Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-23

Der of Capt. Farquharsons Co. "C''
25th Wis. Vols, has been allowed /:
liberal pension through the agency Of
F. S. Kidd of this city.
A severe electric storm visited thi:
vicinity Wednesday night OF last week
Rain fell in torrents, and the play o.
lightning was incessant for an hour Oh
more, The telegraph apparatus a
Fennimore and Montfort on the C.
N. w. were burned out.
DR.. Reed, who is one of the inspector:
Of the Asylum State Board, made al
exexpected to the Grant County Asylum
on Friday. He spoke in favorable
terms of the way he found things to be
running there under the management
of Supt George McFall.
We call the attention of our readers
TO the advertisement of the .'Stearns
Wind Mill Co." in another column. II
is warranted to be the best and most
durable mill made. They want q
reliable agent here and offer good in.
ducements to the right man.
Sheriff F. G. Thompson has large
picture containing the likeness of p OF
Wisconsins Sheriffs taken in Madison a
few weeks ago, while attending a dis
trict convention held in that place.
They are all fine looking fellows and
the picture is finely finished affair.
Mrs. Susan NJ. Irish, of Flora Foun-
tain, widow of Lyman ID. Irish, who
was member of Co. "C' I'd Wis.
Cay'y Vols, has been granted a PEN
sion from the date of her late husband g
death and will receive some $4,000
arrears and S12 per month in the future
Fletcher S. Kidd, whose card appears
in our columns. was the successful
agent.
The HERALD is indebted to W. q.
Palmer, chairman committee on Invita-
tons for an invitation to the Tenth
AnDual Reunion of the Southwestern
Wisconsin Soldiers and Sailors Asso-
citation TO be held in BoscObel June ~
and 20 Every preparation is being
made to give the veterans royal time,
and the chances are Boscobel will quite
out do itself in the way of hospitality.
The newly appointed Bishop knight,
of this diocese, preached in Emmanue
church on Friday evening to q large
congregation The right of confirma-
ton was administered to three young
ladies. AT the conclusion of the SER
vices, Rev. S. ID. Pulford extended an
invitation to the members of the Parish
and friends to adjourn to the Rectory
to meet and become acquainted with
the new Bishop.
The marriage of Miss Jennie Preno
and Mr.. Orrice Whitcomb took place
at the residence of the brides parents
in Baraboo yesterday wednesday,
morning at 10 O'Clock. Mr.. Whitcombe
was former Lancaster boy. He is
now acting as fireman on the North
western r. r. The newly married
couple will reside in Escanaba, Mich.
where they will go at the conclusion of
their wedding trip.
The city of Rockford. ILL.,, could not
afford to establish water-wOrks, and a
system was put in by private capital,
and in q few years the investment
proved SO profitable that the city bought
out the company at a large advance,
and has saved money by the deal.
Freeport was in the same condition,
and the water-works are maintained
there by private capital, and the city is
! now trying to buy out the company.
A new road has been opened in the
northern part of the town running
west from the Round House at the
depot, and joining the main road lead
ing to Gray's mill, just below Henry
Cooley's house. The other road runs
past Thos. Ortons new residence. south
through Clark's woods, past Hon. X.
B. Showalter's residence. A road has
also been opened just east of the old
w. N. Reed place and extends south
to Nathans' slaughter yards.
While Rev. Father Zawstowski, OF
Highland, was going to the sick bed
of one of the members of his church on
Monday evening, the horses became
frightened and turning suddenly upset
the buggy, throwing him out He fell
on his head and received such severe
injuries on the back of his head and
neck that paralysis set in and he died
in fourteen hours. The deceased was
sixty-seyen years of age, The funeral
took place in Highland on Friday morn.
ing at 9 O'Clock and was attended by
several priests and large concourse
of friends.
The city OF Richland Center has all
vertised for bids for the construction OF
water works as follows THE furnish.
ing and laying of 1888 feet of eight
inch cast iron pipe; 1862 feet of -four
inch cast iron pipe; four tons ofspecials
twenty-five hydrants; fifteen district
valves and service boxes; the construc.
ton of a $500 barrel stone reservoir
All in accordance with plans and
specifications on file at office of city
clerk. A certificate of $500 shall ac
company each proposal, conditioned
upon the execution of the required con
tract and bond for the faithful perform
ance of the work in case of award
Every line in newspaper costs some
thing. If it is for the benefit of al
| individual or firm. it should be paiC
for. If grocer was asked TO donat
groceries TO persons abundantly able t
pay for them he would refuse. The
proprietor of newspaper must pay TO
free advertising if the beneficiary doe
not. And yet is one of the tardies
things to be learned by many people
that newspaper has space in it
columns 10 rent, and must rent 10 live
To give away or rent it for anything
less than living rates. would be certainl