Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-08
General News.


Rev. T.. w. Cole has accepted the pas
torate Of the Congregational Church in
Boscobel, and hes already commenced
work. e
Ed. James, living near Mineral Point
lost the big finger of his left hand on
Thursday last while hadling q moving
machine. 800 sass
Mr.. Peter Morris resigned his. posi-
ton as freight agent at,the Dodgeville
depot last week, and Mr.. Chas.s Davies
filed the vacancy. -5f~s@..
The post-oilicein Southern Wiscon-
sin heretofore known as Etna has been
changed to ''Leadmine, by which it
be known in the future.
Mr.. Josiah Thomas, of Hazel Green,
has about completed alarge store build
| ing, in which he will soon open a large
stock of goods. Witness.
Mr.. Peter Thornton. of Iowa, who
left Bloomington several years ago, had
the misfortune recently to lose his barn
and team of horses by fire. Record.
The sporting fraternity of Shullsburg
had a grand pigeon shoot on Tuesday
which was participated in by parties
from Galena, Platteville, Darlington,
and Monroe. -.
Galena, ILL.,, has new broom factory
and a stock company has been organ
lied and will commence at once the
manufacture of Frazer's New Improved
Axle Grease.
Messrs. Smith & Streeter, of Dodge
vile, have been to Milwaukee, to pur-
chase material for new Democratic
paper, soon to be started in that city, to
be known as the Dodgeville Star
The people of Centerville now have a
German School and school building,
which was built by subscription by the
enterprising citizens of that place.
place. Every one gave literally.
The new business building built by
H. III. Earl, of Fennimore, is. now
complete The first floor is occupied by
Roach & Perkins, hardware, the upper
room by the Good Templars Lodge.
Harvey Jolley, of Darlington, has Sc
cured a position in mercantile estab-
lishment IN Nebraska City, Neb Those
who have dealings with Harvey win find
him an agreeable and competent busi-
ness man.
Arthur Mccormick, employed in
Clines Bakery, Darlington, while fool
ing around one of the machines, caught
his hand between two of the cog-wheels
which necessitates the amputation OF
two fingers on his left hand.
After three days trial in the Circuit
Court at Richland Center, before Judge
Clementson, William Liscomb, Frank
Wallwolth, Al. Hamilton, and Geo. Nc
Philters We're acquitted of the charge of
burning and plundering the railroad de-
pot in that city on the night of October
18th, 1882.
A gentleman of Shullsburg. had his
name, date of birth and place of resi-
dence engraved on silver quarter of a
dollar and afterwards spent the quar-
ter at one of the stores there. About a
week ago he'received letter from a
man in Stratford, Ontario, stating that
the wandering coin had come into his
possession.
A remarkable bed of iron ore has been
discovered in the northern part of the
state. There is great excitement over
the discovery, and spur track is to be
built from the Wisconsin Central line to
the new mine as soon as sufficient ore is
raised to begin shipments. 1t is said to
be the most valuable iron lead ever dis
covered in this country.
Blue Mounds is booming with two
more general stores just starting the
one to be kept by John I. Anderson
and Ole N. Tourhoug, under the firm
name of Anderson & Tourhoug, the
other by Messrs. Loftsgarden & Hellek-
son, who formerly owned the hardware
store. j. b. Quinn has also been max
ing extensive improvements about his
hotel, during the summer and fall.
During the prevalence of .he storm,
Monday night, beautiful sight was
visible about five miles north of the
city, which excited the curiosity OF
many citizens. 1t was a steamboat
throwing the rays of its electric light
on the heavy black cloud and from
shore to shore. Those who saw it will
remember the peculiar undesirable
hue the bright white light gave to the
cloud and the atmosphere. Prairie d,,
Chen Union.
Thomas Kettleson. of the town OF
Burke, Dane county, saved five acres OF
tobacco from the frost recently, by the
following operation: He knew that the
frost was coming, SO he scattered hay
around his tobacco, principally on the
winward side. He fired the hay soon
after midnight, and while it was burn
ing he threw on few stalks of tobacco,
which created a great smoke. He kept
this up two nights, burning about two
tons of hay, but saving about eight hun
bred dollars worth of tobacco. Mineral
Point Democrat.
One week ago last Tuesday a woman
alighted from the Montfort train going
west at Barneville. She at once took
to the woods, and up to the present
writing she is rowing about in the woods
The woman is insane, though at the
time she left the train nothing strange
was noticed in her actions. Parties
have been in search of her, but without
success. Her manner of subsistence is
somewhat puzzling. as she has appeared
at no house to ask for food. 1t has been
impossible to learn her name or where
she came from.--Dodgccttte Chronicle.
Tax payers of Richland county win
hail with satisfaction the ruling Of
Judge Clementson last Tuesday. to the
effect thatin all criminal cases where
the defendant in an action takes an APP
peal from justice court. he must be