Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-08-31

Exposition next week, conn
RIcncinG Sept. 18th.
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Rev. Eaton and LAZY viii return this
week
: The Minor plum crop this year il total
failure.
The Dubuque Fair from Monday next to
Friday
Grant County Fair at Lancaster, Sept.
9th TO goth.
Poetic contributions are deferred until
next week.
The brick addition to the Horstman
House Is progressing
Attorneys viii find at the HERALD office
the handsomcst blank Notices of Trial ever
printed
Mrs Joel Manning has gone 70 Kansas
10 reside for the present with her son n B.
Manning.
1t is reported that the storm Of Wednes-
day night totally destroyed the trout farm of
Alfred Palmer at BoscobeI.
We notice that Mr. Crosby il prospecting
At least the addition to his residence that he
is now erecting would indicate as much.
"A hard rubber gold mounted pencil as
lostin Lancaster the other day, which may be
left IS the finder at the HERALD Office.
Prof John Brindley, of Boscobel, will ad
yVLooIor Nl,I
Hope on Thursday evening" Sept. 18th.
10. Cover, shorthand reporter for this
Judicial Circuit called yesterday. He
goes to Chicago, but Will return by Court
time.
We heard of a woman vest erday who said
s'shc neser was so mad before" Several
inches of water in the cellar caused her TO so
remark.
1t Is reporIel that the ''long man who
runs the Aduocate1 would as lief az not take
the democratic Candidacy for the Assembly,
M this district.
The Aacocate thinks that Ex-Governor
Dewey or Philo Orion will be the Democratic
candidate for Congress Why no; give Mr..
Seaton chance
Tie nomination Of lion. Geo. Z. Hazel
ton for Congress is regarded as probability
by Republicans The Democracy don't
exaetly like tho state Of affairs.
Mr. Thos. Foster coca to Potosi next
week as Principal Of he public school there.
tie is young man Of superior qualifications
and i a very successful teacher
st. Clara academy viii begin the fall
term Oh Monday next, Sept 4th. It is with
out doubt one Of the best schools in the west
for the education OF ladies'
Mr. VIM Blunt, who was one of tho first
settlers Of Green County now a resident Of
Missouri passed through Lancaster Yesterday.
lie will visit relatives At Pat ca Grove.
Col. ]. G. Clark left for the West on
Tuesday to remain a month He will visit
the silver mines Of northern Colorado during
his absence and may 60 toIthe Pacific coast
--Mcssrs. Sause 4 Erdcnberg, coopers next
door south OF the Mansion House, are doing
..taving" business just now they desire
2o,oooshoop poles for which cash viii beI'paid
Democrats mnst be thinking Of it. The
Adrogrts invites them 10 a Convention o be
held .uag 81 II viii have representative
on the ground TO collec tdues from Democrats.
VIM. II. Hancs returned from the Cen
tennal last Saturday. Says he is going down
East again next Thanksgiving aud will bring
good part OF New England back with
him.
Geo W Bolster, Of Boscobel, has opened
a bakery and confectionery in the building
formerly occupied by Edwards Bros, next
door north Of Budd's block. He asks a
trial
-"The only man who could be guilty of
that three columns Of Petroleum Y. Nasty,
jr-mush, Is The long man who runs the
Advoca te,'' says a Democra tic neighbor.
"Ushh -
-Ex-Gov Dewey Is one Of the guests at
the Phelps House. With his clean shaven face
the Governor is said 10 resemble very much
the present Governor Of his native state who
aspires to the presidency.
A sHarvcst Home festival, Of the picnic
STYLE viii be held at Bloomington, on Thurs
day next commencing at Il o'clock in the
forenoon State Lecturer, II. f. Chamberlain
aud f. ". Dwight, OF New York vi Il address
the body
The most destructive storm Of wind and
flood that ever visited the Grant and Platte
valleys took place on Wednesday night, car
rying away bridges and crops Of corn and
hav in stacks In Grant valley alone ter
bridges were swept away BY the torrent.
"a Democrat" suggests III another column
reasons uhy Hon J. w. Seaton, Of Potosi
would be strong candidate for Congress, il
nominated by the Democrats. lie is one Of
or most respected citizens, and if nominated
by that party he would doubtless receive it;
full and united support.
The Republican meeting at the Count
H,us. on Saturday evening was rousing
affair Mr. Clementson made a good speech
lie used fact, truth, and his utterances are be-
level At the conclusion Of his speech HI
was heartily appIauded and many names were
added to the roll Of the Hayes and Wheeler
club
As far as heard the Republicans Of Grant
Crawford ard Richland Counties have clcctst
delegates to the Mineral Point Convention
favorable 10 Mr. IIazelton for Congress. The
northern district of Iowa and the Monroe
district in Green has done likewise l.
Fayettc County and the southern district o
Iowa, are presumed to favor Magoon's Ee-nom
ilatiQn.