Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-30

Carpenters have been at work repair
ing the roof Of the sheriff-s residence.
Timely repairs aud Improvements have
also been made at the court house the
past week The entire third story lie.
ceived a new coat of psint on doors.
castings. etc. and now looks quite res
pectable.
Thos. ShilIiam an old and respected
citizen of Hazel Green died on the 18th
inst. For more than third of a cen
fury has he been well known to the
people of the south part of this county
and during all that time he has been
known as an industrious genial kindly
natured man.
THE two democratic papers 10 the
county have published such a fulsome
eulogy for the democratic candidate for
county Judge, that where he is known
he will oOly be laughed at. aud where
is is not known they will wonder why
in thunder he was not up before the
national convention for the presidential
nomination.
Ii is very gratifying to notice the fine
displays of spring goods in the show
windows of all the stores. Our mer-
chants are always up with the times,
and an occasional northwesterner in
March, bringing snow and sleet with it,
has no effect. spring goods arrive daily
just the same.
A prominent democrat SAYS that
Judge Carter will be defeated in the
election because the democratic vote
will be out in fnll force while the repub.
licans will rot. What do you think
about it republicans ? Are the demo.
Gratis more Jealous for the public welfare
than the republicans are2 Let's see
about that
The third quarterly meeting for thi,
conference year will be held in the
Nj f. Church, April 18TH and 10th.
Quarterly conference at 200 o'clock on
Saturday. April Is Preaching by the
Presiding Elder, Rev. J. Tressidder, on
Sunday morning, April 10th at 1890
followed by the sacrament of the Lord
Supper. HOWARD d. SMITH, Pastor
The non-arrival of Bob Burdette last
Friday evening was quite disappoint.
ment to number of people who antici-
pated hearing one of the best things yet
produced here. He was delayed
at Detroit, Mich by railroad washout
and couldn't get here on Friday and
having numerous other engagements to
fill, it was necessary 10 cancel
everything.
n. E. France, of Platteville, is first
class taxidermist as well as the boss
bee man in southwestern Wisconsin.
A friend in Monroe recently sent him a
lamb with one head and neck but two
bodies united as far back as the short
ribs, from which point they are separate
and distinct. There are also eight legs
and it seems quite evident that this
lamb was preparing himself to make
his way under the expected democratic
repeal of the tariff on wool 1t died OF
disappointment caused by the inaetion
OF the last democratic congress
The following, taken from the Jack
sonyille, Florida Times. Union, viii IN
doubtedly interest the numerous friends
and admirers Of Miss Jennie O'Neil
Potter:
The guests OF the Windsor were con-
fined in doors all day Tuesday on ac-
count of the rain. Last evening Miss
Jennie O'Neil Potter, the charming lit
tie monologist, volunteered to dispel
the barometric blues. if there were any
lurking about, and, inviting all hands
to the parlor, delivered two little peiccs
and performed her task wonderfully
well
Chas Osborne and JEFF. Simpson. two
well known and abe attorneys, are the
opposing candidates for County Judge
in Lafayette county. Each of them
has had eight or ten years active prac-
tice in law courts and were well pre-
pared for their work when they began.
1t Is evident that the people Of LaFay-
cite county do not intend to trust the
settlement of their estates to inexperi-
enced hands Its business with them,
and since La F4yette is but one half The
size of Grant county, it is of much more
Importance that the County Judgeship
here should be placed in the hands OF a
thoroughly competent man. Such a
man is Geo. B. Carter There is no
doubt of his ability.
The average number of estates settled
each year in this county is about $50
When Judge Carter took his seat as