Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-28

as The day OF election draws near the
political cauldron boils more intensely.
So far during the campaign little has
been done except what the respective
candidates have each undertaken for
himself primarily and his ticket next.
l make the prediction that the town
clerks and inspectors Of elections will
lind hard work in making returns, as
many tickets will come under the head
OF scratched" Each year it seems
the dear people are getting more and
more in the habit of voting regardless
of party dictates. l look in vain all
through the towns in northern Grant to
find that great dissatisfaction so repeat
eddy spoken of by the Democratic organ
published at the county seat The
people cannot be made to believe that
Pat BARLEY can poll more votes than
our unfortunate friend, Tom McMahon.
Neither will the majority of the voters
say so. They do not believe that any
gain can be made by changing the
county treasurer this time. The out
look in the northern part of our county
is bright for Republican success. There
is no doubt OF it. When the sun sets
on November 2 the Republican candid
ates, from honest Jerry Rusk to the
lowest named candidate on the list, will
be found to have been elected.
Boscobel is rapidly coming to the
front as an aspirant for city honors of
the most debased sort. A set of low
lived scoundrels are either domiciled
among us or else make visits periodic
ally. For instance, only few nights
ago we had tho case of sand-bagging.
Since then some candidate for hempen
collar made most brutal assault upon
young lady, whose outcries and exer-
tons finally frightened the miscreant
away This on one of our principal
thoroughfares, too. If the wretch had
been found he would have made no
more attempts in this world, for the
nearest tree would have had him for an
ornament. The lady is entitled to great
credit for "manfully" asserting her
power to protect herself, which she so
successfully accomplished.
An attempt which was nearly sue
cessful was made to rob the store of
Pratt u Walker, who keep restaurant.
A window was raised and an entrance
effected, but the family awoke and the
would-be thieves escaped. This was
undoubtedly the work of persons unac-
quainted in the city, else they would
have known that a family slept in the
room in which the window was raised.
Then one night last week three men
with masks on were passed on one of
the by-streets by persons who at the
time thought nothing of it. but since
other deviltries have been brought to
light they attach much Importance to
this, as no doubt the masked persons
were on the watch for victim, instead
of being some of our own boys on a
clark" While everyone must admit
that ladies with or without an escort
ought to have the right to travel unmo-
Tested in the streets of our city at any
hour, yet with the lawless bands of
roughs with which every community is
more or less infested the propriety of
ladies without escort travelling on out
of the way streets after say, eight
o'clock in the evening, is questioned.
ExCity Marshal Woodward, now
deputy sheriff, during whose long term
as marshal the city enjoyed compare
tive immunity from lawlessness is quite
positive, he can tell where some of this
"fine work" comes from, and if he says
so | am confident he is right, for after
nearly aquarter of a century's acquaint-
ance with ''Ike' the writer never knew
him to make false move You gave
the credit in the last HERALD of captur-
ing the Fennimore horse thieves to the
wrong persons. 1t was Ike Woodward
who got on their track and finally
brought them back.
Fred. Taylor, young man residing
with relatives here, and brakeman
on one of the freight trains on the C.
M. 81 ST. Paul Railroad, was instantly
killed last Sunday evening while max
ing coupling at Lone Rock. The
train was moving slowly while he walked
with one foot on each side of the rail
when he stepped in a cattlc-guard and
the train ran over him. He was a
member of the famous Light Guard
Band of this city and young man of
much promise.
Congressman La Toilette will address
our citizens Monday evening on the
issues of the day, particularly those
with which Congress will be called on
to deal at the next session. No
word of complaint has been uttered
against his record and he will be re-
turned by an increased majority. All
of which will be extremely gratifying
to your CORRESPONDENT.
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