Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-01-04
TOWN AND COUNTY:


The Congregational Soceable will be held
this week at the house Of Addison Burr, Esq,
on Friday evening Everybody invited
Lancaster public schools the High school
included, open next Monday
-lt seems we were mistaken about Burns's
day having passed, and we hear that prepara>
tions are making for a celebration in Lancas-
ter, January 25th
We will be pleased to receive communi-
cations from citizens Of Fennimo:e who OBJ
ject 10 the tax for the railroad talked Of there
as well as from those who favor it.
When any "Episcopuses" come to quar- :
rel with ~ for publishing thot joke upon them
well tell them it was sent in by Mrs. - the
finest looking woman in town.
The new county officers, Matt Burchard,
Herman Buchner and Perry Durley took
charge Of their respective Offices on Monday
and Tuesday The agility with which they
step in is only equaled by the grace with
which their predecessors step
Those who prayed, those who watched,
those who danced, those who spreed, all say
shat the old year went out and the new came
in precisely at midnight but some of the last
named don't know any more about it than we
who slept.
The Mississippi Valley Lodge, No. So, |.
0. o. f., Of Lancaster, installed their officers
for the ensuing year, last evening They are,
David Schreiner, n. G.; Simon Weaver, V.
s; w w Robe, r. S. John Schreiner, p.
s.; G. w. Ryland Treas
The Carter place adj dining the southeast
OF Lancaster was purchased by Mr.. William
kraemer, Of Aunaton. Mrs. Ann Carter pur-
chased, and resides on the property lately
owned by Mr. Try. MI Edward Carter takes
the place OF Mr. Kraemer as partner of Mr.
Woodward at Annaton.
Mr. William Mayo, writes US that in the
town of Marion, December 2Sth, while the
wife Of German named Fritz STEINER was
preparing for washing, little girl about a
year ana half old, fell into tub of boiling
water and VAS SO badly scalded that she died
at four O'Clock next morning
-Fennimore people in particular and PEG,
pie from Lancaster to the Wisconsin river, in
general should read the account of the rail-
road meeting held at Fennimorc last week.
Their interests and their pockets may be ma.
terialiy concerned Another meeting is to be
held next Saturday.
There are few better thinkers or more
vigorous writer's in the West than our old
contributor Mr. Luther Brown. Our readers
should not pass over his letter thinking it is
about cement to mead china ware or to stop
the leaks in cisterns The question he dis
.cusses is one of great moment and he gives to
il the true philosophy.
Mr. Whitcomb, clerk of school district
~ II, has received letter from Mr.. Henry
Replla, Of Rockville stating that man left a
clock there such as that described in the
HERALD about the time OF the theft referred to.
The map also aas heen found. An item going
TO show the use of advertising.
An intelligent farmer of GRAFT Cnunty
thinks farmers stock should not bt taxed He
gives some good reasons. froprietors of wool
~ mills sometimes ask that their factories be
not taxed He thinks their Enterprises would
be better encouraged If the sheep from which
their wool is grown were not taxed. Farmers,
let Us hear from you on this and other sub-
iects.
A Lancaster mother is trying to teach
her chubby the Lords prayer For several
successive nights She has tried to impress its
solemnity upon his mind She meets with
some success for the other day, when he could
succeed by ordinary Interruptions of the con
seasatiou, to have his plate supplied, be sans
out in emphatic tones, Mamma, pass y'el
daily bread and liver US from evil -
A four~vear-old son of a Plattevlle eer
gyman wouldn't bow his head and fold his
his hands when the blessing was asked at the
table hut peaked arouad and squinted at the
cook Next time as a.punishmen, he was K
ask the blessing himself Like little man he
said ,'Lawd b'ess this bounty Give vi
plenty for all our life Hurrah for Hayes ana
Wheeler" His clerical pa thinks he'll max,
politician cf his boy
Our carrier thanks the people for theii
liberal quarters" Very near the even sun
Of S25 we're his receipts. tie SAYS there are
two kinds Of people in Lancaster. One kline
who hunt up the newest, prettiest and bright
est silver quarters 10 give the carrier bows. ans