Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-31
COUNTY AND NEARBY.

East Dubuque Register: The home
of Mrs. II. A. Heller was the scene,
one dav this week, of social gather
ing which was graced by the presence
of no less dIstingu. shed parsonage
than Dr.. Frederick Cook, the famous
arctic explorer. The doctor was a
neighbor of Mrs. Heller's family in
their native city of North Branch,
Sullivan county, New York, where
they attended school together. DR..
Cook IS father was the Heller family
physician in those days. and of course
out of this close relationship bond
of friendship grew which in the case
of the polar explorer time had not
destroyed or the memory of it
dimmed.
A careful tabulaticn of all parcel
post packages received from other
Offices for delivery through the
Galena, H., office, is to be kept.
All packages dispatched from this
office are to be recorded, with nota-
tions as to the zone to which they are
sent, weight and postage value. This
will mean that every parcel post
package that weighs an ounce and
those that weigh fifty pounds, will
be receiving minute attention at the
local office. 1t means that one man
will be kept busy making a record
for two weeks.
William Green, the fisherman,
caught a catfish Wednesday that
weighed go pounds. The fish was
all of five and half feet liz length.
1t was caught at the head Of Harris
Slough. The monster was brought
10 to town and was the object OF
much curiosity. The fish will be cut
up into steaks and sold. At the
present price of catfish, 20 cents per
pound, this was a valuable catch for
Mr.. Green. Galena Gazette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph erase cele-
brated their golden wedding recently
in the village of Montfort. ! They
were married at Dodgeville. March
10, 1865, and for time lived in
Linden, afterward going to LaSalle,
H., but Al years ago they settled on
a farm west of Montfort, where they
lived until they went to the village
to ''retire. They are highly re-
spected people and on this occasion
were congratulated by large circle
of friends.
At last the north end of the county
has its Sunday train service. For
years there has been an agitation on
to get this one concession from the
Milwaukee road, and it has been
well fought on both sides. At last
John J. Blaine made a personal
matter of it, brought an action before
the state railroad commission and
won out. Last Sunday the first train
was run. 1t started from North Nc
Gregor and went clean throu h to
Madison, making connections at Lone
Rock with the Richland Center train.
And there was great rejoicing all
along the line.
Not Stree the opening of the audi
forum, nearly two years since, has
a Center audience been favored with
entertainers the equal of the company
that pro luced "Peg o. My Heart"
here FRIDAY evening last. Doris
Moore in the quaint character of
peg" leaves nothing to be desired,
and her support is Of balance and
ability such as will only be seen in
the best theaters in the cities. When
the management promised real city
show in this production they sure
made no idle pledge and the large
audience were of one opinion, that it
was one of the best ever. -Richland
Democrat.
Montfort and Highland are to have
electric light and power from the
Mineral Point generator. This is
the latest announcement. The wires
that lead into Livingston are to be
extended, first to Highland, and later
in the spring las soon as material
may be had for the extension) the
line will be run into Montfort. This
seems to be the only way in which
small towns can get light and power.
Surely, thew cannot build plants by
themselves.
A strange fatality seems to have
attacked the carp fish in Rock river,
at GAINESVILLE, and much anxiety is
felt by the inhabitants of the city.
AS many as two tons of fish have
been taken from the Rock river in
one day and these were buried.
Unless they are removed from the
stream, they die in great numbers
and clog up great stretches of the
river. Nobody there seems to be
able to discover the cause of the dis