Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-08-03
AT PLATTEVILLE.
AT sPECHT's FERRY.
TOWN AND COUNTY:

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Wheat still down. IS is the last Chicago
quotation.
-The State public printing has been let to
Pump Carpenter for two years.
-Congressman Magoon has returned to his
lone, having arrived on Saturday last.
Glen Haven raises more barley and NUS
coda more hops than any other town in the
county
Mr. John Parker, formerly resident of
Boscobel, is visiting his many old friends at
that city.
Tho Dubuque State Guards and Turner'S
will take an excursion to Cas.yille on Sunday
next.
of those billed for the Centennial we hear
Of Mr. John Howe and wife. They expect to
start on Saturday.
The Sheboygan lie raid says the uncanny
chinch bug has not been much heard from in
that part of the state this season
The County Teachers Institute will open on
Monday next Professors McGregor and North
will be present, the former as Conductor.
The Old Settlers of Grant county will
assemble al Lancaster on Thursday August
oath, and genuine old folks meeting it will
be.
In reference to harvest the language OF
scripture must be reversed so as to read
"The laborers are plentious, but the products
are few"
-Fennimore is the banner agricultural
town in Grant County this year. Its acreage
of wheat, oats and corn exceeds tina. of any
other town
The Lorimier House at Dubuque has been
Purchased by company, at which VIM. l..
Bradley is the head. The building will be en-
iarged AID other improvements made.
Mr.. w H. Haines departed for the Gem
tennia on Monday He will remain absent for
a month during which time he expects to visit
his boyhOod home in the Granite State
= Lancaster folks to the number anywhere
from dozen to half hundred talk of taking
trip to Prairie du Chen on Tuesday next to
view the artesian we'll there and taste of its
water.
The weather for the past two weeks has
been excellent for harvesting and having. The
nights have been sometimes too cool for corn,
and Just now rain would benefit this crop as
well as potatoes.
The Boscobel Dial Office has issued the
fair poster for the Boscobel Agricultural and
Driving Park Association. 1t is fine speci-
men Of job work, the best OF the poster kind
ever printed in Grant County.
-"Why is that cmaciated, lean and wealthy
New Yorker like your town? Because he is a
Iank-Astor y The crazy Chicago man who
sends this conundrum wants % cents for it.
If lie comes this way he can have it in shin-
plAstors.
Those who failed to hear Rev. Maibcn
preach last Sabbath missed an intellectual
trent He is very odd man but to hear one
this ordinary sermons is better than the choice
of one out Of five of the lectures by the fAA
Gus travelling lecturers.
The Lancaster Hayes and Wheeler club
was addressed BY Hon. J. Allen Barber on
Saturday evening last. He showed in his usual
strong language that the Democracy of to-day
IS the same that fifteen years ago plunged the
country into war and proved his assertions by
quoting from authentic sources The next
meeting of the club in fixed for Saturday even>
ing, August 20
The Patch Grove Dramatic Club were
greeted with full house on Friday evening
last. Their fine rendition of the drama
"Female Detectiye'-spoke volumes of praise
for the efforts of the amateur club The re-
ceipts of the evening amounted to sl67, of
which about $50 was stolen during the even
Inc. The club think of producing the drama
at Lancaster some weeks hence. We hope
they will so conclude
Republicans should not fail to read con-
vention calls on the second page. The Con-
gressional convention for this district, will be
held at Mineral Point on September 5th, and
will be composed of delegates from the several
Senatorial and Assembly districts-from the
For this purpose the Grant County Senate
rial convention will be held on Wednesday.
Aug. so, at Lancaster. It will be composed
of fifteen delegates, being FIVE from each As
semby district. The second Assembly dis
triet convention is called to meet at Beetown
on August Esd, and il is suggested that eau
cuses be beli in the several towns on Saturday.
10th inst. for the'purpose Of selecting dele
g ates.
Our table has been ornamented this week
with Rubies, Alphas of Sebec, Snowflakes and
Roses The artist who did the inlaying was
Mr. Geo. D. UT, our village grocer. Last
spring he sent East and purchased the Rubies
and Alphas at the low price of 81 per pound.
On the 10th OF May he put them in the ground
and in their place he now digs up about one
lshel for each pound be planted. He is pre-
pairing to supply all our farmers with these
Rubies and Alphas, but lie cannot do it this
season for they will prove to be such ex-
cellent varieties of potatoes that it viii be
years before the demand can be supplied
The Ruby is the early variety of the peach
blow, without the latters faults, natures the
same time as the Early Rose and is more pro
ductise. 1t is kidney-shaped and fine.
grained, The Alpha is a clear white, fest
very white, fine grained, dry and firm and ha:
adccidedly excellent flavor. Its tubers have
slightly depressed eyes and are very hand
some. It natures fifteen days earlier thar
the Early Rose. lie nho beats this will hay,
to bring out his uew potatoes before sun-up il
June.