Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-20


announced for holding county and
Assembly District conventions to
elect delegates to attend the state
republican conventions
MAsoNIc.-The Masonic Festival
and dedication ceremonies of the new
Lodge Room a. Boscobel is to be
postponed till the 25th September,
Of which all masons in the county
who arc expected to be the guests
will take notice.
TO THE LIVING AND THE DEAD =
Mr. w. Ii. Foster, near the NJ Il.
Church, is prepared to furnish upon
notice, burial eases for the dead, of
plain, neat finish, or medium and
rich-of walnut or imported wood,
and plain or lined within. This busi
moss he makes q speciality, and is
prepared for it.
School MEETING IN LANCASTER
The annual meeting for the election
ola School officer and for the trans
action Of any business for the dis
trict is to be held at the Institute on
Monday evening next, at : O'Clock.
The legal time for the annual meets
ings in school districts is on the last
Monday in September except in such
districts as by cote at some regu-
lar meeting, have changed the time.
70 THE PEorIE.-The proprietor
Of the Bioct House FACTORY near
Plauevilic, Mr.. Geo. r. Laughton.
has added new machinery Tor lulIing
and DRESSING clcth which work 50
wen that he wishes to make the fin
ishiug Of home woven goods u Spcci>
atty. Work done very quick and
well, and prices so low that patrons
will call again See advertisement.
f-D The Orioa Circus, which ox-
hitited through Grant County last
week, was the most respectable in
point Of moral conduct OF any that
has ever performed in this section,
and for eXccIlcncy Of cquestrianism.
tumbling and other performances
certainly the equal Of the best. The
striking feature and novelty was
the female cornct band-their music
Of rare eXcelloncy.
INDIANS ABour.-A large compa-
ny Of Winncbago Indians are visiting
through Grant County, report says
20 or 50. OF course they mean no
harm; but if pressed by hunger
might rob hen roost or sheep told.
The other day a young man from
Lancaster was blackberrying about
the Hurricane and came across some
OF these Indian rovers at which he
became so badly frightened as to
conceive himself robbed of his pocket
book and money and shot at.
Indians should not thus come IL
over the boys.
NORTH ANDovERW ooLLEN FAcTo>
RY.-Mr Oliver feels burtheued with
the business of this splendid estab>
lishment and thinks of forming
Joint stock enterprise by dividing
the property into shares at cost. and
selling them at S25. 90 per share
the entire property having cost him
S35 900. Just now wooIen fabrics
are down. even below the rates which
preceded the war But this is but q
temporary hindrance. When prices
rise TO ordinary rates the establish
ment will clear itself on Two years
run. Persons taking stock cannot
possibly lose. Thh annual dividends
may average SO high as 20 per cent.
Mr. Oliver SAYS he could make money
even rs prices are if he had the mon
ey to keep up stock and run the cur.
rent year.
SlcKNEss.-Therc is much dysente
~ in the country caused Of course
By living on unwholesome provision
What is wholesome TO one is hurttul
TO another, but the trouble is people
arc unlike brute animals in Judging
what is heaIthiul, what rank poison>
Gus. The COW, the horse, the sheep
each lnoweth what is huruul and
refuse it, whilst man is most hoEgish
OF ali creatures except the hog in
eating everything offered. The first
sign OF summer sickness is bilious
ness-remoyabIe ut first by a light
cmctie, or a doce or two OF SchenS's
pdIs-but il neglected two or three
days one or TWO doctors and Shot
ccarypop must be taken or death
may be the arbiter. This lesson is
given as editorial because the doctors
neglect their duty to the public We
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