Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-03
Madison Matters.

ne secretary OF states Office was
well supplied with articles of associa-
ton during the past week. They were
filed by the following companies: The
Central Wisconsin Agricultural, Me-
chanical and Scientific association of
Stevens Point. capital stock $4,000; the
object OF the association is to promote
agricultural, mechanical and scientific
Chemical company of Milwaukee, capt.
tai stock $1,000; object. to deal in med
ical preparations. The GAINESVILLE
Street railway company filed amended
articles, changing the number of direc-
tors to five persons. The La Crosse
Cremation company whose purpose IS
to dispose of human bodies after death
(by cremation). filed articles with
$4,000 capital stock. The Sperry Elec-
trc Light company, with $685. 900 cap
ital stock, located at Milwaukee, sent
in their papers. The Business Mems
association, of Mansion, with no capital
stock, the object being to promote the
social relations of Mansion. The Sand
River improvement company. whose
object it is to improve Sand river for
logging and rafting purposes, filed art-
Giles on Saturday with $4,000 capital
stock. The river will be improved in
Bayfield, county.
The governor appointed Mr.. Henry
Stendy, captain Of compeny e, Thiri
regiment, w. n g.. on Friday. DR..
Frank Simons was commissioned cor
onor of Kewaunee county to fill vacancy
Prot j. II. Carpenter was commits
stoned as county Judge of Dane county
ON Saturday to take the place of Judge
ly. There was lively scramble after
the position. The leading candidates
were Prof j H. Carpenter. Pail Per-
kinS. K. B Smith, Herman Pfund and
John Oils. Mr. Perkins is a young
lawyer who was the opponent of Judge
Sanborn last spring, and was defeated
on account of the feeling Of respect for
the old citizen whom he was opposing
Prof. Carpenter was supported for the
position by his friends of the law facul-
ty of The University. John Oils was
supported by the Scandinavians of Dane
county, who are his countrymen.
Judge Vitelis Miller, of Kewaunee
county lied on Thanksgiving day. This
leaves another county judgeship for the
governor to fill.
The Park hotel is fast becoming pop
ular under the management of Mr.. A.
L. Skeels. At recent mplimentary
banquet given to Mr. Skeels by the
leading citizens of Madison, one hun
dred and sixty gentlemen attended, to
welcome the new landlord to Madison.
Martin o. Connell, assistant yard mas
ter at the West Madison yards of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad
company, was severely wounded Thurs
day night, while making coupling be-
tween an engine and 4 fiat car loaded
with projecting timbers, the ends of
which caught his head between them
and the tender. He is not fatally in
jured.
The residence of Mrs. Pruella Hickok
aud daughter Ella, on State street, was
nearly destroyed by fire on Tnanksgiv-
ing day. The rooms in the upper part
of the house were occupied by students
who were all absent from the house,
some having gone home to spend
Thanksgiving. Most of the contents OF
the house were saved.
There were three men injured at the
University buildings by accidents on
Wednesday.
State Senator Lord and Assemblyman
Bartholf of Rock county, Hon. E. d.
Coe of Whitewater, L. j Brooks Of
Boscobel, Chas. l.. Harper, superinten
dent of Grant county, Hon. o. b.
Thomas of Prairie du Chien, were
among the visitors to the capital last
week
The state board Of Dental examiner:
hold their session at the capitol Tues
day and Wednesday, Dec. and 2
The United States Circuit court Con
vened Tuesday, Dee. |. Judge w @
Gresham, Of Chicago. sits with Judg.
Bum. aud all business coming befor,
Judge Gresham viii be the first on th
calendar to meet with attention.
5 Congressman La Toilette left to
/ Washington Monday, the 30th.
3 W. r Morrison ncld the first of tn
a farmers institutes at Hudson. Nov. 2
! and %. He spent Sunday in Madison
) The next institute be attended afte
leaving Madison was At NeilIsville.
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