Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-27

On the 18th of next October the
American silver dollar viii be 100
years old.
Platteville has sent nearly $500 in
cash and fifteen cases Of goods to the
northern fire sufferers.
Belmont has raised nearly $500 in
cash and goodly amount in clothing
for the fire sufferers up north
The ladies society Of the Congrega-
tional church will meet on Friday
afternoon with Mrs. VIM, Aleorn.
Rev. Father MeNulty of Mt. Hope
was an interested visitor at the fair
He believes in more original work in
the elocutionary contests
Jacob Rauffauf who settled at Cass-
vile 80 years ago. but for years has
been citizen Of Prairie du CHEN.
died last week at the age of 81.
Don't fool with a travelling lightning
rod man. Buy good rods a good deal
cheaper of your home hardware deal
ers and you won't find a big note at
some bank.
L0ST!-A large bunch of keys, be-
tween Mackey's butcher shop and
Greene 4 Abrams livery stable. A
liberal reward given for same. if found,
by leaving them at this office.
Col. Clark, Editor Pollock, and c.
H. Baxter intended to 90 to Delavan
to-day to examine into the water
works system of that city, but owing
to illness of Col. Clark, the trip will
be postponed until next week.
Some weeks ago Miss Nina Dous-
man of Prairie du Chen was badly
burned by the explosion of an alco-
hol lamp and can Hopes were en-
tertained for her recovery but after
intense suffering, she died week be-
fore last.
"Old Shady" the body servant of
Gen. Sherman during the war, died
very lately at Grand Forks. His
name was Blakely Durant and he is
the Old Shady that Landlord Frank
Thompson of the Grand Central sings
so well about
Two murder cases were tried before
Judge Clementson at Richland Center
last week. Daniel Tracy who killed
his father some time ago was adjudg-
ed insane and sent to Mendoza.
Charles and Fred Hodges, charged
with killing Stephen Schmitz, were
acquitted
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dopf Mamie
Stone) are here on a visit from their
home in Rockport, Missouri. We are
very glad to greet them and hope
they may sometime become residents
of Lancaster. Mr. Dopf is editor of
the Rockport Journal, a sound Repub-
lican newspaper.
A. c. Rankin of Pennsylvania who
made excellent political speeches in
this State two years ago. will take
part in the campaign here again this
fall 1t is intended that r. G. Horr of
Michigan, who is now a writer for the
New York Tribune, will also be here
and will speak in Lancaster
Edward Meloy of Shullsburg could
not have the water-mains, hydrants.
etc, of the water-works for that city
fixed to suit him so he got out an in
junction, which Judge Clementson
dissolved the other day. Meloy got q
stay of proceedings in order to have
the matter heard before the Supreme
Court
Edward Budd and Marshall Ellis
left Monday morning. Marshall fol-
Madison where he will take course
in pharmacy in the State University
and Edward for Milwaukee, where he
will enter on a course in dentistry
They are both worthy young men,
and carry with them the heartiest
good will of their friends.
Joseph Hauser, Esq, CT Cuba City
was married at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Long, near Dickey.
vile, to Miss Anna Long. There was
no limit to the good things to eat and
dancing commenced at two o'clock in
the afternoon and continued until day
light the next morning. A very large
number of guests was present
The New York World asked us the
other day to telegraph the condition
of the corn crop in this section W.
answered, Half of fair crop" II
sent out hundreds of such telegram:
and the general summing up is thai
there will be two-thirds of full crop
or one billion. three hundred million
bushels. or 10 bushels for every man
woman and child in the United States
Guess we'll manage to get on with
our share.
! Some time ago Richland Center en-
tered suit for SANDER against Mark
Barnum of Wausau, who, while edito,
of the Torch of Liberty, said hard
things against the memory of Ella
Maley, and Richland Center people