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Judge Amos P. Prichard, of this city,
has been county judge for twenty-four
consecutive years, but Judge Ira B.
Branson, of Prairie dn Chien, son of the
Rev. Alfred Branson, D. D., has been
county judge of Crawford county for
thirty-four consecutive years. He is the
oldest county judge (in service) in the
State, and probably the oldest in the
United States.
Mrs. A. J. Wadsworth and son, of Monroe, were in the city today. A. S. Baker of Evansville has just secured a patent on a feed grinding mill. R. D. Torrey, of Oshkosh, Secretary of the Northern Agricultural Society, is in the city today. William Cannon and family are planning to spend the summer in the Rocky mountains. Tom Russell left this morning to join Van Amberg's show this season, He is to have charge of the privileges. Robert Filkins, who has charge of the general advertising of the Robbins & Calvin allied shows, has arrived in the city. Hanchett & Sheldon have a gay, new truck, which atracts attention on the street. It is substantial as well as handsome, and means business. Rev. S. B. Loomis, has arranged to give the All Souls folk a series of discourses on Bible characters, the first of which is to be given tomorrow. There is to be a German service tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in the First Methodist church. Rev. J. Berger, of Fort Atkinson, will preach. Mrs. Sarah Cobb, while busy about her home yesterday, slipped and fell, causing quite a serious injury to her shoulder, which disables her for the present. Grant Williams, son of Orange Williams, is at home again. He is not in very rugged health, but is able to be about, and is warmly greeted by his many friends. The ladies missionary society of the Baptist church yesterday afternoon elected Mrs. Eliza TreatTreat President, Miss Mary Hoskins, Vice President, and Mrs. R. V. Brand, Treasurer. The Round Table studies French literature this evening with pawers by the Revs. T. P. Sawin, T. W. MaCloan, F. L. Chapell, and Miss Carrie Zeininger, and Mr. B. F. Dunwiddie. The town of Bradford is reported as giving Judge Patten 91 majority, which gives him a total of 357 over Brooks. Beloit is the only town now to be heard from, and that is said to have given Patten a majority also.
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