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

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Galena Gazette: On Saturday even
ing John Wharton. an excellent young
man was shot and fatally wounded by
James Mccain, in the village of White
Oak Springs Mccain is teamster
and about two weeks ago some persons
unknown stole wheel from his wagon.
The teamster accused John Wharton
and another young man of the village
of taking the wheel. They positively
denied all knowledge of the affair and
it is believed they told the truth The
house in which Mccain lives is hardly
go yards from the residence of Mr..
Wharton. 1t belongs to Henry Gill Sr.,
and Mr.. ellis sou occupies rooms in
the house. Saturday evening just be-
fore dusk John Wharton and Henry
Gill. Jr., approached the house, intend
ing to goto Mr.. GilPs rooms. McCann
was standing in front of his door and
just as they had gone past without even
salutation, he drew his revolver and
fired a: Wharton, exclaiming IL will
kill you now with lie on your lipsr'
The shot took effect In the young mans
arm and he at once turned and ran.
Mccain fired again the shot entering
his back just st the waist and hardly
one-half an inch from the spinal column.
The wounded young man was soon
reached by his father and brother and
others. who carried him home. 1t was
found that he had been totally para
lyzed below the spot where the shot
took effect. His physician says that
death will soon ensue, and it can come
now only as blessed relief from suffer-
ing which could never be aleviated.
The murdered young man is about "a
years of age. He is member of one
of the best families of that vicinity,
being son of Robert Wharton, the
well known smelter. He has good
reputation. On the other hand, the
murderer is a hard drinker and has
been noted rs blow-hard. He is now
safely lodged in the jail at Darlington
and the feeling seems to be that he will
stretch hemp. Three murders in two
weeks, within radius of fifteen miles,
shows an unwholesome state of out
lawry, and should another crime be
added to those already committed it is
safe to predict that the perpetrator will
never see jail.
Whitewater Register; George Knil-
ans finds his job Of caring for the arch
light lamps considerably increased
through the activity of the sparrows. in
trying to build nests in the upper part
Of the frames. The amount of paper,
straw, feathers, rags and other litter
which he pulls out of nearly every one
of the twenty-eight lamps, whenever he
makes his rounds, would be surprising
to any one who was not previously in
formed of the capacity of these little
birds to gather and stowaway such
stuff, AS the lamps are not visited
these days of moonlight nights yonl
about twice week, it gives the birds a
chance not only TO build nests, but also
to lay eggs in them, and he has found IS
many as three nests and thirteen eggs
in a single lamp. The mischief they do
to the lamps is not only that OF fouling
them, but amounts sometimes in damp
weather to the establishing of short
current and so preventing the lamp
from working. Accordingly George
remorselessly cleans out every vestage
of their work; and, as they persist in
spending their time in rebuilding it
looks as if Whitewater crop of sparrows
might be pretty short one this year.
Whitewater Register: About six
O'Clock this morning very heavy
thunder shower passed over this section
and an enormous quantity of water fell
in the short period that it lasted After
everyone supposed the cannenading
was over. and just at seven O'Clock q
single bolt shot out OF. the clouds and the
next instant the Republican pole at the
corner of Main and First streets lay
prone on the ground slvered to frag-
ments. The old veteran had stood the
storm Of twenty-nine years, and except
part of the upper section was nearly
as sound and tough as ever. 1t was
put in place soon after Lineoln's first
nomination, and the town had almost
as good time at its raising as at the
various takings of Richmond, three and
four years later. Capt. Vet. Barnes
superintendent the ceremonies and all
who could catch hold pulled at the
ropes. It was composed Of three sec
lions of tamarac, was over 100 feet in
length and straight as a gun barrel. In
the fall after the news of Lincon's
election came the flag was left up till il
wore itself out There will be no delay
in replacing the old veteran with
worthy successor and we trust that it
may carry The signal of victory as long
and often as the Lincoln and Hamlin
pole has done.