Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-06-26
R0nndallanf Notes.

Inc DanK vault OF the First National
Bank of Monroe has not been opened
since the Sth inst, A Chicago expert is
still wrestling with the disarranged time
lock.
William Vail has been appointed
rosl Master at Belmont, in the place of
Mrs. Mary A. Martin resigned.
The Bloomington creamery churned
loo pounds of butter one day
last week, which is about 800 pounds
ahead of its daily output.
w. f. Bell, of Platteville. has rented
the house recently occupied by Prof.
Hutton In the northwestern portion OF
the city and is now occupying it-W1-
ness.
Edward Williams, aged IS years died
Sunday morning at his home in Du-
buque, and was buried at Hazel Green,
Wis. For many years he was engineer
IN the establishment of Palmer Winall
IL Co. His wife died at Hazel Green
several months ago.
MIR. Joseph Ayres, residing three
miles north of Democrat, in LAFAYETTE
county, has an old English clock ninety
three years old; good timer, brought
from the old country, still in use as a
time piece in the family. 1t beats sec
onds has as few wheels as possible, and
is reliable time piece. Galena Press.
Harpers Weekly telegraphed to Gen.
Bentley, Dubuque to procure it a
bird-eye view of the encampment
grounds and photograph of the best
looking of the leading officers.
Nj. Ayres, elector from the 1st dis
trrict on the Democrrtic ticket for Wis
consin, died at his home in Walworth
County on the 18th of June. He was
between fifty-hye and sixty years old,
and was prominent and wealthy citi-
zen.
Two young men were drowned at
Mazomanie. Sunday evening of last
week, in the mill pond. One of the
unfortunates named Otto Butt, was
formerly in the employ of T. Kron-
shage. this city. A post norton exam
ination revealed the fact that Butt died
OF PARALYSIS of the heart. induced by the
sudden immersion of his overheated
body in the chilly water This should
be lesson to boys of this city not to in
dulge in the luxury of swimming when
their blood is overhead Dial.
Theiving continues to occur in Bee
town township. Notwithstanding late
arrests, recorded in a recent issue.
Last week the cellars of John Clegg,
Ben. Hudson and several others, were
entered by nocturnal providers, who
helped themselves to pork and flour.
Both gentlemen who were thus COM
PEELED to divide their property without
being aware of it, are generally noted
for their generosity, and if the sneak
thieves had appealed to them tor assist
ance, would doubtless have been liber-
ally aided. Bloomington Record.
Oh Thursday of last week, while re-
turning home from the reunion in this
city the team of Mr. John Matthews
became frightened and started to run
away. On turning a corner the wagon
up set throwing all the occupants to the
ground and breaking Mrs. Matthew's
arm in two places. 1t was at first
feared that she was injured internally,
but later it was discovered that she was
not, and the doctor now says she will
be all right as soon as her arm heals.
-Darlington Republican,
The largest pension ever received in
Boscobel was given to Mrs. John Bar
nett, of this city, the back pay amount
ing to nearly 49, 200 with stipend of
S22 per month. The many friends of
the worthy lady will be overioyed at
the good luck that has befallen her and
which she so truly merited This is
but another feather in Mr. j. ID Will
sons cap and still more firmly estab-
fishes the prestige he has already
gained as a wonderfully successful pen
sion agent. Dial.
Capt. j. f. Cleghorn spoke on the
question of prohibition before fair au-
dience in the Congregational Church
last Monday evening, The meeting
was held under the auspices of the
Good Templar Lodge, of this city. Cap
tain Cleghorn is an interesting and ell
oquent speaker. and an earnest and eff
fectual worker He precented many
new and forcible arguments in favor of
prohibiting the public sale of intoxicat-
ing drinks by Legislative enactment. =
PiatteUiAlc Witness.
Captain ID. s. Harris, a well-known
wealthy citizen of Galena, H., last
week celebrated the sixty-frst anniyer-
sary of his arrival in that city. He was
10 years old when he went to Galena
from Cincinnati in keel-b boat, making
the trip down the Ohio and up the Mis-
slssippi in two months Mr.. Hiram
Hunt, of Sand Prairie. was on the same
boat with Captain Harris, and was then
an infant in his mothers arms Cap
tain Harris and Mr.. Hunt are the only
survivors of that memorable trip, and
are, by several years, the oldest settlers
of the lead-mne region. There were
about seventy-6ve white men in Galena
at that time, and Colonel johnson. the
owner of the only smelling furnace in
Galena, had about seventy-fiv slaves,
whom he had taken there from Ken
lucky to work in the mines There
were about 1900 Indians-Sacs and
Foxes-camped along the ravines and
hill-sdes in the vicinity.