Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-02
Local Matters

Advertisers should remember d"" ia""
their Cayols IN by Tuesday evening.
A party Of Patch Grove ladies went to
n. Paul on pleasure trip last week.
Battle. woodhouse g. Kolb, Of Bloom
inSton, are making wagons as fast as ever
Hon. W. W. Field was reelected Seere-
tsry the Wisconsin State Agricultural So
~.
Gen. J. B. Moore j. The Republican
.,omipe. for the assembly ia the north Dis
'rict.
-Cbas. Heinze, Lancaster blacksmith,
,pmoysd his business TO Dickeyville' last
week.
Hired girls in this vicinity, are as scarce
=. purchasers Of Northern Pacific Railroad
bonds.
-.Fennimore Grange meets regularly once
IN Two weeks 70 transact business and initiate
members.
The courts, fair, circus and conventions
hay, rendered the village quite lively tor some
weeks past.
The pastor Of the Congregational church,
Lancaster, will return and occupy the puiPh
next Sunday.
The Patch Grove steam grst mill IS do
ing good business, having to run day ana
night TO supply customers.
The public schools Of the village are be-
inc largely attended and the best OF relations
are existing between teachers and pupils.
Gen. John B. Calls is slowly recovering
his usual health. He took walk from his
residence to the Phelps House last Friday
--Rsxter says it viii make no difference
with hiln if all the banks break. lie VIII
continue to compound Lotion for his custom
ers.
--Varren Bros. Of Fennmore, bought cut
,he lightning rod men, or rather the horses
wagons ana harness, and the men made 'heir
exit.
The potato crop in many parts OF The
county is reported a failure, hardly enough
having been raised % supply home consuup-
lion.
Since tie beginning Of the financial
break up, move than usual business has been
transacted tl7ough the postal money order OF
tees
Superintendent .doIiord held a teachers
examination al Fennimore last Wednesday
and Thursday There we're 10 applications
tor certificates.
John Bonn, who has the most extensive
vineyard in Grant county, is bus'ly engaged
in gathering his abundant crop of grapes Tor
The wine press.
A representative of Dubuque firm was
in Lancaster last week, endeayoring to make
collections on undue paper. tie offered dts
count Of per cent
"A female teacher is wanted to take
charge Of six months school in Crow
Branch distric; in Clifton. Apply to Ihos'
Watson, Martinvilc.
Mr.. J. G. Byerly, Of Fennimore, has just
Dough forty adjoining his fine farm Tor
which be paid the nice little sum OF twenty
eight hundsed dollars.
Since To rain Of Sunday the weather
seems to be .t9nlng down. The days are
pleasant and perhaps as mild as we should
expect at this season.
The demand for weed is beginning to be
Welt. The farmers being busy with their fall
wo,:. 10 not seem inclined 10 bring that nee
sssary article forward.
The Beetcwn boys got away wiih the
Boomingtonians in the pigeon shoot on hat
ufdsy last. Another match il on loot Ter
ext Saturday at Beetown.
several residents of Lancaster are about
taking their departure for the far West.
Among who's aAay be named b. F. Quincy,
Joel Manning and y. lermann.
Frank Greer gave tOe Bloomington Cor
nets an oyster supper the ettsr night Late
serenades and Franks bran new vile are
somehow mixed up in the affair.
The woodlands with all the variations OF
shade and color, from the bright green Of
Summer TO the sere leaf Of Autumn, present
hsautiful and interesting picture.
A Dubuque pedler traded horses with
t.D,aster man, the other day, and then dis
no,sl Of the sniusl he got for slo. II" last
remark was 81 trades 40 more horses"
Lost. somewhere abost the court house
during the recent session Of eoGst gents
black and white mixed shaw. The tndef
viii receive reward by leaving the SANE a
the Herald Office.
-Varreu Brothers, Of Fsnrimo'e, OF
Thursday last, shipped II head Of horses TO
Boston. They have previously shipped 81
head this fan. The prices ra3 range from
500 10 5000 apiece.
Anton Schmitt late OF the firm Of Kir'
uey q Schmit. has leased the store building
at Fernimore known as the Parker stand an,
will soon 6ll the same with a complete stock
az general merchandise.
"a Gather hand yalise, containing private
parers OF value only TO the owner, was iakei
on, Of the residence OF F. {. kirkpatrick il
Chiffon sometime within The month past. Ia
ana feathers would be too good for ths
scamp
The County Treasurer's office was agar
broken into last Friday night, by means
breaking out light OF window glass' lrea
urer Mccartney caught the intruder sa'uf
day morning and Gagged him. II was
Pheasant.
The circus performance on Tuesday wa
numerously attended and gave general salts
faction. The day was pleasant and wa
gone through with as quietly as could hav
been expected from the crowd which wer
gathered together