Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-07-31
Local Ma tiers:


Dog days commence w. hioii0"'
Horses die in Dubuque of cholera
morbus.
The weather prophets predict
rain soon,
just received fresh lot Of aow-
er pots, BY J.P. Lewis
The CassvilIe post-ofiice has been
made a money order office.
"A Manitowoc firm coutemplates
building first class Aourir g mill at
Cassville.
The general health in town and
county remains good, notwithstand-
the heat and drought.
The first appearance of the fire
company this evening will be novel
and interesting to many.
Burglars usually spend the sum-
mer looking up jobs in the country
towns. Watch.out for them,
THE demand for farm machinery
is apparently undated, and many
sales are being made by agents and
proprictors.
Dubuque papers say there is great
dissatisfaction among merchants OF
that city with the Illinois railroad
freight tariff.
Tom Watson robbed Calamine
miller the other day of q pair OF boots
ard the Judge said "four months"
But that was not honest Tom of Cliff
ton.
The Republican County Senator.
ial Convention, to select two delega-
tes to the State convention will DO
held August Goth. Attend the prim-
aries.
Doctor s. A. Ferrin, who has
resided since the war AZ Montfort,
has removed TO Mineral Point and as
rsociated in practice with Doctor Dali
ton in that city.
The lecture at the new Congre-
,gationaI church on Monday evening
by Mr.. Ferrera was we'll attended
subject woman" We are sorry
that VIC didn't 90
The old Folks Concert Troupe
Of Prairie du Chen, gave an enter
tainment at Bloomington on Friday
evening-rroeeeds for the benefit of
the Nj Il. church.
LII you wish to have your own
town prosper, patroniEe oil kinds of
home enterprises literally. This is
the only way to make village, city
or town grow rapidly.
The agents of insurance com,
panies are being stirred up,if not dis
turbed, by the advent in some places
Of the representatives OF the Nation
al Board, and the advocacy of State
supervision.
1t is remarkable fact that the
moment q woman rites letter she
is frantic to put it in the post office,
although sha may have been putting
Off the writing for six months.
-Ketntr g Grey have just compile
ted a we'll for Mr.. Thomas Beetham,
the drill hole being 1873 feet and the
open shaft 20 feet deep. This well.
is probably the deepest in the county
THE weather for harvesters is
exceedingly favorable. and in many
vlcinities the difference in the
time OF ripening has enabled farm
ers to exchange labor, much to their
mutual convenience and profit.
"A very small thing is that plant
growing out of the east wall of the
bank building, near and above the
fence, but it may puzzle the wise
heads to account for the deposit Of
seed in the crevice and the supply OF
moisture sustaining its growth.
"A meteor of uncommon bril-.
lance was seen IN the southeast on
Monday evening about IL o'clock
Eve were called up) Although it's
appearance in the descent was
short, it illuminated objects around
the bcholder like a vivid fash of
lightning.
Those farmers who prefer pay.
ing in cash, labor, and use of team,
five or six dollars for every load of
wheat taken to market, are expected
to decline to aid the construction OF
the Chicago L. Tomah X. R, which
would materially lessen the expense
of transportation for oil time.
Secretaries of oranges of Pat
rons of HusbAndry are requested to
give us full notes Of proceedings.
We suppose there is no rule of the
organization which prevents the pub.
llcation of the list of elected officers,
remarks Of members upon eubjects
important to the farmers, and resoIu-
tions. Send US reports.