Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-04-24

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Of the citizens TO discuss the question of
waterworks was called.
The annual meeting Of the Phoenix
Fire Company No l. will be held At
the City Hall the first Monday in May
The Foreman requests a full attendance.
as the election OF officers viii be the
main business 10 be transacted.
H. Clay Evans. member Of Congress
from Tennessee. has been quite sick at
Washington. Hon, }. H. Evans, Of
Platteville. started last week for a trip
in the south and visit to the capital.
where he expects to remain about six
weeks.
Statistics relating to the ownership
ard encumbrance of property in Grant
county are being collected and arranged
by Hon. j. w Rewey, who will remain
in this section several weeks. These
statistics will be given with the coming
census.
Sunday morning the sermon at the
Congregational church was delivered by
Rev. Marcellus The discourse COM
pretended mainly the work of young
people. and was delivered by request of
the convention which was in session at
that time.
The city of Prairie du Chen has en-
tered into a contract with the Superior
Horse Nail company of Chicago, to
locate its plant there. The city gives
the company a bonus of $1,000, and
the company is to enlarge its plant and
run working force of fifty employees.
Dairying IS making rapid advance
ment in this section of the county, sew
eral new cheese factories being erected
in this county this spring. Southwest
ern Wisconsin possesses al the facilities
for such enterprise and her worth in
that direction is being rapidly dis
closed.
Insurance Commissioner, Phil. Cheek,
has resigned his office, to take the po-
sitin of State agent for an eastern in
surance company. 1t is rumored that
W. II. Blyton. Of Sparta, member Of the
assembly, will be appointed Commits
sioner Cheeks successor.
Mccoy & Co., shipped last week
two car load of horses to Chicago, and
enc car load the week previous. One
load was also bought for Mr.. Wilson
Croner which was shipped to Pennsyl-
vania. Mccoy o. Co., are continually
shipping business and driving horses
to the eastern markets.
A pleasant little surprise party as
sembled at the residence of j Truloar,
Sr., Sunday in commemoration of his
! 10th birthday. There were children
and Grand children by the score, and
a merry time was had. Mr. Treloar
has twelve children and 80 grand chill
dren, the youngest daughter residing
at home.
Saturday the harvest in wolf scalps
was unusually large, there being on
that day no less than twenty brought to
County Clerk Thomas office. The
lucky hunters were Messrs. Trottman,
of Cassyllle, and Kirkpatrick, OF Bosco-
bel. The wolves were found near Cass.
Vile and Boscobel.
Mrs. Henry Belscamper died suddenly
at her home near Hurricane, Saturday
morning. Mrs. Belscamper was about
her house work in the morning when
she was taken suddenly sick and died
before anyone was aware of it. Deceased
leaves husband and several small
children. The funeral was held Sun
day conducted by Rev Z. f. Marcellus.
The Grant County Agricultural Soci-
ETY. have Just completed a large new
grand stand on their fair grounds. 1t
stands about on the site of the old one,
with nearly double seating capacity and
is covered Additional stalls will soon
be put in and other Improvements made
which will place the grounds in the
front rank as 70 convenience and accom-
modations
/ Arbor Day will be generally observed
throughout the country by the different
schools Why would it not he good
plan for people who have not as yet
decorated their premises with orna.
mental trees. to take April 30th as 3
day to improve their groundsP Several
of the building blocks recently opened
up and occupied could be vastly improv-
ed by such a step.
Henry Fischer, Of Sitter, has recent
" been granted pension through the
Agency Of Fletcher s. Kidd. Mr. Fisch-