Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-26
Madison Matters.
From Our Regular Corresnnndent

The largest number of articles of as
ISOLATION has been filed with the secre
tary of state during the past week o.
any week for long time. The Merrill
& Abottsford Railway company; object
to build road from Merrill, Marathon
county, to Abottsford, distance of IS
miles. passing through Lincoln and
Clark counties. The capital stock is
S500,000. The Bessemer Iron and Min.
ing company. of Milwaukee; capitol
stock 100000. The Lacrosse CITY
Railway company. of Lacrosse; object,
to operate street-car lines in said CITY;
capital stock 5000, 600 The St. Croix
Falls Mutual Benefit association; object.
to find the best market fer the agricnl-
tnral products of the association; CAPT.
tai stock $1,000. The Oxfsrdville To-
bacco Warehouse company, of Oxford
vile, Rock county; capital stock
$4,000. The st. Mary's congregation
of the village of Fennimore; object, re-
ligious; no capital stock. The Brokaw
Pulp company. of Kaukauna, Wis, cap
ital stock, $4,000. The object is to
deal in pulp for the manufacture of pa
per.
Judge A. 5. Sanborn, probate Judge
of Dane county, committed suicide on
Tuesday, the 18th inst. He has been
troubled with i'll health and derange-
ment for several years and was at one
time affected with insanity. He was
reelected last spring and had attended
to his official duties ever since, although
he was often gloomy and downcast.
Several times his intimate friends heard
hints from Linn that be was tempted to
take his own life. On Tuesday he left
home saying that he would have to 90
to the country to transact some bushes,
witt friends, but would "be back bye
and-bye." Thursday afternoon two
young spertmen found the body of the
judge in clump of woods about three
miles from the city, with evidence
enough to satisfy the coronor's jury that
death had been caused by laudanum.
The funeral took place on Saturday.
Gov. Rusk will make an appointment
to fill the vacancy.
Henry Hoven. laborer at Science
hall, who was knocked down with a
falling derrick about two weeks ago
was buried Wednesday, the 18th inst.
A post mortem showed that he had been
killed by the rupture of the blood-ves-
sci in the right side Of the brain. He
had lain unconscious from the time of
the accident till his death, the left side
being paralyzed IN consequ ence of the
right side of the brain being injured.
The case of University against Carr
was concluded in the circuit court Fri
day. Last spring the University re-
gents undertook to negotiate with Carr
for his house and lot, which are located
IN the block which has been reserved
for the lower campus of the University.
A board. of appraisers awarded Carr
$3,537 for his property, and the regents
thinking this an extravagant price, I'M
dertook to get possession by the right
of eminent domain, when the matter
got into the court where Carr was al
lowed S9,600for his property.
Work at the buildings is not yet fin
ished. The roof is nearly completed on
the machine and carpenter shops, so
that they will be ready for use by the
opening of the winter term. The boiler
room will be done in two or three
weeks. The chemical laboratory must
wait till spring for completion. The
basement of Science hall will be well
completed before winter sets in.
Madison, Nov. %, 1885.