Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-01-21
Local Matters
--Hops are on the rise.

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day, and sleighing ia improved.
THERE are FIVE Oranges of the
Patrons of Husbandry IN Winnebago
county.
-PosTMAsTER Chesebro is clubbing
for several eastern papers and maya
zines.
-GrvE the children newspapers
They are a source Impractical educa
ton
--GRANT county has sent Sc orimi~
mails 10 Waupun since the State Pris-
on was built.
-GALENA claims to be the best
pork market on the Mississippi
above St. Louis.
"A sLEIGmNG party Of twenty
FIVE ladies visited Platteville to-day.
Oh Ny ! What timel
The next County Fair will be
held on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Sept 10Th, 1lth and 18th.
We are indebted to Senator
Howe and Congressman Barber for
Washington papers and documents
-WooD coming down. Dry sells
at s3.25@3 80, and green 80 cents
lower
-B1sCuBEL wants a city charter
A meeting was announced for Satur.
day night last to consider the change
-LANcAarER had newspaper as
early as 1913, but did not become
incorporated as village until 1860.
Tue Dial estimates that over
Sl5 900 were paid out for grain and
pork at Boscobel on Thurs day last
-THIs is the week for the Metho-
dist Sociable, which will take place
on Friday evening at Mr. Joel Bar
ber's.
-THE Platteville village Board
has ordered the sinking of we'll in
the public square, we presume for
fire purposes
-Rev. Mn CLAPp Of Prairie du
Chen occupied the pulpit of the Con-
grcgalional Church Sunday morning
and evening
WALDO Brown, Esq, Of Wash.
ington, il expected to return soon to
his former home at Prairie du Chen
10 reside.
Tue Dubuque papers relate three
instances whore insanity has lately
been induced by attending the great
revival now in progress there.
Ar the meeting of County Fair
Executive Committee on Wednesday
last George y. U,t Of Lancaster was
appointed Superintendent am c. j.
Hyde Marshal.
-BosooBEL has u Sons Of Temper.
ance organization. The Dial says
the Lodge was started but few
weeks ago, and now numbers noarly
hundred members
-BoaY, who beat Frank Blair for
the Missouri Scholarships brother
to Capt Bogy, one of the early set
tiers at Dunleith, who run the ferry
boat there for many years.
THIS old ooupIet has been chang
cd 70 read thus:
Mother may 20 ont 10 skater
Yes, darling daughter
But come straight back AZ hticpast eight,
Aud don't 20 near she water.
-THE Dubuque papers notice
that the pork brought into market is
heavier and OF a finer quality than
any offered for sale 10 Dubuque for
many years Much Of il from Grant
county.
AMONG the employees of the As.
senbly this winter we notice the
name Of Ethan Griffith of Potosi as
committee room attendant. and Char.
ley Murphey of Lancaster as Messon.
ger
-FRoM the Witness we learn that
only about $50 feet remain to com.
plete the Narrow Gauge Tunnel.
The work is progressing SATISFACTORY.
", and will be completed early in
March.
-lr j. stated that large quaint
y Of counterfeit postage stamps are
in circulation They are exc5IIen tly
engraved, and nearly equal to the
genuine, and are being sent out by
parties all through the state.
-TnE PIattevile AgriculturaI
Society is out Of debt, and a little
ahead. Its officers for the year are
Presiient-G. Havey.
Vice Pre'ident--J II. Evans, N. Hutcbens.
Z Rowe, John Micka, Jane. Cawley.
Se're'ary-H. $. Rouniree.
Treasurer-H. C. Sanford.