Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-09-10


Darlington Journal Mr.. Frank Far
mer. who fell distance of about twenty
feet while helping TO erect a shed in
Earle's lumber yard about two months
ago, although able to be about town, is
too feeble to do days work. 1t will
be remembered that Mr. Farmers ac-
cident was caused by fraIl staging and
that he fell backwards upon his head
and left hand, the hand being driven
into the hard ground several inches, and
his body coming in contact with his
elbow with such force that two ribs
were broken. The wonder is that he
was not killed instantly.
Dodgeville Chronicle:-Th few prohi-
bitionists in this city spent about five
days lest week and this to find out
whether prohibition was a fact or
farce. they instituted judicial inquiry
! to ascertain whether or not the excise
laws of the state had been violated.
They spent about two DAYS examining
witnesses, but elected but little testi-
mony tending to convict any one of the
violation of law in regard to the sale of
liquor. 1t was understood before the
close of the investigation that some of
the men who had kept licensed saloons
last year were willing to plead guilty
to complaint for violating the law this
year, and accordingly warrants were
issued and they came forward and paid
$50 each and costs. Last year. under
high license. but four were engaged in
the traffic. but this year, under prohi-
bition five have already paid the penalty.
and perhaps there are several more to
hear from. That prohibition in Dodge
vile, so fan, has been an ultra farce no
person conversant with public affairs
would stultlfy himself in denying; and
the only excuse any citizen can reason
ably offer for persisting in the effort to
advance temperance by prohibitiory
laws, is, that an attempt to accomplish
good is Unsuitable virtue. though it
bring avil that neTer before existed, and
multiply the evils already Astounding.
This stubborn view of moral reform
falls but little short of that moral
bigouy and religious intolerance that
precipltated the overthrow and des-
troyed the power and influence Of one
of the most powerful churches of the
earth.
Whitewater Register:-It Is said that
! the real estate in one of the most desir-
able residence portions of our city IS
steadily deprecating in value. and for
very peculiar reason. The owners of
valuable places are Offering them for
much less than they could have been
bought for hve years ago, and rental
property is away below par. The cause
for this deprt citation is the fact that at
any time during the night the men of
/ the neighhorhOod ale liable to be called
out to 60 down town and look after a
young man Of the vicinity whose failure
to arrive home has thrown the ladies of
the family into panic. No one could
think for a moment of refusing such a
request when so made, for no ladies in
the city are more popular or highly
esteemed than they; and, as the young
man seems incorrigible, and not at all
disposed either to take wife, who
would probably ask no help in hunting
! him up, or to mend his ways, the only
security against brob en- rest for the men
| folks of that part of the ward appears
/ to be to sell out and move elsewhere.
Darlington Democrat and Register. A
little son six years old of Capt. j. Ii.
/ Bruce of this city, went into the house
unnoticed on Wednesday afternoon and
took down small % caiibre rifle be-
longing to an older brother and carried
it out into the yard to play with among
several other little folks. In some way
the rifle was discharged, the ball stlik-
ing little four year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Ed Mcdonald, intlicting a serious
wound in the lower part of the body.
At this writing the little sufferer seems
in fair way OF recovering, but it was a
close call.