Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-01-07
TRAIN TIME at sPECHTs FERRY
Local Matters:

The Democrat was not issued
last week.
-SLEIGuISG is excellent, aud
weather mild.
-rHERE were over sixty deaths
frcm smallpox in Boston last week.
-Tnr nov Comfy Officers are all
duly sworn in aud have entered on
the discharge Of their duties.
A FINE farm and mi,l-site Is al.
vertsed to-day by WIN. Walker Jr,
about mile west Of Cassvlle vii.
lage.
-rHEaE promises to be spirited
bidding for the lease OF the County
Poor Farm for the next term Of
years.
W. Z. Dewey, Esq. left yester.
dry to survey his future field of OPP
erations at Yank ton, and will return
soon.
This is the beginning Of new
year. Therefore, it is an occasion
eminently appropriate for subsorib.
ing for the HERALD
--DURrNd the lats cold weather.
some railroad breaks aad stoppages
were reported along the Milwaukee
and ST Paul Road.
THANKS TO many new subscri.
bers who have given US their names
20 roplac5 those taken from our list
by reason Of hard times.
The rumbIing and thunder of
an ear thquake is reported to have
been heari and felt at various cities
in southern Ohio at IL p. M. Jan. 4
-TEACHERs in the southern part
Of the county should remember tho
lnstitnte to be held in British Hol-
low Friday and Saturday of this
week
TUE Iipizlotic is half forgotten al
ready, bat the human inAleAza, 50
nearly allied to it, has not yet passed
away, II has caused much sickness
and suffering IN our midst.
-rHE iitor Of the HERALD is ab-
sent 80 spend L day or ~ at the
Legislature. To may call on his
irlon Is AMI patrons 10 the western
towns Of the county in the latter
part Of this week.
NV Orleans had the promise Of
anoth r riot yesterday, as tho Warm
9th bos u4 Legislature was TO assem-.
bic in defiance Of the L. 5. Court,
and tho Government al Washington.
But the latest dispatches report all
quiet.
No scarcity OF ice we hope, next
sumner. The various ice houses in
town are being filed by wel-cut
crystalline blocks from Fox's mill
pond, aad we hope the supply will
not be exhausted in mid summer as
il was last year.
-BosooBEL challenges al the 9TH
or stations in regard TO shipments Of
grain and stock, claiming to have
sont or over 5000 head OF hogs and
1000 cattle since Nov. 18th. That
ought to bring some money into the
county, but where is it ?
luz Milton Junction Rail Road
Hotol, owned and kept by w. Nor
gan. was burned down on Christmas
Eve. Those who have submitted,
ike some we know OF, 20 the unac-
commo lating and extortionato style
IN which it used to be managed
will well remember tho place
Ma. JoHN A. THOMAS will visit
Montf5rt and vicinity this week on
HERALD business He will solicit
now subscriptions and receipt for
any moneys which those IN arrears
for Herald duss may insist on his
acceptance Also, Mr. A. w Barber
will probably visit h. % ithora towns
next week on like errand.
-THE Carrier Boy. who has for
five years carried tho Herald u viii
lage subscribers, b zach Cover by
nsma) returns his lhs1k5 for liberal
pecuniary favors on Now Years day
and for the future will leave that por
ton OF his duties to his successor
Geo. w Goldsmith who will dispense
the latest news of the coming year
TINS Chicago and Tomah N.G r
r. Company male propositions to
various towns along the Kickapoo 10
build the road TO them for q cert in
sum voted BY the towns, he bonds
To be held til the road ia built, BY
John Lawler. Railroad meetings
are called, TO be held at Yiroqua and
Liberty Pole, and addressed by Mr..
Williams. The sums required OF
the towns are less now than at first
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