in the Civil war. He
is survived by his wife, one son.
F. W. Coombs, a member of the