Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-01-30

John Bascome, lately president OF the
State University, to OCCUPY the pulpit IN
the Congregational church at Madison.
The Rev. c. IL. Richards, former occu-
pant has gone to Philadelphia.
A despatch from La Crosse bearing
date Jan. %, says that Fred Burke.
former Lancaster boy, has sold his in
terest in the Daily Press, an evening
paper recently started at that place, to
W. c. Luce, lately proprietor of the
Galesville (Wis.) Weekly independent.
Great suffering is reported from the
Northwest, and the Platteville Witness
gives the following. president Nc
Gregor, of the Normal, has received a
personal letter calling for aid from the
Dakota sufferers The Senior class
have been appointed a committee on
solicitation.
Reports come from the west last week
saving that the snow from the recent
storm was lying TO great depth, in
many places blockading the trains As
a result Of these storms and failare of
crops many communities are in a suffer
ing condition. and help is being for
warded TO them from eastern localities.
The regents Of the Wisconsin Univer-
sity have accepted the $4,000 bequest
to cndow a new professorship made by
the late Nj NJ Jackson, and elected j.
ii. Carpenter, the present county judge
of Dane county. to ill the chair. 1t was
also decided to hold a series of institutes
in the leading industrial centers of the
state to give instructions in the mechanic
sciences.
Prof. Showalter has receive an offer
of considerable bonus from the Cass-
Vile people to hold his Normal Review
in that place during the coming summer.
Lancaster people ought not to let the
advantages this school offers, be taken
from her, but should make an effort TO
make ii permanent educational insti-
tuition.
Extensive arrangements are being
made by the Hook & Ladder Co. for
Grand Bail OH the evening of Feb. Is.
The Hook 4 Ladder Co, have been
organized but short time but contain
men IF push and energy, which ac-
counts for the success it has had in the
past, and The dance to be given at the
above date is sure 10 be the grand event
of the season
Will Clark returned from La Cross,
Tuesday, and informs his friends flat
he will hereafter make his home in that
city. He and Fred Burke have entered
INTO partnership and will start a new
daily in that city to be termed the La
Cross Daily Times. Fred is in Chicago
this week purchasing the outfit, and the
first issue will be sent out Feb. 9. 1t
will be six column quar;o, and ropub-
lean in politics.
A report GENES from the south part OF
the county that farmer ny the name
of Justus Sharon heard the cry of an in
FAINT few nights ago and upon opening
the door found babe about a month
old on his door step A note was found
attached to the child's clothing request
ing him to take care of the founding
and he would receive a monthly remit
tance for his trouble from Dubuque.
The finder has placed the child in
Dubuque institution.
The Northwestern Teachers associa-
ton to be held at Boscobll Feb. 2l-22,
promises to be success, Prof. Sho-
walter, chairman of committee on organ
izatlon is daily receiving words of en-
couragemant. Profs Berge. of the
State University, Parker and Hutton
and Gov. Hoard are expected to be
success of the affair. Program will be
out next week. This being the first
meeting every body interested in edu-
cationaI work should make a special
effort TO be present, and get il thorough
ly established.
During the past few months several
rich veins OF dry bone and lead have
been discovered near Potosi, and all of
them are good paying mines The
prospects are so favorable that com
pany from Galena intend to put in
smelling and zinc works ct Potosi A
mining company has been formed at
the latter place which is selling shares
at 500, making a lively industry and
4 good paying investment for any ody.
Chaldcr and Stuer who have been
working fair mine, upon going few
feet deeper struck solid sheet of lead
ore six inches in thickness and are
taking out immense quantities of the
ore Turner and Webb have also
struck new lead that is paying them
good wages.
The grip has been quite thorough in
its work in this city, but through the
excellent care Of the physicians no
deaths have resulted, although there
Were numerous serious eases The