Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
COUNTY AND NEARBY.

Richland Center is to have free
delivery of mail, after April 1.
Boxes for the receipt of mail, to the
number of %, will be put up at
different points in the city, and with
two carriers the good people in that
good town will be served with their
letters and papers twice day. It IS
probable that there will be three or
four deliveries a day in the down
town districts. Richland Center is a
good town, and as much alive as any
of its size in the whole country.
There will be an auto show in
Richland Center, on Friday and Sat
urday, of this week, that will be
worth attending. When the dealers
in any line of goods in chat town
start in, they do things on a lively
scale. And one of the best things to
be said for the business men of that
town is that they are bully good
advertisers. Seven makes of cars
participate in this show.
Richland Center treasurer has to
collect about 500, 900 this year. That
town is about the same size as Lam
caster, yet it has more than double
the taxes to collect.
Mrs. Hulda Pennel, the oldest
resident of Richland Center, died at
her home last week. She was 90
years and months old.
Clarence and Delos Horton, of
Patch Grove, went to the auto show
in Chicago week before last, and it is
fair to presume they brought back
some ideas, and perhaps some new
machines will follow.
Albert Esser and Mary Alderman,
near Glen Haven, were married by the
Catholic priest of St. Mary's church
IN that village, last week Tuesday.
An aII-day celebration was held at
the home of the brides parents, and
an exchange reports that on this occa-
sion Joy was unconfned, whatever
that may mean. 1t was jolly we'd
ding, and large company was
present to wish the bridal couple
every prosperity and happiness.
From several of our exchanges we
learn that Phil Allen, the Mineral
Point bank-wrecker par excellence,
who is now doing time in the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kas., is still
doing his old time piety stunts. 1t
is reported that he recently conducted
funeral services over the remains of
John Doe, an unknown ''patient"
IN that institution. Phil Allen,
while a star performer as a bank
buster, was also something on running
a prayer meeting, and other functions
of a sacredotal nature. He's still at
1t, evidently.
Mineral Point has opened its new
auditorium -theatre-and the whole
thing is a fine success. The audience
was large and the initial performance
was said to be the best ever put on
the boards IN that good old town. 1t
is not given out yet what the cost of
the building was, but it is municipal
affair.
From the heart of the zinc region
the report has it that blackjack is
worth SGT per ton. We don't quite
know what blackjack is, but the thing
looks good to the zinc operators.
Clarence Dale, a printer of some
ability who has been at work on the
Moptfort Mail for several months,
has gone to Raymond, S. D., where
he has fine position offered him.
No sooner had he got located, than
Mrs. Dale's father died In the town
of Castle Rock, and she had to return.
Galena is preparing to celebrate
the birthday of General Grant, April
27, and a movement Is on to have
Former President William H. Taft
come there for the occasion. If he
accepts, he will deliver the principal
grafton.
Henry B. Robinson is the Oldest
mail carrier in this state. as he is 80.
He has been driving his route for Is
years, and refuses to resign. When
he began to drive, he got only $500
a year.
Frank Albright, of Monroe, hanged
himself last week Thursday in his
barn. He was Sc years old.
A Curiosity In DueIs.
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