Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-01-11

/ Ed Bergheger was down from
Sitter Saturday
w. e. Thomas of DodgeviIle,
had business here Wednesday.
j. Fl. Marks. of Fennimore, was
a Lancaster visitor Thursday
WIN. Schmitz. of Tennyson, had
business in the probate court yester-
day.
John Day. John Mankel and
| Oscar Henkel started Monday for APP
pleton. Mimi, where the latter ex
poets to buy farm.
AT last week g meeting of the
city council Frank Calls was ap-
pointed by Mayor Bennett to serve as
justice of the peace in place ssof S.
| Thanhouser, resigned.
Hannibal !. Hillary died sat1sr the
home of his brother. Michael .ssnear
Beetown Wednesday after a brief
illness. He was forty years sold. For
several years he had been in poor
health. Funeral services were held
from the Ramsey church Friday after
nUOn.
The young son of Geo. CIanton
had his leg broken last night while
watching some boys sliding on the
''Town HILL He was standing
near the foot of the hill. which leads
to the electric Light plant when
speeding sled struck him, featuring
his left leg quite badly.
Invitations are out announcing
the marriage of Clyde e. Pierce. of
this city, to Miss Alice L, Bennett.
formerly employed in the Farmers
telephone central Office there. The
1 ceremony will take place at the
Beavers hall on Wednesday forenoon.
Jan. Is, at eleven O'Clock.
Conductor q. S. HeIberg having
bought the residence property former
ly owned by VIM. F. Joeckel. in the
I'd ward. moved into the new home
one Of the coldest and stormiest days
Uf last week. but is now domiciled
where he will not be compelled to
move again very aoon, he hopes
The Mcdonald house, where he has
lived for more than year past, has
been purchased by Court Reporter Ed
Morse.
One of the North western 8 large
| locomotives was run into Fennimore
on the way freight Thursday with the
result that the rails were badly spread
causing the train to leave the track.
This of course necessi ted several
hours work in getting the cars on the
track and considerable annoyance to
the evening passenger behind the
freight. It is hard to understand why
| the @, & N. W. will not improve the
road bed of one of the best paying
branches of the system The accident
at Fennimore is not the first of its
kind since the company has been at
tempting to run heavy locomotives on
this division. Until permanent i'm
provements are made between Nadi-
son and Lancaster the G. & N. w.
R. r. Co. will have to content itself
with using the small worn out,
engines with which our residents have
been familiar since the days of the
narrow gauge.
AT last week s meeting of the
city council City Attorney Watkins
presented bis views on the claim
made against the city by the Cameron
Tank Company, because of alleged in
fringement of the patent held by
them in the construction Of the septic
tanks IN this city The claim amounts
to $500 but it is possible that it may
be settled for less sum. Atty.
Watkins was authorized to correspond
further with the Cameron Co. and get
such information as will lead to
speedy settlement Little else of
general interest came up at the meet
ing Bills to the amount of 81, 463 AZ
were ordered paid. The application
of M. c. Edwards for change in his
saloon license to cover only one ROOM
was not granted as upon advice given
by the city attorney it was deemed
probably unlawful to make such
change at this time Frank Callls