Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21

civil war. The total enlist ment from
Grant county during this war wa
probably nearly 5000 men. Thus i
is seen that the mortality of Gran
county soldiers during the war was
very heavy; that our boys were il
the thick Of the fray, and that they
attained high reputation as sol
diers on every great field Of battle.
The Lancaster post office was es
tablished in 1888 with George HI
Cox as postmaster.
The Grant County Herald was es
tablished in the spring Of 1S43.
The tri-weekly stage line from
Galena to Lancaster, via Platteville
was established in 1913.
In December, 1916, the Forbes no
tel, Lancaster, was burned. 1t oc
cupied the site of the Calls resi-.
dence. The "Callis Corner" was
destroyed in March, 1872, with a
loss in stock of about &c. 900. On
August 80, 1883, occurred the big
fire, nearly a block on the north
side of the court house having been
destroyed. Seven big buildings went
up in smoke, the loss being about
$40, 600. On May 20, 1898, the flour
ing mill near the depot was burned.
The excelsior factory went up in
flames July IS, 1895.
Madison j. Mckay, of Beetown,
was murdered near Lancaster in
October, 1915. The murderer was
not apprehended.
February 26, 1898, fifty-four men
left Lancaster for the Klondike.
The majority of them returned
within two or three years.
Lancaster secured an excelsior
factory in 1888, electric lights in
1897, waterworks in 1898, and the
Touring mill in 1898. The mill was
twice destroyed by fire, but was re-
built and is now running.
The first school in Lancaster was
in 1887, conducted by Miss Ann
Locey.
The Lancaster Teller was estab-
hshed in 1888.
The newspaper Northern Badger
was started at Platteville in 1889
In the winter of 1843 Platteville
had a great epidemic of small pox,
twenty five people having died
from the effects of the dread dis
ease.
On June 10, 1870, five business
houses in Platteville were burned,
and again on April Is, 1874, dis
astrous fire destroyed dozen build
ings.
Christmas, 1878; Elijah Bayley of
Platteville was killed by a Jersey
bull.
The Normal school was started at
Platteville in the fall of 1866, in the
academy building. A wing was
built in 1867, and another in 1881.
The Platteville Witness was start
ed May 26, 1859. The Grant Coun-
ty Democrat was first issued in 1884.
The name of the publication is now
the Grant County News.
The Platteville Journal was estab-
lished in 1899.
The Platteville powder mill was
started in 1S4S by local enterprise.
The first explosion was in July, 1850,
with a loss of one life; the second,
Nov. 7, 1870; third, Feb 8, 1877,
costing one life; fourth, Nov. 8, 1877;
fifth, Sept. 16, 1878, with a loss Of
$40, 900; sixth, 1886; seventh, 1891;
eighth, July II, 1871, when one man
was killed; ninth, June IA, 1894;
tenth, Feb. "a, 1900, when three
men were killed. Soon after start
ing the mill went over to the Latin
& Rand interests.
Platteville has ever been center
of industry and her manufacturing
plants have been numerous.
Lindsay Evans killed Jim Grow
Wagner at Potosi in 1928.
Platteville and Potosi villages
were incorporated Feb. 49, 1841.
Chas. Latimer was killed in duel
with Thomas GlOster at PotOsi in
1915.
John Bonner was the first miner
in Hazel Green, 1924. The postof
flee was established in 1888. Hazel
Green was one of the original towns
created in 1949 Some of the most