Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-23

Hall, of Lancaster.
Too ATTRACTIVE. - Now that tn
painting of the Jail has been completed
we shall almost expect to get a fresl
batch of local criminal news. TIL
place looks too inviting.
QUARTERLY MEETING.-The quarter
ly meeting of the Methodist church viii
be held this week, Presiding Eide
Goodsell conducting services Saturda,
evening and Sunday, Apr. 25-6.
SOLDIERS. - For the state censu
which will be taken beginning with tn,
first OF next June,you must be prepared
to give your name, company, regimen
and rank in the late war, or any otheI
in which you have served.
Observation-Disclosures. Ivey & Webt
are improving the appearance of theil
store hundred per cent, by the new
plate glass front they are putting in
Several of our business men have show.
ed like enterprise worthy of themselves
and of the city.
SOLD AGAIN.-The new firm in the
livery business was short lived one.
Mr.. Black has sold out TO the former
proprietor, so that the firm now is Will
ley q Green. Gray, White, or Brown
might not suit Mr.. Wiley, but either
Greene or Black is apparently satisfac-
tory.
GONE. Little "Speck" Cover and old
Joe" Lowry are both dead They will
really be missed from our streets for
there was scarcely a person who was
about town much but what knew both
well by sight, and not a few had a
speaking acquaintance with them. Ii
is thought Joe was poisoned
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RREsT.-Julius Frienden, who has
more than once tried varying the monot-
ony of apeaceable life"with little burg.
laree,' was arrested Saturday morning
in Platteyille for breaking into Webb's
Barber shop, and was brought to Ian
caster by Sheriff Richards He has al
ready served three terms in the peni-
Tertiary.
PLATrEvILLE CITY HALL AGAIN.
Mr. A. W. Bell, as tax payer of the
city OF Plattevlle. has brought suit
against the common council to prohibit
their letting of the new city hall for any
entertainment, claiming that legally
they have no right to do so, and pend
ing the trial has asked temporary in
junction. An Uncle Toms Cabin
troupe is the first to ask for the hall
and this brings on the action
BosCOBEL ELECTIoN.-A At the annual
election of officers for the city of Bosco-
bel held Monday, the candidates for
Mayor were Messrs. Ed. Meyer and j.
n. Comstock. A lively contest resulted
in a tie vote for the candidates for the
mayoralty, each having les votes. Mr..
Meyer proposed the novel method of
pulling straws to decide the question
and when fate gave Mr.. Comstock the
longest straw, Mr.. Meyer was the first
to offer his congratulations
BAD ROADs.-The rains of the past
week while of great benefit to our farm
er friends in the way of preparing the
soil for Spring work. have made many
of the roads almost impossible. We
learn of phenomenally slow time being
made by teamsters, while two weary
fishermen who tramped in to town
Tuesday night over the North Grant
road, vow that it is a hundred miles
from the red bridge to Lancaster. A
few trout in their baskets might have
shortened the road. however.
SARGENT ESTATE A short time
ago the HERALD published an account
of the administration contest over the
estate of Cyrus Sargent giving the re-
suit of the contest Letters of admin
istration having since that time been
issued to h. G. Orr the original APP
pointee of the County Court and he be-
ing ready to assume the duties of adj
ministration, Mr. ID. F. Brown, who dur
ing the contest fer administration has
acted as special administrator of said
estate, having filed with the court the
final account of his doings. the time of
the several days past has been taken up
with the investigation of said account.
Rodney Sargent, deceased's brother. APP
peared by A. X. Dudley, Esq, of West
port, n. Y, and Bushnell u Watkins
of Lancaster rs his attorneys, and Miss
Watts, niece of the deceased, appeared by
EdLowry as her attorney, Mr.. Orr the adj.
ministrator appearing in his own behalf
and ID. +. Brown appearing in person
and by Clark & Mills his attorneys.
The account of the special administra.
tor was altered by the disallowance OF
certain items thereof and by the cutting
down of the amount charged as com
pensation for services and the whole
matter put for final settlement into the
hands of general administrator Orr.
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GETrYsBURG.-A fair sized audience
but smaller than either the cause or the
subject merited, listened Friday evening
to Mr. Tewksbury's lecture. The very
unfavorable weather was doubtless the
reason why the attendance was not more
general Mr.. Tewksbury has made a
study of the battle and battlefield OF
Gettysburg so that he is familiar with
every rod of the ground and with ever,
incident and detail of the engagement
He speaks in 4 clear straightforward way
letting his subject stand upon its owl
merits, with no attempt to introduce wit
or to make any display of oratory. Hiso OBJ
ieet is evidently to give the simple story
of the terrible three days struggle,
bringing its incidents and its heroic
deeds afresh before the veterans who
fouy ht there, and kindling the patriotic
shirt in the breasts of the Young Amer