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

Judge E. B, GoOdsell is holding
court at Platteville this week.
Roy Rockingham is i'll at his
home with catarrhal appendicitis.
Improvements are being made in
Emmanuel Episcopal church this
week
Mr.. and Mrs. R. N. Hoksins and
daughter Litha, of Bloomington, spent
a few hours here yesterday
-Messrs. 81. A. Robinson and A.
l.. UT, of Platteville, made a bust
ness trip to this city yesterday.
Judge Clementson and Court Re-
porter E. j. Morse went to Prairie du
CHEN Monday to hold circuit court
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle scoville, of
Chicago, are visiting this week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Finney.
Miss Maude Finney left yesterday
afternoon for Chicago where she will
spend Thanksgiving week with her
sister, Miss Nettie.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Earl Groetzinger
returned to their home at CheIton,
Wis, yesterday Mrs Groetzinger has
spent the past several months here
with her father, VIM. Rothschild.
--Supt. j. G. Brockert leaves today
for Marinette, where he will give his
illustrated lecture with stereopticon
views at the Marlnette school con-
vention tomorrow afternoon.
C. II. Baxter and Fl. W. Brown
started yesterday by way of Putosi on
hurried business trip to Roswell,
New Mexico. located in the artesian
basin of the Pecos valley. They ex-
pect to be home again next Monday.
Beth B. Bowers. agent for the
Vaughan Land Co. with headquarters
at Waterloo, Ia, left on Monday for
Mnntezuma, Texas, with number of
buyers from this vicinity.
She expects to make another trip in
two weeks. December 3.
Burr Walker, having sold his
farm three miles south of the city,
will have an auction sale there on
Monday, December II. He has pur-
chased smaller farm. that of Vernon
e. Kinney. just outside the city on
the Beetown road, upon which he will
move soon.
Tom Finnegan, former landlord
of the Grand Hotel. has returned from
Mcintosh S. D.. to spend the winter
here. Tom was elected county clerk
out there on the republican ticket
two weeks ago without opposition.
All the other county officers elected
are democrats. Some politician, Tom.
En-
"A shed. used as a summer
Kitchen, at the rear Of the home of
John Drew, Jr. was completely
burned yester lay afternoon between
four and five o'clock. Nearly every
thing in the kitchen, including an
entire weeks washing was burned.
It is thought that an explosion of the
gasoline stove started the fire.
When a man is nearly frozen
after cold drive he will not pay
much attention to pink hand bill
1t is while enjoying the comfort and
quiet Of his home Preside that he
crosses his feet and peruses the
columns Of his home paper and it is
then and there that an advertisement
prepared attracts and appeals
to him and accomplishes good results.
Newspaper advertising is more pro-
ftable than any other kind of publ
city.
Ernest Alt, son of Mr.. aid Mrs.
Louis Alt of this city, has had a very
serious attack of heart trouble during
the past week al Madison, where he
has been attending the university, and
his condition was so serious that Mr.
and Mrs. Alt their daughter Lisetta
and son Hubert all went to Madison
the last of the week to see him. HUI
bert returnsd Saturday noon, and his
father and mother returned Sunday.
Miss Alt, who is trained nurse. re-
manned to take care of the patient,
whose condition is now reported to be
so much better that he is considered
practically out of danger.
A few weeks ago, through petit
tion of Platteville merchants, the
Northwestern railway was induced to
take off the two extra trains that
had been operated between Lancaster
and Madison during the summer, and
which people at this end of the line
cared very little about, because of the
inconvenient hours at which they ar
rived and departed from mere (mid-
night and o'clock In the morning.