Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-10-29
OUR LOCAL EXCHANGES.

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Bloomingtonian now anxieusly awaits
railroad news from the Milwaukee com
pany; we are all in hopes that it will
soon be decided to close the gap be-
tween Platteville and Bridgeport which
would place us on direct line from
Chicago to st. Paul. and there is good
reassn TO believe such action will be
taken within year.
The East Shore railroad company ex-
poets to have trains running from Chi
cago to the Wisconsin river by the first
of January, 1886 No arrangements
have as yet been made fer town en-
Cincinnati bottoms, which means much
for Glen Haven or Wyalusing.
The total cost of our new school
building has been determined by the
board at 81, 1910, or about $500 less
than the lowest bid made by the con.
tractors who figured for the job.
Montfort Monitor: Last week some
bold thief entered Mrs. Hyde's resi-
dence, proceeded up stairs and carried
off pair of pantaloons belonging to
Mr.. Chas. Wells. The next morning
the garment was found in The garden,
but minus a pocketbook containing S3S
The thief gained entrance through q
window in the kitchen an sxtinguished
a lamp usually kept burning.
The Good Templsrs' convention con-
yened here Tuesday and closed We'd
nesday, this week. There was not So
large an attendance as was expected,
owing probably to the unsettled state
of the weather.
Mr.. G. N. HolforJ and his family
move TO Bloomington to-day. Mr.. Hol-
ford has proved competent foreman
while in this office.
Galena Gazette: Mr.. Jno. Doyle, OF
Hazel Green, father of Mr.. Terrence
Doyle, formerly of Fairplay, and now
farming in Iowa, died at his home neal
Snsinawa Mound, Tuesday. after an
illness of three months, 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Doyle was suddenly
siezed with prickling sensation in one
of his legs, while he was working il
the field last summer, after which the
flesh commenced To turn black and
slough off from the bones, and few
weeks agoit becume necessary TO am
putate the leg. Mr. Doyle was an ole
and one of the most highly respected
citizens of Grant county The deceased
was 70 years old, aud leaves tire,
daughters and five sons. Ihe funera
takes place from the family residence
in Hazel Green, Friday morning at {
O'Clock, and the interrment will tax,
! place nj 1880 O'Clock at Sinsnaw:
Mound.
| In District Court in Dubuque, Wed
nesday, Jack Keefe, the Pniladelphia
pugilist, was sentenced to fifteen days
1 in Jail for throwing = roast beef lunch
and glasses at John Czizsk, the saloon
keeper. Jack, befure he was sentenced
addressed the court, saying he bad beer
| in the state fifteen months and ha,
never had I'M officers hand on BIZ
shoulder, and he thought this gooC
enough record for any man From
which we would infer that Jack is MOI
in the habit OF making such records, anc
that he has very low and depravec
notions as to what constitutes GOOD
record in decent community.
Last Fourth of July man named
HYDE was murdered at Monroe, Wis
by man who gave his name as Wag
ner Brass knuckes We're the Instru
ments of attack, and both were unde
the influence of liquor The trial o
Wagner occurred last week, and III,
evidence which was circumstantial. wa,
such as to induce the jury to place TIL,
punishment of the defendant at twenty
years in the penitentiary.
A couple of weeks after this murder
two men. Mcdonald and German. en-
gagged in an alteration in Monroe Will,
intoxicated. and they repaired to ih,
country to settle the difficulty. The re
suit was that Mcdonald received in
iuries that caused his death. His as
saiiant. German. was tried last week
and the jury found verdict of "no
guilty. after being out short time
Tho jury are denounced on all sides TO
Acquiring German, as it is believed I,
have been an unpravoked murder.
Prairie du Chen Courier: Mrs. Mar,
Z. Mooney. OF Lancaster Grant county
has been visiting her sister Mrs. ID. l.
Hadley. Of this city, durisg the pas
week.
Mineral Point Tribune: Soon we shall
be able to boast ftwo banks.
A saloon keeper ofCalamine, named
Jas. McDermit. died suddenly Monda
evening. From what we can learn b
had been indulging too freely in th
fiery liquid just previous to his death
Iowa Co. Democrat: William Rablin
one of Iowa county's oldest citizens
died at his home in this city on Monda'
night. Oct. 18th, after long and Sc
we're illness. The deceased came her
at au early day, sometime in the yea
1886. During the past year be was
great sufferer. bearing his affection
with CHRISTIAN resignation He was fo
many years past member of the NJ.
church. He leaves wife and man
friends to mourn his death. The tuners
will take place from his late residenc
on Friday afternoon at o'clock. Th
ldeegased was rs years of age.