Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-09-14
TOWN AND COUNTY:


-Forty-two citizens of Lancaster have
been TO the great Philadelphia show.
The Aduocate couples Providence with the
Democratic party-an impossible alliance.
--Pcttyiohn's mil, on Platte river, = in
full operation, notwithstanding contrary re-
ports.
MIR. Hewlett Fisher and wife, of Boston
shake hands with hosts Of friends in Lancaster
this week
The papers sent by friends of the Grams
gers harvest home picnic are necessarily de-
ferrcd this week
-Ex- Gov Washburn and Charley Williams
are expected to speak in Grant County during
tue political campaign.
The Centennial poem by J Allen Coombs,
published in the Herald last week receives
high and manifold compliments.
u Court opens with dull attendance and
the prospects OF short term is pleasant
thought to jurors and court attendants in gen-
eral
MIR NJ. NJ. Ziegler and lady and daugh-
Ter were numbered among the Centennial Wis
ifors on Mondly. Mr.. w Barlow and lady
have returned.
The flood did not iniure the BaIkes
Prairie fair grounds to the extent that was re
ported The old buildings will be rep laced
with new ones and the track will be put in
better order than before.
The readers of. lie Must A Lawyer Be,
on first page, viii observe by the reading that
il should have been published some weeks
ago In bundle with other manuscripts it was
overlooked
The Adoocqte Is scared about the work
matter who is nominated; George Hazeton is
the Republican nominee for Congress and that
means success.
Planners trout pond was not damaged by
the late flood to the extent that was reported
letter from the Commissioner is received
for PRINT, but we are compelled to delay its
publication till next week.
: Among the new advocates Of the law at
the Grant County bar we notice lVm butcher
of the law firm of butcher s. Brooks of Bos-
cobel. lie is an old practitioner and stands
we'll in his profession
The Wit,,ess last week stated that Mr..
Lewis Holloway has withdrawn his candid
acy Tor SherifT's nomination. This is a mis-
take, we are informed. Mr.. II has many
friends in the county who desire to see his
name head the county ticket.
The telegraph tells of ''oeautliul day.
i'm Maine. Here we have not had a beauifuf
day for three weeks. While we are founder
ing in the mud aid drenching in the rain we
can all rejoice in the beautiful day in Maine.
That same Joe Bond who was shot into
the Atlantic Ocean by rebel war guns tried to
get drowned in the Grant river flood the 9TH
er night 1t took him and his team a long
while to get out but he isn't dead yet
The Democracy Of this district are
sore troubled about candidate for Congress.
The probability Is that i won't be OIton. If
the money power prevails, Krouskop of Rich
land will be The nominee. If the old Bour-
bous control The Mineral Point Convention
Dewey will be the choice.
Richard Burns, Of Smelser, was drowned
on Saturday last ut what is know n as the old
Haney Ford, on Little Platte. He was riding on
horseback and is supposed to have been wash
ed off his horse while attempting to cross the
river His body was found on Sunday morn>
inc on bar some distance below. The de-
ceased was farmer, long resident OF Grant
Comfy lie leaves large family, some OF
whom are grown.
MIR. !. P. Lewis was in Chicago last
week. We made this discovery yesterday
when we undertook to get through his
store, but found the way bIockaded with
huge piles of new goods, Just taken out of the
boxes. Great stacks of wooden yarns Of all
colors and grades, for hosen, jackets, tides,
hoods and embroidery, were piled on the floor
and on the counter. Tiers of ladies' shawls
sleeveless jackets, dress goods and boxes o.
fine shoes occupied both counters. Piles Of
cloths for mems and boys suits, of blankets
Tor beds and for horses, and a well selectt d
lot of mems wooden jackets, covered the great.
err part Of the floor. He didn't stop to ash
prices but resolved TO take revenge for his OBJ
structing the highway of his store, whict
pow belongs TO the public by a prescriptive
right of over twenty years /, by "Puthng hin
in the papers,