Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-24
win Morrissey Of Bloomington

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ed dead in the road on Friday after
noon aud was not found until satur-
day morning The inquest pro-
nouced il case Of Apoplexy The
remains were inferred in the Blue
River cemetery sunday.
The Lacrosse Inter State Fair
September 18TH, 18th, nth, and 10TH
promises many interesting features
for this year There wall be good
races. large showing in fine stock in
all classes, a collection Of the late war
relies. a dog show and ether things
too numerous 10 mention
Two burglars who were confined
in the Crowford County Jail at
Prairie du Chen made their escape
last week by working their way into
the ladies department and from
thence through an attic window to
the ground They were TO be tried
at he November term of Circuit
court. At last reports they had not
been found.
A live grasshorrer will eat dead
grasshopper A Missouri farmer mix
ed paris green and bran together and
let a grasshopper cat it. lie died
Twenty ate him up. They died.
Four hundred ate those twenty, and
they died Eight thousand ale those
four hundred, and they died. A hum
dred and six thousand ate those eight
thousand, and they died, and the
farmers were troubled no more. In
its flight from the far west the name
of the statistician Of this story has be-
come separated from its figures, but
the fact that the incident occurred in
Missouri is regarded as evidence OF its
possibility
-Plateville Witness: Miss Flora
Shafrer returned home from Lancas-
ter after visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Blanche Rothschild, Of
Lancaster, spent part OF last week
with her friend, Miss Julia Rindlaub.
.. Miss Ellen Chalfee, Of Lancas-
ter, attended the G. +. convention
last week and was entertained at Mr..
b. Beardsley's Some parties
gave a balloon ascension in Platte
Vile on Saturday evening last. The
balloon was inflated on the vacant lot
east Of the Congregational Church
and when it went up it lloated off in
a southeasterly course and when up
about a thousand feet the aeronaut
dropped with his parachute and a.
lighted near the creamery The per-
Torrance lasted about ten minutes.
-Fennimore Times-Reyiew: Geo.
Munns went to Madison on Monday to
take care of and nurse his old army
Gen Geo. Il. Bryant, who
is suffering from bad attack OF
disease. Gen. Bryant was
colonel OF Mr. Munns regiment and
later was made brigadier general. He
has served as Judge Of Dane county, /
postmaster at Madison and in various
other capacities Although over sew
enty years old, he stll takes 4 deep
interest in politics and was one OF La
Follette's main lieutenanls. lie is the
present assemblyman from the Madi-
son district There was very
pleasant reunion Of the Smith brothers
and their wives here last week, the
following being present from abroad
d. T., of Oklahoma; G. D of Wayerly,
Neb; O. G., Of Kcarncy, Neb. Alva |
of Omaha, and s. S. Smith Of Mime
apolis The brothers made it a point
to have a meeting place at least once a
year and this was had here last week
The party enjoyed ride to Boscobel
Monday.
"A lengthy writc-up OF the history
OF Bridgeport was given in the Prairie
du Chem Union in last weeks issue.
1t speaks Of the Wisconsin River
bridge at that point as follows: BY
an act Of the Legislature in 1884 or
1855, a bridge company was organ
lied and incorporated. + w Pelton
was chosen president; VIM. + Parish,
vice president; b. +. Fay, secretary
/. p T. Gcntil, treasurer; +. w.
Pelton, W f. Parish, II. L. Dousman,
b. W Brlsbois and Alfred Brunson,
directors This bridge was complet-
ed in the fall of 1857 1t passed into
the hands of James Hail. under a
trust deed, about 1865, and from him
to George NJ Dickinson and John
Lawler TO aid in the building Of
this bridge the town OF Prairie du
Chem took stock to the amount Of
$10,0 fer which bonds were issued
The original capital Of the bridge
company was $50, 600, Of which $27,
600 was paid up, including the bonds
issued by Prairie du Chem Upon
the completion Of the bridge the
ferry at that point was abandoned.
The bridge is now owned by James
Smith.
Robbed the Grave.
A startlinU incident OF which Mr.