Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-12-14
TOWN AND COUNTY

~. raw pork Result: trichine, and possibly
Death
The Congregationalists Of Muscoda have
voted to retain he Rev. A. A. Overton as
their pastor.
Two roam mares. a set of double harness
and an open buggy were stolen from Horton
VILE in this State, Nov. %.
-MeGregor has an Artesian well, which
throws up an abundance of water now. and
the Times saws 500 feet will be added to its
depth
The last saloon in Darlington has been
closed It's keeper, jim Riley, closed out last
Friday BY treating his patrons to an oyste
supper.
The Rchland Co. Republican has entered
upon it's twenty-second year 1t looks better,
and seems to feel better than when it was
minor
The church sociable at the Hon. J. Allen
BARRIERS last Thursday was largely attended
by people who know how to be cheerful when
cheer is in order.
East Friday proved successful notwithstanding
%he extremely cold weather. The society came
ont abegt $40 ahead.
Judge Mills has been making short work
Of the courts on the last circuit of his term
Only one case was tried by Jury at Darlington
and the court adj burned on Thursday.
Five hundred advance paying subscrp-
tions wanted as Christmas presents. Editors
have better way of showing their apprecia~
ton of such fayors than other people. Give
a chance.
And now the fair ladies' boast
As fashion goes
Is to dress straight as post
From chin to toes
Chicago Ege,ing Journal.
-Some Of these DAYS we shall tell how Jno.
stevens. the old llndlo of Wingvillc, came
% lie Republican First we will give his
Democratic friends niue days to prepare
themselves for seeing the point.
Did you do anything to resuscitate the
body :" asked the Coroner Yes, sir; we
searched the pockets" This was not our
Coroner Guess it was in Lafayette County,
as we get it from the Republican.
--7h Museoda Neps says we will have to
scratch the state with a garden rake to find
member more fit for the honor Of speaker Of
the Assembiy than our own VIM. E. Carter.
True enough, and if he should be chosen to
shat position he viii ill it urblney, ami with
impartiality and dignity.
The Prairie du Chen Courier boys were
40 ented over Tilden's trick in Oregon that
they let a whole form of their big paper fall
and what a mass of pi it made Counting
those myriads of little pieces back to their
places viii be almost as tedious as to count in
Tilden.
Lafayette County will pay next year
81, 500 county tax, which is $4,000 more
than Grant County pays, and its assessed VAL
ne is about four million dollars less than
Grant County Lafayette generally, or often,
votes the Democratic ticket-that's why
a tramp OF other thief entered the school
house ia District No. -, Lancaster, on the
night Of the tn inst and distracted there
from ronnd patent cylinder escapement clock,
and also one OF Chapman's wall maps of Wis
coAsin.
Iowa County has levied a tax of STA ,957,-
IS to pay OFF bonds held by Henry C. Bowen.
If we are not mistaken, one Beecher has
something to do with running the railroad for
which those bonds were issued. This Bowen>
Beecher business is an expensive luxury in
Iowa county.
II. L. Beyans. who migrated in lS49 from
Platteville to ST. Paul, died OF consumption,
N Minnesota Nov % In 1855 he was Pest,
master cf St. Paul, and during the was a
paymaster in the army, with rank of Major
He vas man OF many acquaintances and
friends.
The Oregon Growers name Is La Faye tie.
The Lieutenant Grover, who murdered sol
der at Lancaster in 1883 was named Cuvier
They ara therefore rot he same unless to be
rid Of hcold infamy the Lieut. changed his
name when he went west. As their prnnomens
are both French they probably get their vile
blood from the same fount, the Oregon man
being the mcaner of the two.
The Lancaster String Band is i.igly COM
plmented in the Dial for its performances on
THINK sgiving day at Bascobel 1t says "The
music was simply exquisite. Mr. Chasiorton,
WIS deservedly encored in the rendition of his
songs, sud Dr. Newell shared the same fate
in FinnegAn's Wake. This was at an intel
iectual entertainment in the evening at which
Miss Rice, Miss Allie Carrier, Miss Cannon
Mrs. Blown and Miss Proui6t are compile
men,ed for their performances ia music and
drama
Hurricane Corners has Lyceum, partici.
patsd in BY the people of that neighborhood,
a goodly number of whom take an active in
terest in ID It has held three or four meet
inss and has discussed the comparative suf-
ferinss II the Indians and the negroes, the
womsn suffrage question, and the corporal
punishment II schools question. Readings
essays, declamltons and spicy paper COM
prise part Of the exercises 1t meets every
Saturday evening in the church near the
Corners" Henry 5. keene is President and
Miss Jose Morrill,, Secretary.