Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-05-15

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county editor, has disposed of his share
in the Lanark Neics- Gazette, leaving his
partner sole proprietor.
MIR. Clifford was suddenly called TO
La Cross last week. to the bedside of
his brother. Word came saying that he
was dying. and he left on the afternoon
train
Rev. T. II. Mason. Of Veroque, has
accepted the call extended to him by
the congregational church, and will
begin service in the church Sunday
May 25th.
Reports from the section Of country
where pearl fishing was enthusiastically
carried on last year, say that very little
interest is being shown in that direction
this season.
Miss Ida Calvin. of Bloomington,
visited her father. Theo Calvin, of this
place, Sunday. The friends of Mr..
Calvin will be sorry to learn that he is
in very poor health.
Messrs Meyer & Mccoy received a
car los.d of lead ore from Shullsburg
last week The ore was purchased from
c. Hutchinson and will be smelted at
the Lancaster furnace.
All over the country horsebreeders
are complaining at the great loss of
colts this spring. In Kentucky it is
said IS per cent have been lost No
cause is assigned for the epidemic.
Superintendent Porter, OF the census
bureau, has decided to form collection
of all the newspaper, magazine and
periodical publications of every descrip-
ton in the United States, this year.
Tuesday morning Lyman Cook was
taken to Waupon on a sentence of one
year, for committing depreciation TO the
property of his divorced wife and an
assault upon ler with intent to kill.
A citizen of Monroe Mr. A. DeHaven,
is said to be the oldest living Odd Eel
low in the United States. He is SO years
of age, and was charter member of
lodge No. /, of Philadelphia in 1924.
Bob Burdette says God wasted mud
when He made man so mean as to tell
the postmaster to return his paper
marked Refused when he owes two or
three years subscription and has never
paid cent.
Burglars entered the dry goods store
of B. H. Kaeul. at Highland, Sunday
morning, blew open safe. and succeed
ed in making off with several hundred
dollars in money and notes. A reward
of 5000 has been offered for their capt
ure.
Mrs. c. W. Hill started Thursday
morning for Dubuque. At that city she
will be joined by her daughter, Mrs.
Marshall, of Milwaukee, and together
they will 90 to Salt Lake City, and
Denver They expect TO be absent six
weeks or two months.
The Bloomington stage did not make
its regular trip Saturday Proceeding
as far as Grant, that river was too swol-
len from The Friday storm to admit of
fording. and Mr.. johnson came back.
The trip was made Monday. The Grant
bridge is in course of being rebuilt.
At meeting held in the Post Hall
Tuesday evening committees were APP
pointed TO make arrangements for
Memorial Day. The committees APP
pointed appear in another column, and
are required to meet Friday evening at
7:30 O'Clock at the Court House for con
sutation
During the week ending May y, the
different Post offices throughout the
country were required to keep an ac-
count of the pieces of mail, their weight.
and the postage upon them. There
were 1919 pieces of mail matter mailed
at the Lancaster Postoffice. from May
| 9TH to May T.
A fifteen year old son of John Han
rahan, of Highland, while driving a
team attached to heavy farm roller
few days ago became entangled in the
lines, the team running away and the
roller passing over him, causing instant
death. He was found in the field hor-
ribly mangied.
VIM Harvey, of Hazel Green. was IN
town Tuesday on probate business and
made a pleasant call at this office Mr.
Harvey is 50 years of age and as spry
and active as man of sixty. He says
good spirits tend to longevity, and if his
body is getting old he still feels young
and enjoys life.