Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31

Mrs. joe Oates went to Platte
vile Monday.
Bert Shipley went to Madison
Monday on business.
John Burke spent Sunday with
relatives in Dodgeville.
Frank Pitts, of Platteville, was a
business caller here Monday.
Andrew Cairns and Harry Patch,
Of Mt. Hope, were here Monday.
Mrs. John Ertz and daughter
Irene visited relatives at Mt. Hope
last week.
Miss Ada Chapman, of Dodge
Vile, spent Sunday at the DIR. ].
Godfrey home.
The Union State Bank was closed
from Saturday until Tuesday on
account Of the death Of the president
Z. B. Showalter.
Mrs. sprague, Of Baetown, VINO
was operated upon by DR.. Godfrey
and otherslast week is getting along
nicely
Monday was VIM. MuKinley's
birthday anniversary and many wore
carnations in honor of the martyr
president.
Tom Blewett h IS been confined to
his bed the past week suffering a
relapse from recent attack of
Ia grippe.
Ernest Alt visited with his par
ents from Saturday until Tuesday
when he returned to his university
studies at Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cox are
mourning the death Of their infant
son who passed away late Monday
evening Jan. 20 The babe was born
Monday Jan. 90
Patrick Monahan, who has no
residence IN Grant county, has been
examined and pronounced insane by
Drs. Doolittle and was committed to
the Grant county asylum.
VIM. Lorenz & Son have installed
a new set Of machinery in the mill
recently purchased Of g. K. Clanton.
With this enlarged equipment they
are now ready to do all kinds of feed
grinding.
Mrs Wallace Ritchie is at
Sitter caring for some relatives who
are suffering an epidemic of whooping
cough; three members Of the family
are now sick
Mrs. A. E. Cole, of Milwaukee,
who has been visiting at the home Of
her sister Mrs J. A. Gault in this
city, has purchased the Roseleip
millinery store at Platteville. She
closed the transaction Saturday and
took full possession Monday.
Henry Seebeckar. of Platteville,
has been examined by Drs. Gass9r and
Pretts and was pronounced insane.
He was taken to the Grant county
asylum. The reason he was com
mitted to this asylum is that an
epidemic Of diphtheria is still raging
at Mendoza.
The Dem lcratic county committee
held a meeting in R A. Watkins
law Office Wednesday, A larger at
tendance than was expected was
present and transacted the necessary
business. Each precinct is supposed
to send one delegate but not all of the
SO precincts were represented. r.
a. Watkins is the chairman of the
committee
"A large number Of young people
from villages up the line on the G
4 n. W. attended the dance here
Thursday evening and planned to
return to their homes on the 3 80
train, However, the early train did
not leave Lancaster and tho young
people after waiting until nearly
O'Clock were compelled to make them
selves comfortable in the hotels and
anywhere to keep warm.
Everett Black bou1n, living near
Beetown, met with very serious and
painful acciuent while shredding corn
on the Lake Knotwell farm Friday.
Mr.. Blackburn was oiling the ma
chine and his left hand was in som7
way down into some gearing which
ground off all the fingers just back
Of the big knuckles It was three
hours before medical aid could be
brought to the scene and the victim of
the death dealing machine was com
PEELED 10 suffer the pain until the
relief came. He is getting along
nicely at this writing.
George Seemann has been up to
his old tricks again. He and his
npnhaw Herman Mi1lor oro ~ tho