Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-28
COUNTY AND NEARBY.


Walton of Vinegar Hill and Rebecca
Hooking of Buncome, Wis.
David B. Young, who resided for
many years in the town of Buena
Vita, E:ichland county, died last
week at Albert Lea, Mimi, at the
age of "a. He had been a member
of the Presbyterian church for 78
years. The body was brought TO
Lone Rock for interment.
Ten new citizens were created at
Richl4nd Center at the recent term OF
circuit court. The most Of them re-
nounced allegiance TO the king of
England. And at the same term of
court divorce DEGREES were granite in
10 cases. Toe R chand court seems
to be operating on the decimal system.
Another pioneer has gone to his
reward. Lyman G.. Blair DIED at his
home in Boscobel the other day, al
the age of 6S. He was born in the
state of Illinois, and came with his
parents to the town of Marion when
only seven years of age. He has
lived in that vicinity ever since,
and was a man who was very highly
esteemed. He was civil war
veteran, having gone into military
service. at the tender age of 10.
Three sons and an aged mother sur
vive. Deceased was devout mem
Der of the Congregational church and
lived the life of christian.
Uncle George Tufiey is still in
the land of the living. over near Bos-
copel. He has lived in Crooked creek
valley many years, and was mature
man when he moved in there. He
has but recently celebrated his 96th
birthday, and is still hale and
hearty. A few years back Mr..
Tuffiey had an old-time associate by
the name of John r. Mufiey, who
was a pioneer in Boscobel, and was
of about the same age as the sage OF
Crooked creek. These two fine old
gentlemen used to celebrate together
their birthday anniversaries, and
they mad great times with tales OF
early days. But Mr.. Mufiey went to
sleep. He was fine gentleman OF
the old school, as is Mr.. Tuff1ey.
Mr.. Tuff1ey is the grandfather of
Charles E. Tuffley, former county
clerk.
Frank Markley, stone mason at
RichIand Center, got hold of special
brand of fighting booze the other day
and carried it home under his belt.
He then proceeded to take out the
grudge this rotten stuff engendered by
beating bis wife and young son. That
was not enough, so he threatened to
short the wife. The son started to
run for an officer and the unnatural
father bIazed away with his rifle,
but hit J. NJ. Keys. st OK buyer,
who happened to come along. Two
years at hard work was the sentence
but he was paroled. Another jag,
however, and to the pen he goes.
All for little booze.
Richland Center, which gets the
best of attactions at its municipal
theatre, will see 1.-THE New Henrietta"
on May 49, That municipal theatre
is a great business venture for Rich
land Center, and the une at Mineral
Point is as good. Recently the people
of Mineral Point witnessed a per-
Torrance so good that it required
cash deposit IN advance of 81 900 to
get the company to town. Lancas
ter will be the next TO build a NUM-
cipal building. 1.-The New Henri TIA"
will soon play in Dubuque, and
people from Lancaster are going down
there to see it.
In an alteration between Ben
Lund and Erwin Pittsley, farmers Of
Crawford county at Kratochwill s
saloon Saturday night, the former
threw a beer glass at his opponent.
Pittsley lodged the missile, but ir
struck Arthur Devlin, an innocent
bystander, In the BACK of the head
and ear, causing injuries of such
nature that a physicians services
,, were necessary. The principals in
the disturbance paid fines IN justice
court of $40 and costs each. Lund
will undoubtedly be called upon to
recompense Devlin for damages sus
tanned before the curtain is rupg
down.-Dial Enterprise.
Fred L Taylor, postmaster at
Blue River, was chosen town clerk of
Watterstown at the recent election,
another responsible position he has
very acceptably filled for an extended
Period. Mr.. Tay or finds that the
duties of postmaster conflict to a
great extent with his job as town
clerk and for that reason neglected