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


ID. S. York having resigned his posi-.
ton as mail agent on the train running
from Galena to Montfort, Charlie Burr
has taken the place and will continue
to serve until an appointment is made.
w. H. Clark is assisting Postmaster L.
A. Burr in the postoffice during the
absence of Charlie.
Mrs. M. Murphy had the misfortune
to cut the back of her hand on a rusty
barbed wire fence week ago. In q
became infiamed. DIR. Fred Strong
was called and the inflammation was
reduced but the patient still remains in
a dangerous condition.
In order to complete the files for 1888
the HERALD would like copies of March
l. 8, %, 20; April 5, 10, 26; May 8. 81;
June Z, IA, 81, %; July 5; Aug. 8, %;
Oct l / and Feb. z, for 1889. Anybody
having these or any one of them and
not needing the same will confer a
favor by sendiHg them in.
DR.. Cronin and Frank Liscum, OF
Cassville, came over TO this city on
Wednesday. Before they had been here
an hour the DR.. received telegram to
return and take charge of a patient who
had broken his leg. They hardly
had time TO shake hands with their
friends before they had to leave.
From sixty-two applications for adj
mission to the State Normal School at
Platteville only two passed successful
examinations last week. One of the
| two successful ones was Miss Eta Han
mum of this city. A comparatively
small number of the remaining sixty
were admitted into the preparatory de-
partment.
Charles Goldenpenny was brought on
he'd TO the Grant Co. poor house on
Tuesday by Chairman Arthur Doyle,
from Smelser. Mr.. Goldenpenny had q
stroke Of paralysis in Galena a short
time ago and, though he has some
property there was no one to care for
him in his helpless condition, hence his
removal to the poor house.
The peoples ticket in Boscobel was
elected on Monday. April l6 ss follows:
For mayor, Dr. Armstrong; for mar
shall, L. Murly; for treasurer. VIM.
Pittman; alderman, Lou F. Ruka, Louis
Ruka. j. + Shipley, A Dexter and
James Benoy. The fight foI the Office
of marshall was hard one between r.
Murley and Davis Devoe.
Ephraim Sanford, IN inmate of the
Grant Co. Asylum, ran away about
three weeks ago and was found this
week with his wife and family m Rich
land Center. He was brought back
here this week. This inmate was con-
sidored trustworthy and is known to
many in this city by the knives he has
made and sold or given away.
The revival meetings that have been
held in the Congregational church dur
ing the past two weeks closed on Sun
day evening. Quite a number have
made profession of Christianity. The
church was crowded on Sunday even
ing to listen to Evangelist l.. p Rowland
deliver his farewell sermon. A collec-
ton amounting to 1925 was received at
the close of the meetings for the evan
gelist. Rev. Rowland left on the Mon
day morning train for Boscobel where
he has gone to hold special meetings
for two weeks
G. H. Cooley and Albert Wiskoe
started for Oklahoma on Wednesday,
but changed their minds when they got
down TO Quincy, Illinois. They turned
around. sold their tickets for one-third
what they cost them. and started for
home. They say that the costs and
trouble of trying to get land in Okla
homa would far exceed what they could
make. Mr.. Cooley has nice residence
and home in the eastern part of the
city and he did not care To loose it for
the sake of mixing in with half-breeds
and Indians.
A petition is being circulated protest
ing against the councils assessment of
q five mill road tax. As the HERALD
understands it a four mill tax was for.
merly levied until our council under a
iii of economy reduced il to three The
consequence IS that while the city has
several appliances for road making, the
funds for that purpose are not sufficient
to make them available. Our roads
are not in the condition they ought to
be for city with the pretensions of
Lancaster. and some places, during the
wet season would be disgrace 10 any
village, II it should need tax Of five
or even ten mills for year or two to
put the streets in good condition it will
be money we'll expended
The City Councils decision not 10
continue the night watch, simply be-
cause the merchants do not feel like
paying for him extra, is hardly ten
able one. Police regulation is rs much
part of the expenses of the city as the
collection of taxes. The city tax last
year amounted 10 $1.293.ss. High
license also means police regulation.
and the money $4,000, is more than
ample for this purpose. As property