Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-28
SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
NOTES FROM NsiGHBoRlNG TOWNS
ANo ADJOINING COUNTIES.

Dste, Srawford and Lafayette Counties
CLEANED from Exchanges and Condensed
for Herald Readers
An orchestra is being organized in
Bloomington.
On Dee. II Geo. Kennen will lecture
at Mineral Point.
Richard Carter was chosen chair
man OF the Iowa county board
FL. Ishmael has purchased the
Dennison House and took charge last
week
Mrs Michael Ford of Highland, an
old and highly respected citizen, died
Nov. II.
There are Il students from Rich
land Center attending the Platteville
Normal
The Cuba City News claims Cuba
City to be the greatest shipping point
in Grant County.
Mrs. + A. Turner of Boston has
been elected National president OF
the Woman's Relief Corps.
There seems to be no doubt that
Wisconsin will have some sort Of a
semi-centennial celebration in '9S.
The Richland county board has
adopted resolution looking to the
erection of county asylum during
year 1896.
z. b. Eastman of Platteville has
been compelled to give up his engage
ment with the Wilbur Opera Company
on account of illness.
Permission was granted by the Iowa
county board for the erection of sol
diers' monument on the court house
square in Dodgeyille.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the State Teachers associa-
ton which meets in Milwaukee the
last week in December.
There is talk of the miners of South
western Wisconsin organizing to form
a stock company for the erection aud
operation Of smelling works.
Fred Renshaw OF Boscobel was acci-
dentally shot while hunting. A few
years ago he was shot by the same
man while hunting in his company.
Last week while Albert, son Of John
Johnson Of Montfort was taking d
horseback ride the horse fell and broke
its neck. The boy escaped with few
bruises.
Miss Florence Mechanism OF Cas-
vile is the proud possessor OF a
pretty watch and guard presented by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Eng
fish, OF GAINESVILLE, Mimi, as reward
fordiligence at school
SIR shouted the man who had
been run over, "a want to tell YOU
that YOU are no gentleman er-ex-
cnse me, madam miss as he found
he was talking to bloomeriste, ..hui
any how, was right. =
From the Mineral Point papers it is
noticed that Nj. John Walker who foi
several years was the leading tenor OF
Platteyille Normal is receiving much
praise for his fine singing in that city.
Mr.. Walker holds a responsible posi-
tion in the Mineral Point schools.
A large hollow oak tree in Artesian
Park Boscobel caught fire in some
mysterious manner last week and
burned furiously nearly all night.
The blazing spectre presented a
strange appearance in the intense
blackness of the surrounding glooms
A Cineh Club was organized at the
Smalley House parlors in Muscoda
recently. Twentyfour members were
signed, making six tables A. w. Kopp
is President, 5. j. Hasler Manager
and r. l.. Thurber Secretary and Treas
urer. Meetings every Saturday night.
The Lafayette county board have
repealed all ordinances giving boun
ties on wolves, crows. ground hogs
and other wild animals. These ordi-
nances have cost the county in the last
year over $4,000 with large claims
from officials for extra services still to
be considered.
Gullick Holyerson, farmer resid-
ing about five miles north of Slough
ton. was instantly killed few DAYS
ago by being caught in his corn husk-
er and shredder He was engaged in
adjusting the machine when his head
was caught in it and crushed He
was 80 years old.
President Eaton of Beloit college
has announced that henceforth there
is to be no more interference of one
class against another at the time Of a
class banquet; nor is any class to hold
its banquet out of town. This pro-
hibition grew out of the freshman
class scrap at GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Amelia Darwin died RECENTLY
at Black River Falls. aged 103 wears.
Her husband, Louis Darwin. survives
her. 107 years old though in feeble
health. They were married in the
province of Quebec III 1907 and have