Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-01-28
Local Mattress:

-DaYBoNE ia down to sl4 per ton
"A good diary farm is advertised
for aale
A tri-weekly mail now ruus
from Plattevlle to Muscoda.
-TREAsURER Mccartney can now
pay all county orders presented.
Rowan pays the Dubuque price
for wheat and barley at the Potosi
warehouse
-REv. JANE, D. EAroN Of Port
land Oregon, has our thanks for
Portland papers
VINO says "tines are hard
there's no money in the country p
See Joe Books Advertisement.
-TnE Witness il informed that
Plattgvlle has one hundred and
three persons over 90 years Of age
Tue Free.Thinkers Of the North
west will hold a convention at Dn-
buque in April, commencing on the
llth.
-GALESA is vigorously petition
ing Congress for a 5000 900 apPro
priation, for the Improvement Of the
river at that place.
A d1oD wagon-maker, with a
small capital, will fnd good OPEN
ing for that business at Castle 4 ok,
in this county.
--SHERIFF CARRIER has appointed
Mr.. D. Afford OF Plattville deputy
for the First Assembly District.
That was the proper thing to do.
REVIVAL work ia still in pro,
gross at the main street Methodist
church, Dubuque. Over 1900 per
sons attended tho meeting on Sun.
day evening.
NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that
the mercury stood at 24' below zero
this morning, the rush continues a.
the new grocery and provision store
of G. J. Hyde d Co.
Marx Hadley's Washington
Ball, advertised last week TO take
place at Bloomington, on Saturday
evening, Fob 22ud, will take place
on Friday evenisg, 2lst.
-~TuE Piattevile ladies have give
mine host, Phelps, due and timely
notice chat thoy would take square
mealattho Pnolps H)u,o to morrow,
which means sleigh-ride and all
that.
TINS is the season for surprise
parties. IL ia the custom to notify
the lady of the house before the visit
takes place, so that she may be COM
pletely surprised and have things
ready.
-GurrENBERG Clayton and Tur-
key RlVor stations, on the Dubuqne
and MINI. r II. are receiving i'm
mense amounts Of pork and wheat
from the western towns OF Grant
County.
A poNArIoN -tival will be held
at the Mt. ZION r. VI Cnurch on
Thursday, February ID h, at 10
O'clock ia the forenoon, for the bene
fit Of the minister-Rev. J. Hewitt.
All are invited to attend.
-THE Darlington Republican says
an epson salt deposit has been dis.
covered in Mineral Lakes near Pomme
DC Zorro in Grant County. Now
will tho Republican please inform Us
whore Mineral bake is?
Two Of the members from
Grant visited their homes on Satur-
day Hon. VIM II elise Of Lancaster
and Hon. G. Hutchinson Of Beetowu.
Mr.. z. II Parsons, Senate Postmast-
or, was also down on q flying visit.
-REyIvAL meetings have been
held during the week at the Cougre
gAtional Church Rav Clamp ofticiat
ing assisted by Raverends Eaton
and Dexter. About IS persons have
requested the prayers of the church
A Clayton, Uowa) subscriber
claims that Clayton City is the best
market within hundred miles of
that place. He writes that $50
teams loaded with pork mark ted
there on the GOTH ms, highest price
paid cents net. Wheat sold at 81 ,
-.
III is stated that a new horse al.
sease of dangerous character i,
prevalent in some of our cities
Surgeons pronounce II to be spina
meningitis Ii is believed 10 be Al
outgrowth Of the distemper recently
prevalent, caused by working tn,
horses before they had fully recover
3D.