Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-09
CITY AND VICINITY BRIEFS.

been fractured.
Last week we were treated to two
delicious little showers. They laid the
dust, if nothing more.
The city fathers are putting in new
culvert in front of Stingls store. Our
city government deserves great credit
for its efficiency.
Joseph A. Jefry, late graduate of
the Normal, has obtained the principal
ship of the High School at Cadott,
Chippewa County, in this State.
Mrs. Golden, wife of John Golden. of
this city, highly respected old lady,
died rather suddenly at the residence of
her son at Rockville. Wis, last Tuesday.
Be of good cheer, brother farmers.
The Bethel Grove camp meeting will
begin in a few days and then we shall
have rain in abundance. We have never
known it to fail in bringing lots of rain.
What has become of the great Platte
vile fair scheme? About year AGO
we heard great rumors of fair that
was to be held here 1t was to be Il
permanent thing, and here it is over
year and still we have no fair.
The safe in the American Express
Company's office at Cuba City was
blown open last Thursday night. No
clues have vet been discovered Had
the safe been robbed a day sooner a
large sum of money would have been
obtained.
The funeral of the late Mrs John
Golden took place Friday forenoon.
The services were he'd in the Catholic
Church, Rev, Father Wibbert officiat-
ing. A very large crowd was in at
tendance to render respect to the mem
DRY OF the departed lady.
Last Wednesday evening there was
regular old-time school meeting held at
the Rock school house. Men who
were there report that it was far ahead
of any of the meetings of the famous
Lime Kiln Club. Had we known tina.
it was ID come off we would have been
present with our artist and taken
sketches of some of the gentlemen who
rendered the high tragedy.
Sherman Dodge. local sport of New
Diggings, will run foot-race of 100
yards with j. Jane, of Shulsburg. for
purse of 5000. The race will come
off on September s, in the Shullsburc
driving park. Dodge has the reputa-
ton of being one of the swiftest runners
in Southwestern Wisconsin. After the
race we shall back our railroad Smith
against the winners.
The many friends of Prof. James P.
Murphy. who has been teaching the
Highland school, will be panied to learn
that he has been at his home in New
Diggings for the last month. suffering
with hemorrhage of the lungs. 1t is
to be hoped that he will soon recover
from the dreadful trouble. 1t is sup
Poood Ouftb IL was CduStU DF ONpfW0rk.
We see By an exchange that prom
inent lawyer of Musc0da was knocked
down while in Milwaukee and robbed of
SIC and gold watch 1t the person
who did the robbing is ever apprehended
he will have no difficulty in getting
clear on the ground of insanity. The
fact of his selecting Wisconsin law
yer as victim of q robbery. will be
conclusive evidence Of IN unbalanced
mind And even if he was sane when
he made the assault. the fact of finding
the sum of SO on the LAWYERS
person, will certainly unbalance his
mind
Last Thursday it rained. Yes. indeed
it did rain. Il rained water. How
ever, it did not rain much water. just
enough to induce one man Ia put up an
umbrellas and few ladies' 70 nut on
their gossamers The sight ii a man
with an umbrella and # ladies attired
in gossamers, was one that struck ter
ror into the hearts Of many of our
Younger citizens They have never
seen the iise before The, asked .orne
Of 'ae old settlers y hat it all meant.
but il had been 50 long since they had