Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-10
COUNTY AND NEARBY.


were married in Chicago last week at
the home of the brides sister. They
will soon return and live in Richland
Center.
There will be held in the city of
Richland Center on February % and
"a fruit growers and farmers in
stitute. The meeting will probably
be held in the city auditorium, the
fine new opera house there. This
will be an important and interesting
meeting and should be we'll attended.
The decision of the state authorities
to combine fruit growing with general
farming in the institute to be held
this month at Richland Center is a
recognition of the fact that Richland
county is rapidly becoming one of
the important fruit growing COUNT es
in the state.
Alvin Waterman has bought the
half interest in a barbershop in
Platteville. He is now a partner
with A. F. Mike, who owned the
White way shop.
Mrs. M. R. Mathews, Arthur, died
in Platteville hospital, following an
operation last week. She was be-
lieved to be recovering, when she
was suddenly attacked with heart
failure and died very suddenly.
Eldredge Stanton, Platteville, was
kicked by colt the other day and
suffered fracture of his jaw. He
is in hospital at the Platte city.
Down in Monroe, M. j. Smith,
agent for the Milwaukee road at that
city, fell on the ice one day last
week, and died the same evening from
the effects of the fall.
Early in the spring, Polo, ILL.,,
will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
of freedom of the place from the
saloon. A big celebration is being
planned.
Perry Irish, at the age of 60, died
at his home near Beetown on
February 2. He leaves a widow,
three sons and two daughters. De-
ceased had lived many years in the
neighborhood in which he died.
William Schmitz, who has served
two terms of enlistments in the U.
S. army, is recently back from the
Panama zone, having been honorably
discharged at the end of his second
term. He has been studying engineer
ing during his term, and may 60 into
business. His home is at Cassville.
BY close attention to duty he has
risen to the post of sergeant.
Muscoda farmers have a sort of
get-together organization, by which
they do their own marketing of stock.
1t is said that they shipped 43 car
loads Of fat stock to Chicago and
Milwaukee. 1t is cooperative con-
Germ, and the department of agri-
culture in the Wisconsin University is
authority for the statement that it is
doing we'll by its members. The u.
S. department of agriculture is max
ing an investigation of the Muscoda
experiment, with a view to recon-
mending it to others if it works out
we'll.
Over in Castle Rock, there was a
pretty wedding, last week Wednes-
day, when Miss Alma Althouse mar
ried Arthur Moen. The ceremony was
performed in the Norwegian Lutheran
church, by the Rev. Mr.. Guensten.
In Montfort, on last week Tues
day, there died Ephraim Thompson,
at the age of so. Deceased was
bachelor, and was Familiarity known
as "Bud." He is survived by two
sisters.
A boy, II years old, at Cassville,
was seriously injured last week,
while coasting. He ran into a team
and sled, and it took the doctor an
hour to sew up the holes. He thought
he was not careless, and perhaps he
was not. His name was Herman
Jack.
Lester +. Virtue and Miss Mabel
Erbe, both of Galena were united in
marriage Tuesday afternoon by the
Rev. E. j. Boell at his home, 1O2
Wilson avenue, Dubuque, Rev. Mr..
Boell being a relative of the bride
A very pretty wedding occurred at
the M. E. parsonage in Darlington
Wednesday, Jan. 27, when Miss Anna
MacHughes of Willow Springs, was
married to Chas. w. Lancaster of
Darlington. Rev. H. E. Wright
officiated. The bride was attired in
beautiful gown of pale blue silk
poplin trimmed with shadow lace and
carried bouquet of white carnations.