Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-06-15
TOWN AND COUNTY

WOOD low, with poor prospect for better
prices
The sate Fair will be held at Milwaukee,
Sept II to Is.
The fare from Chicago to New York has
been redaced to sl4.
According to the Neus it costs sl7 80 to
kick man out Of a Muscoda store.
Hon J. Anon Barber and daughter,
Carrie, arrived home on Tuesday
-Wmtep wheat looks finely and large
yield Is expected should the bugs not inter-
fere.
Nov los the farmers resolve that the next
County Pds shall be an exhibition worthy OF
this Centennial year.
Mr.. Z. +. Baldwin has been appointed
Secretary Of the Grant County Agricultural
Society, vice Shrader resigned
Two million and seven hundred thousand
dollars is What the state board OF Equallza-
zion fxes as the valuation Of all personal
property in Grant county.
DIR Brown, dentist. will be at Monttort
srom the 18th to the l7lh inst, and at Mar
tinville from the 18th to the goth. Patrons
mill take notice.
The Mississippi is up again. spechts
ferry-b has Tended at the Potosi warehouse
since April Ist, and will probably continue to
run over for several weeks hence.
The Potosi folks talk of having straw
berry festival at the NJ. Z. church on Tuesday
evening OF next week, for the benefit of Rev.
Gilmore.
JOHN Lawler, of Prairie du Chen, is
placed at the head of tho Democratic electoral
ticket for this state. He is one OF the best
men in that party.
1t has been suggested that the business
houses in Lancaster be illuminated on the
evening OF the Fourth of July What say
the citizen owners?
The citizens of Ellenbore will vote on the
railroad question on Tuesday next. We hope
they will not vote blindly to their interest a.
abe people Of Liberty did.
-'The First Century of the United States
as the title of work advertised III
another column The agent will soon canvas
Lancaster and adjoining towns for the sale OF
the work
The Dramatic Club of Patch Grove will
give an entertainment in Academy Hall on
Friday evening next, June 23d. They will
produce melo-drama entitled "Oar Best
Society aGer which laughab'e farce will be
rendered.
According to the late revised schedule
ghe freight rates from New York to Chicago
Sn tlse Merchants Despatch" line are lowered
TO % eeRts per cwt on first, second ana
third class goods, and l6 cents on fourth
class
The Adpocese man Is drowning and
saucily demands that the Judge of Probate
shall "help him out" The Judge probably
feels like that other impudent coHeomb when
the farmer said to him:
ALTER your tone my little
And then I'll help you all can
The young ladies of the NJ. E. church will
indfd an ice>ere&m and strawberry festival at
ths church on tomorrow friday evening.
Everybody Is invited to attend and take his
lady. The proceeds of the festival will be APP
plisti.to the bell fund
Hon. J. w. Seaton, of POtosi, has been
selected fer President of the Day, and will act
in that capacity at Lancaster on the Fourth.
Mr. seaton is one of the oldest and NEST res
,peeted on cur citizens, and the appointment
will please all.
The Gtate Board of Assessments assesses
Che real estate of Grant county at twelve mil-
lions This Is nearly equal to the assessment OF
both Iowa and Lafayette counties andmore than
doubles TIE assessment Of both Crawford and
Richland.
The latest from Cincinnati on the Prssi-
Dental saastion is that Blaine and Bristow
will be nessiaated for President and Vice
President, &nd that the movement to unite
the friends of other candidates against Blaine
is not likely TO succeed.
There Is nothing said ia the programme
for the eeHsbration at Lancaster about Din
ner This Is for the reason that 4 dinner is
no part Of celebration. Those who come
can bring their dinners with them and picnic
on the grass, or purchase dinners at the
hotels or other public eating places, as they
choose
THE Democratic State Convention to
selec. delegates to attend the St Louis Pres
Dental Convention, was held at Milwaukee on
Wednesday of last week, and from Informs
ton gathered from all sources we Judge il
was about AZ inharmonious a gathering of men
as ever assembled in the State Hon. Moses
NJ Strong presided
= The Lancaster Fire Company-Ph@nix
No have re-organized. The following are
officers for one year Lewis Holloway, Fore
man Jacob Hough and j. NJ. Hurley, As
sistants; John H. Howe, Treasurer; +. F.
Mccoy, SeTetary The company numbers
forty members They viii meet this evening
at $50 fox drill full company is requested
by the Foreman to be present.
Any citizen of Grant County who thinks
he has music in his heart is invited to write a
Centennial poem to be read at the celebration
in Lancaster or deposited in the Centennial
box. Those who write should forward thier
productions to James A. Jones, Lancaster,
in time to be received by him June So The
Committee will then select what one or
ones shall be rad or deposited. The poem
should not exceed one hundred lines in
length ana may be shorter.