Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-24

-h6V haG5rnudHl was uOWu HUH
Liberty Friday.
Il. Fl. Stevens went to Madison
Friday on business.
james McBrien made trip to
Dubuque last week.
Mrs. Chas. Jewell visited in
Fennimore last week.
Tom Flunegan, of Fennimore,
had business here Fridav.
Miss Minnie Maiben. of Liberty,
was visiting relatives here last week.
Mrs. ]. A. Gault and her sister,
Mrs. A. E. Cole went to Freeport
Thursday.
Editor Roethe of the Fennlmore
Times was down to view the wreck
Wednesday.
Miss Cora Smith returned to her
home in Highland Friday after a short
visit at the George Beck home.
-Chet Hannum is recovering from
his long sickness and is able to get
out and look after some of his work
again.
Miss Millicent Lisherness went TO
BeloIt Friday where she was guest
at college function Saturday
evening.
Miss Elizabeth Lowry left Fri
day for New Orleans, where she will
be trained nurse in the Presby terrain
hospital.
We have the announcement that
F. J. Toland is coming TO Lancaster
soon to organize a school of practical
business training.
-Platteville voters are DESTROYS of
voting on the commission form of
government at the election next
spring. A petition is being spread
about the city now.
1t seems to be the style now to
have a little more snow every few
days. However, the sleighing is not
extra good in the country and little
more snow would not do any harm.
Horace Hymer started for Boscobel
Wednesday morning but the report is
that he was so much scared when the
cars ran off that track that he con-
cluded to come home. However, he
Friod ~ o0ain Thursday
Joe Gayland, of Montfort, attend
ed the dance here Tuesday evening
and was passenger on the morning
train Wednesday. He did not get
home until nearly supper time on
account of the wreck near Liberty.
The loss in the Galena Iron Co. s
fire which occurred at Platteville
last week, is estimated at $500, at
least partially covered by insurance
The greatest loss is the defacing of the
records which were badly burned and
damaged by water.
Clifton leighton met with a
narrow escape from death while
enoute from his home in Mt. Hope
where be has been visiting, back to
Montana. The train was wrecked
and he with 10 other passengers were
the only ones to escape.
-Platteville poultry fanciers were
we'll represented at the Madison
Poultry Show. Fred Taylor won first
prize on Hamburgs, Charles Loveland
second, on Rhode Island Reds, j. S.
Nichols first on Partridge Wyan
dottes, &C. Richards first and two
seconds on Plymouth ROCKS.
Miss Rose O'Brien, of Dubuque,
has established precedent by taking
advantage of the privilege offered by
the Leap Year, in proposing and
procuring the license which welded
her to Fred Maahs of Platteville last
Friday. This is the first case of this
nature on record in the new year.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Croft were
very pleasantly surprised last Tuesday
evening, when about % relatives
gathered at their home to help them
celebrate their 10th wedding
anniversary. The guests brought
their supper with them and at the
close Of the feast tie remainder Of the
evening was spent playing games.
VIM Keller, Of South Lancaster.
who was operated upon for append
citIs at the Doolittle Bros Hospital
last week has recovered and has re-
turned TO his home August Becker,
who also underwent an operation here
has returned to his home in Minnesota.
Miss Armilla Becker, of Liberty, was
operated upon last week. Mrs
George w. Garthwaite, of Little
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