Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-31
Club Meeting,

CiuD Meeting.
A meeting of the Blaine and Logan
Club was held in the Court House, Sat
urday evening, as was announced. The
committee on Constitution and rules re-
ported the following constitution which
was adopted:
| NAME.-This organization shall be
known as the Blaine and Logan Club
of Lancaster.
| OBJECT The object of tins club shall
be to further, by all honorable efforts,
the election of the Republican nomi-
nees, James G.. Blaine for President,
and John 4. Logan for Vice President
Of the United States.
MEMBERsHIP.-Al citizens favorable
to the election of Blaine and Logan
shall be eligible to membership, and
may become members upon signing the
call for the organization.
OFFICERS. The officers of the club
shall consist of President, 6 Vice
Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, an
Executive Committee of five, and FL
naEcial Committee of six, who, togeth-
er shall constitute the Executive Com
mittee of the Club
The Committee on Nominations re-
ported the names of the following gem
tlemen for officers, who were unani-
mously elected. President John G..
Clark, Vice Presidents James +. Rhodes,
James A. Jones, Ii. S. Keene, Lewis
Holloway, DIR. S. +. Hassell, and Daniel
Garner.
Committee on Finance, r. b. Show
alter, Jas. McGonigal, John F. Lane,
r. Meyer, Jr., Adolph Schreiner and l..
A. Jackson.
Executive Committee, John Z. Lewis,
John A. Street, A. c. Morse, f. A. Burr,
Il. G.. Orr.
Secretary, G.. w. Hill.
Treasurer, G.. w. Ryand.
The attendance was not large, but
the enthusiasm manifested was excel
lent. All the minor details of the orga-
nization were effected and large num-
Der of new members signed the roll.
The next meeting of the club was APP
pointed for Saturday evening, August
l6, when arrangements will probably
be made for grand ratification meet
ing. On motion club adjourned.
OBITUARY. -Lieutenan Thomas Bar
nett, whose severe illness has been men,
toned in these columns from time 10
time, died at his home in independence,
Iowa, Sunday morning, the 9th inst,
at the age of Al years. He was born in
Brookville, Pennsylvania, and came to
Lancaster in 1917. Early in 1861 he en-.
listed in the first company of infantry
! that went out to the battlefield from
Grant county. He served as sergeant
of the company until 1862, when he
was promoted to the Second Lieuten-
antcy, and transferred to Company G..
18th Regiment, in which he served unit
nearly the close of the war and was
| mustered out. He then came TO thi.
city and run Il daily line of stages tC
Boscobel for about four years, unit
1868 when he disposed of the bushes.
to his brother Jared f. Barnett, anC
went to independence, Iowa. and en-
gagged in the livery and city bus bust
ness, whore he resided until his death
Mr.. Barnett has been sufferer from g
complication of diseases for some time
which has thus taken him away in tn,
prime of life. He was a bachelor anC
universally respected and beloved. Hi
genial and pleasant disposition wor
him scores of friends wherever he wa
known. Four sisters and five brother
survive him. Mrs. Gen. j. b. Calls ant
Mrs. f. b. Phelps. of this city, Mrs
Isaac Farnsworth, of GAINESVILLE, ant
Mrs. John Pepper, of Boscobel, ant
James, Joseph, Craddock, John ant
Jared L. Barnett.