Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-05
Madison Matters.
From Our Regular corresnop a .,


nation. Ex-Gov. Washburn. of Massa-
chusetts, was president OF the meetings
and added greatly to the programmes.
Every session contained fine papers and
addresses on the education of the Ne
groes and Indians.
The Provident Loan and Building
company, of Madison, filed articles of
association with the secretary of state
on Wednesday. Their capital stock is
100000, and the company contains
several of Madison's most prominent
citizens The object of the organization
is TO loan money 10 its members for the
purpose of building on. and purchasing
real estate in Madison. The First b.
henlan National Loan and Building
company, OF Milwaukee. also fled arti-
Giles, with capital stock of 5000, 900, as
did also the Milwaukee Rubber com
pany, capital stock $1,000; the Ettrick
Creamery association, capital stock
$1,000; the Milwaukee, Menomonee
Falls & Western railroad, capital stock
S125,o0O.
The governors commissions were:
Chas. E. Brown. captain; N. z. La
Grange, first, and Fred H. Kobelin,
second lieutenants of company B. First
regiment, w. N. G., located at White
water. For company A. of the same
regiment, he commissioned Chas. j.
| Walton, captain; j. d. Hogan, first, and
f. b. Goodhue. second lieutenants.
The company is at GAINESVILLE. William
| Ream was commissioned as coroner of
| Green county.
United States Senator Sawyer, Hon.
Moses nj. Strong, of Mineral Point, and
A. A. Arnold, of Galesville, and the
president of the State Agricultural So
ciety, were in the city on Thursday.
| Mr.. Arnold and Mr.. Babbitt, besides
| many other members of the State Aeri-
cultural society, will attend the Amer
lean Fat Stock show at Chicago, Nov.
10 to 10. The lines of railroad running
into Chicago offer special rates to and
from the show, so that all who desire
can give the exhibition visit very
| cheaply.
The board appointed to examine APP
| plicants for admission to the bar. held
a meeting at Eau Claire on Tuesday
and Wednesday, and admitted nine out
of the thirteen applicants. The board
is Hon. Nj. NJ Strong, chairman; Col
L. j. Rusk, of Chippewa Falls. secre-
tary; j. Stark, Milwaukee; NJ. A. Hur-
ley. Wausau; and Geo. G. Green, of
Green Bay.
The Irish citizens who favor the cleo
ton of Irish members of parliament
from Ireland have formed league to
aid the work. AT u meeting held Fri
day evening one hundred and ninety
dollar-and-a-half subscriptions were re-
| ported to have been collected from four
wards in the city, with two wards yet
to report. AS members of parliament
are compelled to support themselves,
the poor Irish cannot send representa-
tives; but this fund is to aid them in
doing so.
rhe Park Hotel has been leased by
Mr.. A. L. Skeels, of Chicago, who will
begin to improve it at once. An eleva-
tor and all modern improvements will
be put in till the Park will be equal to
| any in the northwest.
| The work at the State University
buildings is going on finely. Professor
Conover's men who were working on
Science hall, have been by the order of
the regents, put at work assisting Mr..
Trumbull on the machine and carpenter
shops and laboratory, so the buildings
will soon be finished.
Prof. Davies, of the chair of Physics,
has gone to Europe where he will put
in the next winter in studying his
| branch. BY the time he returns Science
hall will be nearly ready to receive him
and the sciences will be given a new
start at our University.
The University battalion is also to
have band; the instruments have ar
rived and are distributed among the
boys.
Prof. j. j. Cleveland, of La Crosse,
who eloped last week with young lady
of that city, left his family and his posi-
ton as principal of the First ward
schools. Superintendent Hardy. of La
Crosse, telegraphed to State Superin-
tendent Graham on Wednesday, who
recommended Mr.. L. l.. Porter, of the
Junior law class, for the position. Mr.
| Porter graduated at Oshkosh Normal.
He arrived at Lacrosse Friday
Samuel Phelps Leland, of Chicago,
lectured at Library hall Saturday eve
ming on The Factors of Life"
A post of Sons of Veterans with 35
charter members has been organized at
| Madison.
| For some weeks past Madison has
been annoyed with burglars On Friday
| night chisels, drills, etc, were stolen
from the carriage shopof Mr.. J.B. Wiser
| and it became evident that raid was
being planned. The police had been
watching several suspicious parties and
At O'Clock Saturday evening it was
| thought best to make raid on their
headquarters at 4I5 Gorham street.
Accordingly the house was surrounded,
and on entering Officer Ed. Lyons was
shot in the face, the ball coming out
under the left ear. Officer Hughes at
tempted to return the fire, but his wea-
! pom missed. Although Lyons was
dangerously shot he pursued one of the
| gang to Hausmann's brewery and
caused him to be arrested The police
and citizens surrounded the house and
succeeded in capturing another of the
villains, but the one who did the shoot
ing made his escape. The citizens were
so indignant that loud threats of lynch
ing were made>
On Friday young man named John
Anderson was arraigned in Judge