Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-06-12
Roundabout Mates.

The residence of G. Goble, of Sew
mour, was entirely destroyed by fire
early this week A defective flue
caused the ruin. Insured for 81, 400.
The following officers of the First Ma
tional Bank of Mineral Point, have
been elected: George w. Cobb, presi-
dent; Alex. Wilson, vice president; w.
A. Jones, cashier.
The ore found at Citron Valley, Craw-
ford county, has been assayed in Chic
ago and found to be combination of
silver, nickel and hard lead, the silver
being the most abundant. This ore is
found thirty feet below the surface,
under layer of sandstone three feet
thick.
A German, from Mineral Point, was
taking in the sights of the metropolis,
the first of the week, and in turn was
himself taken IN to the tune of forty
or fifty dollars. He complained to the
police, but as yet nothing has been
done. 1t is well to warn those coming
from country towns to beware of such
places.
The Grange convention held in con-
ncction with Dodgeville Grange at Wes-
ley Chapel, last week, was well attend
ed, considering the busy season among
farmers, and proved very pleasant
and profitable gathering = Chronicle.
Mr.. w. G. Widloughby, of Montfort,
has rented the Commercial House, near
the depot in that village, and is making
his arrangements to accommodate the
public. The house will be fitted up in
tirst-rate style and the travelling public
will find his hotel q good place to stop
at when they go to Montfort. - Witness.
The residence of John Schartz, liv-
ing about four miles west of the CITY,
was destroyed by fire about five o'clock
on the afternoon of May Both. The
fire started from q defective flue. None
of the family were at home at the time,
and the entire contents of the house
was destroyed D0dgeUiije Sun.
Hazel Green was visited last Friday
night by a gang of burglars who first
broke into the store of Mr.. Josiah
Thomas, where they drilled hole into
the safe and blew it open with powder.
They had all their labor for nothing as
Mr.. Thomas had removed his money
the day before and placed it in a safer
place. The post Office was also entered;
but nothing of value was carried away
No clue to the burglars has yet been
discovered n Witness.
Chief Didenbach of the G. M. and st.
p. police who served through the war,
marched to Linwood with the veterans
Decoration day. He was leaving the
cemetery when he heard the grave dec
orator call out: Geo. Yessen, First
Wisconsin Infantry" This is the regi-
mcnt to which the Chief belonged, it
having been formed in Milwaukee, and
Yessen was his comrade. His family
and friends supposed he died in ST.
Louis. The chief has written to Yes
sens family in Milwaukee,. - Dubuque
Democrat.
Jean Baptist La Praevie, centena-
rian veteran aged 10 years and the
hero of three wars the war of 1912, the
Mexican war and the war for the Union
has been admitted to the soldiers home
at Milwaukee. On the occasion of his
admission he was dressed in new
United States army uniform, and the
carriage in which he rode was deco
rated with flags. He was received with
honols at the home. and was a conspic-
uous figure IN the Memorial Day pa
rade. His previous home was at Mar
quette, His age is fully authenticated.
Rep. & Observer.
A little girl twenty-one months old,
the daughter of Mr.. ID. S. Slater, was
hooked SO badly in Lodi, by an infuri-
ated COW last Friday morning, that she
died the next afternoon. The child was
playing on the walk in front of it's
home, when the cow, which was being
led behind a wagon in which was her
calf, broke away and before any one
could interpose protection, dashed at
the child. One horn caught the little
one just under the left ear, when the
brute gave ferocious toss of her head,
sending the child twenty feet into the
air. Both parents witnessed the sight,
and their agony can ouly be imagined.
The child fell heavily upon the ground
and remained unconcious up to the
time of its death. Rep. & Observer.