Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-30
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OUR LOCAL EXCHANGES.

Dubuque Times: John Mcdonald,
the harness-maker on Fifth street,
learned his trade with jesse Grant, the
father Of Gen. Grant. In 1858 Jesse
Grant had a harness shop on Main
street in this city, where now stands the
store of Grosvenor & Harger. Mr.
Grant lived in Galena, but he came over
here regularly once week to look after
his business and pay off the men. The
shop was in charge of man named
Mcclure, and one day the latter quietly
removed most of the contents and
shipped them up to Hudson, MINI. The
old gentleman turned over what was
left to Geo. Beaubin, and set him up in
business in building that stood where
Michefs boot and shoe store now stands.
At this time General Giant was in the
army and was never seen here. His
brothers, Oryille. aud Simpson, however,
were frequent visitors to Dubuque
Orville was here last few years age,
a short time before his death. Mr.. Nc
Donald says there was nothing mean
or dishonest about any of the Grants
They were as straight men in all re-
spects as he ever knew.
Bloomington Record; In April of last
year T. l.. Greer and r. c. Orr received
1000 trout fry which they placed in
tanks on the farm of John Harris, II
miles southwest of this village. The
tanks are literally supplied with pure
spring water in which the fry of a year
ago has grown astonishingly, some of
them now measuring fourteen inches in
length, which is as much as trout gen
orally increase in two or three years
Owing to inexperience in caring for the
little fellows large proportion, prob
ably half of them, died within few
months after they were received, but
their tanks have been enlarged and the
remainder are doing we'll The owners
contemplate adding tanks and estab-
fishing large trout pond, which would
doubtless prove a good speculation.
Richland Center Republican aud OBJ
server: A movement is being made to
start cooperative kitchen here where
number of families by forming a club
will take their meals together ut some
central location. This plan is in opera
ton in number of places and is said
to be quite feasible and to give general
satisfaction. A meeting was held at
the White school house Tuesday evening
for the consideration of the project
which was quite well attended by those
interested No definite action was
taken and another meeting will be held
next Tuesday evening to further con-
slider the matter, which will probably
result in the formation of club.
Dubuque Times: Miss Celia Calder
wood, of Galena, who has been the
guest OF Miss Belle Burt for several
weeks, departed for home yesterday.
Her departure will occasion an aching
void in several susceptible hearts we
might mention, but we won't give the
boys away Those Galena girls some
how know the secret of playing upon
the heart-strings of the Dubuque boys
so we have been told.
Galena Gazette: George Clarke, of
Lancaster, Wis, attended the races in
Dubuque, Tuesday. In the evening he
became full of beer, crossed over to
East Dubuque, and called at the saloon
of Fred Rembold. who refused him adj
mittance, when Clark drew a revolver,
for which he was thrashed by Rembold,
and taken into custody by the marshal
Platteville Democrat Patrick Con-
way, of Lima township, was found dead
in the cornfield on Sunday by his folks
on their return from church 1t is sup
posed he was overcome by the heat. He
was one of the earliest settlers of Potosi
and was about rs years old. The fu-
neral was on Tuesday.
Money is said to be very plentiful in
New York city. Loans are made at l
per cent. interest. Money is abundant
in Platteville but not so cheap as in
New York. We have been able to loan
all our surplus capital at 2 per cent,
without leaving our sanctum.
Edgerton Tobacco Reporter: The
towns in Southwestern Wisconsin who
are about ready to gobblc the tobacco
business of Edgerton and Steughton
had better put in their claim at once or
it will be everlastiagly too late.
Miss Minnie Geiger, of Madison, Of
ficiated at the piano at the wedding at
Galena, H., on the DIST, of Miss May
Brown, daughter of the postmaster at
Galena, to Mr.. Arthur w. Glessner, of
Chicago.