Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-09
TOWN AND COUNTY


The Spring term Of the Boscobel schools
begins Monday next.
The auction season has been lively, out
il Is now almost over.
Another week and farmers can plunge
into their spring work.
-Galena is to have one Of the fnesi Ma
sonic Halls in the West.
There are $50 different tints Of gray dis
played in Spring dresses.
DR. Packard of Boscobel disiocated knee
Joint on SATURDAY. the 4th inst
Several parties are intending to take
trip on the river to Dubuque.
--i75 900 bushels Of grain are now in store
at the Prairie dn Chen elevator.
No returns of election in outside towns
eporied TO the hour Of going to press
POO yards fine striped rag carpet cheap.
o b sold BY Fl. F. Nobis, Lancaster.
The first team over the new bridge at
Boscobel crossed, Saturday the 4th inst.
The Mississippi river has been lower
this year than ever before at this season.
-"Hy' yarre landlord Of the Fennimor
Hotel, killed time IN Lancaster yesterday.
Dog fights are numerous in the streets
sud 'sCap" seems to have more than his share
If you wish 10 be happy, keep out of the
Law, get married and subscribe tor the HER
AID.
Joel Potter, thirty years resident OF
Piatteyille, died IN that place on the 20 h ut.
aget 81 years.
Many Of the farmers of West Grant are
busy sowing grain. Already several fields
have been sown.
Weeks Garden and Flower Seeds, fresh
and genuine, the best in the market, for sale
by V. F. KINNEY.
Election day was pleasant and the voters
turned out en- masse. There was no distur-
baDce of any kind.
DO not fail to hear Geo. t. Foster to-
night-"The British rule in India" will be
yell worth listening to.
The alarm Of fire yesterday, which called |
out the fre company proved 10 be burning |
held on the West side Of the village
Beg is sinking shaft near his building.
Aany suppose he is seeking foF mineral, but
the fact is he IS digging for sand opening
"A General Agen: wanted BY prominent
Life Insurance Co. Apply 70 Box 3o4, Mil
yankee, Wis
a full line Of Wal paper at Watkins
bookstore. PaFer trimmed if desired without
,d4;tiooaI charre 3w3 |
"A Boscobel fellow says he knows who
took sl3 90 from his girls pocket. Probably
lie thought "what right has girl to money
anyhow ?"
Nobody hurt aud every body satisfied. APP
pears 10 be the outcome ofwhat Chirago pa
PEI calls the "Clerlcal Court-martial" over
n Brooklyn.
The Changers Of the third district Of
Grant County have selected L. R. Bingham
j. purchasing agent, with headquarters at
Bloomington.
Attention is called to the advertisement
OF the Wooden Mills, wherein is announced
the fact that cloths can be purchased cheaper
there than elsewhere.
The "whiskey- zootic' seems destined to
attack Boscobe The warriors are "buck-
ling on their armors," and sanguinary con-
flict may be looked for any day.
&C. II Furman of Patch Grove wants 70
construct vehicle that viii carry persons
over the country with out steam or team pow
er, George ought TO be encouraged.
Mr.. WIN. Powers, OF Yankton, arreved
10 ,ov n las, evening lie desires 10 purchase
] dozen or more good horses, and will remain
here several days fer tina; purpose.
"A IRE which caught from burning brush
heap, consumed nearly fifty cords Of wood
belonging TO wood dealers in Dubuque The
Sood was in pie On the bank Of Grant river,
near Potosi
The Railroad company have commenced
operations Tor the rebuilding of the depot at
Bridgeport The new building will be mach
larger than the old one aud improved in more
Ways than one.
Honorable mention is made Of a Maine
servant Girl who has commenced serving her
elghty-second summer under the same roof
She has washed dishes $3.50 times, and
comes We, gaily 70 her task Blessed old
girl
Have YOU seen Darly's wonderful dane
ing skeleton also the wonderful growth OF
bowers i? Don't fail to see the performance
on Monday and Tuesday evenings, April
18th ana l4th. at the Old Congregational
Church.
James Carues and man named Aoenig
sad set-to in Georgetown the other day
Carnes endeayored 70 irighten Koenig by fir.
Jig revolver at him; tor which he was
placed under $500 bonds % appear before the
Circuit Court il September next
Phillip Smith, son u the Livery man in
Boscobel. was Sc ronsly kicked by horse
one day last week. The horse struck him
over the right eye aud badly fractured the
SKULL. Drs. Carley, Stoddard and Armstrong
performed the necessary surgical operations,
taking ont nearly dozen pieces ct the skull
bone The boy is in fair way 10 recover.