Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-08
Madison Matters.


filed articles, with a capital stock of
-, 600; object to beautify the summer
resorts in and around Madison. The
Union Trade Co.. of Chippewa Falls,
filed articles with $4,000 capital stock.
The Business Mems association of She
beygan filed articles with no capital
stock, the object being the improve
ment OF the commercial and social in
terests OF the city OF Sheboygan. The
Milwaukee Florida Orange company;
capital stock $4,000. This company
is going to raise and ship Florida fruits.
The Ashland Lighting company; capt.
tai stock $25, 900; object to furnish gas
light for Ashland. The Kenosha Ath-
letic club of kenosha; no capital stock.
The j. l. Case Pillow Works, Racine;
capital stock 100000
Hon. Phil Spooner, Insurance Com
missioner, and Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Chynoweth, left on Tuesday for
New Orleans on business for the state
relating to the insurance laws.
The governor appointed CLas. Young
first, and Chas. Liar second lieuten-
ants of Monroe Guards on Wednesday,
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad company made IFS annual re-
port to Railroad Com missioner Haugen,
on Thursday. The figures show the
following important facts: Total in
come S23. Cos. 764 or; for lines in Wis
consin $S, 440. 24z %; total earnings for
freight department we're SIG, 500. 14S SO;
for passenger department it amounted
toss. 596, 682 SO. This is somewhat in ad-
vance of the C. & N. w. Ry. whose re-
port shows earnings for the fiscal year
to the amount of $23.5o3, 46O03. The
total expenses of the G. M, & st. P.
were $l4, 304, 557. for Wisconsin lines
S4,794,5 The company owns
go engines, 1887 freight cars. 302
passenger cars. 2l5 mail. baggage and
express cars. "a parler and sleeping
cars and 1872 others. There were 1913
cattle and farm animals killed along
the track for which the company paid
$3,576.75. There were ~ employees
killed and 81 injured for which the
company paid together with sums for
other killed or wounded persons $685.
ops. IA, of which Wisconsin parties re-
ceived S42, 1885. Considering the
dizziness of the past year and comparing
these figures with those of last year
the G. M, & St. p road may be truly
called growing road.
On Wednesday afternoon Madison beat
men enjoyed q sailing race. The wind
was strong and the lake rough and
foggy. There were six first-elass boats
entered and six secend-class. The
course was on Fourth lake and was
once around the stakes for the second
class sailors and twice around for the
first-olsss. The frst-class boats sailed
twelve miles and the second six miles
Oracle, sailed by John Gallagher, took
first prize. which was $25; the second,
$l5, was carried off by the Idler, sailed
by j. c. Hopkins. VIM. Howe's boat,
Typha, carried away the third trophy,
$40. Graoie's time was two hours,
thirty-four minutes and five seconds.
The second-class record was az
follows: Pirate, by Geo. Thrope. 81. SO;
second, Ne, IL, by Moon u Galliger,
So so; third, Ben Bolt, by A. Herring,
$3.50. Pirates time was one hour,
fourty-four minutes and fifteen
seconds.
A large mum Der of Madison people
went to Boscobel to enjoy the fair,
among them being Mrs Fred Pearson
Mrs. Nicodemus, Miss Mary Hurd, Drs
X. w. Hurd and A. j. Mack; Thos.
Morgan, Ed. Whitney and C. F. Nit
chel. The C. M, e. St. p railroad gave
as usual their liberal rates for such occa-
sions and ran daily special train over
the division from Richland Center and
other points, besides many of the lead
ing men of the company were in attend
ancs at the fair.
The Hospital for the insane was Wis
tied during the week and we find the
institution improving. New porticos
and various other improvements around
the grounds were noticed A large wat
ertank, of three thousand barrels Ca
pacity and seventy feet high, is just be-
ing completed. DIR. Buckmaster super
intends the institution His assistants
are Drs. w. E. Fernald and c. E. Arm
strong. There are 513 patients at the
asylum, of which 271 are males Over
one hundred of the patients are able to
do manual labor about the farm and in
the buildings. Everything looks neat
and beautiful about the place and
the victims of insanity are handled
with great care. They indulge in week
ly entertainments, such as dancing,
magic lantern views and such whole
some enjoyments as will tend to divert
their attention from their misery, and
attend chapel services on Sunday.
Madison is to be favored with some
high theatrical talent during the COM
ing week. Lawrence Barrett plays at
Turner Hall on Wednesday evening,
and several other well supported actors
will appear during the week.
The wife of Postmaster General Villas
left here for Washington on Thurs lay
last. She was accompanied by her son
Henry and daughter Mollie.
MADISON, Oct. 5, 1885.
N0xiOus Weeds.
The citizens of Mt Ida township have,
.x,.t