Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-08-08
ARRIVALS * DEPARTURES
Local Matters:
Wild plums are ripe.

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This is good weather for corn
Bread made of new wheat is III
order.
Melon .cholic-the Herald prin-
tar boys
There arc % paupers in the
county poor building.
Merchant Kinney is in PhiladeI
phia-laid up for repairs
Fewer reaper accidents have
occurred this season than usual.
Ed IIto has given his business
room front a coat Of lively white
Books ,or The Lancaster Library
Association are TO be ordered soon.
The Bloomington post'oflico was
made money order Office July 3lst.
Look out for counterfeit 2Os on
the II. s. National Bank Of Washing
ton.
Notice of Trial and Notes Of
Issue blanks for sale at the Herald
office
bloomington rejoicos in regat-
IA club, presided over by Sam Wood
house
The Mississippi is so low this
summer that boats frequently run
aground.
-Platteville is the only town in
the county that affords q street
sprinkler
Col. Mckenzie lies in a very
critical condition at his home in
Ellenboro.
Shade and other trees transplant
ed this year are suffering for the
want Of rain.
Merchants Baxter and Schreiner
have gone East TO purchase goods
for the fall trade.
The Lancaster public schools
open September 4th See card of
the District Clerk.
-Ready-200. 600 more Of well
made brick at Brokers yard, one
milo south of Lancaster.
DR.. Woodhouse, late Of Sparta,
IS about fitting up a Turkish Bath
Institution at Bloomington,
1t is rumored that a route for a
railway on this side Of the Mississippi
has recently been surveyed.
A now and desirable form of
marriage certificate will soon be
printed at tho Herald office.
Mr.. Books abstract Office for
Grant county has been moved into
one of the rooms over the bank.
Green apples and greenor peach
es arc 20 be seen in the Lancaster
shop, store, aud saloon windows.
The fall term ofthe Grant county
Circuit Court opens September H.,
tho second Monday in the month.
Mr.. Ed Hite's new house was
racked several inches out Of plumb
by tho high wind of yesterday even
ing,
Road DR.. Baxter's politico- bust
ness announcement To scratch or
not to scratch-i5 an important ques-
ton.
Dickersop, the Boscobel P. NJ,
was seen out riding last Sunday af~
tcrnoon for tho first time in ten
years.
A fine new deep toned piano,
costing 5000, has found an abiding
place in the home like parlors Of the
lancaster House.
Mr.. Chas. H. Nye has been en-
pIoyed as principal of the public
school in Dist. No. 3, town Of Platte
willie for the ensuing year.
PROT. Allen is conducting a Nor
NAL Institute at Baraboo The ses-
sion commenced last Tuesday and
will continue six weeks.
There has been less emigration
westward from Grant County du,
ring the year past than for any of the
half dozen previous years.
-Wo estimate from reports receiv-
cd that the wheat crop in Grant
county this season will not average
over 10 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. John Mahood, of Fillmore,
Mimi who formerly resided at Ian
caster, has 20 swarms Of bees, from
which he expects to realize ton Of
honey.
The Herald printers are grateful
TO Messrs. j Ii. Sueclode Of Cassville,
7. s. Cummings of Boscohel and O.
b. Smith Of Fennimore for Water
melon favors.
Beat it, We learn that Mr..
Henry of Elonboro last week har-
vested ten acres of Ramsdell Norway
oats which yielded a hundred bush
els 10 the acre.
The Bloomington Hotel, by Slime
Woodhouse, has lately been newly
PAINTED papered, and otherwise i'm
proved in appearance and for the
comfort of travellers.
This is favorable weather for
mad dogs. and many cur will doubt
less soon be afflicted with "a touch
Of the phoby" as Mark Tapley would
phrase il. SO look out.
Now the dust being somewhat
out of the way, it may be presumed
that our young folks will not forget
that riding out Of an evening is the
correct thing for them to do.
Foster has just received beauti'
ful set of Terry covered" parlol
furniture. His warerooms are piled
full OF furniture supplies OF all kinds
Go and examine his goods.