Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-07-18
Local Matters:

The Shiplays At Boscobd have
gone out Of business.
The foundation Of the new Sl0,-
600 church is being laid.
Most Of the wool clip Of this re-
giou is out of first hands.
Those pitted cherries at Nathan,
Schriner & Co.'S arc excellent.
"A large number ofstrangers have
been in town during the week past.
Since the 4th Of July but little
business has been transacted in the
village.
Harvest hands arc reported
scarce in many quarters, especially
on Blakes Prairie.
The Prairie du CHEN "golden
gift Enterprise" drawing takes place
on the Goth inst.
Battle and Woodhouse have open
cd largo carriage and wagon facto
ry at Bloomington.
"A company at Galena is consid-
ering the subject Of manufacturing
nitro-glycerino somewhere in that
region.
Misses Ware 4 Evans, miliners,
ask all indebted to them for millinery
20 ODDS and work, to call and settle
NJ once.
-Lafc Caskey has leased the
"BaniiI House at Potosi. He Is
said to be one of the few "who know
how to keep hotel
The man who don't take news
papeI hae been found in Cook county
Ill.,, and has been found qualified to
sit oH ajury in murder case.
MIR Edward Eaton, of this place,
received the Stanley prize for Junior
Scholarship at the recent commence.
ment at Beioit College.
Cranberry growers in this State
say that the prospect for large
crop was never more fattering at
this season Of the year.
The large hotel building at Patch
Grove, by BidwclI & Rice is nearly
completed. 1t is one of the largest
structures of the kind in the county.
Tho Parker Farm, in Fenn.
more, probably the largest in this
part of the State. is offered tor rent.
Apply to NJ. +. Parker J. II Sarles,
az B0scobel.
Anton digger has opened sa-
loon in small room next west of his
store, where he promises TO keep on
hand a stock of the best liquors,
beer. porter, pop, etc.
We acknowledge a pleasant call
yesterday from Capt Dick Williams
Sheriff, and Capt, Waddugton Treas
urer, Of Lafayette county They
weren't after "a.
Prot G. IL Allen, formerly
President of the Platteville Normal
School, has been elected agent ofthe
Board of Normal Regents for con-
Quoting Teachers Institutes
Marshal Ward can have plenty
of business for the village by visiting
the Avenue most any evening
Az least a dozen cattle were running
az large in that part of the town du-
ring a recent night.
p. VI. Chesebro wishes us TO cal
the attention of the people 10 the
fact that postoflice hours ale from
4 VI to $50 p. VI. except on Sun
day when the office is open from II
NJ. to p. NJ. only.
= Capt d. II Sylvester a recent
resident Of Yankton, Dakota, is in
town. lie brings good reports from
southern Dakota which he thinks is
one o: the best countries under the
sun.
Sheriff Sloat detected one OF
the birds" saving the iron fastening
on the cell door the other night, Just
in time 10 prevent a rush" of a half
dozen prisoners. The fellow has since
been in irons.
The Little Grant bridge on the
Lancaster and Patch Grove road
needs repairs. Taxpayers over that
way are liable, any day, for severe
damages, so long as the bridge re
mains in it's present unsafe condition
-Cueumbers are in market Buy
your cholera morbus medici ne OF
druggist Jones. Foster has on hand
large supply of collins and fine
hearse. n. B--Obituary notice:
should be handed in by Monday eve.
ming.