Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-10-26

eminent WORK on ttc Mississippi this
summer. He believes that the upper
Mississippi is almost thing Of the
past as valuable water route during
tn fall and the latter part of the sum
mer. We believe lie is right. The
bottom of the river sticks up in too
many places.
Geo II. Goldman, Esq, of Annaton.
postmaster, storekeeper and manager
of the wagon and blacksmith shop
there. spent Sunday in Lancaster with
relatives and friends. Mrs. Goldman
accompanied him. They think Lam
caster the pleasantest city in this part
OF the state and they are correct in
their way OF thinking We hope they
NAV conclude TO make themselves a
home here and help make the city even
better than it is.
Headquarters for Bread, Rolls. Pies,
Cakes, Cookies etc at Kern's Bakery.
John Watson who is a student in the
high school here was suddenly called t.
Livingston last Tuesday evening 70 at
tend the funeral of Richard Livingston
on Wednesday, MIR. Livingston has
been aihng for some weeks but nothing
Immediately serious was apprehended,
aud news of his death will come sud
de My to his friends. He was the owner
of excellent farm property ahd largely
in teres ted in raising horses, and was
widely known throughout Grant and
Iowa counties
The Ladies Home journal for Nov
ember is on our desk. 1t has sc pages
16xl2 inches chuck fuu of first class
popular reading matter. Some five
years ago it started as little 8xl0, s
page sheet and to day it has larger
circulation than any other periodical in
the country. not even excepting the
Youths Companion with its half million
and over of subscribers This is a true
index OF tbs popularity Of the Ladies
Home journal. It's growth has been
phenomenal 1t is published at Phjlt
delphia at one dollar per year.
Fresh Oysters served in any style at
Kern's.
Another old war horse has made the
run from Maine to Lancaster via Chica-
60. This time it is j. w. Gleason who
served two years andtwo months in the
seventh Kansas, Co. X. known as John
Browns Juniors. This company was in
the famous raid after Price which kept
them 4 days in the saddle, three days
under fire at Corinth Miss. in 81. on
another raid into Alabama taking in Tus-
cumbia and Florence, and in many
other actions. He will draw rations this
winter with his youngest brother, II. C.
Gleason, the bee man. By the way if
you want honey for yonr buckwheat
cakes this winter just leave your orders
with Thos. Mcdonald or Chas. Basford.
Mr.. Gleason will furnish you with
first class article at eight or nine cents
a pound.
1t is shown by the records that, in
the last seven months Gov. Altgeld of
Illinois has released ninety five Grimm
ais, sixty three by direct pardons and
thirty two by Communication of sentence.
This is only ter less than Gov. Oglesby
pardoned in four years and one half as
many as Gov. Fifer pardoned in the
same time. OF the wretches thus re-
turned to their occupation of making
war upon law and order, twenty six
were burglars, thirty were murderers,
seven were convicted of manslaughter
and eleven were common thieves. The
remainder had been convicted of rape,
incest, forgery and various other crimes.
1t is computed that. if he should dis
play a similar activity until the end of
his term, Altgeld would turn loosa over
700 convicts upon The state. -Shulls-
burg Pick and Gad.
The Smead heating and Ventilating
company has had suit for several
years with the Warren heating and
ventilating company, and the other day
succeeded in beating the Warren Co.
in the United States Court. Now this
fact would not mean much to us here
were it not that every school house and
public building and individual in the
country using the Warren system is
liable to be sued by the Smead Co. for
the use of such system. There are
several interested places and parties in
this coGnty, among them our school
house and the asylum. Now, while we
do not know about the asylum contract,
we believe it is all right, but we tnor
that when our school board arranged
for the use of the Warren system they