Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-08-17
.Blackherries IN abundance.
adjourned on Tuesday


Congress adjourned on Tuesday
Bloomington has the artesian well fever
il is said
The Rchiand Center artcsian well is down
so feet and no rock in sight
Republic ms should not fail to attend the
caucus on Saturday next.
The fall term of the Wisconsin University
will open September 9Th
Marshal Mitchell wears goatee and a
goatee that he will protect at all hazards.
An kinds Of commercial printing execut>
cd at the Herald office Also brief and blank
work done.
The Adoocate gives the "hearti est appro-
yaP to our advertisement that its editor is
for sale.
old political Prob says Alex. Ivey will
win on both convention and election day in
the race for the County Treasurership.
Mr.. John D. Wilson of Boscobcl will adj
dress the Hayes and Wheeler Club at Mount
Hope on Saturday evening of this week
Editor Rindlaub Of the Witness, has gone
East and after visiting his old Pennsylvania
home VIII look over the Centennial
A number of communications lie on our
table, the publication Of which Is necessarily
postponed to another week.
The Wisconsin River Improvement has
received the Government appropriation of
s27oO00. so we are informed by Representa-
tive Magoon.
Fennimore is said to be the happiest wis
lage in the Northwest because Bully Fritz was
over matched the other day. We hope the
lesson will prove good one
Prof Batter gave long lecture the
other evening on Common place Books. lie
called his lecture literary ticker. Literary
mince-pic would also be an appropriate name.
Prudent fathers are now looking around
for some college that has ne boat record, IN
the hope of finding one to which they can send
their boys this Fall
The editor of the Prairie du Chen Union
should be careful how he criticises the gentle
III m OF the courier. " ~ ~ h'o FNi'~u ''ViN
men IN his time than Setting Bull or Buffalo
Bill
Several sides OF the Congressional ones
ton are given in this issue. The nominee OF
the Mineral Point Congressional convention
will doubtless be Magoon or somebody else
Vote with care.
Every grain Of sand that chicken
picks up adds grit to its gizzard. II the
Adeocate keeps picking until al its columns
are extracts from the HERALDit may have a
gritty gilzard-
The Republicans Of Richland County have
elected delegates to attend the Assembly and
Senatorial District conventions who favor Mr.
UazcIton for Congress, and it IS presumable
that county will vote Us a unit for him.
The Lancaster Wooden Mills 9. Hol
lowav. proprictor--is fast working into full
operation. Il will furnish employment to
about so hands. ant. will disburse for labor
and fuel alone 81 200 per month.
For the office Of County Clerk Mr.. F. 5.
Kidd. the present incumbent seems to have
strong hold upon the affections Of the peo-
pie. Our county has never hat more
efficient Clerk, and his retention in the posi-
ton he has so capaby filed is one of the
probabilities.
The Lanca stcr High and Graded school;
will open Sept ll--Prof. j. &. Davies, o.
Waupaca in charge assisted by Miss Edith
Goodrich, of Plattcville. In the subordinate
.denartments Misses Clara Moore, Emma Shra-
der, Mamie Foster, Nellie Barber and Nettio
Calls will have supervision.
IT is currently reported that the Advocad
and Argus viii be consolidated just after the
election Should TiGen win the new birth
will be named Grant County Advocate aid
.Arq,.s." If Hayes is elected it win read "Arge
AMI .flroedts" How handy that would bt
TOR the ddpocatf man But We can't believe
the report.
The Pottstown Ledger (Pa) gives Mr.. W
Barlow highly complimentary notice on IN
arrival there. He was visiting at his mother:
where i Reunion Of the family was held Aug
ust l0th The Ledger counted on the prescne
at that grand family picnic Of over two hun
DIRE persons Mr. Barlow IS Il stirring man il
business and his lady Is a lively lady in churcl
and society, and both have many friends
The Republicans of Fennimore organized
\ HAYES and Wheeler Club on Saturday even
ing last with the following officers PreSi
dent II. A. w. McNair Vice President Dr
il. Leavitt Treasurer, NJ. T. Smith Sec
retarics. A. c. Morse, Martin Oswald. Execu
tive Committee-H A. w. McNair, }. J
Leavitt, C. 'Shutileworth, s w. Rogers, oth
Shrader. The club was ably addressed b
Mr. J. u. Wilson The next Peeting viii b
held on Saturday evening of this week.
If there is ouc feature in this crazy can
vass. SAYS the New York Herald, which
more revolving than another it is the attemp
to elect Hayes and Wheeler by raising club
Of 'BoysR Blue" and Veterans "-Advocdt
les 80 The boys in blue always were
revolving sight to rebels and to iek-spittles
reneIs,. just wait little, there n be enoug
revolving sights all over Grant County to 81
yeg blind.