Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-16

Grant County gerald.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1885.
WALTER @. CHANDLER, Editor and Proprietor.
Town and County News.
MUsIc-At the Rink this Thursday
evening.
SrRISG.-Spring is here, and even if
we do continue TO get little furries of
snow, it snow matter
AT HoME.-We were glad to learn of
Mrs. Col. Clark's arrival at home Mon
day evening. Mrs. Clark is still far
from well, but stood the journey home
very comfortably.
NEW Il ltiNl DdllCs doSlSiduL
pastor of St. Joseph's church. Milwau-
kee, has been appointed to the pastor
ate of St. Clements church of this city.
He is expected here this week.
THE BIsHoP.- Bishop Welles will
preach and administer confirmation in
Emmanuel church, Episcopal, in this
city on Tuesday evening next, the 21st.
Services to commence at o'clock.
To MIssoURI.-Mr. Mark Townsend,
wife and child, of Hurricane, left on the
Monday morning train for Southern
Missouri, where, if pleased with the
prospects, Mr.. Townsend expects to To-
cate and engage in stock-raising.
JUDICIAL ELECTION. The total vote
of the county for the Office of County
Judge was 1884, of which VIM. McGon-
igal received all but 10. For Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court the vote
was 2,796, David Taylor receiving all.
-. .
RECAPTURED. On Saturday last, the
interchangeable Charley Bennett returned
to their old quarters at the county Jail
the two prisoners who escaped from
custody some three weeks ago. The
prisoners had been paroled by Sheriff
Richards, to do some outside work, but
took base advantage of the sheriff4s
generous confidence and skipped the
tra-la-lu. They were recaptured at
Waukon, Ia.
A NEW HoRsE.-Mr. VIM. DYER, on
Friday last, purchased of Frank Brown,
of Racine, a fine Pilot-and-C Clay stallion
for breeding purposes. The Pilot-aud-
Clay is a new breed of horse in this Sec
ton. They originated in cross be-
tween those two breeds, now famous in
the South and West. Mr.. Dyer has
been at great pains to secure Mambrino
jackson, and we would advise our far
mers to read his advertisement in an
other column.
MARRIED. In Preston, Wis, March
%, 1885, at the residence of j. A. Per-
kins, by Rev. j. NJ Phelps. Mr.. VIM. E.
Perkins, of Fennimore, to Miss Nav
Walker, of Clifton. In Fennimore, on
April | 1, at the residence of the brides
mother by the Rev. j. NJ. Phelps, Rev.
Silas N. Jones and Miss Sarah Z. Swift
yer, both of Fennimore. In Little Grant,
April s, by Re-. A. Pyner, Mr. William
Scott to Miss Emma A. Reynolds, both
of Little Grant.
COUNTY BoARDERs. Monday night,
seven insane persons, five women and
two men, came from Mendoza to Lam
caster under the charge of the sheriff of
Lacrosse county and his wife, to be
placed in the Grant county asylum at
this place. All are incurables who could
not, owning to lack of room, be kept
longer at the Mendoza hospital. As
there was room here to spare, they were
sent to be taken care of by Grant coun-
ty, in consideration for which the county
receives 50 per week for each.
GERMAN Boy SoLD.-Capt. Farqu-
harson has disposed of his trotting horse
"German Boy" to gentleman of Iowa
for $500. Mr.. Winnegar. the horse
trainer in whose charge the horse has
been, received telegram on Saturday
from the Captain to appear at Boscobel
not later than Tuesday, and ere this the
transfer has doubtless taken place.
German Boy has record of 2:2S, though
he is known TO have trotted his mile on
one occasion in less than 2:20. He is
ten years old, and at one time Capt
Farquharson refused Sd,400 for him.
MEETING.-At the meeting of those
interested in forming Reading Room
association, which was held Thursday
evening in Clark Il Mills office, plans
for forming such an association were
discussed and subcommittee appoint
ed to confer with the Library Associa-
ton in regard to combining the library
and reading room. 1t is the under-
standing that meeting of the Library
Association will be called soon to receive
propositions which may be made rela-
tive to this, and to consider the advisa-
bility of combining the two interests.
LECTURE. - Remember that on to-
morrow (Friday) evening Mr.. Henry
Tewksbury will deliver his lecture on
the Battle of Gettysburg under the
auspices of the Tom Cox Post, G.. A. II.
Ex-Judge Ladd, of the supreme court
OF New Hampshire. says of the lecture;
81 certainly never had anything like so
clear an idea of the great battle of Get
tysburg presented to my mind in any
way before. The whole lecture was adj