Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-30

based on charge brought by the
father of the girl against her alleged
betrayer. The parties live in Verona.
Dane county.
-Times-Reyiew: The state bank
of Fennimore have secured as cashier
for their institution, Mr.. Aug. Stock, |
highly competent young gentleman
of Marshfield. Wis. Mr.. Stock is en-
ployed in the works OF the Upham
Manufacturing Co. as bookkeeper and
assistant cashier.
Brother Bresee, of the Benton
Mining Times, went into a trance last
week and produced the following:
'.There seems to be bitter feeling in
Grant county against foreigners. The
Polls have been removed from George
town and itisn't likely they will b
afflicted with the Poll evil again
w. H. Wilson passed through
Lancaster Saturday afternoon on his
way home to Boscobel. after an abb
sence of several weeks spent in max
ing Improvements on his farm five
miles this side of Platteville. We are
informed by wire that the .Green
Corn Club met him at the depot with
wheelbarrow.
Here is new receipt for killing
lice on stock: Saturate the animal
with kerosene and touch match to
it. A Sweed on Beaver island tried
it on his horse. The animal ran into
the barn where there was another
horse being curried by the farmers
14-year old son. The barn, the horses
and the boy were burned-and thelice.
Two young ladies, Edna varney
and Emma Cunningham, aged 16 and
IA years, jumped into Pitt lake at
townsville, Wis, and locked in each
others embrace were drowned. The
girls had been led into fast company
and the disgrace of it drove them to
suicide. This is not a strictly local
happening but is thrown out as
rocket to warn.
The Weekly Argus, a newspaper
recently started at North Lacrosse,
comes to our exchange table 1t is
published by Frank Geisenheimer, and
f. Nj. Calkins, an old Bagley boy, is
the editor. Success to the enterprise.
We are personally acquainted with
Mr.. Calkins and can safely assert that
he is deserving of the best that can
come to newspaper man.
The Kickapoo Odd Fellows assoc
citation held its anniversary celebra-
ton in viroqua on Saturday The
attendance was large from all lodges
in the territory. TT annual address
was delivered by D. f. Jones of
Sparta. Officers elected: Jackson
Delbaugh. president; DIR. F. P John
son, secretary; Mrs. W. j. Waggoner.
treasurer. Ontario was selected for
the meeting place next year
Doc Henderson, of Animation, was
here the first of week getting out pa
pers to remove an unruly member of
his family. He says he took the boy
some years ago to raise and now the
boy raises the devil with him by try
ing to boss the whole home institution,
and farther says that the boy drinks
which is somewhat strange after
being brought up by Mr.. Henderson!
The district attorney has given the
boy marching orders.
The young mems meeting held at
the Methodist church in Lancaster
Sunday afternoon, was fairly attended
1t was decided to continue them every
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock until
further notice. The following COM
mittee was appointed to complete ar
rangements: Rev. VIM. Rowe, Rev. T.
j. Brown, Rev. +. Z. Edwards, Abel
Roberts. Geo. Gibbs and l.. A. Dodd
1t is the intention of the workers to Ill
timately form Young Mems Chris
tian Association.
The second suit of the Dubuque
creamery company against John Hayil
of Wyalusing resulted in verdict for
the company 1t was held in this city
last week before Justice Wheeler.
The week before the same case was
tried with the result that the jury dis
agreed Brown and Goodsell were the
plaintiffs attorneys and Judge Fuller
OF Prairie du Chen, attorney for Mr..
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