Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-02
Local Exchanges.


= msioriit ~ over 700 Some oi III,
best people Of the city. and some D
them strong temperance people ian
claimed thai the city was losing S24
600 that she ought To- have 81 revenu,
from license, and ycl her Salnons wcr,
not closed la view OF this state %
affairs They favored putting on higl
license and holding the saloons 10 ;
strict accountability to tie law Pcca
tnnica. Rocktor. Br,yi,icr.. Lena, War
ren, Elizabeth. Hanover. Apple River
Scales Mound. and Nora. al voted fni
license. Nor than htif Of these town.
had no iictnS, last wear
! Boscobel DIrl: Ralph Lake, OF Lone
/ Rock, has M old war nurse that may
accompany The Veterans OF that vicinity
To the Milwaukee eucampment.
Dixie WAS taken 1T Columbus, Ky,
in 1862, sud conveyed 10 Maj Barnes
farm at Bushnell. H. " lille owned by
the msior he made bee line for his
southern home EIe swan two rivers,
got 100 miles, and was taken up and
kept until recovered by his owner. He
finally became the property OF Mr..
eake.--George Green. young man
fourteen years nf age and son Of a
farmer OF Crawford county mel with n
serious accident Sunday morning lie
loaded an army musket with n ~. Of
No. 3 shot, and when between Two and
three miles from home he saw ~nske.
Taking the gun So rs to kill it with he
butt he made Il lunge, when the ham
mtr caught in his boot leg and the con-
tents of the gun went through the cen
ter OF his left hand. The bones of the
middle and tmrd fingers Of the hand
were blown entirely away.
Cassyillc lndcx:-Goy Dewey was
out for ride on Sunday last, the first
time since his illness. His many friends
are happy to note his improvement.
Bishop Andrew Cahonn, of Salt Lske
City serving out term in prison for
polYgamy, has renowned bis faith, de-
nonncing the whole Mormon fabric as
tissue OF impnsIuros and frauds lie
has stoud BY his church for half
century. but now says he does not pro-
pose any longer 10 be called q rebel
against his country
A spritualistic scance was held the
other evening in Findlay, Ohio, al which
the spirit of August Spies was one OF
the star attractions. Mr. Spies announ-
ced that since he has been relieved from
his mortal coil he had experienced quite
= change oi faith, and profpsscd repent
ance for his errors In the flesh, He also
intimated that his present condition was
by no means as cool and comfortable
as could be wished. Only few evenings
prior 10 this visit TO Findlay Mr. Spies
attended Chicago seance, at which
he declared that his earthly opinion on
politics bad been strengthened since he
joined the choir invisible, that he had
received indubtable proof of their in
falliblity, and that he had been recon-
pensed for his mariyrdom by getting
into as happy sphere ss any mortal or
immortal could desire. Very likely the
true believers will be able 10 reconcile
these seemingly contradictory utteran-
ces, but TO the ordinary understanding
they are, 10 say the least, rather battling.
One would like TO havea clear definition
OF consistency as is understood in that
outer limbo where the spirits of the de-
parted roam
Prairie du CHEN Union: Senator
Kidd and wife are settled in their new
home on Minnesota street The Sena-
tor left this morning for a business trip
To Chicago aud milwaukee, On Fri
day last the infant son of Louis Chenier,
while at play on the porch Of the house,
fell into barrel in which was \ few
inches 81 water and before discovered
was drowned
Dodgeyillo Sun: As Grandma Deyoe
was returning from Mszomsnie on the
train hast Thursday evening. accom-.
panied by her daughter Mrs. Henry
Yorker, the train ran PAST the Usual
stopping place, and they, supposing it
hSd stopped for the purpose OF letting
passengers of. ~ once rot their pack
ages and started 10 get on The train.
Mrs Devoe being first. A. she
WAS about To step onto the platform
the train started 10 back mp. aud she
fell between the train and the platform.
but was quickly pulled away from
the now moving train by some one
near by. thus preventing what might
have been an instant death. and al that
time her Injuries were not supposed TO
be dangerous rs she walked home
assiSteu nN TWO persons. Bul since
that time, and At this writing is in 3
critical condition and on account Of her
old age and feeble health. her recovery
is doubtful
Mineral Point Democrat; Gov Hoard
has appointed our veteran druggist.
r. u. pulford, member of the state
board Of pharmacy, This appointment
is Il good one, and is one which Il level
headed newspaper man like Gov Hoard
might be expected 70 make Our
townsman is 10 be congratulated on
being one of the few immortal demo-
Gratis. who are so fortunate as to secure
an office under republican sdminis-
tration.
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