Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-06
TOWN AND COUNTY +:
-snlepdid corn weather Yesterday.

Splendid corn weather yesterday.
-Boseobel viii soon have public hall
which will seat about 500 persons
The annual election of officers for all the
graded schools will be held on Monday next
The Methodist and Episcopal refreshment
stand. at Lancaster on the Fourth, cleared
above expenses $50 each
Colorado voted on Saturday to accept
the proposed State Constitution by 10000
majority and is therefore State
1t is the unanimous belief that there
were greater number of people assembled at
Lancaster on July 4th last than ever on any
previous occasion.
A private letter from Yankton informs Ms
that gold dust from the Black Hills has already
been received at that city amounting to over
$500 900.
ten. Ruger who during the late war
commanded the Sd Wis. vols has been re-
Gently assigned to the command of the Depart
mont of tho South.
On Thursday night last the millinery
store of Richmond & Blake in Dubuque was
entered and silks to the value of 81 900 abb
stracted.
We hear that the owners of Dunleith
have made brush fence around their city
and left George Stuntz, who was once Sheriff
Of this County, to watch it.
We are authorized to say that the Episco
pal ladies are thankful to all who donated so
literally for their table on the 4th of July.
All persons leaving dishes can find the same
at Mrs Shermans.
Tho Annual School Meeting of District
No 8, Lancaster will be held on Monday
evening, July 10th, at the school house. All
qualified voters requested to be present
at o'clock sharp.
There were probably from 1000 to 10000
persons in Lancaster on the 4th, and the en-
tire exemption from accidents is wonderful,
when tho large number of women and children
present are considered
Farmers in need of reaper, harvester
or thrcsher would do well to look over
Woodward and Kraemer's half column adj
vertsement in another column. They
well known dealers.
Barnett, the contractor on the BoscObei
and Lancaster mail route is about to put on
the line a new passenger coach. 1t is one
of IIough & Cos manufacture at this place
and is very commodious vehicle and tastes
fully built. All aboard
The Blade i. the title of new paper at
POrtlandyille, plymouth county Iowa. 1t is
published by J. W. Shepard who is favorably
known in this section as a printer and quill
driver The Blade supports Hayes and
Wheeler
The building of the Chicago & Tomah
n G. r. X. progress. The grading ten
milos north from Wauzeka is finished, and is
being pushed on to Readstown. From this
point to Bloomingda!e the grading is also un-
der contract.
1t is impossible to specify objects of in
te.est on the 4th Every thing was interest,"
ing The programme was admirable. The
proceedings fully up to the programme and
the whole multitude pleased and satisfied
The day will long be remembered as model
4th Of July Celebration.
1t is rumored that Jabez Hurd an old
and respected citizen of the town of POtcsi
was killed by his horses running away with
him on the 4th, on his returning home
from Platteville No particulars are known
and it is sincerely hoped that the rumor is
unfounded
The Denver Daily Tribune of the 2Ist
ult contains information of the marriage of
H. c. Dillon formerly of Lancaster, to Miss
Florence Hood, formerly editor of the Spring.
field (Mass) Republican. A host Of friends
to the groom unite with US in wishing the
welded couple long life of happiness and
good fortune.
When will the Old Settlers of Grant
County hold their next annual meeting Why
not some of the older towns it, the county,
like Potosi PlatteVille, Beetown, Hazel
Green and CsasvIle, also have annual gather
ings of pioneer settlers. In many towns il
lows such assembly is held on Christmas,
and the occasion is slwsys most interesting.
We saw about everybody who were
present on the Fourth There were pointed
ont to Us the richest man in such town, the
sbelle of that place, the contented possessor
.of a full square section there but the
happiest appearing man in Lancaster on that
occasion was George w Lumpkin of Blooms
ington. Our congratulations are hereby ex-
tended.
There several flags in the Court House
well worthy OF inspection BY Grant County
citizens. The bruised condition of the stats
and the rents and holes in the Stars ardStripes,
furnished the nucleus Of stirring histories of
the destructive warfare through which their
brave supporters passed in preserving these
mementoes to us and all future time MAY
these relics be long kept sacred, as compen-
dunn of sacred history TO the children
children of those by whom they were de
Tended
The Annual Commencement of st. Clara
Academy, Sinsinnewa NJ ound, will be held on
Tuesday next, July 18th. These exercises
In the past have been most interesting and
have attracted a large assembly, so large in
fact that many patrons of the institution
could not appear TO witness them. On &c,
count Of the lack of room the management
have decided this year 10 give seat. to patrons
and only those especially invited The reason
of the change is good and no friend Of the