Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-04-25

bill creating the office of state bank
examiner was followed by the
announcement of the selection BY
Gov Upham Of Hon. f. |. Kidd Of
this city for the position. The ntws
is very gratifying to Hr. Kidd's many
friends in this section and throughout
the state Considering the appointee's
especial fitness for the responsible
duties of the position it isnot surpris-
ing that the appointment came to
him unsolicited His well known
business ability and thorough ac-
quaintance with the banking business
insure at once both the confidence of
the banks and their patrons.
We are pleased also to note in this
connection that Mr. Kidd new duti2S
win not be SO exacting as to deprive
the bank of this city of his personal
supervision nor the city council and
county board of his services as a
member of those bodies. lie will
have the assistance Of deputy and
clelk in the examiner office These
latter appointments have not yet been
made. but will no doubt lie filled by
competent men as they are selected
by the examiner. Mr. Kidd has been
| kept pretty busy the past two days
receiving the congratulations OF
! friends on GOV. Upham's excellent
judgment Prairie du Chen Union.
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant. the widow Of
General Grant. has shown her interest
in her old home by making very
handsome present to the Galena Pub
lie Library. The gift was received to-
day 1t is a copy of General Grant
/ Memoirs in two volumns, and on the
fly page is the inscription TO the
! Galena Public Library from Julia
Dent Grant, April y, 1890 The
date April 9th was written because
! that is Gen. Grants anniversary
The volumns were bound at Mrs.
Grants order in an elegant tree-calf-
Galena Gazette.
| We stated last week that Mr.. Lafol-
! lette was a worker for Judge Winslow
in the late judicial campaign. We
made the remark on the authority of
travelling man who had spent
couple of DAYS in Madison Editor
Monahan infor.ls MS that Mr.. Lafol-
lette, instead Of being against Judge
Clementson, was the manager of the
campaign for him in Dane county.
We gladly make the correction as we
would not knowingly do.the brilliant
little orator any injustice. Judge
Winslow's majority in Dane county is
920. No doubt that it would have
L l. NJ / az oil a.
, efforts.-Darlington Journal.
There is a reign of terror IN the Vi
entity of the paper mills that extends
to this city. John Green, an employee
of the paper mills on the Wisconsin
river, three miles below here, was walk
ing around with the smallpox for a
week and nobody knew it. Finally
when he was forced to remain in the
house doctor was called and there
was no installing the disease, The
man was literally covered with the
eruptions. The state board of health
was notified to-day on the statement
of DR.. l.. NJ. Gregory, the attending
physician. The man caught the dis
ease while working among the rags
in the paper mill.-Milwaukee News
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