Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-17

local talent. The young people have
spent considerable time in preparing
the drama for the stage and will be able
to produce it in manner that will
evoke the commentator of all who see
it played.
C. II. Larned. well known quack
doctor of this place, who has been tenn
porarily insane several times caused BY
being struck on the head with large
timber several years ago. was adjudged
insane by Judge Carter Tuesday, and
taken to the Asylum at Mendoza We'd
nesday. The past few months Larned
has imagined that chips of every size
and description were in his throat and
and bogus Operations have. been per
formed on him at different times, with
the hopes of expelling these imaginary
thoughts, but without success. A few
days ago report was out that Larned
had menaced young girl with a knife,
and consequently, on Tuesday he was
taken in charge by the Sheriff.
Rev. E. l.. Eaton d. ID. of GAINESVILLE
will preach at the NJ. E. church in this
city next Sunday morning and evening.
and will lecture at the NJ. T church
Monday evening the 2lst. The subject
OF bis lecture will be "How Worlds are
Born and How They Die" Rev. f. L.
Eaton is an excellent singer, he will sing
several songs at both the Sunday SER
vices and ON Monday evening. The
West Bend Democrat says of him-As
a speaker Mr.. Eaton has few equals,
his delivery Is easy and natural, he
makes no attempt to be ortorical vet he
is the best of orators. His address was
no less entertaining than instructive
and it will be long remembered bY those
Don't fail to hear him on Sunday.
Seats free.
E. p. Beltinck, agent for the National
Catholic Publishing Co, who has been
canvassing in this vicinity the past few
weeks and Harry Irish, of this city, had
an exciting runaway on the road be-
tween Beetown and Cassville. while
going to the latter city Saturday Ii
appears that Messrs Beltinck and Irish
were in hurry TO &c. to their destiDa-
ton and dove rather fast, in order TO
pass the stage which was ahead of them.
They succeeded in doing this and kept
the team going at the same speed until
they reached the bridge, fourmiles from
Cassville and just as they were driving
onto it, the horses lurched to one side,
running the buggy onto the truss of the
bridge, which upset it and threw the
occupants out in the road. The team
ran on for a mile or more and were
finally caught and brought to this city
by Mr.. Irish. Mr.. Beltinck proceeded
on his journey in a famers' wagon.
Fortunately no one was seriously in
jured.
Mr.. A. F. Gruenhagen, of Oshkosh,
agent for the State Public School at
Sparta. was in the city last week on
official business, having brought little
girl to this city, who had been inden-
tured to Mr.. Joe Matthews a farmer, of
Little Grant. When interviewed by a
HERALD representative, Mr.. Gruenhag-
en- kindly gave the following statistics:
During the i've five years the school has
been in operation up to Jan. 1st 1892,
there had been received by the school
seven hundred and six boys and girls,
of which the greater number were neg
lected children, ranging from four to
seven years of age. OF that number
ninety boys and seventy-one girls had
been indentured, and one hundred and
thirty boys placed with families on trial
Mr.. Gruenhagen stated that the school
had, at present time, about eight hun
dred children under its supervision, five
hundred of which had been either in
dentured to or placed on trial with fam
lilies in the state. He also stated that,
during the past four months or the cur
rent year the school had received forty
eight boys and girls, of ages ranging
below fifteen. Mr. Gruenhagen's office
is to secure homes for these children and
to visit them after having done this to
see that they are well taken care of.
The school is under the supervision of
the State Board of Control and is evil
IDENTIFY doing a vast amount of good for
those homeless and neglected children,
who otherwise would become outcasts
and eventually drift into the channels
of iniquity.
CITY ELECTION.
The City election Tuesday resulted in
clear sweap for the Independent nomi-