Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-06-17
Local news on second page.

Local news on second page.
-Muscoda shipped 20 e9l bushels of wheat
IN May
The sad intelligence is announced that
the strawberries are blghtcd
-Is Lancaster going to have a Fourth OF
july this trip Echo answers, Couldn't say,
really"
A country editor is reported to have said
tiat money was close, but not close enough
to reach"
Tho Ladies' Episcopal Society met yes
terday afternoon at the residence Of Mrs.
Richard Meyer.
II the farmers will SOW one barrel of salt
to every ten acres of wheat the chintz bug
will not bother the grain.
Some useful information may be derived
from reading the announcements in another
portion Of the local page.
During the first part of the week fires
aud overcoats were really comfortable, and
chintz bugs did grumbla terribly
An article on the cure of consumption,
on fourth page of the HERALD, win be worth
reading and trying by those thus afflicted
--One was reminded wildly last Tuesday of
the mining days Of long ago by noticing three
yoke of oxen drawing heavy wagon through
the town
John Beig who owes his success, so he
saws, to the Crusaders has jolly little ice
cream parar and furnishes the article in first
class style.
Passengers for St Louis can leave Platte
vile at 5.l5 in the morning and arrive at
their destination at 1890 in the evening of
the same day
Preserves and iellics may be kept from
moudiness by covering the surface with pull
verizcd loaf sugar Thus protected they will
keep for wears.
If YOU want trade let the people know
who you are and what you have to sell.
Nothing like printers ink" we may have
remarked before.
Mccoy & Holloway are doing a rushing
trade in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Children cry
for them. housewives can't do without them,
and everybody likes them.
At the Old Settlers meeting recently held
IN Prairie du Chen Judge Mills delivered
pleasing address, which is published entire on
the second page of the HERALD.
Nathan. Sehreiner 4 Co., intend building
a large stock barn on the slaughtering house
grounds. just south of town, and the work
mon are now laying the foundation.
A theatrical troupe sent an agent here
last week to make preparations for an enter
tainment, but hall could not be secured, and
therefore the company cometh not this way.
An exceedingly interesting letter from
Texas will be found on the fourth page of this
paper-interesting' particularly to any one who
may be contemplating journey to that State.
The Gslena Gazette thus speaks of the
Lancaster iail "The Grant county jail is
empty, and Mccoy, the Sheriff, has armed
himself With lssso and gone out in search of
fresh batch Of prisoners"
"A wool buyer from an Eastern city was
in town Monday and offered the Lancaster
merchants so cents for unwsshed. He failed
to make any purchases at these hgures-some
Of our operators having paid as high as IS
cents.
During the past week several co,cred
wagons have slowly wended their way through
the comfy, conveying a number of men.
women and children, en- route for the Far
West. there to be devoured by the heartless
gras,hoppers.
1t seems to be very difficult for some of
.us to understand the new postal regulations.
Printed matter, such as newspapers, etc, re.
duire one cent for every ounce or fraction
thereof There are few newspapers that will
not weigh over an ounce Remember this.
-Drs. Simpson and Ha..el the gentlemen
Who some months since united their fortunes
with Lancaster, are building up a practice
which will justify them in remaining in Lam
caster permanently. Or. Hassel. with his
family. has moved into the residence Of Mr..
L e Narphey
Rev Cummings, pastor Il the Methodist
hn--b, is qi,e IL, ard Rev 5. W Etton ha,
II bis volunteer . il th- ulpir Of tn
'srp,r gent, .msa next SUNDAY " rue,
mircs b,- thr -,mpsrhy of his people and the
c',izens generally. sho hope soon 70 see him
restored 10 health
The services at the Congregational last
Sunday were If superior character. The
M SIC surpassed any which the church has had
Tor some time. Mr.. Edward Eaton had charge
OF the organ Rov Eaton gave his people
two remarkable good common sense sermons,
and delivered in the evening beautiful
prayer, i"rokiug blessing upon his church,
all other denominations, and expressing the
feryon; wish, if the Divine will were ,ucb that
Rev. Cummings would soon recover and sll
his pulpit.