Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-09
Local Matters:

AT Darlington pigeon smoothing
and fishing are the leading sports o.
the season.
-"Clericus" gives the Herald read
ers an excellent letter on the first
page Of this issue.
The Wisconsin river being ice.
less, the ferry boat at Boscobel has
been PIT in motion.
"A capital letter on the second
page from Washington by forme Ell
Wisconsin journalist.
The people in general il pleases
and tickles to know that Bieg selleth
good cucumber pickles.
An immense stock Of elegan /
new goods will DO received by Anton
Scbmitt in few days.
Capt. Elliot Liscum, formerly q
resident of Lancaster, holds the office
Of Tailor in Richland county.
For hundred miles and more
above Dubuque there is hardly
trace of ice in the Mississippi.
1t may please travellers to learn
that the Dubuque and Dunleith ferry
is now regularly on the move.
The report is there will be no
line Of steam boats the coming sea.
son between Dubuque and ST. Louis.
Tho Spring term of the State
Normal school at Patteville com
monced yesterday, and continues to
the last of June.
1t is reported that the Boscobel
people are soon to enjoy the medical
services Of DIR. ID. o. Pickard, of
Richlan1 Centre.
Some farmers in tho western part
Of the county have begun sowing
wheat, "kind O. smearing it into use
the expressive words Of our in
formant.
The audience that heard the Rev.
Mr.. Breeze lecture in the Congregation
al Church last Sunday evening was
not large. The speaker was eloquent
at times
Arthur Bewick, who once lived
near MartinsviIle, having got into US
,bout $500, has sloped. Brother
publishers will do we'll to remember
his name.
"A Young Mems Library Associ-
alton has Just been organized at Ga
lena. II is Of the NJ. + Church per-
suasion, and is presided over by Mr..
w w. Huntington.
MIR. 7 II. Bishop, a former pub.
Usher in this county, has gone to In
dependence, Iowa, to take the fore
manship Of the Bulletin Office. He is
an excellent printer, and we wish
him success.
The Charley Rogers arrived al
Galona last Wednesday, being the
first boat of the season. Galens
business men are in good spirits in
consequence of the suspicious OPEN
ing Of navigation.
This year it will plainly not dc
to 20 il blind on the word of the alma
macs or the poets in the matter Of the
opening of the vernal season, a state
ment whereof the cold winds Of to. day
howl a most emphatic endorsement
The attention of the Herald read
ors is directed to the advertisement
OF Messrs. Nathan, Schriner < Co, tC
be found in another column. This
firm il daily receiving one of tbs
largest and .ost stock of goods ever
brought to Lancaster.
Tho article received for print
over the irresponsible signature oil
Tor Popuii cannot appear in the
Herald unless the author sends his
name, which he may or may not
authorize as to use in connection
with the letter.
The Belmont and Platteville poo
pie are said TO have little faith in the
building of the Galena and Muscoda
Narrow Guage Il. r. The line is
projected to cross the Platteville road
about halfway between the towns
mentioned, and prospects look favor
able for the building of the road.
Since our proposition to supply
tobacco seed to those desirous to en-
gage in the tobacco culture, we hav'
distributed seed enough to plant heal
thousand acres Besides the Hon
J. Allen Barber, Messrs Thos. Boyet
and j. w. Wood, of Lancaster, have
our thanks for liberal supplies of The
seed.
For 1873 consecutive days anC
six scatteripg-l39 in all-did Mr.. d
Viewer, the Lancaster Milk man
make his regular rounds on runner.
during the past winter. He began
on the lst Of November last, anc
continued on tho slide until the final
close Of the sleighing season thi
spring.
The parties who attempted e
break into Mr. Crossings tailor shoI
last Friday night ought to be hearth
~ ashamed of themselves. Thel
may think IL an intensely funny
thing TO make a mans door Pretoria
with tobacco juice granting, but tn
average public sentiment of on
town in no wise approves of such
filthy popularity.
And now has the enterprisin,
dominion of jamestown done ths
tor which il may yet be sorry. l
voted on the Dubuque and Monro
railway tax. polling so ballots fo
and $50 againstit. Milwaukee. how
ever, has had better faith in the pro
ject, voting her promised s50,O0(
like a MAJ We wonder If our Jam ca
town friends know that goot
chance is like an umbrella. inasmucl
as "it don't take twice to loose il
RENovATRD.-The law Office Q
Bushnell aud Clark Is fast taking o.