Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-07-18

Because the railroads have refused
one cent fare, the officials of the
Grand Army have declared the en-
campment to be held at Milwaukee TO
be off. 1t hardly seems creditable TO
the management that they should have
left so important feature until the
last moment. II only bluff at the
railroads it is poor one 10 make.
Many of the posts have signified their
intention to attend in spite of the order
of the officials. but the attendance will
hardly be what it would If harmony had
prevailed.
At the annual commencement exer-
cises of Iowa College. held at Grinnell,
Iowa, on June Goth, out of a class Of
twenty nine exceedingly bright students
Fred o. Mccartney gave the validictory
address. Mr.. Mccartney was formerly
of this place and is son of A. X. Nc,
Cartney, of Denver, Col. Mr.. Mozart
ney expects TO enter the ministry and
will attend Theological Seminary in
AndoYer, N. Y.
The case of the state vs. w. McCurdy
for fraud came up before Justice
Wheeler last Thursday. He was held
10 the circuit court in bonds of 5000
He deposited the money with his bonds
men and left town. McCurdy had been
selling pack ages of snide jewelry for
fabulous prices. pretending to wrap
with them bill of large denomination.
Whether he appears for trial OF not
Grant county will be rid of that class of
swindling for some little time.
Deputy Sheriff McGonigal has been
in Platteville during the greater part Of
the past week attending a case from
Manchester, Iowa, where an owner of
a private opera house contracted with
a horse show company. The company
failed to meet the engagement and the
owner of the opera house having gone
to considerable expense in getting
ready for the company. brought suit
against the horse show company for
damages to the amout of $500 The
goods were attached and taken 10 Platte
vile where the case is now on trial be-
foro Atfornax- Murnhau
Mrs. w. A. Lawson, of Baraboo,
Conference Secretary of the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society, was in this
city on Sunday and spoke upon the
subject of foreign missions in the school
chapel in the morning. She also lee
tured upon the same subject on Boice
Prairie and Hurricane in the afternoon
and evening respectively. An auxiliary
missionary society was organized at
the Nj. f. parsonage on Monday after
noon. The first regular meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Alex Ivey
on the second Wednesday in August.
The following are the officers of the
society. President, Mrs. Ed. McKin-
ney; vice presidents, Mrs. Alex Ivey,
Mrs. w p. Stone, Mrs. Marcellus; cor
responding secretary, Mamie Stone;
recording secretary, Jennie Stewart;
treasurer, Mrs. ,Jno. Stevens.
The Normal Review School now in
session in this city is booming right
along, with constantly increasing num-
bers. There can be no question as to
the value OF this work and coming as it
does. during the usual summer vacation,
teachers should be quick to seize the
advantages offered by it. Moro know
ledge usually means higher grades OF
Teachers Certificates and this nearly
always means better positions, longer
terms and better pay. Seekers after
any ono or all of these things, should
hail with pleasure the opportunities for
making advancement along all educa-
tional lines, without being under the
necessity of quitting the teachers desk
in order to do so. The teacher who
stops teaching for term or year in
order to take either review or advanced
work in some school must, in counting
the expenses of SO doing, add in the
amount of twenty or twenty-five dollars
per month, which she would otherwise
earn if she were teaching. Under this
plan of summer work, any teacher must
see most excellent opportunities offered
for very light expense and practically
no loss Of time. The teachers not only
of Grant county, but of this section of
the state should give Mr.. Showalter and
his corps of able assistants substantial
encouragement and cordial welcome.