Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-03

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city, Monday evening. July 18th st P. n.
The Herald is in receipt of the twenty
fourth annual catalog Of the state Nor
nal school at Platteville. 1t Is neatly
printed from the Witness Office.
Quite number of our young people
are preparing minstrel show which
they expect to give to this and other
neighboring towns il the near future.
Special Religious services at Mt. Zion
church, North Lancaster, Sunday July
9th. at 1880 4. NJ. conducted BY Fl. H.
Croft and W. n. Stone everybody
invited.
Viii Shepherd (colored) son of Isaac
Shepherd who lives about SIX miles
west Of town, died Friday about noon,
from the effects of a sunstroke while
cultiYating corn.
Owing to the excessive heat of the
past week, work out doors was post
poned during the day and the cooler
evenings were occupied in effecting the
more important labor.
Congressman Thomas Of the 9th dis
trict has secured an increase of allow
ance for census enumerators in his dis
trict to q cts per name in the country
and III cents per farm.
VIM. Alcorn had the misfortune to
catch his foot in some lumber and in
saving himself from falling fractured
his left wrist. The injured member IS
doing nicely under careful treatment.
Judge Carter and E. NJ. Lowry are
attending court at GAINESVILLE this week.
They were called as witnesses in the
suit pending between estates of Gov.
Dewey and Hon. ]. A. Barber, de-
ceased.
Peter Voigt, of Cassville has prom
ising lead short distance above that
town The first sale from the mine was
made last week, when about 5000 lbs.
were disposed of. and there was plenty
of ore in sight.
Sunday the Lyceum Theatre Com
pany passed through this place on its
way to Platteville, from Bloomington,
where they have been playing to good
houses the past week. They play this
week in Platteville.
Seven young men were brought
before Justice Wheeler Wednesday,
and found that fireing Roman Candles
and firecrackers before the fourth was
an expensive amusement. They each
paid fine of 1915.
Peter Hankel was brought before
Judge Carter Saturday on the charge Of
manslaughter. for the killing Of Chas.
Ayers, the case being beyond the iuris-
dictlon of Judge Carter he was bound
over to circcit court without bail.
The Bennett Brothers. who made
some crack shots in several parts of thi,
country last winter and gave our officers
and interesting chase, and were finally
lodged in Mt. Corroll Qn.) jail. have
been sentenced TO penitentiary for three
years.
Rev Hirsch and family, of Galena
arrived in this city Wednesday, on their
way to Pleasant Ridge where he will
deliver the Grafton on the Fourth. The
Grafton will be delivered at II o'clock
a. m. as the speaker will have to return
on the SIS train tomorrow afternoon.
Francis Delilez,a Belgian, who claims
to have been an inmate of the insane
asylum at Oshkosh for Is months, has
been canvassing this place in the inter-
est of book. Insanity. Its Causes and
Cure. He claims to be the author and
sells it for % cents.
Quite large delegation of Lancas-
ter's prominent men attended the funer-
al of j. II. Rountree, Monday, at Platte
vile, among those who went were
Lieut.. Gov. Ryland, Hons. A. r. Bush
nell. r. B. Showalter. John Thomas
and I. g. Thompson.
This evening two other of Lancaster's
young people will make start in life
together. The parties to be married
are Miss Lavilla Trowbridge and Fred
Miles. After a short visit with friends
at tennimore and Boscobel they will
settle down in this city.
Many people wishing to get dis
ability pension under the new law lust
signed will find Herman Buchner of
this city, q capable lawyer to handle
their claims. The advantages of per-
sonal conference with your attorney are
often great. See card ii another col