Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-09-12

ceiTts pfOmpuy returned.
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&C Scheppell is cnlatging his ho
III at Diekeyville. No better Place
10 put up.
There arc no private schools il
Lancaster which fact speaks well fol
Encouragement ofourpublic schools
-1he Witness and Democrat bott
COPY from tho Heroid the list Of IN
redecmcd lands, for tho information
Of their readers. Commemorate.
The result Of the late School
Census at Boscobel shows 631 chill
dren return the ages of four and
twenty years.
Mr.. Henry Ut, formerly OF thi:
county, has returned to visit friends
after year and half residence in
California lie is pleased with hil
pew home on the Pacific slope.
Tho Boscobel brewery, burned
Bono weeks since is being rebuilt
Ibis time of stone. Mr.. Ziegelmeyel
i energetic, this being the third
building Of tho kind be has raised al
b scobel.
The annual fall exhibition of the
Hazel Green Industrial Association
will this year be held Oct 5, 6, Z
For The tickets received, we return
thauks, and that the fair, as usual
will be success, is our prophecy
and hope.
-Mihin will vote on Thursday
on the proposition to aid by tax oil
s25, 600 the extension Of Mineral
Point r r. The Mineral Point Tri-
pune says it is generally believed the
proposition will carry by large
majority.
We publish on the first page the
"Stray Law" to which are added the
forms for notices, etc. We find that
few know how to proceed legally up
On taking up a stray. Farmers
should cut the law out and file it
away for reference at any time
Mr.. W. p. HOLSTER, Herald
Typo Of olden days, is in town in
search of health and rest from labor.
Since the war be has been engaged
on the Morning Sun at Memphis
Ills health is somewhat impaired and
may remain here for some time.
Who says we have not got lady
postmistrcss in Grant county
Through the recommendation Of
Congress uan Barber Miss Maggie
Mckenzie has received an appoint
ment from Washington to take charge
Ci the post at Ellenboro. The Office
u ia good and experienced hands.
Tho Bloomington Hotel which
has been so long kept by Simo Wood
house is about to be leased to Mr. Mark
lladley. A good hotel is one Of tho
necessary institutions at Blooming
ton and indispensable to the travelling
public. it is fortunate that the
property has fallen into such good
bands. Hadley viii make popular
landlord.
"A Commercial andPhonographic
school under the charge Of Mr.. Q. N.
Holford opened at Bloomington yes
terday Advantages are here given
for pursuing special education not
heretofore offered in this section OF
the county, By mistake Of the prin-
ter the nsmo Of w. Ii Holford was
added to the advertisement Of this
school instead Of O. N. Holford, the
principal.
The p. 0. Department at Wash
ington have granted change in the
the time aud consolidation of the
Boscobel and Plattssille mail routes
10 Lancaster. This arrangement
will be vastly better for parties At
Lancaster, for several reasons. We
believe the mails now are proposed
to run daily from Boscobel to Platte
Vile, starting from the terminal
points after breakfast and changing
mails and stopping for dinner at
Lancaster.
We learn from Thos. Laird
Esq, that surveys for the proposed
Galena and Muscoda r H. have beer
made through Wingville, and that
the route is reported not only prac.
tioable but an easy grade The Ga
lena Gazette says there seems now
10 be buF little doubt that tho road
will be built and parties who have
been most active in the project, anc
have the best opportunities ofiudg.
ing, state that the grading win 81
commenced this fall.
Mr.. r. Il. Lawrence, late Of the
firm of Benn l. Lawrence, is prepar
ed to do all kinds of carpenter work
including scroll saving. Hs has tho
necessary machinery to do all lindi
Of fancy wood and finishing work
at his shop near the residence Of Mrs
Goble. Those having fine wood work
70 be done, such as brackets, mantles
oOrnice aud scroll saving ofany kline
will do we'll TO call upon him. III
calls attention to the style of worl
in the buildings lately finished BY
him for d. Schreiner, George Bud,
and John Herbert.