Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-04-18
Local Exchanges.


last week, at about O'Clock p. m.
The fire caught in the roof and was
discovered by the neighbors before the
family knew of their catastrophy. IL
was very large residence and was
insured for 81, COOS. NJ. Davey has
successfully wintered pair of alligators
in this village. They are five feet long
and are supposed to be about one-third
grown. and are about 20 years of age.
They eat but little and are quite docile,
yet are sufficiently active to make Wis.,
| itOrs desire safe distance, when the
lady and gentleman from the land of
bayous become irritated and twist
around with wide open jaws, ready to
fasten with vice-like power upon the
first object that comes within reach.
They have lived through the winter
very nicely and will sometimes remain
a month without food. Those DESTROYS
of seeing the strangers can be accom-.
odated by visiting the barber shop, next
TO the post office, where they can satisfy
their curiosity and behold a sight rare
" seen in this latitude.
Pick and Cad: A new mining COM
pany has just been formed here called
the 'Buncombe Hill Mining Co.. for
the purpose of mining on tract of
land in the south part of the town of
Benton, which is known to contain
heavy deposits of both lead and zinc
ore. Chris Hutchinson. Thos. r. Car
ter, j III. Mills, Abe r. Howell, VIM.
L. Brown, John ii. Brown, Jos. J..
Brown and Emanuel Brown comprise
the company and as they have pur-
chased the land and are all experienced
and competent miners We expect to be
able to give a good report of their
operations before many weeks. We
wish them success.
Richland Center Republican:-Eph-
ram Sanford, an insane person from the
| town of Forest. who has been in Grant
county insane asylum for the past two
years escaped from that institution 3
a week ago, and in a few days after
wards put in appearance at his home.
Becoming troublesome one of the FAM
lily brought him to this city last Satur-
day and turned him adrift. The last
seen of him he was walking along the
railroad track below town carrying a
satchel. John Peterson, Overseer of the
Grant county asylum, was here Tues
day searching for him. Sanford is
about s. years old.
Galena Gazette:-A queer outfit made
its appearance on Main St., this morn
! ing: 1t consisted of a donkey, which
might have been the Variable one which
Balaam rode of yore, rig which bore
q suspicious resemblance of the historic
"One-hoss Shay" darkey and white
man who looked like men who might
have seen better days, without even
then enjoying an enviable portion of
the worlds blessings, and finally poor
old crowbate with its ribs sticking out
in bold relief as wart on the tip of a
mans nose. The queer procession
marched up Main ST., the OBJ
served of all observers; they were
given the right of way by everything on
the street, and thus proceeded until
they had passed out into the country
again. Whence they came and where
they went, no one knew They had
come and gone like the roses of sum-
mer, leaving nothing behind but a
cherished remembrance.
Boecobel Dial Last Sunday evening
at the NJ E. Church Rev. 4. L. Briggs
| preached on the Evidences of Christian
ity. At the close of the sermon he
signalled the choir to sing and sank
back into his chair with his head on his
hand. The choir sang two verses
and stopped while the audience re-
NAMED quietly standing, waiting to
receive the benediction; but their pastor
made no movement. and the people
suppesing he had dropped into doze,
waited until the silence became oppres-
sive when they moved slowly out into
the aisles with their eyes upon the pale,
immovable figure in the pulpit. Friends
of the minister Immediately pressed
forward onto the rosturm, but all at
tempts to arouse him were fruitless for
time. A carriage was brought and
he was taken TO the parsonage and re-
ceived medical aid. II is supposed
that he sustained a slight stroke of some
sort, from which he is now slowly re-
covering -- AT Miss Connor's
dressmaking establishment in
this city there is wedding
dress that will probably never en-
circle bride. Last week gentleman
residing in the country had an engage
ment 10 marry a lady in this city ON
| Sunday. Thursday he took his alliance
around town and bought her number
of presents-a ring, wedding dress,
etc. Friday morning the lady took the
train here saying she was going to visit
her parents, and up to the present time,
/ has failed to come back. The gentle
man came in on Sunday to fulfill his
i part of the contract. Ii looks as
though she had left her might-hase-been
husband desolate and alone for all the
| time.
! Dodgeville Sun: A team belonging
to Chas. Flemming, of Pulaski. while
returning from the field with an eight
| year old son of Flemming ON the back
OF one Of them, became frightened at 3
flock of sheep chased by dog. which
rsn 20 the horses for protection. and
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