Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-12-10
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Westerns most faithful passenger con
duetors. is taking ten days yaea-
ton. An extra conductor. A. b. Rob-
bins, Of Milwaukee, is running his
train.
-Baldwin's silverware IS not ey-
actly free silver but it is 80 near
free that its cheapness viii be sil-
yer lining to that gloomy cloud that
oyerhangs your Christmas present
pathway.
This community Is now receiving
through the courtesy Of Mr.. G W.
Burr sample copies OF periodically.
Mr.. Burr will be pleased TO receive
and forward any subscriptions en-
trusted to his care
-Cassville Index: Mrs. j. A. Gar
ner arrived from Independence Sat
urday nigh! 10 visit relatives here
and at Beotown. After her visit she
viii return home accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. TAYLOR
Mrs. Lancaster standpipe: era
cious John! what is that awful noise
up stairs9' John (sleepily): 1T
must be Bridget. That new folding
bed bought for her yesterday was
set to go off at 5 o'clock"
DR. McElwee, as was noticed a
few weeks ago, is still treating with
success several cases of diabetes. can-
Ger, epilepsy and consumption in Lam
caster. He is at the Grand Central
hotel on Thursday Dec. 18th.
There are numerous gentlemen
/ in this city with post-otfice lightning
rods up. We forbear to mention
names for fear OF missing some, 1t
is unfortunate that there is only
enough of the electrical fluid for one
rod.
-Fennimore Times: Miss Ida
Goyier. one of the popular teachers
in our public schools, viii attend the
Platteville Normal, for the next two
months, to finish the course Her
place viii be filed during her absence
by Miss Mertie Green.
The first numb, OF the Platte
vile lecture course was given last
Friday evening. The remaining
numbers and dates are as follows:
Geo. Riddell, Dec, Il: The Jessie
CONTOUR Concert Company, Jan. -;
Geo. II. Vending, Feb. 10; Rev. n.
u. Hills, March 8; j. b. Gordon,
March 81.
Prairie du CHEN Union. We
don't know whether they are in earn
est or not, but we have heard some
talk among business men in regard
to establishing founding asylum in
this city. We are not posted upon
the prospective patronage that such
an institution might command or
whether or not the promulgators are
actuated by charitable or mercenarv
motives. The main point is that the
| city should have all the modern CON
veniences Of city of this size. If a
founding is crying necessity, lets
have one.
The story from Dodgeville of the
poisoning of Dan Harrington is part
/ ~ fiction. The owner Of the cigar
factory, where he was working. had
some liquor stored in the building
and he and his friend Perkins knew
where ii was and sometimes helped
themselves. The cause Of Harrine-
tons sickness and commissions is now
said to be an overdose OF port wine
and kummel. 1t is limited that some
one may have fixed up dose for the
Pilferers. The physicians pronounced
the SICK mans symptoms those Of
strychnine poisoning.
"A letter received from DR.. L. A..
Friedericks of Patch Grove, the physi-
clan of the late VIM Woffenden and
family, expressed somewhat feelingly
that Mr.. Woffenden was not victim
of the morphine habit. He makes no
explanation, however. to account for
the rash and lamentable deed of self
destruction. He says: For over
three years was with Mr.. Woffenden
daily and to my certain knowledge he
never had even the smallest amount
of the drug except what l gave him
hypodermically. His condition was
such that | dared not trust him with