Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-07-11
Clerk Giro nit Court, Grant Co.,

-Saturday was the Wafmest DAY
Of the season-mercury standing 1902
Fahrenheit.
DO the ladies' all know that at
Lewis store may be found an elegant
lot Of summer silks2
An interesting article appears 10
the last Democrat upon the prosper
ity OF Lancaster.
A private letter from Blooming
ton reports Business lively and
crops looking splendidly."
Tho glove" machine now takes
the lead in sales over all other sewing
machines, at Dubuque.
We regret to learn that Hon. J.
G.. Squircs, Of Platteville, is fast lbs
ing bis hearing and sight
Cen. Calls has arrived home
safely after couple Of weeks tour in
the South and Southwest.
The crops Of both wild and culti-
waited plums is reported unusually
large in all parts of the country.
Read the testimonials in in favor
Of the Mccormick advance" before
purchasing any other reaper.
Just what has long been wanted
those silk gloves for ladies', all col
ora, at Nathan, Schreiner & Cos.
Great is the rush for job print
ing at the Herald Office, where are
now running constantly two presses
on job work.
Fish alive was the cry on our
streets yesterday morning The
fish were caught in the Mississippi
near Cassville
"A Joint County Teachers Insti-
tuto for tho counties Of Richland and
Crawford will be held at Muscoda
August 7th next.
We hear better reports of the
wheat crop throughout the county.
The rust has not injured this
crop "a much as has been reported
-Esqr. Ward has our thanks for
u mess Of green corn. He says his
corn measured fourteen feet in height
on Sunday last, July 9th. Who beats
it 2
The Blakes Prairie Agricultural
Fair will be held at Bloomington
Sept. 7th and 9Th. Premium list
may be had Of the Secretary, Jesse
Brooks.
Harvest Of small grains will
open in Grant County within the
next ten days. Some fields of win
ter and wheat barley have already
been harvested.
-Sisson's dancing hall is great
resort for lovers Of Gripping tho
light fantastic toe" Over seventy
couples attended the party there on
tho evening Of July 4th.
If you want to get your wares
before tho people, advertise in the
Herald which is read in every neigh
borhood in tho county. Our adver-
Using rates arc low.
"A race for purse of two hun.
dred dollars will take place on the
track Of the Hazel Green Industrial
Society on Saturday next. AL Won.
zor's "Wild Rose" is one of the horses.
The reason that 80 many names
arc registered at the PIatteville ho-
ill is that the house is good one a1d
the accommodating landlord, Mr.. ID.
G. Stroeter, knows tho ropes of the
business.
The ratification Of the Treaty
of Washington" created at the cap.
ital great excitement, but not half
as much as the cheap sales of sum-
mer goods at Baxter & Kiney's at
Lancaster.
Barnard Dittmer, of jamestown
Wis, arrived in Dubuque last Thurs
day. on his way to Cedar Rapids, and
while in Dubuque gang of gamblers
induced him to play, and swindloi
him out Of 500
The County Jail building COM
mittee will receive sealed proposals
at Ryland & Holoway's Bank, Lam
caster, on Monday next for furnish
ing materials and constructing the
proposed county Jail.
The probibitory liquor is in
force at Warren, Ills. Some Of the
people have petitioned "iust to sell
beer" but the authorities very sem
sibly withhold the privilege. whole
hog or mono" the answer is
-"All gone" is the mournful wall
ofthe ladies when they think of those
beautiful grenadines" lately put in
to market by A, 4 L. A. Burr. A
few days more and their new stock
Of handsome prints will have Jared
the same fate.
Every teacher in the county and
the friends Of education generally
should attend the County Teachers
Institute, to be held a, Lancaster on
Tuesday Of next week. The leading
educators of the county have prom
ised TO be present.
Independence day was general.
ly observed IN all parts of the coun>
try. As far we can learn BAYFIELD,.
Polk County, and Lancaster were
the only towns in this State that
didn't formally celebrate the day.
NoXt year look for 'rouser' at these
points.
We learn that Messrs Trainer &
Hill, Of Bloomington, will soon re-
move their business to Prairie du
CHEN. Mr.. Kolb, of Prairie du Chen,
pas bought the Trainer establishment
aud will continue the business of wag-
on aud carriage making At Bloom