Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-03-01


r7~The TIMES says that more mining is be-
ing done in the vicinity Of Dubuque this win
ter than at any previous time for several years.
E5~The TRIBUNE says that about eighty
pupils Of one Of the ward schools of Mineral
Point have the measles.
EE-B Cornelisen has lately taken ont some
inc specimens Of lead ore at Hazel Green.
Ills diggings promise lead.
e1-The Kansas fever is reported to be more
prevalent at Bloomington just now than th =
scarlet fever or whooping cough.
E7-There will be quarterly meeting services
At the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancas.
ter on Saturday next at 2:3O and 1880 P. NJ.
and Sunday at 1890 A. NJ. and O'Clock p. NJ
r-The Good Templars of Platteyille will
give dramatic entertainments in Lane & Gill
hams Hall, Platteyille, March 10th 18th and
18TH
Ex-senator Hazelton has our thanks for a
copy Of the Legislative Manual This is the
most comprehensive work Of the kind ever
issued.
Es~J C.. Trainer, proprietor of the Bloom
ugiou Plow Factory, will hl quite larg,
order for pows this Spring for parties in Col
e,ado.
L5-Nine different Lodges were represented
s, tie entertainment given by Beautiful Grow,
Lodge, No. l22, l. .. o. f., az Boscobel
III. Tuesday. The affair was a seccess
.--
A3'The HERALD odyer:ises this week abou
aea,y farms for sale. We expect to aid il
ae sale Of over ffiv Grant county farms
before seed time.
ls"Seigberi s Co have sold ont their raer
ehandisc al Patch Grove to ". Hicklin an,
Carson Scott. The new firm have adde,
largely to the stock and will continue bushes
81 ,he old stand.
ETIlenry Halbert, formerly an emp'oye il
lie Herald concern, and lately conducting
uccessful business enterprises at Wayerly
iowa, made the HEnALp printers happy by a
ra one lay last week.
Enough zinc ores are now being raised
Ia ,he vicinity Of Hazel Green for regular
shipment If ten tons per day from the roasting
furnace al Mineral point 70 the smelling fer.
uaees st La Sale, III.
1--WE know OF no better preventative O
kitchen odors than this; In boiling onions O
cabbage, place a dish Of vinegar on the stow
& the same time. The boiling vinegar vii
destroy the odor Of the vegetables All VIII
have near neighbors try il.
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Ei-In building, greater care should be tax
en- to use good materials. For foundation
timber, aud like purposes, good judges pro
nouuce red elm more durable than any othe
wood and oak, white elm, or red beech
probably come next in order. lii poor econ
omy in architecture 70 put up light. chea
frames.
ES-Alired A, Laughton, son OF Capt W
II. Laughton, Of PlaiteviIe, died at Warren
on the 9TH Feb, aged "a years. He had bee
abroad, and was on bis way home. The fu
neral took place at PIatteyille the following
Monday, and was largely attended. He ha
been engineer on the steamer Tompasper, an
was young man Of good promise.
r7-Never I'll kerosene lamps after dark, b.
nh them in the daytime. Never allow lam
60 be placed on the manile-piece, where tn
same has CRATE or stove, as the heat Of thes
win cause the oil to be more inhammable, an
more liable to explosion when lighted. d
not allow the wick to get baked or crusy
trim it frequently.