Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-23
TOWN AND COUNTY

1 The grangers are increasing IN TINS county
Tie proposed public reading room is no
| more taIked Of.
Minors billiard hall viii be found in
4a..fer column
Wight providers are disturbing the rest of
Dubuque sleepers.
John Beig says he sold 30 cents worth of
ICE cream in five evenings.
Forepaugh's great show will exhbi; at
Dubuque Friday, August ..
"A number of infatuated youths are endea-
! gorirg 10 form a string band.
We hear Of but few cases of fever and
ague in Grant county this summer.
Carpenters have been busy ceiling the
store room of Messrs. Mccoy & Holloway.
"A splendid sidewalk has been laid on
Walnut street leading to the Episcopal church.
Prices of garden vegetables are going
down, and the great haryests will cheaper the
sttff oflife.
1t is said, and with truth, that Jed Bar
nett knows just how TO run livery stable to
suit the patrons.
The children comprising the Episcopal
Sunday school pic-nicked at Bushnell Hollow
en- Saturday last.
The river arrangements now had furnish
the citizens Of Lancaster with an easy opportu-
nity to visit Dubuque.
-GentIemen who go to watering places
and leave their wives at home are called
INNER widowers."
A large number of Lancaster people are
spending to-day in Dubuque, seeing the sights
anu purchasing supplies.
There was picnic in Bushnell Hollow
last Thursday which was participated in by the
scholars Of the Methodist Sunday School
Nj Lambert of Potosi has taken his not
"a stallion Mambrio Wagner to Dubuque
where he will be trained for the fall races.
Several strangers have been looking over
Lancaster lately. 1t is 70 be hoped that none
ol them have Jack screws secreted hereabouts.
FOR tvo days those who have appa-
rem horror Of bugs and other yermin have
hid a respite. JehieI has been to Dubuque
What has become of the village marshal?
IL should have furnished the protection 10
TIE Loasianians, for which they paid, Tues
day evening
Dubuque, not to be outdone by pla ce
no larger than New York, has set her police
men 10 killing dogs. Next we expect to hear
from Chicago.
In another column County Supt Guern~
see notifies teachers and others of four
weeks Institute to be held at PIatteville com
mcaeins August Sd.
Miss Maggie Fletcher, at one time va
liable assistant in our graded school, has tired
or her southern home and is no visiting old
friends in Grant county.
The farmers Of Grant and adjoining coun-
tss viii hold home festival at Bloomington,
Friday, Aug. IS, under the auspices OF the
Changers of West Grant
The Davis-Seymour foot race which was
advertised to come of at Dubuque last Satur-
das VAS postponed Cor one week, Seymour
not being able to come to the scratch
Poole the Dubuque barber, .whO was SO
severely cut by one White, an account OF
which was published last week, is rapidly re-
covering and is able TO be out on the street.
Rupert's Novelty Combination failed to
meet their engagement in this village last Sat
ue.lay evening Reason a blow out at Platte
vile, and general dispersion of the troupe
Lost between Bloomington and Lancas-
ter, a Diary The finder will be literally re-
varied by returning said Diary to Dr. Fall
leg's office in Lancaster, or to George Schelen-
ger, Platteyille
The Lousianians gave two of their minis
table concerts in this village, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. Their songs are all OF
the religious order and rendered in that style
peculiar only to the plantation negro
jed Dillon and Frank Meyer have gone
to "batching' near their digginss. Their
outf. consisted of tin pail, ham, chairs,
boards, matches, / case knife, 50 some
things done up in paper, and blanket.
Hon j. Allen Barber aud Mr.. G. W.
Ryland left town on Tuesday last TO see the
sights, grasshoppers and high winds out West.
They will stop at Yankton a few days and re-
turn to Grant county happy and contented.
From all parts Of the county come the
report that the farmers are very busy and
every available hand that can be procured has
been placed in the field to harvest the gram
HAT has ripened so fast within the past few
DAYS
Miss Luce, teacher of district No 10
town OF Lancaster held basket pic>nic at
Fine Knob. last Friday, at which some $50 OF
more comprising parents and scholars, were
present Literary and school exercises helped
y pass the time away.
MI. Wood the drover who was robbed at
A4s'ia, Mimi, on the 18th inst, in compan!
'.a Che sheriff of Mower county, was in this
mage Yesterday and after looking at the gent
VI" IN sheriff Carriers care failed 80 ident
s''Aer Of them as connected with the rob-
IAe HERALD Office received an unusua
p callers the last week, among which
.e Professors Charlton and Beck of tn,
t,c D'iiHai school, Of Platteville, Ex-sena
trB.- h'zeton of Grant county and Ed
ss.'.. .l-'a5 Of the Witness. Cali again