Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-03
LOCAL EXCHANGES.

Darlington journal The lot of
pearls pronounced worthless by Chi
cago jewellers were sent to New York
and sold for a handsome sum. We
have Holy Writ for authority that it
is Improbable to cast pearls before
swine.
FUNNY FELLOW AND HIS FRANKS
Last Saturday fellow giving his
name as Chas. +. Maynard, stepped off
a boat at Lynxville and opened up
headquarters for the buying of cattle.
He made himself at home with Mr..
John Davidson, who runs livery sta
BILE at that village, and by the way is a
very accommodating gentleman. On
Monday morning, after borrowing an
overeoat of Mr.. Antoyne Caya and run
Mag bill of some six dollars with the
same gentleman, he started for the
country with one of Mr.. Davidsons
teams to buy cattle. From there he
went TO Eastman. where he made the
acquaintance of our genial friend Jacob
Canopa, for something less than ten
dollars. AT this place he got one Of the
horsea shod and the harness repaired
and upon all occasions offering to pay
in large bills or checks with final
promise 10 pay when he came back.
From this place he went TO Mrs. Leo
pold Whites widow living in the
town of Wauzeka, where he purchased
her cattle to be delivered at Lynxville,
but paid nothing down on them. From
Mrs. Whites he went TO Wauzeka,
where no induced MIR. w. A. Vaughan
to supply him with So or "a in groceries
and pint OF whisky, which he was 10
take to Mrs. White, who was sick. From
here he went TO Mr.. Pat Fagan's
where he bought span OF mules to be
delivered upon telegram to be sent
soon. and on Tuesday last crossed the |
bridge at bridgeport promising to pay |
our friend JAS. Smith the toll when he /
rsturned. On Thursday night lie |
landed at Glen Haven where lac put up
the team at tho livery stable and
secured loan on them of $50. lie then
borrowed a skiff from the same man,
and hired man 10 row him over TO
Iowa that he might get train to Du-
5nque, where he was going TO replenish
his fund for stock buying. Of course
this is only an outline Of his movements
as given us by Mr.. Davidson whose sus-
picions being aroused went in search of
his team ond found them as stated
above. That any man can operate in
q community for whole week as this
fellow did is evidence that he is slick
one. This description of The man as
given by Mr.. Davidson ties almost ex-
actly with the description of Mr., Star
who escaped Jail at Viroqua last month.
1t is useless to say that Mr.. Davidson
feels very much pleased that he secured
the team so easily and others feel good
to think they got off so cheaply.
Prairie du Chem Courier
A deaf and dumb son of John Ryan,
about len years of age, met with a sin
gular accident last Friday. An old
rusty gun barrel had lain about the
yard for years, no one surprising that
in any possibility it might be danger.
Gus, but on the day mentioned The boy
was playing with it, and through some
strange freak, took il in the Louise and
placed the but end in the Stove; aud all
of a sudden there was flash, a report,
and about dozen shot were lodged 10
his breast. DIR. Hansen was summoned |
and dressed the wound, but he anlici
pates no serious results. Argyle Atlas
Montfort is soon to have
public park. $4,000 Is being rapidly
secured by the sale of shares.