Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-01-14
Local Matters /:
- BUSINESS il improving.

-CRAwFoBD county has an Old
Settlers Association.
The assissment Of Dubuque
County is $4,000 900.
The vicinity il having q run q
fne -l,iehipg just now.
-WENDELL PHILLIPs lectures in
Dubuque and GaIena next month.
Mn JonY b CHURCH sends Us
an Interesting letter, with several
copies Of the Mobile Register
-TuAr Episcopal Sociable takes
place at Mrs Sherman's residence
this week-on Thursday evening.
LAST Wednesday, January 9Th,
was the Goth anni7 er-ary Of Gen.
Jackson's victory at tho battle Of
New Orleans.
--"OLD Probabilities" predici ed
the storm Of Wind and snow which
prevailed All through the Northwes,
on Wednesday last.
--THE Williams lode ct Fairplay
has produced 600 600 pounds Of
lead ore. Tho nine has been work.
ed less than year,
-REv g. +. CLAP, Of Prairie du
Cbien, will preach ia the Congrega>
tiooal Church in this place next Sab.
bath morning and evening
-"CMIco" parties are again hav-
ing the run in the large towns in
the State Son 0 Of the small towns
might 90 we'll to initiate.
PROPOSALS for the letting OF the
County Farm will be opened at the
County Clerks office tomorrow. A
large number Of bids are in, it is
SAID
-DunuQuE petitions Congress for
a FREQ wagon bridge over the Mis-
sissippi The farming community Of
southern Grant desire the prayer to
be heard
PosrMAsIEHs 70 forbidden by
Inv to deliver letters addressed TO
initials or fictitious names, unless
sent to the care Of some responsible
person
-TnE space occupied by the mes
sago necessarily prevents the APP
pcarancc 81 number Of articles
upon general ana local Subjects pro-
pared for ths issue.
our Boscobel readers will be
Interested with the sketch OF the
Boseobel Of England, from the pen
OF Dr Hobbins. OF Madison. 1t will
be found on the frat page
-RoB'r Ramsey, highly esteem.
cd citizen Of Glen Haven. died at
biz bone on Friday Deceased
was aged about 65 years aud one Of
the first settlers in Grant.
-TnE Executive Committee Of
the Grant Comfy Agricultural So
.cic.y hold their annual meeting to,
da, tor election ami othor duties de-
golgiug upon the Committee
SeaooL REGISTERS may now bc
had ~ the bookstore. Clerks abroad
may address Mrs. $ u Watkins
Lancaster, enclosing 80 cents, and
tho Rsgistor Will be received by re
turn mail post paid
A FINE body Of land with a wa.
Ter power is ad, ertiscd for sale by
Wm Muller, Jr, lnot Walker AZ
wrongly printed last week 1t is
only abopt mile east Of Cassvlll,
village.
ONE of the pleasant parties 0
the season took place at the Phe'p
House last evening Charley French
was 81 his old post 1t the head Of th'
band and most everybody wanted Il
dance gust one more quadriile' be
fore going home. Joe says they did
TUE major part Of the Govern
.ors message appears 10 this issue
The concluding portion will be pub
liehcd next week. The messag
sbould be carefully read by every
c,uzen, giving a. Il does, almost
aompIcte history 81 the State duriRl
the year past
-CroS the first page is found ,
discourse BY Mr.. Johnson Of Platte
Vile, published nearly entire. I
will well repay any ono for reading
III and come would be benefited By
reading il once wees IL is pub
tshed ~ tho request Of some VIII
listenei to its delivery, and desire,
that greater publicity might b
given il.
Mas g. DILLON, Of this pIac
vas recently presented by her broth
er. Mr.. Charles Of Denver, Colorado
with beautiful jewel ease or boS
whose exterior i covered with val
uabla mineral specimens from tn
mines They are aIl labeled, form
ing an interesting cabinet to study
The box contains handful or so O
sparkling garnets, rubies and othe
gems IN the rough, from the "dia
mond folds Of Arizona"