Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-06-11
Local Matters !:

The Wright House." in Platte-
vile is being enlarged.
The Mississippi declines from
three to six inches every day.
The improvement Of the Wis.
cousin River at Muscoda has been be.
gun.
The Dubuque city authorities
seem TO be dazed about the gender
Of poplar trees.
The new coat Of paint gives the
Episcopal church decidedly i'm
proved appearance.
The people Of Mineral Point talk
cheerily Of voting aid for the extern
sion Of railway from Portage to
their own good town.
There was money in the drama
tic entertainment given by the Good
Templars of Georgetown on Friday
and Saturday nights of last week.
We hear of mad dogs in some
Of the neighboring towns. There.
fore, shun all stranger ours, aud keep
watchful eyes on the more domestic
sort.
The foundation of the now Jail
is about finished. Contractor Nor
ris urges the work along as rapidly
as possible, expecting TO bring it to
completion by the close Of autumn.
Frederick Of the Phelps House
has just built roomy wagon and
buggy shed, with plenty of space
therein for all horses which, on some
occasions, can not be put into the
barn
Mr.. Jno. @. Williams, Of Mt.
Hope, has exchanged the hotel busi-
ness for the mercantile, opening
well.filled store in tho building late
ly occupied by Nathan & Oswald
Mr.. W. ought to do well in trade
The Wisconsin Teachers Asso.
citation will convene in Madison July
9th,and remain in session three days.
All teachers able to attend should do
so, for the exercises of the conven,
ton will be of most instructive and
elevating character.
Several FROM this county have
gone to Boston TO attend the great
Peace Jubilee, June 18th, the ami.
versary Of the battle of Bunker Hill
Among these are Mr.. Cyrus Sar
geant, of Bloomington, and Mr.. Jno.
Howe, of Lancaster.
In addition to tho names Of Hir-
am Gilmore of Georgetown and Ad.
olson Burr Of Lancaster, we notice
also the names Of Jesse Brooks of
Bloomington, and K. NJ Henderson
OF Fairplay on the jury list of the
U. $. court now 10 session at Madi.
son.
The Primitive Methodist Con-
ference lately in session at Platte
vile, made the following PASTORAL
appointments for places in this coun.
ty: PIattegille, Rev. Henry Lees
Hazel Green, Rev. II p Sparrow
Little Grant, Rev. j. p. Hewitt /;
British Hollow, John Johns.
We are pleased to receive late
Philadelphia dsiies during the week
from Mr.. Geo. w. yland also from
Mr.. IL. Q. Evans, late Chattanooga
papers; from Mr. Henry Martin, At
lanta (Ga.) papers; and from Mr..
Melvin Grigsby, Sioux City papers.
We learn from tho Witness that
Mr.. Joseph Robinson, living near
Piattevile, was last Monday morn
ing, attacked by his bull and quite
severity if not seriously injured by
the animal One of the gentleman's
thigh bones was broken and the
flesh thereof badly lacerated by the
horns of the Infatuated beast.
The Hazel Green folk are this
season improving and identifying
their business places and their dwell.
ings in way that indicates vitality
and enterprise as we'll as prosperity
AT another time something will be
said of these improvements in de.
tail
Grant County will be represent.
cd in the Democratic State Conven.
tion at Milwaukee on Thursday OF
this week by the following delegates
From the county at large, OK Gov
ernor Dewey OF Cassville, w. S.
Rice Of Boscobel. From Assembly
Districts,O. b. Phelps, A w. Emery
J. w. Graves, Carrot Foshay.
Prof Chas. Allon, OF Platteville,
passed through Lancaster last week
on his way TO Clark and Barron
counties, there TO organize and hold
institutes for the benefit of teachers
Fine trout streams abound in that
region, and the Professor expects TO
have a good time Apid the most pic.
turesque and roman tic scenery in the
State.
"A steam ferry now plies profit
ably between Glen Haven and Gut
tcnburg, making three trips daily
and imparting TO the former place 8
business activity which it has moi
kaown for several years. Great
quantities of grain are taken TO Glcr
Haven daily, and large droves of cat
tie pass through the town every
week on their way to the boundless
and luxuriant pastures of Iowa
We learn from tie Democrat that
Miss Cora, daughter of Robert An.
derson, of Bosoobel, was on Satur.
day the % inst, frightfully gored
oy a bull. IL seems she went to
the barn to assist her grand father
with the chores, when the Infatuated
oeast sprang aud pinned her fast to
the side Of the barn One horn Of
1ae COW entered the girls mouth and
passed down her throat between the
Nnd pipe nj iugulsr vein. We are
,a'',.nl - The injury will no
pf)y II.
ID Wilson nominated
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