Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-30

Miss Kate Needham. who will be re-
membered as 3 teacher in this county
some years ago has just been elected for
the third time to the office Of County
Superintendent Of schools for Wells
County n. ID. without opposition. Mary
Te5o also former teacher, here. was
also candidate for the same office in
Eddy County \. ID. The results in her
case are not yet known but we sincerely
hope they will be in her favor for she
is a most worthy Young lady and will
discharge the duties of the office in
first class manner. Superintendeuts
in Dakota are allowed to teach while
holding the office and in this way
it is made quite remunerative.
During the heavy lain of last Thurs
day Pigeon creek became swollen TO
such an extent as to cause small
freshet. which spead itself over the bot
tom, through which the creek runs, and
washed away everything movable that
happeded to be in its track. The most
notable incident of the flood, was the
washing of of nearly a hundred cords
of poplar wood from the Excelsior
factory, most of which was left scatter
ed along the banks of the creek between
the factory and the cemetary road by
the water when it subsidized Some OF
this wood, can be recovered. Mr..
Twichell estimates that at least twenty
cords were carried off BY the flood and
cannot be recovered.
Last Thursday evening a number OF
enthusiastic democrats INDUCED in 9
little private bombardment, using an
old time cannon that is kept in
/ the Jail yard. So elated were
they over the nomination Of
Grover, and intent for the time being
with the business in hand, that they
paid not the slightest attention to any
thing else. A horse belonging to Roy
Clifton, who lives about two mile,
from town, was tied to the CCur
House railing and for a while. ovel
come with alright at the unnatura
and unaccustomed sound, stooC
still looking in the direction from
whence they came. Finally, however
a sense of danger took posses
sion of the animal, and breaking loose
from his moorings, he struck out at ;
mad pace down past the Catholi,
church and on out towards home. Mr.
Clifton was thus uncermoniousll
thrown upon his own resources to ge
back home through the mud. anC
considering the condition of tn,
roads, it was anything but an enjoyable
evening walk.
The electrical storm that passed owe
the city last Wednesday afternoon wa
of unusual severity. But once do WI
remember having witnessed one tina
surpassed il. The fierce flashes 0
lightning accompanied almost instan
taneously by terrific peals of thunder
the rapidly whirling and twisting cloud
which told us that the wind was read,
at any moment TO form itself into tn
destructive tornado, and the tremendou
downpour of rain all combined TO maxi
it an hour not soon to be forgotten b,
any one who witnessed it, Lightnin!
struck at three different places within
the city, tearing pine tree to pieces il
Mrs. Geo. Coolies ard, a large popla
near the old home of the Eatons, nov
Mr. Jno. BENEFITS residence. and strik
/ ing Mr., VIM. Kerrs house near the de
pot in the latter instance Mr.. Kerr
little son William was quite seriously
injured, the lightning striking him OF
the right side of the head and passing
down the spinal column onto the lief
leg then onto the right and off at th'
knee. For couple of hours after recei
wing the shock the boy was in an I'M
concious state, but was not considered
in much danger by Doctors Seaman anC
Strong, who were summoned immedia
tely after the boy was struck. Wher
struck the child was standing in thC
door way of the summer kitchen anC
was the only one in that part of The
house His hair was snged off whert
the spark struck and il also left purneC
streak down his back and limbs. The
child is all right again but he will doubt
less never forget his most remarkable
escape from instantaneous death,
The difference between what the cele
brated enormous Railroad --
promised by its large bills to do and
what il didn't do here, is greater than
the difference between cipher and 8
billion. Attorney Brown compelled the
return of nine dollars that some of its