Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-05
Local Exchanges.


Mineral PIT. Tribune: Richard Fltz-
simons had the misfortune to lose a
horse one day this week, and thinking
it would be alright, carved up the dead
animal and fed it to his hogs. Woe be
unto the hogs, for when arriving at his
hog pen the following morning, he
found his pets laid out, they having been
poisoned by the meat fed them. Far
mers take heed.
Galena Gazette:-An Individual with
two sheets in the wind and the third
fluttering attempted to cross the Bur-
lington railroad bridge Wednesday af-
ternoon, and chose TO do so on the
track, rather than on the sidewalk. BY
some means or other he picked his way
along the ties without a disaster until
we'll out and ever the river, when he
made misstep and fell. He would
have been precipitated TO the river. and
in the swollen condition of the stream
and in his helpless condition he must
have drowned, but for the fortunate cir
cumstance that his foot became caught
between the rail and its supporting beam,
and held him, head downward, dang
ling between the bridge and eternity I'M
til help arrived. A passer-by summon
ed assistance from the Burlighton freight
office and after some minutes work he
was rescued and carried to solid earth.
His injuries comprised only sore foot
and bad nervous shock.
Darlington Republican: AS Deputy
Sheriff Dan Fisher was returning from
Yellowstone on Wednesday last, and
driving along the bank of Mud Branch,
he came to a place where the high wa
ter had piled the ice upon the road, and
in attempting to cross this obstruction
one of the horses slipped ard went into
the stream, pulling the other horse, the
buggy and Dan after it. AT that point
the water was deep enough to drown
both the horses, and Dan escaped with
considerable difficulty. He came home
on the train last night. leaving the hor-
ses and the buggy in Mud Branch. The
team belongs to the liverymen WEIGH
and Doyle of this city.
Montfort Monitor: Last week two
young men of progressing appearance
and silver tongues, came into our vii
lage and carefully picked out some of
the farmers who. they thought, would
be likely to want ''snap'. They
claimed to represent the Farmers ALI
ance Supply Co., of Chicago. They
carried with them samples of all kinds
of goods, and threw out such marvellous
inducements that the farmers Ga few of
them) could not, or did not resist, and
snapped ike trout at the bait tossed
out. giving their order for S75 worth OF
cheap Alliance goods and signed note
| for that amount. The men are gone,
| but p. I. Stevens, banker, is taking
| care of the notes for awhile. The two
men have gone after the goods; they
were in q hurry to fill the orders, so they
left by livery for Dodgeville- Monday
morning few of the farmers went to
Dodgeville to consult with the agents
but the agents were so eager 1--WE pre-
sume) to get to Chicago Cor some other
place) THAT they couldn't wait, and the
farmers returned. They will undoubt-
eddy buy mp their notes for s75 when
| due.
Darlington Republican: Mineral Pt.
has raised one hundred thousand dollars
with which to build pulp mill and pa
per factory plant, and the work OF build
ing is to be commenced at once. That
is the way to boom town, by increas-
inc local business. and manufacturing
something to sell. 50 as to make other
| localities tributary to you.
Binghampton Republican: Every
heart knoweth its own bitterness. Many
Il man who looks happy j. wearing a
! shirt his wife made.