Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-14
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES.
What other Papers in Grant and Adioin-
iOing counties say.


with his horse standing beside him,
last Saturday afternoon, near the line
dividing Richland and Crawford coun-
ties. Mr.. Duffy was subject to fits,
and probably being taken with one
fell from his horse and laid i'm the snow
till death resulted from chill-Dial
The Merchants Hotel of this city. is
sold for some over ten thousand dol
lars to one +. Highly, of TT. Atkinson.
This property goes at low figure.
Our people will miss that generous
hearted gentleman. Mr.. H. l. Clauer.
who retires from the hotel business. -
Dodgeville Sun.
Platteville is becoming tired of her
partnership and small advantages with
Lancaster in controlling Grant county.
and is seeking new field where she
will have the field alone 1t is pro
| posed that Platteville and couple Of
contiguous townships be set over into
La Fayette county. How the matter
will turn out is yet a matter of Zee
| ture. Should Boscobel and her tier of
towns be united with Crawford and
| Platteyille be set over into la Fayette
wouldn't Lancaster and Fennimore
have a picnic, though Prairie du
Chen Courier.
Lyla Alma Ruka. only child of Mr.
and Mrs, Fred L. Ruka, died in this
city Saturday afternoon, Feb. ,. 1895,
of lung fever. Dial
Otto Kleinpell, formerly of this
place but now of Elkador, and Miss
Lizzie Fayant were married in Mus
coda, where the bride resides, We'd
nesday, Feb. 9th. Mr.. Kleinpell is an
energetic young man who has bright
future before him, if being industrious
is an indication. The Index tenders
congratulations. Index.
At the MASQUERADE last Friday even
ing prizes were awarded as follows:
Joseph Oehmen of this village best
dressed gentleman; Mrs f. w. Chase
fancy dress; Thos Harvey and George
Balzer comic. Last three named per-
sons were from Gutenberg. Index
On information of Rev. John Hard
castle. John Reddy and John Roselip
were prosecuted for keeping their
saloons open after hours prohibited by
law. They appeared before Justice
Hastings and pleaded guilty and were
fined $500 and costs. Witness.
The BoscobeI Dial saws Richland
Centre has a regular Monte Carlo
gambling house, fully equipped, which
will visit Lancaster and Boscobel in
the future. That we have the estab-
lishment referred to a great many of
! the boys know to their discontinue.
but if it continues to 10 as lively a
business as is reported at present
there are grave doubts about whether
the proprieters will ever look further
Haven't a sou" is common express
ion about town and if questioned the
inyariable reply is to the effect that
the last nickle was dropped at the
'.Monte. "-Richland Democrat.
Among the large collection OF things
odd and curious gathered by Herman
GEM at Hazel Green is petrified calf
that is. indeed, a curiosity in animal
nature. The peculiar part Of the
matter is that the calf was born that
way. This is an actual fact as it came
under the writer's observation -
Galena Gazette.
w +. Carter. Of Platteville. is a
director Of the Wisconsin Good Roads
league recently formed
The force Of teachers at the school
in Sparta. Wis, was decreased Mon
day. Prof. j. W Livingstone was
laid up with the grippe.
A preacher is reported to have re-
Gently said, no newspaper that told
the truth could make a pecunary
success. We say by way Of retur hing
the compliment that the minister who
at all times and under all circum-
stances will tell the whole truth about
his congregation alive or dead. will
not occupy the pulpit more than one
Sunday, and then he will find it nee
essary to leave town in hurry. -Ex
The Merchants Hotel, Of Dodgevillt
is to change hands, the present pro
prietor II. LClauer, having sold out tc
| w. d, Pascoe, Of that city, who take:
possession the 10th inst.
Music will be added to the curricu
lum of the Oshkosh public schools,
Amounts paid to sheriffs of Wis con.
sin counties Tor 1894: Ashland county
$40 Columbia Salary $4,000
Crawford $1,000, Clark 50. 500, Barron
$4,000, Dumas, 800, Douglass SIS, OOC
Eau Claire 5000, Grant 50, 900, Jack.
son$3, 600. Jefferson$4, 500, La CrosseS
5000, Milwaukee Salary S.. 900, Mar.
inette$5, 600, Monroe $500, Oconto 1
5000, Outagamie s., 600, Price So, 00C
Rock, 81, 600. Sheboygan $500, Sanl
$1,000. st. Croix 81. 900, Waukesha
s15, 900. Winnebago.$7 900, Wood 81
600 Waupaca $1,000, Washington s.
300