Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-12


Last week three deer came into Ian
caster from the north having been
shipped to }. Nathan & Sons from l.. II.
Boughton with instructions to retail
the venison to his customers. Quite
number came to see these beautiful
creatures which are s. highly prIzsd by
game lovers.
Joseph O'Sulliyan is canyassing for
book giving the history of the Clan ma
Gael organization from the beginning
of the order in 1869; containing also
history of the trial of Dr. Cronins MUIR
derers. Mr.. O'Sulivan is an energetic
canyasser and should be given cour-
teous reception by all
Next Sunday eyenln Q Rev S. s.
Grinnell, of the Congregational church.
will deliver an address on the Worlds
Sunday School Convention held in
London last summer. Rev Grinnell
was present during this convention ard
will try to give his hearers some of the
benefits derived from his attendance.
Muddy streets and crossings have
been the main features of this city the
past week. Something ought to be
done to remedy this great defect in our
streets ere another year passes. Ian
easter has paid off her burIensom3
debts and now macadamized streets
would reflect ere lit upon her and add
to her already acquired attractiveness.
The protracted meetings which have
been in progress at the Methodist church
for the past tive weeks, conducted by
Rev. T. +. Marcellus, came to a close
last Sunday and were very successful,
quite number uniting with the church.
Rev, Bert f Wheeler, of Platteyilla,
preached both Sunday morning and
evening, captivating his hearers with his
sound logic and earnest manner.
The first quarterly conference of this
year was held at tke Methodist church
Monday where it was decided to exclude
the appointments at Hurricane and
Boice Prairie, both having formerly be-
longed to the Lancaster circuit, and to
form separate charge, consisting of
Hurricane, Boice Prairie and Ellenboro,
which should be termed Lancaster
Mission. Rev. Marcellus will have
charge of Lancaster Circuit and Rev
Fischer viii have charge Of the Mission.
Charles Tandy, of Mt. Ida, had o
tooth drawn some time ago, AMI during
the operation his jaw was fractured.
Although too sore 10 eat solid food, and
having to subsist on liquid nourishment,
the nature OF the injury was not sus-
pected until recently when the side of
the face gave evidence of shrinking,
and Tandy put himself under medical
treatment. Although fractures are
difficult to treat if not at once attended
to, it is hoped TINT he will suffer no per-
manent injury.
c. C. Blake, the Kansas weather
prophet, is out with his prediction for
the present December. He says "Prob-
ably many people are not prepared for
the very cold weather which will be here
in few days For last winter calcu-
lated that the minimum temperature
would be warm. The minimum in De-
cember, 1889 viii be very cold. l do
not think navigation ON the lakes will be
predicts about the same. If we don't
have a cold December the weather
prophets have all missed their calcu-
lation.
In speaking of the lecture delivered in
Darlington, Thanksgiving night by Rev.
Father Hodnett, who has been engaged
to deliver n lecture at the Catholic
church Feb. u, 1890, for the benefit of
the Catholic school The Darlington
.Joarnd( says: The Rev Thomas
Pope Hodnett. Of Chicago. delivered his
famous lecture on Lincoln and O'Con-
nell at the Catholic church in this city
last Thursday evening. The church
was filled to Overlooking by an intelli-
gent and appreeialiye audience who for
more than m nour listened to the words
of eloqueuce. truth and power rs they
were uttered by this noted orator.
The folio wing named persons have
recently been granted pensions through
the agency Of Fletcher 5. Kidd,
John Draegs. Fennimore; Richard
Huftil. Lancaster; Angus; Kamm and
Leonard Taylor. Arthur; Alexander
Mcpherson. Dickeyville; and Trial f,
Harrison. father of Giles. Georgetown;
Messrs Draggs and Huftil We're mem
bers of tue 9TH Wis vols and helped to
make tho Iron Brigade famous, and
each experienced the lOrrors and stary :
alton of prison life in Andersonville
1t has been most truly said of the suf
ferers of Union prisoners in rebel hands
that mo explanation can relieve, and no
apology tone down. its hiieous picture.
and rs we g away from it down the
years OF history. ii will neither lose
ruggedness nor gain softer tints, but
like mountain which cannot De seen
from its near base. but seems to spread
out as you recede, so this vast atrocity
will spread black against the sky down
to the end of time. Across this black.
ness shall ever shine in letters of light
the names Of the suffering patriot and
martyred dead