Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-01-23


first discovered the kitchen was ready
to fal and tho family barely escaped,
the children being handed out of the
window Nothing was saved except a
small quantity Of clothing.
There will be meeting of the teach
ers Of Lafayette and Grant Counties
held in the School House at Cuba City,
Sat. Feb. l. Every teacher who can
is expected to attend and most cor
dial invitation is extended to all school
officers and parents. A good program
Of practical educational topics will be
presented. uperintendents Johnson
and Harper will be present.
An annual convention of all the Wis
consin State Societies, will be held in
the Assembly Chamber at Madison,
Feb 81. The societies to be repre-
sentcd there are the State Agricultural
Society, State Horticultural Society,
State Dairymen's Association, Farm
Institute Workers, the different Breed
ers Associations, and the Bee Keepers
Association An interesting program
has been prepared and everybody in the
State is invited to be present.
The temperance this year of the
Star of Bethlehem is reported and will
be eagerly looked for by many. Prof
Pickering Of Harvard University dis
credits the rumor and says that the star
referred to the past few years, as the
star of Bethlehem, was the one discov-
cred by rYcho Brach, in 1927, and was
named for him 1t appeared quite
suddenly in the constellation Casseopeia,
and had SO great brilliancy that it
was often visible in day time. There is
so much doubt connected with the mat
ter that it is of little use TO spend much
time in talking about the stars reappear-
ance.
Fritz Wall was before Justice Wheelt r
Friday on charge of larceny preferred
by Sheriff Thompson, the case being
continued until the District Attorney
could come up to attend to it. Wall
has Leen under Sheriff Thompson s
CHI urge for thirty days and was allowed
considerable freedom about the jail.
Two weeks ago his term expired and he
was sent home to Platteville. A few
DAYS after, a couple suits of clothes and
other wearing apparel belonging to
prisoners and the sheriff, were missed.
They were traced to Wall, who had
Struggled them home with him and he
and his son were openly wearing them.
a trip to Waupon will most likely fol
low.
An exchange describes the symptom,
Of influenza; Your head seeml,
swells until il feels a, large As the dome
on the court house Your nose feels as
if Sullivan had hi it; your eyes protrudC
with an onionish complexion and Ten,
nysonian tears will fall ir copio is show
ers; your ear drum will play continu
ously selections from Wagner: your
throat feels rs il YOU had swallowed 8
spriue tooth culti,ator; every joint ii
your body is on II strike AMI refuses tC
work Your dreams are of the falling.
down. cellar kind; ike Macbeth, you ar,
continually >hu lacring II ghosts Of
those who have gone before. and yot
don't feel very well yourself Now Their,
is no necessity Of becoming alarmed. a
the thing is stylish and like Il stoyepip,
collar must be worn if il isn't comforta
Bile We speak Of this MISTER that 70,
may be prepared"
\ despatch undo the date OF the Ill
from Black River Falls says: Mrs
Moses Poquette, wife of the government
interpreter for the Winnebago Indian
here and her daughter have Just I'd
turned from the funeral Of Mrs. Po
quette's mother, Madeline In REVERE
at Prairie du Chen The deceased ha
rather q remarkable record as regard
progeny She was born at Prairie a
Chen over eighty years ago. was III
\ only daughter Of 4 fsmily Of eightee
children and at the time Of her deaf
I had Isl direct defendants living
many in this vicinity. She had fiftee
G children. all living, thirteen attendin
g the funeral, seventy-eight grsndchildrl
= thirty-iive great grandchildren M
g three great great grandchildren. Fl,
5 generations were represented at Il
:. funeral from 80 years down 10 those
less than year old.