Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-01-26

week in Platteville, with the following
well known gentlemen as directors
Henry Eastman. j. P. Huntington. A.
j. Hutton, NJ. Eastman, H. c. Dascher.
ID. j. Gardner, L. c. Mckinney, Chas.
ROselip and I. p. Rundell. The shares
are 800 each and there are 600 OF
them A Diebold burglar proof safe
has been contracted for and the bank
will soon begin operations in the East
man block, new building built ex-
/ pressly for banking purposes by Henry
Eastman.
At a regular meeting Of Sylvan
Camp No, 80, Modern Woodmen Of
America, Of this city, held at their hall
Jan. 10, 1898, the following officers
were installed for the ensuing year:
/ v. c., w. f. Webb; w. A., Thos. Me
Donald. Jr.; Clerk. W. F, McGonigal;
f. b., j. H. Reed; Escort, G. Q. Sykes;
Waterman, John X. Wrestling; Sentry,
II. L. Patch; Physician, DR.. F. E.
Strong; Managers, Chas. H. Basford.
Geo. Vandewall, H. Ressmeyer; Dele
gate to Head Camp, F. w. Strong;
Alternate, w. F. McGonigal.
Henry McClurg, of Crawford county.
attempted to perpetrate a neat little
scheme upon Geo. Whitcher, last week
but was nipped in the bud. His offence
was styled. obtaining money under
false pretsnse. 1t seems he sold to Mr.
Whitcher, tract of land. represented
to be free from all encumbrances, but
which was held by sheriffs deed by A:ty.
Jno. ID. Wilson. of Boscobel. Mr..
Whitcher was not long in finding out
the true state of affairs and McClurg
was arrested by Sheriff Miller. He
furnished bonds of $500 for his appear
ance at the next term of court.
The Scientific american reports the
result of the analysis OF the meteoric
stone. weighing 46l pounds, which fell
near Bath. South Dakota. on Aug. 29,
1892. 1t was analysed at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania by Prof. Amos. P.
Brown and was found to contain nickel
and cobalt in considerable quantities;
iron was found in abundance. The
textures of the interior was very close
grained. The outside presented the
usual smooth, black crust of meteoric
stones. Its flight and explosion in
space sounded like distant cannonading
which was plainly heard by large num-
bers OF people in Bath, two miles away,
and in Aberdeen, nine miles away.
The entertainment given by Miss
Mollie Druen and her pupils at the
Whitcomb School House last Friday
evening was pronounced success.
The house was crowded to its fullest
capacity and eli who took part in the
exercises acquitted themselves with
credit. Had the roads been in a better
condition, the school house would not
have held half of the friends who in
tended to be there. We suggest that
the next time Miss Druen and her pupils
give an entertainment, small admis-
sion fee be charged and and the pro-
ceeds applied to the purpose of school
L. a. IL.
satisfaction of the hour in this, and the
books will prove of much pleasure and
real value to every family in the dis
trict.
Since publishing the notice concern
ing the Literary Club. and what 1t
proposed doing in the wav of entertain
ments for us, last week, that progress
sive club has completed arrangements
with the following well know favorites,
who will appear in the order published:
Rob't. j. Burdette, Feb. 9th; Moro
Combination, (Date will be announ-
ced latter) The Boston Stars, March
7th; j. B. DeMott, March 31st; ". r.
French, Chicago's prominent black
board lecturer and chalk artist, some-
time in April. Season tickets have
been got out for the entire course and
those who appreciate knowledge, humor
and high class entertainments should
purchase season tickets. The first
number of this most excellent course is
set for Feb. 9th on which date, Rob't.
J. Burdette will deliver his famous
lecture on The Rise and Fall Of the
Moustache.
We have been blessed with plenty of
snow thus far this winter. 1t is true
that not little inconvenience has been
experienced 10y the railroads and trav-
cling public in consequence of the heavy
fall of snow, but all this is handsomely
compensated for in the knowledge that
good coating of snow is as beneficial