Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-03-11
TOWN AND COUNTY /:

Senator Holloway arrived at bis home in
Lancaster on Monday.
AN interesting story Of local character
will be found on first page.
An interesting railroad letter from Chica-
20 viii be found on second page.
Three Of the oldest citizens of Potosi have
died within the last twelve days.
- Hon. o. B Thomas, OF Prairie du Chen,
made his appearance on Monday,and IS enjoy
ing The Phelps house roast beef.
There will be a social dance at the resi-
dence of Mr. Chas A. Cox on tomorrow
(Friday) evening.
A saloon keeper in Prairie du Chen is to
have his license revoked for selling whiskey to
an habitual drunkard.
= There will be divine service in St.
Clements church, Lancaster, on the 18th
instant, St Joseph's Day.
DR.. F.. NJ Sala, OF Beetown, has purchas-
ed the residence formerly owned and Occur
pied by Mr.. Samuel Lemon.
Last week, at Harrison, this county, VIM.
F. Smith fell distance of sixty feet into a
mineral hole and was killed.
Rev. s. W. Eaton preached to full
house last Sunday, and many of the lawyers
and court visitors were present.
Hurricane Corners derives its name from
the fact that it was first settled by man
who held "corner" on hurricanes.
Rev. r. ]. Scott will celebrate Mass and
preach in st. Johns church, Patch Grove, on
the nth Of March, St Patrick's Day.
Mr.. Samuel Lemon, who has lived in Bee
town for lol these many years, has gone to re-
side with his daughter at Clayton, Iowa.
--Lancasters new medical men, Drs Has
sci and Simpson, have snugly located them
selves in an Office over Hyde and Orton's auc-
ton store.
John Bieg, although he failed in Aneri-
canning his German friends in Water Land,
has ius' decorated his store with ,eyera' al
tractive signs
Father r J. Scott presents the HERALD
office with copy OF the constitution and pro-
ceedings Of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union Of America
Hon J. Allen Barber reached his home
from Washington on Tuesday exening, look
ing much more vigorous than when he left
few months since.
DIR f. NJ Sala has been growing fat
Tor several DAYS through the effects Of the
Phelps house 'proyender' The Doctor has
been attending court
Mr.. Frank Mutfley has been busilv en-
gagged during court bringing in witnesses from
far and near, and has been quite successful in
capturing the unwilling ones.
The entertainment given by the ladies of
the Madison street Congregational church, in
Budl's hall Tuesday evening, was nice az
fair and financially a success.
"A man in Dubuque has succeeded in
manufacturing honey from apples, and his
production is said 10 be a very good imitation
and substitute for the honey made by bees.
Hon. Geo. c. Hazelton very generously
remarked, at the railroad meeting Wednesday
night of last week, that If he had the funds
he would buy railroad and give it to Lam
caster.
Both houses Of congress have legalized
the construction OF the pontoon bridge be-
tween Dunlieth and Dubuque, and now all
that Is necessary to tAe bnilding Of the same
is enterprise and money.
The first work Of the citizens association
Of Prairie du Chen is the establishment Of
carriage, wagon and farm machinery manufac.
turing company. The firm also engage in
carpentering and building.
The dance given by some of our young
men at the institute last Friday evening was
successful in is object-enabling some twenty
or thirty ladies' and gentlemen to spend pleas
ant hour or so it innocent aslusements.
Accommodating persons have been in de-
mand during court, and the 'sregulars' al the
Phelps all very generously permitted the
landlord to chang up" an extra bed in their
rooms--thus every one was made happy.
The funeral Of Mrs. Samuel Lemon, at
Beetown last: Thursday, was attended by a
very large number Of relatives aud friends Of
The family Rev. 5 W Eaton, Of the Lam
caster Congregational church, delivered the
discourse.
MIR. Thomas Bishsp, formerly Of this
place, now on the lnter-Ocean in Chicago, is
the President Of tie Printers temperance as
ISOLATION Of that city, ana a private letter
states that she is sticking TO The total abst-