Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-05-14

Dolly Warden calicoes and de-
lanes at Lewis store.
Tho PidhevHie Hotel stand il d.
tered tor sale or rent,
Smoking is to be prohibited in
the Dububue street cars.
The Dubuque Telegraph adger-
Uses for a good local editor.
The Mansion House wants
girl to do general homework.
Il girl for general housewUrls can
get a situation at Geo. Il Bldd's.
The observing say tia, no po-
tato bugs have as yet been seen in
our neighborhood this spring
Squads Of "noblo red men have
lately done Mineral Point, Dodge
vile, aud other places eastward.
The total population Of McGre-
gor-both town and city,-is 2,074,
bliogl 5s7 less than Prairie du CHEN.
The Spring Fair Of the Platte
Vile Agricultural Society will be
held on Thursday and Friday Of next
week
soldiers Of the war Of 1912 their
widows or heirs, should read the ar
ticlc in this issue titled "An Impor-
tant Pension Bill" Cut it out and
save il.
Char, falley Of Lancaster, lately
removed 10 Richville, Dakota, has
been appointed District Attorney and
Surveyor Of Wilkin county, Of that
Territory,
Work on the new Congregation.
al church building in this village
coca steadily forward. The lathing
has already b5en finished and the
work ofplastcring hcgun.
Apple and plum frees are in
bloom flowers appear in gardens and
in meadows, bright green foliage
makes beautiful the groves, and the
time Of the singing ola great many
birds has come.
Tho De Soto House at Geena
has been ronted 20 VIM. Blowtt for
term OF years. The hotel has
been re.furnished throughout from
basement to the garnet, and an air Of
cleanliness prevails
The Special State Treasury
Agent for Grant county is George Il.
Walker residence at Plattevillc.-
Peddlars, hawkers, and others should
procure from him the required IL
cguse before traflicking in this coun-
~.
Parker, Hldebrand q Go, at
Bo,c0bel are selling large quantity
Of land plaster 1t is claimed that
80 to 70 pounds Of this material dis
tributed to the acre, enriches the
land as much as dozen loads Of
manure.
The Phelps House dining.room
hrs been newly papered and other
wise beautiiied and improved, The
constantly increasing. number of
guests at this hotel are entertained
in handsome style ard fare as sumpt-
uously as may he.
FOR the ladcs-a valuable book
on Window Gadening"-dcvote
especially to the culture Of flowers
and ornamental plants for window
and paror dccoration-mav be pro-
cured by sending S so TO Horny Il,
Williams, No ), Beekman street,
New York.
-LastWednesday human body was
found in the river AZ Buena Vista
II was that of man about forty
years old, complexion dark, hair and
CHA whiskers slightly gray. Clothes
drab, boots heavy. His forhead bore
an Ugly bruiso indicating that he had
been murdered
The Twelve Mile House Fair,
as it is popularity called in the South
ern part of our county, will be held
ut Fairview, near Hazel Green, Thurs.
day and Friday, May 30th and 3lst.
\ good place to show stock and ex-
hibit farm machinery, The society
il one Of many years standing, and
the fairs are said 10 be among The
most successful held in the county
The DojgevlIe Chronicle says ::
On MoRday evening last about
twilight could be heard n curious
sound, rs ola mighty wind in the
distance but on examination the
noise was found to proceed from
millions OF large bugs or beetles; they
we're about the size of locusts and
came aud went suddenly, where they
came from, or where they were go
ing, or what kind OF an insect they
were, is all mystery
Crawford Mills 4 Co. have bull.
nitro. glyc iine factory near Hazel
Green, which is about ready 20 be
put in operation. Last week the
firm suffered depressing loss 10 the
burning 81 several carboys Of acid
which they had 10 store at Galena,
and which were 10 be used in the
manufacture Of the first batch OF
llaz'l Green nitro-glycerine. No, q
favorable beginning, certainly, though
It IL TO be hoped that they will be
more successful hereafter.
Mr.. Richard Thomas OF Hazel
Green, one Of the many substantial
aud wel.to-do farmers in that part
Of Grant County, talked railroad and
politics and dggings IN the Herald
Office for an hour or 30 yesterday at
ternoon This gentleman is one OF
our old settlers, having come TO our
shores from England in ~, since
which time he Las lived happily aud
prosperously in the vicinity OF Ia
zsl Green He has farm Of sever
al hundred acres just south Of Light.
caps Mill.