Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-08-06

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WORK is recommended on the
bfick work of tho new church spire
TUE funeral sermon upon the
death Of Hon j. G Cover was preach
ga last Sabbath by Rev. s w. Eaton
We notice 20x2O addition is
being erected 70 the store room OF
Oswald Il Woolstenhoim AN ex
tension really needed.
-REcoNsTRUcrIoN has begun this
morning at the Mansion House, and
tha time-honorcd piazza will soon
bc firm and stable as ever.
-PEnrLE il PlattevilIo who want
their fine garden fouces TO stand for
years, arc having the posts "Foe-
manized" by f. Vanderbilt
THURSDAY, Aug. lst., was celeo
brated at Dubuque by the coIored
people as the anniversary day Of the
rfrauchisement Of their race.
Qua thanks are due for compli-
mcntary tickets to the Dane County
Fair al Madison, Sept. 1913; and
the South Western Wisconsin Fair
at Mineral Point, Sept, A.
Tue harvest goes on gIoriously,
thanks to tho prevailing fine wealth
er. We hope that two weeks more
OF dry weather may be ours, in
which to stack and secure the bouu-
uful crop.
on receipt Of some random rc>
ports from North Carolina last Sat
urday, the Democrat Office was deco
rated by a flag and staff They are
rather hasty in these premature dem
onstrations, over there, lest the cur
rent should change before they have
chance to jollify
-llEAyY showers, with great
aud unnecessary amount of electrical
display, prevailed in this vicinity last
Saturday and Sunday. Anton
Schmitt saw the lightning strike in
Mr.. Farusworth's field; adonse smoke
arose from the spot, indicating that
u quantity ofhay or wheat was burn
ing
TUE fresco painting Of the in
terror Of our now Congregational
church L. tasteful and pretty, but
far from gaudy or oslentatious. Mr..
Frank D3nnert Of Dubuque is the
contractor, and it is agreed that for
the low price Of his contract he has
given a largo amount Of skill and
labor.
Tue Grant County Poor House
is moro crowded than ever before, as
twenty-sevon inmates were reported
to rs last week. 1t has ever been q
wonder and proof that this is a
happy aud prosperous people, that
cut of a population Of 10000 in Grant
County, there are usually only about
twenty regular paupers dependent
on the county.
TUE Lancaster Grant Club and
"rtuncrs and Cobblers,' will meet
for their fortuightly reunion next
Saturday evening. Speeches, songs,
election news, martial music, torch
rataGc and drill, combine to render
these club meetings lively and pleas
ant 60 all except squirming and
unhappy minority hanging upon
tho verge Of the" Court House fence,
and interpreting matters for the
Greeley press
VIZ have u liberal Republican for
President OF the Grant and Wilson
Club, iu the person Of Mr.. G w.
Rylani. Ho has evinoed his lberali-
" aud his anti-Hberalsm by pur-
chasing an elegant new tenor drum
at Milwaukee, AZ an expense OF TWEEN,
q dollars, for The use of the club
III suppose to be the best drum
il the STATE, -theretoro quite appro-
pirate 10 this village and organiza.
eaton. Still, il is nota drum that /.
kud Is beat
III CLAY EVANS, of Chattanooga
Tenn j. ia town 10 day on 4 flyins
Trip Is this home Of his youth A,
picture Of heallh, energy, fun anC
merrimeut. Clay will do TO travel
He is largely engaged in manulactur
ing and reports that Chattanooga i,
becoming a great centre Of the iror
business for the South. Unlimitee
supplies Of coal and iron ore and
fine location for railroad f2cilitie
show that VI Evans has locate,
wisely. II gives cheering politica
news, and brings with him no odo
or faint OF GreeleyIsm or any othe
political ottenness.
WAJoSs-I.emember that ID. II
r u is the PIONEER, 10 making EA
- RUNNTNG SUBSTANTIAL wagons,