Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-11-20

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window lights A couple Of thair
sons we're in the house and had a good
shock.
Last Wednesday Harry Plimpton
attended the funeral of his grand
mother, Mrs Peter Chimney Chap
man, at Cassville. Mis-. Chapman
was IS years Of age, aud had been a
resident of C~assville for many years.
Considerable excitement was Great
ed by the setting off of the electric
burglar alarm at the Woodhouse &
BARLEY Bank Saturday night at 10 80.
Men residing in the vicinity respond
| ed promptly, armed to the teeth.
Twas not a case of burglary, how
ever. Some inner door or bolt had
not gone shut in regular order, and so
the alarm made a fuss. After the
excitement was over it was ~laughable
to see the array of firearms-looked
like a squad of Bulgarians after the
Turks.
Rev. Bauchop of P%latteville preach
ed at the M. E. church Sunday morn
ing.
Grant Ballantine and James
Sprague Jr. were in Milwaukee and
Chicago last week.
"Lust in the Hills was on the
boards at the city hall Tuesday even
ing. A nice play.
The "Husssars," second lecture
course number, appeared in the city
hall Friday evening. There was a
record attendance and the entertain
ment gave very good satisfaction.
The success of the course from a
financial stand point now is assured.
The profits go to the public library.
Mrs. ID. Oaklief went to Lancaster
last week on account of the death of
her brother. Herman Knoke. we'll
known resident of that place.
Pneumonia was the cause of death.
W. 3. H. Cash. who was in this
vicinity quite a number of times two
years ago, asking for the privilege of
building the then projected steam
railroad through West Grant. has pub
lished notices for an election for aid
from the towns along the proposed
line to build an extension of his Hills
horo south to Cazenovia, near Rich
land Center, a distance of about thirty
miles. When Mr.. Cash came into
this territory be organized a com
pany to build the road from Woodman
through Mt. Hope and Patch Grove to
Bloomington. It was part of his plan
to extend the line on through Lancas-
ter to Platteville. and to bring his
northern line on through Richland
Center and Boscobel to meet our line
at Woodman. This would have made
quite a line. and Mr.. Cash was in
shape to put it through without
delay.
Oscar Selle and Mr.. Negel were
over from Lynxville Friday.
Mrs. Bowers, the Lancaster real
estate agent, and an agent from Iowa
were here last week, looking for land
seekers to make a trip to Texas The
car left Dubuque Tuesday.
Chas. Chapman and o. Fl. Martin
returned from Lancaster Saturday,
having represented the village and
town respectively on the county board.
Miss Elton of Beetown is visiting
relatives in town.
Lucius Pike has returned to the
county home at Lancaster for the
winter.
Lee Greer was out of the store
several days on account of indisposi-
tion.
DR.. H. j. Mclaughlin, of Geln
Haven and Miss Leona WeIch were
married by Father Rupprechter at the
Catholic church in this city last Tues
day morning. The bride is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Welch, and
is a handsome and amiable young
lady. They will reside in Glen
Haven where where DR.. Mclaughlin
has a remunerative practice.
A. P. Cheek of Baraboo, agent for
the Guardian Life Insurance Company
of Madison, was here last week, ana
appointed L. Abraham local agent for
the company.
Reub French went on the special
landlookers' car to Texas yesterday.
CASSVILLE.