Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-23
OUR LOCAL EXCHANGES.

Boscobel Dial: Lightning struck the
house of Mr.. Olof Nelson, southeast of
this city, during the severe storm of
last Wednesday, damaging it to con-
siderable extent and rendering Mrs
Nelson senseless.
Mr.. S. II. Willoughby was down
street with his new chair last Saturday,
and visited with his many friends on
Wisconsin avenue, making Sawyer a.
Favor's his headquarters. We are
pleased. to note that Mr.. w. is slowly
but surely improving
The census gatherer at Lancaster
found total population of 1410. Mr.
II. W. Favor has not completed taking
the census of our city yet, but we hope
to be able to beat that record BY at
least few. AS soon as completed we
will give the figures.
Mr. p. b. Mcintyre, of Musooda, had
four head of cattle killed by lightning
in the storm of last Wednesday even
ing.
Platteville Witness: Prot. A j. Hut
ton, of Platteville, was chosen President
OF the Wisconsin state teachers associa-
ton, and our Supt, c. l.. Harper was
q
mittee.
Mr. IL. G. Doscher lost two fine colts
on Wednesday night by lightning. val
ued at s75 apiece.
Prairie du Chen Union: The citizens
of this city subscribed over 500, last
week, TO secure the August meeting of
the Wisconsin horse breeders assoeia-
ton, of which Ii. l.. Dousman is pres
ident.
Ferdinand Raffauf committed suicide
by drowning himself in tho slough last
Friday morning in less than three feet
of water.
Muscoda News: A man, said to be
collector for the j. / Case CO., paid
Muscoda brief visit Thursday The j.
L. G. Co. must by trying to get corner
on the liquor market, for that was
about all he collected here, but he got a
lot of that.
The Grant County Democrat, in its
report of the celebration at that place,
speaks of the Goddess of Liberty, beau
tifully dressed, grasping the American
flag and 80 girls. all dressed in white.
What's the matter with the Plattevils
young men that the star-eyed patron
saint has to do such work?
Mineral Point Democrat: The con-
tract for building the foundation walls
of the county asylum has been let to
Paul, Corneiins & Co.. masons of Dodge
vile. The price to be paid is 81, 100,
and they have given bond in the sum
of "a, 600, signed by the leading citizens
of Dodgeville, that the work will be
done according to the plans and speci-
ficetions furnished. The. building COM
mittee have purchased the plans of the
asylum from our townsman John
Charles and have engaged Mr.. Charles
to superiniend the construction of the
building.
Pick and Cad: They stood beneath
the summer skies and watched the
twinkling stars in ceaseless brilliance
twink. Ii was night to bring the
angels from the blue that they might
lay their gentle hands upon the evening
air, and touching every heart-sfring,
fill the world with harmony. 'sAnd this
is love- she said. looking into his face
" And love is religion. = lie continued
stopping to kiss the pretty pinkness in
her cheek. what religion?'' she
asked naiyely, presbyterian. or Meth
odist, or Baptist. or Episcopalian?'
None of these, angel mine, he whis-
pered, folding her to bis throbbing
heart; s.none of these: it is You-an Il
TARTAN" Devotional exercised were
continued until late horr.
tfalena Gazette: The good people of
Lancaster are very needlessly alarmed,