Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-11-26
Local Matters:


-THANKsGIvINo on Thursday.
SEVERAL cases of scarlet fever
reported.
-BusINEss liveIy-with the men
who advertise.
-BgLNoSr talks of starting
monthly paper.
GRANT County hes 29O, 900 acres
Of improved land.
County orders taken at the Her
att Office on account.
-BABBTrT m tal for sale at the
Heraid Office at 20 cts per pound.
-GALENA wants government
appropriation to improve Fever riv.
er.
Tue horse disease prevails at
Bloomington ard the surrounding
country.
-EDrroR WriggIesworth, of the
Dodgevile Chronicle has our thanks
for call
-PARTIEs taking up strays are Ii
able TO a penalty if they do not ad
vertise them
The post-office "epizoo," says
Jim knight, is raging fearfully again
at Darlington.
TUE town Of Prairie du Chen
has been divided, and the southern
bali named Bridgeport.
Hon. J Allen Barber, N. c.,
started to Washington to-day. His
daughter, Matte, accompanied him
-MoRE than halt the horses in
town have the prevailing complaint.
Some Of those FIRST taken are 'pow-
erful weak"
The equalizod valuation of all
property in Grant County, upon the
ba-ia of the assessment OF May last,
iss10 4O4 695.
METHODIST Sociable next Friday
evening, at the house Of Mrs. }. +.
Lewis. A general invitation is ex-
tended to all friends.
Nh Robert Glenn Of Wyaus-
ing was appointed one Of the County
Commissioners Of the Insane, for
next year. His name was omitted
in last weeks report.
HoRsE THIEF CAUGHT. - Albert
Yangilder was arrested in Patteville
last week while trying to sell a
horse ne had stolen in Muscoda
Marshall Hugill brought him TO the
County Jail whore he remains at
~ resent
We call the attention Of our
Tcadera 70 the advertisement in an
other column Of the Nebraska State
Orpbsn Asylum. Hero is a chance
10 win 3 fortune in public legal
drawing, and AZ tho same time help
"a worthy institution.
Tue Third Quarterly Sabbath
School Teachers Institute of the
Wisconsin Vslloy s S Association
will be hold in the Baptist Church at
Boscobcl, on Tuesday, Dec. 18th
commencing at +. NJ. and eontinu.
lug till Wednesday evening.
REGISTER Woodhouso received
tae largest gotc at the recent cleo
tjon cast for any crn idate having
opposition. He received 4 1868 votes
56 more than Grant. Circuit Clerk
Schreiner received the larges; majo
nv. 2.051 IS ahead Of Grant.
--DAyp STILES, formerly resi-
dent Of this county, known almost
everywhere as tho oldest Free
Mason in the United States, is resid
ing 10 Minneapolis, MINI. He vot'
ed for George Washington for Presi
dent in 1892, and for Y. s. Grant il
1872.
Nh. } p. Phillips, who has st
3ouc conducted the drug business o.
Mr. Jooes during his sickness, has
received the agency for the Singer
sewing. for this county. H'
will travel over his territory and Civ,
a. many as possible u chance to bu!
a reliable machine, and make the &C
quaintance Of a reliable young man
whom we are happy to commend.
The following is the Congress
oual vote in the late election. Bar
Der, 1878; Warden, $3.50 Barber
majority, 3, sos.
la the same counties, not counting
Sank, the vote OF 1870 sums up th us
Barber, 10 l5l Strachan, 1877
majority, 2,354 Which way did tn
tidal wave flow a?
STABLE disinfectants may be o
much use In preventing horses fro n
taking the disease. Assafetida shoult
be placed in the msnger, in holes o
creviccs where it will stay, and
rag saturated with carbolic aci
should be kept near enough to tn
horses head to ditfuse g strong odol
These prerentiyes 90 directly to tn
respiratory membranes that seer