Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-01-30
SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN.
NOTES FROM NEiGHBoRiNG TOWNS
AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.


Dane. Crawford and Lafayette Coanties.
Cleaned from Exchanges and Condensed
for Herald Readers.
John Brady of Bloomington is the
happy father of II pound boy.
Geo. B. Hilvers of Cuba City was
married TO Miss Emma Holz Of Galena
Tuesday Of this week.
Roy C.. Smoker of Dodgeville broke
his leg while exercising in the uni
versity gymnasium at Madison
..Col." Kavanaugh started last
week for Oelwein. Iowa, where he
has secured position in barber
shop. Record.
Prof Richard T. Ely Of the Uni-
versity Of Wisconsin, has just com
pleted the manuscript of new book
to be entitled The Social Law Of
Service.
Joseph Mccain, well known citi-
zen of Richland Center, died in a
Chicago hospital last Tuesday while
havinga cancer removed from his
jaw. He was Il years old
CITY Marshal Iindner OF Prairie du
Chen states he has lodged $50 tramps
since the first OF October, an average
OF three each dav, ninety per month.
AS high as - have been accommodate
ed IN one night.
Word was received here by wire
last Thursday OF the death OF Mrs.
John IL Savage at her home in Sbulls-
burg. John was formerly a resident
Of this city and was court reporter
during the administration of Judge
Cothren. Prairie du Chen Union.
The annual meeting Of the Wiscon-
consin Cheesemakcrs Association will |
be held at Madison Tuesday and |
Wednesday, Feb. 18th and 18th. The
Prize this year offered for the cheese |
scoring nearest to perfection. and for
which all strive, is a 500 diamond pin.
List of patents granted to Wiseon-
sin Inventors this week. Reported by |
G. A. Snow & Co. Washington, ID. G.. |
L. l. G.. Chapman, Stevens Point, |
Spindle-5euring for axles; A. Il. bet
wiler, Milwaukee. Stoye-door hinge;
II, b Weper, Durand, Horse-detach-
er.
The Masons of Platteville have inn
proved their lodge room. A new
steel ceiling of handsome pattern has
been put in, the walls have been cal
cimined and portierres will be hung
at several Of the entries, thus making
it a lodge room second to none in the
state.
John Woodward of Platteville and
Charley Pierce Of Hurricane are two
lucky pensioners. The former has
been granted an original pension and
the latter an increase. Worthy and
Observing soldiers can never be too
we'll cared for BY Uncle Sam to suit
the HERALD.
Darlington people have called the
attention OF the governor to the fact
that unless special election Is held
there, La Fayette county will have no
representative in the assembly of the
special legislature to assemble next
month and asking him to order one
held at once.
Fire at Benton destroyed building
known as the sold academy ut
o'clock Tuesday morning II was the
in the United States Of the
now ilourishing Catholic order. Sis
tiers Of St Dominic the structure was
built by Rev. Chas. Maxzuchell. Il
Catholic priest in 1916.
Au inmate OF the Iowa county Jail
escaped last week and succeeded in
eluding the officers Of the law for
about n hours He was found in the
under the bed occupied bv
the sheriff during the night When
women get TO he sheriTs such thing
will not happen for they always look
under the bed before retiring
The mains Of tke Belmont water
works have been found to leak so bad
III that They cannot he used until the
ground thaws IN the Spring, when
they can be repaired Meanwhile the
contractors, the Dubuque Construc-
ton company, will he expected To
pay the interest on he Village bonds \
from NOV. | until the plant is accept
ed by the village
As several conflicting reports have
heen going the rounds concerning the
T.. Nj. church the following authentic
statement is published 4 majority
OF the members OF the local church
favor the dishanding OF she conference
but no decision Whatever has been
reached concerning a union with the
CongregationalistS In fact no action
OF any kind has been taken. except as
indicated above Dodgeyille sun.
Supt Thompson Of the X. " x \.
Ry and Engineer Young OF Milwau-
kee. headed a survey patty which left
here Monday noon surveying the line
for extension Of the X y x y. road
north. The point to be reached was
not given out but it is safe To say,
the party will not stop short of Viola. |