Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-04
TOWN AND COUNTY :

make eight pounds of pork.
Mr. D. H. Budd is spending few week.
among friends in Fayette, Iowa.
The supply of water is very scarce
in the vicinity Of Hazel Green.
Most excellent Michigan cider at Biegt
tore. We know whereof we speak.
The sales of lumber in Muscods for III,
past two weeks amounted 10 $1,000.
-Protraeted meetings are being held a
Darlington in the Methodist church.
Senator Holloway has our thanks for use
iul statistical and other public papers.
Millinery goods at wholesale duIing the
next month at Misses Evans & Crosby's
Grant county has FIVE pupils at the James
willie institution for the education of the blind
Mr. John Barnett. of Independence, Iowa
has been visiting relatives and friends in Bos
cobel
Two men we're drowned few days age
while crossing the Wisconsin river near Oar
lington.
The next term Of the Circuit court fol
Grant county commences on the FIRST Tuesday
in March.
Eighteen persons were confined in the
Lancaster Jail during 1874, at cost Of "a SO
per week.
Rare bargains in millinery goods during
the next month at Vhol.sale, at Misses Evanf
Crosby'-.
Ya..: I..,u, Co., - Md;ao. or.l
Milwaukee correspondents will be found or
second page
The j,il has not had an occupant this
year, and Sheriff Mccoy says +" it is too cold
20 hunt EN- up
-Parkhurst, he of musical notions, il now
heard Of in McGregor, Iowa, where he has q
class In training
Prairie du Chen has citizens associa-
ton, which is Offered by some of the very
beet men of the town.
AT the millinery store of Misses Evans Il
Crosby. goods will be disposed of at wholesale
during The next month
AT Rockville, last Thursday. John Drum,
a son Of Samuel Drum, fell into a well he was
sinking and broke leg
There will be Congregational sociable at
the residence of Mr. Addison Burr next Tues.
day evening, February 3.
Treasurer dvey has paid over to the State
Treasurer $50 ,75s, being the amount of State
tax due from Grant county.
Much local and other reading matter is
.'iad on the shelf" this week in Ozder to
make room for the railroad
Preparation are nearly completed in
Monroe for an old-fashioned wolf hunt, with
hounds, horses, rifles and horns
Mr.. James A. Jones has just completed 4
very correct railroad map, giving the route o.
the proposed roads through the county.
Mr.. l. Roasch, who has for some months
been engaged at the WOODEN mills, left Lancas
ter last Monday for Indiana, where he will 10
cate
Charles Schmidt. the former butcher o.
Lancaster, has moved his family to New Elm
Iowa, where he will establish himself in bust
ness
Alarm is caused In Prairie du Chen or
account of prevailing epidemic -pleurisy
inflammation of the lungs and distressing
coughs.
Miss Georgia elise left Lancaster or
Th,s-stiav last for the Capitol at Madison
where she will remain during the session o
.he Legislature.
The sosn Of Belmont, near Mineral Point
has existed for seven years and during tina
t.n<e the citizens have never had occasion IL
use graveyard.
Charles Wagner. the man who killet
Frank Rhomberg it Dubuque last summer
will soon have bis trial. and SAYS if convicted
he will put an end to his lie.
This paper. thirty-two years ago. thu
spoke Of its mails Our exchange paper
+ ON New York Philadelphia and Boston fire
auantlv reach Us in nine days
Ia Darlington, last week. little son Q
Nr Thomas Gleason fell into bucket of boil
ing water. and was so badly scaldrd that Their
is but little hope Of recovery.
The St Clara Academy At Snsinaw
Mound. this county, il in prosperous condi
N. and number of new pupils have beeI
admitted since the OFSt OF tue year.
a large number Of young folks ATTENDED
ne socable at Mr. Pitt Coxs residence las
Thursday evening. and thirty or forty coupl
danced till midnight. A pleasant time the
did have.
The well-kuown firm Of II. Seigbert
Co. Prairie du CHER. has been dissolved
Mr. II Seigbert now having entire control o
the house. The other partners of the frn
sin establish themselves in the East.
w e. Harper. formerly an agent for th
house of John Hancock & Co., Dubuqu,
and who is well known in Lancaster. has {.
tabli,hed himself in the retail grocery busine:
in Dubuque, and his place is designated as ii
Blue Store
The choicest dried fruits NAV be found {
Burr's, New California peeled pears halvf
and pared peaches, apples, plums blsckberrie
raisens. currants, etc. They keep fine stoc
of family groceries, which they are selling I
lowest prices You should try their teas ~
The terrible snow storm OF Tuesday an
heavy gales of Wednesday blocksded TO
crest extent the various roads leading mi
Lancaster, snd drifts are reported as BEN
numerous and difficult to climb. Huge pll'
# snow lie unevenly distributed on toe VI
rious sections and hslf-sections of the count
The stage drivers have hard time OF It, an
none Of the lines arrived on time yesterds
save that of PlatteviIle, whose driver, Jsc
Powell, blew his horn at the postoffce at pr,
cisely schedule time, and caused Postma st,
Burr to smile as Uncle Sans mail was hande
over.