Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-17
rom Our Regular Correspondent

Claire Benefit company; object, to aid
It's members in times of distress; no
capital stock.
The state grange held its annual SEES
sion at the capitol from Tuesday till
Friday. President s. c. Carr, of Mil
ton junction, in his address dwelt heav-
lily upon the necessity of active ednca-
ton among the farmers as the safest
means of enabling the farmers to resist
the approach of tricksters and willy POI
itlcians, and urged as one of the neces-
sary steps ia this end the establishment
Of an agricultural college. He thought
that as good step for the young of our
country, Greek and Latin schools be
Land upon the shelf and industrial edu-
cation take its turn for while. Resell
utions were offered favoring the estab-
fishing of the u. S agricultural com
missioner as an officer 10 the presidents
cabinet. A resolution fayering q tax
upon oleom?rgine heavy enough. to force
it out of existence was passed. Another
resolution was oae which favored vest
ing the county board with full power
60 grant all the liquor licenses ia the
counties, cities and all. The election
OF officers was as follows: Master, S. G..
Carr, Of Milton Junction, oyarseer, E.
j. Williams. of Danvile; lecturer, John
f. Bewin, of Trempealeau; steward, w.
A. Sprague, of Reedsburg; assistant
steward, j. w Smith, OF Sparta; chap
lain, j. M. Wilson, of Mazomanie; Sec
rotary, Cassie E. Huxley. of Neenah;
treasurer, H. E. Huxley, of Neenah;
gate-keeper, Alex. Steward, Of Spring
Green; Pomona, Mrs. S. G. Carr. of
| Milton Junction; Flora, Mrs. VI. J.
Williams. OF DanviIle; Ceres, Mrs. Fl.
E Huxley. of Neenah; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. Fl. E. Sprague, of Reeds
burg; chairman executive committee
John Whitet, of Busseyvile. The or
der adjourned Friday to meet here one
| year hence.
The sale of forfeited public lands took
1 place last week. under the direction OF
the commissioners of public lands. Who
are Secretary of State T. e. Timme,
State Treasurer L C. McFetridge and
Attorney General L. f. Frisby There
were l73 forties for sale, being sold for
non-payment of interest for the years
just passed, out of which 100 forties
were sold.
The executive board of the state agr-
cultural society met at the capitol also
To examine the books of the treasurer
the books were found in satisfactory
condition. The report shows: Gross
receipts of the year. S19.1l4 o. (This
includes the $4,000 appropriation and
the balance on hand from Dec 3, last
wear, viz. 81, l25 $50 The total dis
bursements, including the amount ex-
pended in defrayiag the expenses OF the
county delegates to the fair was $l6.-
646.72. The amount now on band is
81 45S, with orders to the amount of
1928 yet to be paid The society also
borrowed $4,000 in October last which
has not been paid
| Considerable sensation was caused at
the university on Wednesday bv the
suspension OF twenty students who re-
fused to attend drill in the gymnasium
on account of the severely cold weath
er. AT present all the students who
were suspended, except two. have been
reinstated in their classes with the
strong admonition that this spirit of in
subordination must not occur agsin. 1t
looks at present as though the students
and the regents would have a clash OF
issues before the college year ends
Last June the regents passed resoln-
tIon. saying, in effect. that any student
who should sign or circulate any petit
ton concerning the government of the
institution might be expelled from the
university upon recommendation of the
class officer of the student in question.
The constitutional power of the board
Of regents. or any other body of public
officials, TO deny th. right of petition ia
any class OF citizens ia the state is
| strongly questioned and the students
do not hesitate to pronounce the meas
ure as radically demonstrations in it,
nature and meaning. Nor are the stu.
dents alone 10 their opinions, but many
intelligent citizens declare the act be-
yond the power of the regents How
ever, the students are maintaining a
VERY manly attitude toward the queS-
ton, and hope IN see the matter settled,
in ease it should come 70 trial. with
no barsher means than henesi Judgment
being employed.
Madison. Dec. II. 1885.