Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-23
CHAs. J.. HARPER, EDITOR AND PRoP'R.


90 second class matter
CHAs. J.. HARPER, EDITOR AND PROP B.
A BILL to repeal all laws relating to
the sale OF liquors, was killed In the
legislature last week.
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THE total amount of free gold in the
U. S. Treasury is s5,OOO,OOO above the
500. 900. 900 held as the gold reserve.
A SPECIAL election will be held April
4th in the Milwaukee Congressional
District, to elect successor to Senator
John L. Mitchell. The democrats want
10 elect Mayor Somers.
THEoBoLD OTJEN was nominated for
congress by the Milwaukee republicans
st Saturday. Mayor Somers will he
on the democratic side The election
will take place April 4th.
THE lower house Of the Michigan
Legislature has agreed to joint resolu-
ton submitting to the people consti-
tutional amendment granting municipal
aarage to women, The world moves
in Michigan
THE democrats are just as inconsis
tent as ever. They had a lady chap
lain pray for them in the assembly at
several of their sessions. How would
a petition for women suffrage fare DO
you suppose?
TINS year began on Sunday and will
end on Sunday, making fifty three Sun
days in the year. This is hard on
preachers and kerosene, but Just think
what a god-send i. is to the beyond
and young ladies.
TIE people OF Chicago seem to be up
10 arms against Carter Harrison for
Mayor. He is the democratic nominee,
Int the republicans and an army Of
citizens, irrespective Of party, have
nominated Samuel AlIerton, one OF the
leading business men. It looks shaky
for Carter Harrison,
THE U. s. Senate does not propose to
seat any man as senator who was not
elected by the legislature Of the state he
represents This shuts ont Washing
ton and a Wyoming member. Since
the governors appointment will not
stand, special sessions of the legislatures
will need to be called for those states.
PRoF. S. Y. Gillian, who was so
summarily bounced by the Board Of
Regents Of Normal Schools about
year ago from his position OF Institute
conductor, is now employed in the
German. English Normal School in
Milwaukee at $4,000 year This is
$1,000 more than he received in the
Normal school
A BrL is before tho legislature look
ing to the repeal Of the LEGAL option
statue. It also provides that 500
shall be the liquor license in towns Of
500 Or less, and il an towns over 500 il
shall be but $500 Nothing autocratic
about this Legislature 1t doesn't seem
to have very bad attack Of personal or
municipal libertY either
TIig undcmocratic Dodge legscy law
passed bv the last democratic legisla-
ture. has been repealed 81 the present
legislature. 4 man may now wiz hi,
property n whom o., what he plerases
and his Will does not have 70 BE- made
six mouthes before lie dies in order to
make il valid in certain case. This is
repeal legislature TIE one before This
was a pceler and gave this one lots Of
work
TnosE railroad men who voted the
democratic ticket last fall under the im-
preston that democratic Legislature
would pass clean-cut co-employe bill.
will have a lonesome time trying to tiud
what they wanted in the session laws
But what else was to he expected with
six able democratic attorneys laboring
dav and night before the legislature in
the interest Of the railroads They had
10 win of course
JrSr now there are several Of the
leading Democratic and Republican
Journals supporting mon for municipal
and county Judges without regard 70
party lines They base their non-par
tisan support wholly upon the ability Of
the respective candidates with one voice
they proclaim that SO important a posi-
ton as a iudgeship Of any kind should
be placed in the charge of man who
understands law and is 10y reason of his
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