Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-29
THE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:
Thanksgiving day.

Thanksgiving day.
The Americans are more generally en-,
gagged in war on Turkey to-day, than the
Russians.
Rev. 5. w. Eaton viii preach a Thanks
giving sermon at the new Methodist church
this morning.
Teacher Wanted-A female teacher is
wanted in District No 4, town Of Mt. Ida. Ap-
ply to Omer j. Arnold District Clerk Fen-
nimore p. o.
We publish elsewhere an article from an
old Atlantic Monthly which gives the best
brief Of early Russian history we have yet
seen.
In the marriage column the reader will
see what Mr. Charles Faley. son OF DR.. Falley,
OF Lancaster, has been doing His friends
here will Join those Of his new home in best
wishes
MIR. A. H. Mumtord three miles north of
Mt Hope, will sell a span Of mules, two
horses, cattle, shotes, sheep, colts, spring
wagon, farm wagon, feed cutter, harness and
some other farm implements, next week on
Tuesday.
The young folks entertainment comes off
at the Congregational church this evening
We understand that Mrs. Nettie Howe and
Miss Lizzie Schreiner have had the little folks
in training and no doubt visitors will be we'll
repaid for their presence.
In another column we give a list of coun-
terfeit notes. counterfeit 50 greenback
was shown US the other day by Mr.. Harrison
Some rascal had showed il upon him and he
talks as if he intended before long to go for
that rascal
The Ladies Fair, win be held at the lst
Congregational Church Thursday. December
10th. giving all opportunity to suit them,
selves in various articles " for Christmas, >
such as Quilts, Tides, Toilet Sets, Aprons,
Searf5, Chldrens Stockings, Mittens, etc etc.
Also a large assortment of dressed Dolls.
We give in its proper place the ruling
prices at HON e and Chicago Of the leading ar
tices that bring money to Grant County. They
are corrected regularly we go to press and
brief as they are any farmer can tell by them
TO very small fraction just what he can get
for his produce
We have been so pressed with Office and
lob work that the time given to our proper edo
itorial duties has been such as we catch while
printers were standing over us crying copy.
We have determined to make a change in this
respect Will see more of the people, give
them more home facts, write more for them
and in a word give them the best home paper
in the West
Judge Hubbard, of Iowa. has written a
paper in which he numerically lashes the
gentlemen known as Commercial travellers"
or more commonly as bummers. He may
rode in the 'gentleman's" car going to Daven-
port on Saturday night Every man in that
car except ourself was commercial travel
ler," and as one cried "Phiopena" every one
of them took drink out of his own bottle
They were a Jolly set of missionaries" as our
friend Gov. Dewey calls them.
The Lancaster Library Association, on
Monday evening elected as Directors for the
ensuing year, Messrs Hon. VIM. McGonigal
r. E. Murphey, DR.. A. H. Barber, Joel A. Bar
Der and Jed f, Barnett. The officers chosen
by them are Judge McG0nigal for President
r. E. Murphey, Vice President; DR.. Barber
Secretary Joel A. Barber, Treasurer and Jed
F. Barnett, Librarian. A committee consist
ing Of A. R. Bushnell, DR.. Barber and R. E.
Mccoy was appointed o arrange for course
of lectures in Lancaster this winter. The
price of annual membership was reduced from
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