Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-10
The BIoomlngtonians are determined to

have public well.
County Republican and County Grange
Conventions to-day.
-Boscobel appropriates $3.50 for school
expenses the ensuing year.
The Normal School at Platteyille is re-
ported not as full as usual at the opening.
Green and Lafayette talk Of uniting on
Magoon for the Congressional nomination.
We learn that the Iowa county delegates
are instructed to support Little first then Clark
Crawford and Rlchland counties have
elected delegates il favor Of Hazelton for Con
gress.
The new Smalley House at Muscoda APP
proaches completion and will soon be ready
for guests.
Rev. VIM. ManseI viii preach in the Ian
caster Baptist church on Sunday next, at
O'clock, p. M
Hazel Green proposes to supply Galena
with water sufficient to run her machinery and
for general use.
The Rev Chas H. Garfield will preach in
the Episcopal church on Wednesday evening
next at 7S0 o'clock.
Proceedings Of the Assembly Conven-
tions held in the second and third districts APP
pear IN another column.
Mr. Cyrus Sergeant will lecture to the
people Of Bloomington no Sunday next, on
the subject OF temperance.
Tie Grant County Council Of Changers
viii hold their annual meeting at the Court
House to- day at ii o'clock forenoon.
We regret to hear that Rev VIM. IL. Pal
mer, OF Pattcyille, lies seriously i'll. Slight
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
The Lancaster public school opened to-
day with most favorable prospects There
have already been enrolled about $50 scholars
Mr.. John Brindley, of BoscobeI, late
graduate Of the Wisconsin State University,
took charge of the Lancaster public school
yesterday.
Professor Yocum, the popular principal
of the Bronson Institute at Mt. Hope some
wears ago, now has charge of the Boscobe
city schools.
VIM. johnson, of the Wooden Mill sup
died the HERALD force with mammoth
Watermelon last Saturday. The boys did
ample Justice to the subject.
The fall term of the Bloomington schools
has opened under the charge of Mr.. P. Bart
ley. He is assisted by Miss Lane, and anoth-
er teacher will be added in due time.
"A union Sunday school basket picnic
will be held one mile west of Fennimore Cen
ter on Saturday, Sep. 18th. All Sabbath
schools are invited to participate.
Honorables H. Il. Gray of Lafayette, Nell
son Dewey Of Grant and B. F Fay of Crawford
are now the most promising candidates for
Congressional honors on the other side.
The grangers, farmers and friends
everybody in fact-are invited TO attend the
harvest home festival to be held on the County
Fair grounds on Wednesday, Sept. S0th.
Mr.. VIM. Chisholm claims to have thresh-
"a With bis machine 762 bushels Of wheat il
ten hours. on the farm of Mr. James Tranor O
Woodman. The WELD in this instance was 2
bushels per acre.
-Richland Center is waking up on the Mar
row Guagc railroad question, and have resolved
to raise $4,000 to 90 towards building roac
70 Lone Rock, the total cost Of which is esti-
mated will amount to 100000.
A special train will leave Speeches Ferry
for Dubuque this morning and also tomorrow
morning at s5S for the accommodation OF
those wishing to attend the Exposition The
return train will land passengers At the Ferry
at 755PM
As MI Goodrich was driving across tn
sidewalk going toward Main street near the NJ
Z. church, in Platteyille, last Thursday, tn
lore wheels Of the buggy struck in rut wit
such force as to suddenly throw his wife an
her mother, who were in the back seat, GU
upon the stone walk, the buggy seat falling
upon them. Mrs. G's collar bone was broken
and Mrs. Culver was injured internally, bu
whether either case will prove fatal is no
known
The Pattevile Witness says: The Platte
Vile FAIR gives promise of being the mos
successful OF any yet held in this place
There seems to be a general uprising
general disposition on the part OF everyood
to turn out and help to do everything necessa
~. The exhibitions of Harry Leslie, tn
grea; Tight Rope Walker, of itself will b
worth the price Of admission. The rope viii
be elevated forty fee: in the air, and upo
feats which he performed at Niagara Falls
and which have given him such a world W i'll
reputation"