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

The Crawford and Grant telephone
companies are each extending their
lines to Bridgeport where they will
join in a common line for communi-
cation over both systems. Work is
progressing on both extensions.
-Baraboo and Richland Center pa
pers have fallen to twitting on facts.
The Baraboo Republic sarcastieally
remarks: ''Richland Center seems to
be rather an old-fashioned town. They
are yet arguing the question of wheth-
er the bicycle has right to travel on
the sidewalk. , The Richland Center
Observer crawls out of the cobwebs
with the remark: Yes, and they don't
get mp revivals where they throw live
skunls through the windows.
Line fence murders are slow about
coming in this spring in Grant county
from which we conclude that farmers
hereabouts are not repairing their
fences as usual. Papers in other coun-
ties are recording an average crop,
the last one of which we notice was
the stoning to death of their uncle by
two young men near Stevens Point.
The nephews claim that he was put
ting his fence over onto their land
and arbitrated the matter with rocks,
smashing in his skull.
Gov. tTpham has pardoned John
H. smythe who is serving a four-year
term in the state prison for grand
larceny He has already served more
than two years. Our readers will re-
member that Smythe, who was 16
years old at the time he was tried,
is the son Of John and Mary Smythe
who are farmers residing in the south
western part of Lancaster township.
He was sent to this city with load
OF hogs, which he sold and then spent
the money. In letter to Gov. Up
ham, Judge Clementson says it may
be wise to pardon Smythe as he is
penitent.
We clip the following interesting
item from the Richland Center Demo
crat; What competent judges de-
clare was the finest bunch OF cattle
ever shipped from Richland county
was shipped to Chicago by A. II.
Krouskop few days ago. The bunch
numbered &c head, all young steers,
their combined weight before ship
ment aggregating 107, $50 pounds. an
average of fraction over LILO lbs.
the heaviest one tipping the beam at
2,110 lbs. They were fatted for the
market on Mr.. rouskop's farm in the
town Of Rockbridge, where they were
corn-fed during six months past. 1t
took four palace stock cars in which
to ship them"
AT Dodgeville Tuesday evening
two men disguised by blackened faces
went to the house OF Mrs Isaac PEN
berthy where there were no men.
They assembled the steps and knocked
at the door, which was answered by
Miss Mae Roach, a pretty female board
er who opened the door. She was
seized by the throat and thrown down
on the poarch, but having butcher
knife in her hand she began slashing
away at the man who held her and
also bit his fingers This scared the
men and they ran away. The Chron-
icle says this kind Of thing has been
going on right along in its city and if
it keeps up much longer somebody
will get caught at it.
Who is the home merchant? He
is the man who helps pay for the
streets on which you walk; for the
school in which your children or per-
haps you were educated; he helps to
keep up the church in which you wor-
ship. He is the man who backs your
home paper with an 'ad.'' Every
subscription paper passed has his
name upon it; he is the one who can
not afford to swindle you. Self inter-
est, ii nothing else, would prevent
this. He bears his share Of the bur
den Of good government and stays
with you in sunshine and darkness;
in the days Of prosperity and adversely.
These are but a few reasons why your
patronage should be given to the mer-
chants whose advertisements adorn
the pages Of the HERALD.
We notice in our exchanges num-
a,o1,a comn1aiufs Of hovr disturhinu