Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-14
CITY AND VICINITY BRIEFS.

oiietSS are beSlnHlHS 10 Uoll NOW.
Congressman La Toilette will speak
here October ~. No doubt he will be
greeted by very large audience.
Last Monday evening Capt j. 3. Nc
Coy returned from Omaha, where he
has been for some time on stock bust
ness.
The members of the G. A. X. Post of
this place had a jubilee at Thomas
Hall Monday evening. They had
camp fire, ia bleaux, etc.
A car on the early accommodation
train on the Northwestern Railroad ran
off the track here last Saturday morn-
ing. No one was injured.
Mrs. g. L. Cabanis, of Potosi, passed
through town few days ago. on her
way to Elmo, where she went to make
arrangements to have her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. Richards, remove to her
home at Fotosi.
Z. b. Smith went out to Elk Grove
last Saturday and bought one of the
incest little buggy horses we have seen
for many a day. lie bought him Of j.
c. Curkeet, one of the most extensive
stock breeders in that section OF the
country.
Thomas Light, of Big Patch, one of
the Oldest inhabitants of this county,
died at his home last Saturday, u: the
advanced age of sc years. He was a
native OF England and came to this
country when very young man. lie
was man of sterling integrity and one
who will be greatly missed in the neigh
borhood in which he so long resided.
Peter Booche, an old resident of this
city, died at his home Friday, October
s. He had for some time been afflicted
with dropsy, and the last few months of
his life were attended with much suffer-
ing. Mr.. Booche had long been citi-
zen of this place and had reached the
mature age of II years. The funeral
took place from the Catholic church
and was largely attended by the friends
and relatives of the deceased.
III. III. Rountree discovered not long
ago number of lady students CT the
Normal at work sketching his creamery
building. Now, Harry, besides being
great admirer of the meek and inter-
esting cow, is an enthusiastic patron of
art. 1t struck him when he saw the
| Normal artists at work that something
ought to be done right there to eneour-
age them, and accordingly he resolved
himself into society for the advance
ment of the art of sketching. In furth-
erance of the laudable design he offers
the following prizes: For the best sketch
of the building he will give a tub of his
best butter-mik and will deliver it to
any part of the city. The second pre-
MUM he offers life-size portrait of
himself, in the act of milking one of his
kicking cows. 1t is to be hoped that
these prizes will have the effect of ere
ating such an impetus in favor of art
that our city will be renowned as a
great art center.
Last Saturday afternoon and evening
a man calling himself Cray Ike" APP
peared on our streets in new-style
coat. His business was to sell, and we
assure our readers he did sell. He had
paper, razors, combs and notions of all
kinds. The fellow who was with him
made two OF three dismal attempts to
sing but failed to the fullest extent.
The principal thing that held the crowd
was the mans constant promises to cut
a boys head off. When the time came
for the man to commit the murder,
handkerchief was put around the lads
neck, the man then searched for his
knife, and in the interval, according to
a scheme between them, the boy made
a break to get away, when someone in
the crowd caught him and held him.
"Crazy Ike'' then said that as the boy
was excited and nervous he dared not at
tempt the operation, and besides, he
did not like to do anything Of that kind
against the bows will