Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-09

necessary Tor good time.
The Republican Club met Tuesday
evening at Judge Carter's office. The
committee on rooms for headquarters
was not ready with their report and
further time was granted. This re-
port will decide whether to rent rooms
and use the hall for ratification meet
ings, or to build log cabin suitable
for all purposes. Adjourned to next
regular meeting night; at same place.
A letter, recently received by Mrs.
Sykes, from her son Ira, says that he is
doing we'll financially, and likes Colo
RADIO Springs. He has given up the
printing business, and has position in
a real estate office He graduated from
the HERALD several years ago, and is
one of the best job printers it has sent
out; but he hasn't enough cheek for an
editor" and so has gone into more con-
genial business.
In response TO the call from the Platte
vile Witness, for the names of those
who voted for Harrison in 1910, Geo. +.
Cabins answers at once. by saying that
he voted for him at Springfield H., and
expresses the belief that, next March,
Grover will be sent where Martin Van
Buren, went in 1871 He closes his let
ter by saying; IF live until election
day, will vote for General Harrison,
believing he will make such President
as we want.
The Races of the Lancaster Driving
Association, on August 30th and 31st,
promises to be something extra. The
purses offered are liberal, and the best
trotting stock Of the county and vicinity
will be represented. There will be three
races each day. Ga tho first, three
minute class, special purse and running
race; second day, $50 class,
trotting for four-year-olds and I'M
der, and a free-for-alI. Entries will
close on the oath.
Mr.. e. Hawley and his son, L. q.
Hawley, formerly of Platteville, now of
They are the owners of the elevator and
warehouse at the depot, in this place
For the past year, the property has been
rented to I. F. Oltoa & Co, the &c"
being G. H. Baxter, and Mr.. Orion ac-
tive manager. This year, there is a new
deal. The Hawleys run the business in
connection with their grain business in
Milwaukee, retaining Mr.. Orion as their
representative and manager here.
Last Tuesday night, shed and
threshiug machine belonging to james
Jones. who lives about nine miles north
of town, were destroyed by fire. Mr..
Jones had just taken out his machine,
preparatory to starting, the following
day, for his round of fall work
He went away in the evening, and soon
after he left his family discovered the
fire; but it had already made too much
Roadway to make it possible for them to
save the machine. It-had been used
nearly two years. The loss will be
something near $500
The Grant county girls who have read
Mrs. f. ID. E. N. Southworth's novels
with so much pleasure, probably do not
know that the ,authoress used to live
only few miles from them. More
than thirty years ago she lived at Potosi
and Platteville, where her husband
worked at the timers trade, and was
dissipated as we'll as very poor. Mrs.
Southworth was obliged to leave INN,
and assume the care of their only child
1t was probably this necessity that in
duced her to begin writing. She now
has an income of $1,000 year from the
New York Ledger
Last Thursday, as James Kilbourn
was running binder, one of the three
horses attached to it kicked over the
tongue, and this frightened the others,
and they ran away. In crossing a
ditch, Mir. kilbourn was thrown from his
seat into the elevator. The position was
q dangerous one, but he kept hold of the
lines, succeeded in climbing upon the
seat again, and finally stopping the hor-
ses. He was not seriously hurt,
but one foot was so bruised he
walks with crutch. Still, pres
ence of mind and agility saved him from
what might have been a serious accident.
August 1st was celebrated at Du-
buque by the colored people of that
city and the surrounding towns as
Emancipation day. In the South this
celebration is held April goth, instead
ofAhis date, and is next to Christmas,
the greatest holiday of the year, being
fobserved somewhat as we do the Fourth
of July, by parade in the morning
and a picnic, with its Accomplishments
in the afternoon. The principle feature
Of their procession is generally the ship
of state, in which are seated thirty
eigh colored bellies who represent the
states. 1t is beyond the pen of any
writer to reproduce the genuine south
ern darky speech on Emancipation
Day"
Mr.. Leopold Simon and son are visit
ing their relatives, the Nathan's, milan
caster. Mr.. Simon resides in New
York City, where he has made large
fortune in the tobacco business. This
is his FIRST visit in Grant county. and
Joe Nathan is showing him about this
week. They have visited Platte
vile and Potosi, as well as sew
eral other towns in this part of the