Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-07-06

of Mrs. James A. Jones and were in
attendance at the marriage of Miss
Clara Jones and MIR. Weatherly.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the NJ. E. Church will hold
their annual Missionary Tea on We'd
nesday, July 18th. in the chapel at the
usual hour. Every body is cordially in
vited TO come and bring his friends.
There were ten graduates from the
Galena High school last commencement
seven girls and three boys. This is
very small class for so large city.
What's the matter with the Galena boys
and girls? Don't they take kindly to
education?
Clinton Edwards, son of Matt G.
Edwards of this city. will hereafter
handle the mail in the Beetown Post
Office. He will make good post mas
ter. 4 large number of post offices in
Wisconsin changed hands through
appointment, July l.
Jason Lathrop, Esq, called at this
office yesterday and laid before us his
41st subscription to the HERALD. There
are bot few others in this or any other
county who can say that his home paper
has given him the news every week
continuously for Al years. We heartily
appreciate such generous and steadfast
friends.
The annual retreat of the priests of
the diocese of Dubuque, which has been
in progress for several days at st.
Joseph's College, Dubuque, concluded
tod ay. There were 1872 priests in at
tendance, Rev. Father Sherman, son of
the late Gen. w. I. Sherman, being in
charge. Gazette.
Edgar A. Hallett, one of the most
prominent horticulturists in northern
Illinois, died of acute rheumatism very
suddenly at his home on his fruit farm
near Galena last Thursday. He was in
the prime of life and is sincerely mourn
ed by the entire community where he
lived and by those in other parts of the
state where be was known.
Lizzie Borden, recently acquitted of
the charge of numbering her parents,
and her sister Emma have fully resumed
their residence and their church and
social relations in Fall River, Mass,
occupying the old homestead. The
Borden estate is about 100000, and
the young ladies are sole heirs. The
cost of Miss Lizzie's defense is put at
$4,000.
The case of Prot. 5. Y. Gillian, form
erly of Galena, vs. the regents of the
Normal school at Milwaukee, was de-
cided in favor of the latter. The Pro-
fessor sued for reinstatement and salary.
Prof. Gillian now holds position in a
Milwaukee academy at $4,000 per year.
This is more than the president of a
Normal school receives. He ought TO
be happy.
Thomas Watson, Esq, of Livingston,
was in the city on business last week.
He did not call to see US but we got a
side view of him on the street and he
knows that we know of his thousand
and one good qualities and that it was
no use for him to come over and try
to show off any new ones. He will call
next time he is in the city but we
won't be in.
Mrs. C. C. Weber, nee Name Bar
nett, with her little girl is visiting at
the Barnett home and is most cordially
welcomed by a city full of friends.
Jed is a good deal of a grandpa lately
and that big piece of beef he gets
every day at Nathan's, gets bigger
every week. But he wears brighter
smile and walks home younger than
ever, just the same.
The Milwaukee directory has just
been completed and it gives the city
population of 100000, an increase of
$4,000 over the directory of 1892. Tie
ratio used in Milwaukee is q TO /,
while the rotio used by the Chicago
boomers is persons to one name in
their directory. The same ratio would
give Milwaukee $4,000 population.
For once Milwaukee is modest.
A delegation of Indians will go to
Washington from Ashland, Wis. to
plead with the President for a commu-
tation of tie death sentence of Money
penny and Mosinee, two Indians lately
convicted of murder IN the federal
court at Madison. 1t is said that U. S.
Dist. Attorney Harper has sent letter
asking that the Indians be given a hear
ing and that their request be granted.
VIM Craven of Lima one of the