Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-02-26
A Week at Madison -Persona,-Legis-
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Madison and stayed week. Among
the manly old acquaintance we met
were our Senator and five Assembly
men for Grant, aud IT, NJ. Page Of
the State Jourhai; also, J. l.. Marsh
Of the same saw Judge Cole at
distance, and Brunemer the Assem-
bly, Postmaster, Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh
are keeping an elegant boarding
house near the American. fact that
visitors from Grant may find to their
interest TO note they have plenty of
room and provide well; the Marshes
were among the very oldest citizens
Of Grant County. lie started the
ii st newspaper in the County in 1912
and remained in the business constant
~ till about 953, when he sold out
to IL. NJ. Page. Marsh then took q
farm at Wig diggiags, and farmed it
while, then dug for mineral, was
elected and served two years as Coun-
ty Treasurer, sold out at JVbiq, re-
moved to Muscoda, opened u farm
there and got richly, then went ID
'h'' e'l'''lu'9in8 ana came out pooHE,
served IN tue army TIL his health
failed. home again and thence to his
old pursuit. at Madison. We should
think any one who had thus swung
about and touched on every point OF
the are on the industrial circle would
close out stock and lay up but
Mr.. Marsh is jast as full of boy nos
tons As ever and as wild with vide
awake dreams Of lortune-9erhaDs Of
fame.
Senator Rountreo, slightly touched
with the trosts ofage, is yet as youth
ful 10 thought and feeling as a young
stef q twenty, q fact which is due to
bis orderly method Of living rather
than unconstitutional power. No man
IN the Senate keeps himself better
posted on affairs OF legislation than
Eountree, or votes in better accord
with the people he represents IN
on the score Of bewildcring railroad
enterprises true and false, and the
dozen schemes Of corporations for
public and private ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
we found Major Rountree about the
best advised man we met That he
aims and means to fairly and impar~
tally represent his entire county as
Well as his immediate home in the
votes he may east in the several rail
road issues pending we have not a
doubt.
Assemblymen Alien, McNair, Rob
bins, Bennett, and Carthew are all men
OF good personal habits and conduct
so reported at Madison That these
men all mean to 10 their very best AS
legislators we Pledge our faith ana
word. At first there appeared some
difference between them upon local
and personal issues, but we believe
such have fallen beneath as rubbish
and they now harmonise upon nearly
aIl questions Of genera, and local
economy, and are now as friendly rs
can be.
Whilst at Madison we had the
pleasure Of comforting with the mem
bers Of Grant upon several issues now
pending, and thereby cot an idea Of
how measures are treated Instance
a bill was up to make the office Of
county Judge a salared office, the
County Board to fix the salary, and
for 4 Probate Register to record the
county court Proceedings, which
would create a new separate office.
officer and salary. Said Bennett. Il
feel like supporting the bill. except
that part for d Probate Register. and
believe with that stricken out the
public interest and economy would be
benefited" The members from Grant
then held d lone talk over the bin
and we Joined in-all aoreaino at
least with Bennett. we and the
members then talked over the bills
to nav SO wolf bounties salaries of
iudres, &c. The doc law was d, for
discussion. unon which subject our
AssembIvman Allen has his savint he
HERA1Dthis week Yon viii see Lc
bIazes away puenacioasly.
The Crawford County Assembly
man o. b. Thomas i ono If Tia
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