Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-24

Water is yet needed to fill the
ci-tcrns.
Potatoes cell at 25 and 30 cents
per bushel.
Gen Washburu speaks at Platte
Vile tomorrow night.
"A guide board is very much
needed az the Bloomington fork Of
tie Bee,own road.
An important change in the
mail facilities from Lancaster to
Specht's Ferry is asked.
Oshkosh boasts Of one $500 dog.
That's nothing. Lancaster can boast
Of five hundred sl00 dogs.
The potato crop was good this
year Judging from the unusual num-
Der Of loads daily brought to town
The Prairie du Chen Gift Con-
z r.. takos place tomorrow. A few
uokets are held by parties in this
town.
Plaueviflo Il infested with a mild
varicty Of Ku-Klux. and has to en-
poy a night Waterman in conse-
quence
Michael McNamee, Of Mt. Hope,
will sell 1t auction his horses, cattle,
hogs and farm Implements on Tues
day next.
Letters and papers for Boscobel
and Plattevile mails should bo pass
ed in to the mail box by 1890 A. NJ,
the Postmaster says.
The Lancaster Wollen Mills are
in full blast The machinery Of this
mill has been stopped but three days
since started carly last Spring,
Attend the Joint Discussion
ut Lancaster, on Friday after
noon next.
Fires have been raging on tho
Wisconsin river bottoms destroying
hay, wood, &c. The flames swept
past BoscoboI on Saturday last.
Let every town in the County
bc represented by large delegation
at Lancaster on Friday next to listen
"a the Joint discussion between Wash
burn and DooIittlc.
Ir. Walker last week received
orders for fourteen Howe machines.
BE expects to be abe to commence
delivering the organs ordered before
tho Chicago fire in a few days.
There will be n donation held at
Browns Hall in Bloomington, Thurs
day evening, oct Goth, Cor the bone
fit of Elder w. 4. Hill All are cordi-
ally invited 10 attend. Com.
The holiday appearance present
ed by the front Of Baxter & Kinney's
store was thsreunto. communicated
by Mr. II Buschner whose painting
work gives such general satisfaction.
Spirit Of the Press is the title Of a
new weekly published at GaIena by
Mr.. II. lIoughton, the venerable
editor and father of newspaperdom
In Gacna twill be ably conducted
Read the graphic and authentic
reports of the Washhurn.Doolttle
discussion st Eau Claire and La
Crosse, and then resolve 20 DO present
80 tho discussion here on Friday at
torsoon next,
A son Of Mr. James Mitchell re-
SIDING AT Hazel Green was recently
kicEoi by d horse and had bis skull
very badly f.acUred. DR.. Coldrsu
has the patient in charge. His le-
cogery Is expected
-Nevp. before were auction sales
eo numerous in this part Of the coun.
ty as thpv are the present fall. Bills
for scores of different parties have
been printed at this ottiOo during the
past three or four weeks
Prof J. w. Hoyt, Secretary Of
the State Agricultural Society, will
accept our than,s for the published
proceedings OF the society for 1871
IL is a book Of over 500 pages, neatly
printed and bound, and makes a val
liable record.
- HUpsr'S IVseHu for laat week
gives = birds eve view OF Chicago as
e was before the fire. The current
number is filed with scenes Of the
Great oondagration The two num-
hers are worth the yearly price of
thi, greatest q weekly pictorials.
Tho fcrryman At Clayton lately
crossed toam aud COW and charged
tho owner 81 therofor-all he had.
Our informant, Mr.. Bagley of Wyalus-
inc. kept the man over night with
out PAY in consequence That fer
rvman ought % be kicked off the
river.
Lancaster is doing we'll in the
matter OF raising relief for the suffer
jnr people in the neighborhood of
Groen Bay. The committees are
hard M work, aud their efforts at
soliciting aid meet with the mos'
ds'tering success. Mans inhumani-
tv 70 man is more a relative than 9
positive meauness ct his nature,
Prof 4. Mchaelis an accomplish
el teacher Of German and Music ba:
taken NJ his residence in Lancaster
lie comes we'll recommended, and
ought 60 meet with abundant success,
FIJI his calling among our townspeople
H. was belief OF Goothes that per
son unfamiliar with foreign languages
knows little or nothing Of his own.
Very favorable weather, this. fol-
the farmers 70 husk corn. dig pota,
toes and 30 all manner Of Fall farm
work. II they get caught out in
the cold' this season, and have not
themselves to blame for it, they
ought 10 furnish good sworn evil
denee TO the contrary. Whatever
their hands find to do now, that let
them do with their might.