Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-24

patient in the Madison hospital. The
writer interviewed our afflicted friend
and neighbor and was rejoiced to hear
him say Pm going to live for a
hundred years. Amen, George. This
is not all be finished his declaration
by saying, "You can't kill Dutch
man with club. "-Richland Demo
crat.
A news dispatch from Emerson,
Iowa, contains the following interest.
ing item, for St. Patrick 8 day per-
Torrance: Two sisters named Hayes,
residents of this city, are the brides
of two brothers named Hayes, also of
this vicinity. This remarkable marital
event took place at a double we'd
ding and provokes no end of discus
sion. All are popular young people
and entirely unrelated. Miss Clydia
Hayes became the bride of Tolbert
Hayes, and Miss Minnie Hayes be-
came the bride of Ira Hayes. Mr..
and Mrs. Tolbert Hayes will reside
upon a farm near this city and Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Hayes will make their
home on a farm near Hastings and
about nine miles from here.
The Richland Center Commercial
club, in cooperation with the uni
versity extension division OF the uni
versity of Wisconsin, will conduct
course of six lectures in the economics
of saving and investment, beginning
Monday evening, March %, in the
club rooms. Prof. Ray S. Trent head
of the department of political
economy at the extension division, has
been secured for this course. His
course is one of great practica value
and interest to every business man.
A number have taken advantage of
this opportunity. Each lecture will
be followed by discussion or ques-
tion box, and it is planned to make
these of especial value to the men,
bers of the class. Some of the sub
jects are as follows: The Origin of
Social Capital, How Investments are
Determined, Determining Future In
comes, the Basis of Capital Value,
Bonds as Investments, Stocks as In
vestments. Getting the Most Out of
an Investment.
Mrs. May Ann Temby, Linden,
died recently at the age of 81 years
and 8 months. Deceased was born in
England, but came to America in
1855. Two sons survive.
Editor H. L. Williams sold the
Pick and Cad office, Shullsburg, to
John W. Blackstone last week and he
will take possession in the near
future. Mr.. Blackstone and wife
need no comment as they were
born and reared here and have a very
wide circle of friends to greet them
as residents. They left there several
years ago and went to Frederick,
Wis, where they engaged in the
newspaper business in which they
were very successful.
Mrs. Minerva O'Neill died at her
residence in Seymour, near Shulls-
burg, on Thursday last aged 70
years. The decedent was born in
Missouri and came there with her par
ents in the early days. She was the
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
James McFerren. Many years ago
she married Bryan O'Neill, who
passed into the great beyond some
years ago. Of this union eight chill
dren were born, namely, Tierney,
John, Andrew, Bryan, Charles, Hugh
Mary, and one boy who died at the
age of nine years. Mrs. O'Neill was
well and favorably known by nearly
all the people in that county. She
was kind and indulgent mother,
splendid neighbor, honored and re-
spected by very large circle of
relatives and acquaintance. Funeral
services were held from ST. Mat
thew's Catholic church (of which
she was for very many years very
devoted member) conducted by Rev.
FIR. McQuail. The funeral cortege
was unusually large. Interment was
made in the Catholic cemetery.
The court house in the city of
Dodgeville was once more the center
of interest last Friday, when about
twenty of the citizens of Rewey were
in town, some to answer to charge
against them and some to tell what
they knew about events and happen :
ings in that village and vicinity for
the past month or more. A couple
were hailed into Judge Arthur's court
to answer to the charge of violating
the excise law, others for permitting
punch boards and other devices for
the unwary from their
coin in their places of business.
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