Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-07-19
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Monroe Sentinel-JocobJo Jones brought
us a sample of volunteer rye which
grew 70.stakls from one kernal Of seed
self sown; seventy times seventy fold
beats the record of even the fertile Nile
country. Mr. Jones thinks his crop
will exceed by ten bushels per acre the
crop last year which was sown care
fully.
Monroe SentiueL-Ben Miller, the alb
sconding Browntown hotel man, who is
wanted here in Monroe for forging and
passing a note for 5000, made his APP
pearance here to-day in the character
of a would be-murderer. His wife,
who remained here instead of following
him, was surprised by his sudden APP
pearance just before the dinner hour,
at her quiet domicile in Mrs. Leverton's
house, and drew a revolver upon her,
utterly without cause, except that she
refused to join him in his flight from
justice some three or four weeks ago.
He was prevented from doing injury
by the timely presence of Mrs. Lever
ton who grasped his arm. and upon an
alarm being given Miller pulled out in
rig that had brought him hither,
having done no injury except to strike
glancing blow at Mrs. Leverton, which
she parried with her arm.
D0dgeUilLe Chronicle - Another COR
tract has been let for extending the
Illinois Central road beyond Dodgeville.
A contract was let some time ago for
extending the track $500 feet beyond
the Dodgeville depot, which would car
ry 1t into the entrance of the big cut ON
Military ridge where the cut would be
20 feet deep. That contract has almost
been completed, and the new contract
extends from that to the Northwestern
track, distance of 1850 feet further.
This new contract will involve an all
winters work, and will probably be
operated by steam shovel and the dirt
removed by pony engines and cars to
the big bridge, distance of nearly two
miles. ABORTION of the cut will excee d
40 feet in depth, and when completed
the major portion of the grading across
the Military ridge will be finished
Pick and Gad--The ShuIIsburg Driv-
ing Park was sold under Chattel Mort
gage last week and the purchasers pro-
pose to fix it up and have some fall
races. 1t is one of the best tracks in the
state and there is no reason why it
should not prove a paving Investment.
Joseph Blackstone and Jas. Roberts
have the matter in charge and it will
be managed to the satisfaction of all
interested and to the public generally.
GalenG Gazette: Among the numer-
GUS inmates of the 10 Davess County
Poor House, in East Galena, is woman
named Amanda Handrickson. She is a
half breed Indian, and a very peculiar
character. She has been given food
and shelter in the institution since 1864
and says she is more than one hundred
years of age, and her appearance con-
tributes literally toward forming in the
mind of the person who sees her the
opinion that what she says is not wide
of the truth. When she first became q
charge upon the county-forty-two
years ago-she was we'll advanced in
years. Notwithstanding her extreme
old age she is enjoying reasonably good
health, and bids fair to live many years
yet to come. She is an inveterate to-
bacco chewer and talks great deal
Three years ago one of the male in
mates of the county house died, after
having been cared for in the institution
since 1S45-one year prior to the time
when Amanda Hendrickson took up her
abode there