Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-09-28
Local Matters:

south. r. b. BURDICK.
Agent at Boscobel.
Local Matters:
EeA- An experienced male and femal
teachers are wanted in school distric
No. 4. Wingville. See advt.
EE- Jack Frost visited us on la
Saturday night, injuring the vines
somewhat, but committing no furth
er depredations.
Ho EVERYBODY I-Budd x Cope
land are now selling their first class
wagons at greatly reduced rates fol
cash.
gait is thought that large mum
Der from Lancaster and vicinity will
attend tho PIatteville Fair on Thnrs
day and Friday.
aeAr Efforts are being made t.
organize an agricultural and indus
trial association at Boscobel. Every
town in the county should have
such an organization.
Sa~J. Ii. Sneclode, notary public
claim and insurance agent, auctionee,
etc. etc, at CassviIle will attend to
any business entrusted to him, with
promptness. Business may safely be
placed in his hands.
Ge5- The ninth and tenth install
ments Of the capital stock subscribed
in the Lancaster Wooden Mill Co.
will be due the first of October, and
the Secretary asks prompt payment
Of the same.
Losr.-On Monday evening OF last
week near the Institute a Ladv's
drab merino scarf. The finder will
confer favor upon the owner and
receive suitable reward by leaving
the same at BuTrs Store.
pay' The Platteville Witness saws
that Major Rountree sowed ten bush,
els OF Norway oats on ten acres of
ground, which yielded 600 bushels of
first rate oats.
HORRIBLE DEATH.-Another vic.
tim Of kerosene explosion was Mrs.
Frank Holpen OF Hannibal, Mo-, on
Saturday night. She was, as is quite
too common, kindling a fire with the
oil, when the can exploded, and her
body was literally roasted She held
hnp a. ~ IN Al.
and its life is despaired of.
DRowNED.-We are informed that
John NJ, son of Jerry Garner, of
Beetown, was accidentally drowned
while bathing in the Nisnabutna
river, at Red Oak Junction, Iowa, on
the 18th of June last. The deceased
was 10 years Of age and promising
young man.
se5-Jones, Junkin & Co., Chicago.
have Just issued work Of great wall
ne to farmers, professional and bust.
ness men entitled Laws Of Business
for all the States Of the Union, by
Prot. Parsons, Of Hazard University.
The writer is acknowledged author
ity on law, and is the author of sew
eral standard law books.
LosT-REwARD-A pocket mem,
orandum or account book was lost
by Joel Barber on the fair grounds
during the county fair, week before
last. There was nothing OF value in
it except to the owner. The finder
will confer great favor and receive
five dollar greenback by returning
the same to the owner at Lancaster.
MINERAL Wilcox &
Son of Beetown have laid on our
table fine specimen of mineral from
their new lead lately struck in the
old dryJ0ne diggingS on land owned
by Mr.. Lamson. They have already
taken out $4,000 the vein of mineral
as now disclosed runs from three to
ten feet in height and promises a
a large body.
seA.GoDEY's LADY's Book is a
charming number, the 472d, of this
old favorite. 1t has a capital steel
engraving, playing With Pussy !"
an elegant. double colored fashion
plate, showing six figures an extern
sive sheet, showing five dresses, and
twenty~three articles for ladies and
chiidren's wear a gem from the Op-
era Of Genevieve de Bratant in music,
tales and poems by favorite writer's
a work department we'll filled four
pages of household receipts a design
for cottage, &c.
~THE LADY's FRIEND has a
charming steel engraving, "Jeanpie
Morrison" a boy and girl apparent
ly lost in loves young dream a col
ored fashion plate, with FIVE figures
several pages of fashion notes and il>
Illustrations continuation of The
Prize of two Men'sLives,' by Aman>
da Douglass, and other stories and
and poems, in the Editors Depart
ment very valuable article, by
Charles Kingsley, on "The Two
Breaths "a few household receipts,
&c.
OLD SETTLERS MEETING.-There
was a good attendance at the meet.
ing Of the old settlers Of the county
at the courthouse on Thursday OF
last week, Maj Rountree presiding
Interesting speeches referring to the
early history of the county and
State. were delivered by Judge
Mills, J. Rountree and Ira Brunson,
The spirit manifested indicate prob
able permanency in this organization
OF early western pioneers. A com.
mittee was appointed 60 decide upon
the time and place for the next meet