Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-17
Roundabout Notes.

The new Darlington military COM
pany was mustered into the State mill
tia of WISCONSIN. Tuesday night, by
Adjutant Newman. Lit has eighty mem
bers upon its roster.
+. L. Hobbs, Esq, recently received
a promotion in the postal service, and
is ordered to report to Milwaukee this
week. DR.. j. ID. jones succeeds to his
duties in this city.-Prairie dw Cticn
Union.
Mr.. James Hillery died May the goth,
at his sisters in Nora Springs, Iowa
He came back last fall and staid with
his brother and friends in the town of
Lima, but feeling he was getting no
stronger, he returned to Iowa in Feb
ruary.- RlatteUtHe Witness.
The earnings of the St. Paul railway
system for the fourth week in June ag-
gregated 1852, 900, against 1862, 900 for
the corresponding week last year. The
earnings for the month of June were
Sl,9l9, 900, against S2,023, 600 for the
same month in 1888, decrease of
Sl04, 900.
Mrs. VIM. Teasdale, of this city, has
a decided curiosity in - wingless can
airy. 1t is a freak of nature The little
songster is now six weeks old, IS healthy,
and hops around in its cage from perch
to perch about as easily as one blessed
with all the endowments of nature, and
for one so young sings admirably. -
Mineral Point Tribune
An old soldier named Henry Greeley,
of Company 18th Wisconsin regiment,
hod ,G
torn out and was otherwise injured,
from the effects of which he died in
stantly, in sham battle at Union Cen
ter on the Fourth of July by the prema-
ture discharge of a cannon. He was
a member of Wonewoc Post, Grand
Army of the Republic. and left large
family in poor circum stances. Here is
chance for old soldiers to help the
family of an unfortunate brother Re
! publican and Observer
just before noon to-day "wednesday
Charles Antleman, living about five
miles south of Black Earth, shot his
wife with revolver and then put bull
let into his own vitals. The news was
brought to town by Otto Slick, son of
Mrs. Antleman and stepson to the
murderer and suicide. When he re-
turned to the house he found his mother
lying on the floor, shot twice in the
head, while Mr. Antleman Law on the
floor dead by his own hand, They have
had considerable trouble and this is
| probably the out come of quarrel.
I Mrs. Antleman was not dead at last
accounts. Great excitement exists. -
Btacy Earth AduertiSer.
James Hall, of Browntown, formerly
of Warren, died in the latter place
Wednesday afternoon, from injuries
received at the hands of James Dargan,
the village marshal of Gratiot. Hall
was in Gratiot with a party of friends,
when one of them became engaged in
a fisticuff with man, when Hall inter-
fered to stop the fight He was kicked
in the lower part of the abdomen by
Dargan, and shortly afterward started
for Warren. While ON the way there
Hall complained that the kick he had
received hurt him, and rapidly grew
worse. The companions of Hall saw
| Dargan kick at him but are not pre-
pared to qualify that they saw him
touch HIM. Hall is an old soldier, and
while serving in cavalry regiment
received ten buckshot in his body at
one time. He leaves wife and sever
al children. -Dartingt0n Democrat.
On Tuesday morning this section of
the country was the centre of the
heaviest rain storm that has visited this
locality for years. 1t began to rain
about three o'clock in the morning, and
continued without ceasing unit. ten a.
m. 1t not only rained, but it poured.
The storm was accompanied by thun-
| der and lightning, with but little wind
The storm has greatly damaged the hay
crop; the creeks and rivers over-fiowed
their banks, and bottom lands were SUBJ
merged. Fields are torn up, fences and
bridges washed away, and general de-
VISITATION marks the paths of the valley
torrents. Several culyerts on the rail-
road, between this city and Mineral
Point, were washed out, and the Shulls-
burg track is badly damaged. At this
writing the water is slowly receding.-
Darlington Republican.
The Darlington Democrat of last
week, which seems to know, says: The
entrance of Calvert Spensley, of Min
eral Point, into the Congressional fight.
will cause great many broken pledges
Throughout this 3rd congressional DIS
trict. Already his friends in this coun-
ty are dilating upon his claims for the
nomination; and few are carrying
water on both shoulders awaiting fur.
Their developments. The presence of
Joe Treat 10 this city during the first
part OF the week, had tendency to stiff
en- the yerterbrae of some of his doubt.
full supporters, but Spensley certainly
has the lead. The withdrawal of Sam
Reese, OF Dodgeyille, as candidate in
favor OF Spensley, will give the latter
the solid Iowa county delegation. Grant
ana Dane counties will present no cam
6ldate' leaving the struggle between
Spensley and Treat, provided this coun-
y does not present the name of Hon.
n. ,. Magoon, whose friends are urging
MIN TO allow his name to be used in the
convention. Ii Magoon goes into the
battle the fight will be lively one with
results very doubtful. $