Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-11-13
AROUND The COUNTY
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not heard that the new day is set.
Financiers who loan money on PROPOSE
tions of this kind are extremely parti-
cular to have every point absolutely
perfect before placing the money and
when a mistake is discovered it is
necessary to kill all the proceedings
and begin over again.
Mrs. Nelson Thomas died at her
home at Beloit, Kansas, last Monday.
Her maiden name was Sarah Dickin-
son. She was a sister to Chas. E.
and Edward Dickinson. formerly Of
Patch Grove. The Thomas family
for a number of years resided on the
farm now occupied by Roy Gates.
The F. L. Greer & Son closing sale
started Saturday, and has teen a great
success. All day Saturday the store
was we'll crowded with people, and
the large sales force had more than
they could do.
A. N. Crabtree has some pictures
of the farm recently purchased by
him near Syracuse, N. Y. The land
lies we'll and the buildings are large
and apparently in good repair.
Miss Louise Roney expects to start
this week for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. E. A. Oman. at Ell Paso, Texas.
Mrs. Oman returned to Texas last
week, after an extended visit here.
While returning from the Clarence
Raisbeck farm, where they had been
helping the Raisbecks celebrate their
fifteenth wedding anniversary, Earl
Raisbeck and wife had a mix.up with
their horse, and they were thrown
from the buggy. Mrs. Raisbeck was
somewhat injured by the fall.
Mrs. Sam. Wilkinson visited her
daughter at Hillsboro, son at Madison
and other relatives at Fennimore last
week.
No arrests have been made as a re-
suit of the attempted burglary Of the
Macke & Schreiner meat market last
Tuesday night. The hinges were
sawed from the safe. but the burglar
couldn't break the lock. So the $500
reposing in the interior remained safe.
The work was very crude and local
tilent is suspected.
Ralph Bingham. the first lecture
course number, pleased the patrons
last Wednesday evening. Those who
refused to laugh had to screw up their
faces to hold on. But nearly every
body ''let CO., and got their moneys
worth of laugh. The next number,
the ''Hussars, !" said to be the star
attraction of the course, will appear
on ] iday evening of this week,
Move er 10Th. Everybody invited.
j. 3. Ludden bought winter goods
in Chicago last week.
Reub. French and James Peacock,
accompanied by their wives. were in
Lancaster Thursday.
ROLAND Brookens aud family o.
cupy their house in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Lester Orr, notice Of whose
demise was published last week, was
a member of the Beavers Reserve
Fund Fraternity, of which this village
has a healthy working colony Of some
thing like one hundred members.
The Beaver Fraternity is a Wisconsin
institution and is thriving finely, de-
spite the efforts of certain big Bust
ness to knock.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah ellis,
who died at the home of her daughter.
MIS-. Frank Powers, at Fennlmore,
was held in the M. E. church last
Tuesday, Rev. Woolley preaching the
sermon. Interment was made in the
Dodge cemetery. Oscar ellis and
Mrs. Emma Gilbertson, son and
daughter of the deceased, came here
from Iowa to attend the funeral, and
remained a few days with relatives
and old friends.
Andrew and Harvey Foster Of Ian
caster visited here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Engle, Mrs.
Nora Heckmaster and Mrs. Ida
Forrest, who came from Canton. s.
D., to attend the funeral of their
niece, Mrs. Hazel Wetmore Orr. at
Patch Grove, called on old friends in
this city last week. We are told
their sister. Mrs. F. G.. Wetmore re-
turned to Dakota with them.
WIN. Morrissey and wife and DR..
Glasler autoed to Dubuque last Thurs
day.
The Merry-G o. Round drove out and
took supper at the John Lord home
last Wednesday evening.
Miss Letha Prideaux is visiting
relatives in Lancaster this week. She
expects to return TO Idaho next week
q rumor has story to the effect that