Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-12
Madison Matters.
From Onr Regular Correspondept

uc St. hose Literary society, OF ha-
cine. filed articles of association with
the secretary Of state early in the week,
with no capital stock.
| The London & Cambridge Railroad
Company. with capital stock of $685.
900, hled articles Thursday. This CON-
pany will build road from London to
Cambridge, two small towns in Dane
County. the latter being on the c. & N.
w. Ry. The small road will prove a
feeder for the Northwestern.
The Downing Manufacturing Compa-
ny, whose object will be to manufacture
lumber and do logging business, filed
articles with $3.50 capital stock.
Gov. Rusk made a trip to Austin,
Mimi. to look after his private affairs,
returning to Madison Wednesday.
The Minnesota, st. Croix & Wiscon-
sin Railroad Company sent in its annual
report to Railroad Commissioner Hau-
gen on the Sd inst The following arc
extracts: Whole income for Wisconsin
lines, $50, 1856; for whole line, ST.
90658. The operating expenses for the
whole road were S97, 1888. The cap.
ital stock is $2.0S0,O00. The same day
the Wisconsin & Minnesota Railroad
Company sent in its report, and the fol-
lowing was CLEANED from it: Chartered
capital stock, $4,000; total income,
Sl6S. $780, SO; operating expenses, S142,-
617.76. There were 81 head of cattle
killed. for which the company paid
S703.15.
On Friday Gov. Rusk, accompanied
by Attorney General Frisby, Railroad
Commissioner Haugen and his deputy,
Mr.. Foster, went to Ellsworth to inspect
the new branch of the Omaha road, just
completed there.
At Black Earth, on Tuesday night
Nov. 3, and at Avoca Saturday, Nov.
z, were held two rousing camp fire. and
bean banquets by the G. A. r. posts
of those places. The trains on the St.
Paul road carried many visitors to each
OF these. Among those who visited the
Black Earth entertainment were several
members of the Madison Veterans and
Sons of Veterans. Hon. Phil Cheek, of
Baraboo, was the speaker.
The Van Colt abduction and seduc-
ton case has reached settlement at
last, through the marriage of Mr.. Chas
Van Colt to the girl. Emma Huntley.
District Attorney O'Connor, however,
objects to the dismissal of the charge of
abduction and will probably make
young Van Colt further trouble.
The state census furnishes the follow
ing interesting figures: Those born in
the United States mum Der 1869, 433;
Germany, 265, 1856; Scandinavia, 0,057;
Ireland, 1851; British America, 81
oS7; Bohemia, 1888; Holland, 1857;
and more than 10000 others. The num-
Der of men the state could rely upon
for military duty is $780,
The Wisconsin Railway and Naviga-
ton company fled resolution with
the secretary of state on Saturday, ex-
tending branch of its road from a
point on its main line near the town of
Casco to Forest junction, distance of
50 miles. Maj. F. w. Oakley is presi-
dent and P. l.. Spooner secretary of the
company.
Superintendent Nevins, of the fish
hatchery, has gone to northern Lake
Michigan to procure sO,O00,0oo white
fish spawn for the Milwaukee hatchery.
Col. L. j. Rusk, of Chippewa Falls,
was in the city on Saturday.
Hon. M. M. Cothren, of Mineral Point;
j. I. Mills and A. r. Bushnell, of Lam
caster; Philo A. Orion, of Darlington,
and L. j. Brooks, of Boscobel, were at
the capitol on legal business during
the week.
Work at the university buildings is
going on more rapidly now; but in
spite of the strong force of men at work,
rainy weather delays it great deal.
The new depot of the Chicago &
Northwestern railway company, at
east Madison, will be matched in the
spring by one at the yards If the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Work will begin in the spring and fine
building will be added to the new ones
now being constructed in this city.
Carpenters have been at work at the
east Madison station of the St. Paul
company. repairing the inside to make
it temporarily more commodious. The
public have long desired something in
this direction and the laying of the
cornerstone of the new depot will be
greeted with applause from the Madi-
sonians. ~