Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-02-06
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4 are excited over the discovery OF
I grains of gold in the new lead district
there, and prospectors are searching
for the precious metal in quantities
which viii pay for mining. with
/ strong hopes Of success.
/ An exchange tells about a printer
who was in hurry one day in making
! up the forms. getting a marriage and
! grocer's notice mixed up so that il
! read as follows: John Smith and
/ Ida Quay were united in the bonds Of
holy sauer kraut, which will be sold
by quarter of barrel. Mr. Smith i
an esteemed Goldfish at 10 cents. while
the bride has nice pigs feet TO dis
play"
A sleigh load drawn by four horses
was seen vending its way through
the streets Of Platteville Tuesday
evening. MANY rumors were afioat
as to who it was. Some said. judg-
inc from the noise, lit was the Fresh
men" others the ninth Grade
another ..the Juniors" and another
1.-The Tinegan gang" But upon in
vestigation Wednesday morning it
was found that Regent Gardner had
returned and treated the faculty to a
sleigh ride. Normal Notes.
Platteville Lodge No 125, Knights
of Pythias, has had phenomenal
growth during the eighteen months
since its organization Beginning
with fifteen charter members it now
numbers fifty-fve and is composed
of enterprising and progressing Young
men ofthe city and vicinity. Castle hall
their place of meeting, is in theOetriker
building and is deliberately and taste
fully fitted up and has a spacious ban
quet room ad ming. No pains have
been spared in making their new home
attractive and comfortable ard its
members take great pleasure in well
coming visiting brothers who make it
in their way to call on them. Platte
vile News.
The application for the pardon of
Miss Rose Zoldoski will be heard by
the Governor this week, and the senti-
ment that she should receive pardon
is growing stronger every day. The
Lancaster HERALD. the leading paper
published in Lancaster where the trial
took place, expresses the opinion that
the evidence in the case was insuffici-
ent to convict OF the great crime for
which she is now suffering the penalty
apparently only ones who regard
her as guilty are her avowed enemies
and a few of their friends. The public
generally where the trial was had re-
gard her conviction as an outrage up
! on justice, and supine yielding to
the clamor Of a coterie of enemies who
had followed the case for forty miles
to urge their influence 10 secure her
conviction Dodgeville Chronicle.
On Friday evening last Mrs Thos.
Fox attempted suicide. At , O'clock
she told her husband that she was
going TO lie down and to call her ut
| o'clock When o'clock came and he
went to her room he found the door
! locked and being unable to hear an
| answer to his call he went outside and
by prying open a window gained an
entrance to the apartment. Sitting in
the corner of room with rusty
butcher knife in one hand and the
other holding a skirt around her neck
was his wife covered with blood. DIR.
Oettiker was Immediately called and
there is now some hope of saving her.
The wound in itself was not so serious
but a part of the cloth had got inside
the cash and blood poison is the only
real danger now. The only cause as
signed is that she was Respondent
over family troubles and took this
means Of Kidding herself of them.
Platteville News.
The Grant County HERALD proposes
Richard Meyer, Jr., as suitable dele
gate from Wisconsin to the national
republican convention, and the HER
AID is supported in its suggestion by
the republicans OF Grant County. A
| better selection cannot be made. Mr..
| Never is one of the most worthy and
capable young republicans of the
/ state-loyal to the party and com
/ petent to represent it in any capacity
! He is neither an office holder or an
! office seeker and in these respects. 4:
1 in all others. would meet reasonable
and popular demand of the party as ;
conspicuously fit and proper repres
entive of the party in the convention
which is to select the next presiaen
and vice-president of the United State
-Oconto Reporter.
Governor Upham rendered posi-
ton on the Normal school board o
regents to the Hon. Nils p. Hanger
of River Falls; Mr.. Haugen courteous
" declined to accept the place. Dem
oerats and few jealous republican
profess to see all kinds Of tricker.
and political chicanery in the affair
Such charges are not we'll made. Mr.
HaugeI would make an able regent
there is no propriety in imputing I