Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-02-15
TOWN AND COUNTY


See Mr.. aeupers Auction advertisement on
4th page.
Story readers will find something very
good on first page-My Eden.
When YOU have read Mr. Redpaths let-
Ter YOU will not know which most to admire
Mr. Redpath as writer or President Grant
"a a talker.
-Ruka Bros. of RoscObel, will spread them
selves in an advertisement next week.
The Hayes having had healthy fall upon
Florida, the people are now eating ripe straw
berries down there.
p. r. Locke is not exeusable for putting
an assumed name to so good letter as ne
gives our readers this week.
JAS Knight, Of the Darlington Democrat
was in Lancaster this morning organizing his
100 600 men to inaugurate Tilden.
John Roth, farming in the foothills Of
Yolo county, California, had summer-tailowed
wheat knee high, on the 25th Of January.
We don't hear so much about smallpox
a. we did and we can now open Iowa County
papers without first putting them in quaran-
tine.
We recommend that there be raid
made on those boys who carry pistols, Make
an application of the law against carrying con
.cealed weapons.
One of the best speeches made in Con-
gress against the "compromise" was mat oil
Charles G. Williams, of Wisconsin, copy
of which is on our table.
On Sunday last the buds OF the naples
we're perceptbly swollen and poplar tasseis
were making their appearance. The winter
has shut them in again.
Yesterday was day noted Tor three
GhiRgs: II was ST. Valentines Day; it was the
beginning of Lent, and it was the day fixed
for declaring the result OF the Presidential
election.
The County Board i'll November refused
u allow the Dial's bill for printing election
not ices, etc Cap Ferg appealed and last
week a jury allowed the bill Il benefited
Caps pocket about $3.50.
Charles Stabler, Henry Smith, Nicolas
adeyne, Bernhard Kranshage, William Whl-
IAN. and Lewis Johnson were admitted to full
American citizenship at the present term OF
the Circuit Court.
r. G. Orr, graGuate of the Madison Law
School and of late engaged in the Office OF
Barber &. Clementson, was received the other
dav NV the Circuit Court as a member of the
Grant County bar.
We we're promised an account of the dra-
matxation of THE Octoroon" at Bloomington,
nv an eye witness, and for that reason with
neld our own faint praise. No account was
received, but everybody thereaway says 1t was
-oo1 nl.v well enacted and resulted success
gully
Judge Cothren has appointed T. ID.
Robert son, esq, of Platteville, Court Commits
sioner. This was no doubt upon the appllca-
lion of theIAdrocote man and other Democrats
% that next week the Adcocate could graceful
~ nominate him as its candidate for County
Judge
in 1861 thaw and hood nearly took the
ice away in the Mississippi on the 10th OF
February. The ice moved a short distance
near Turkey liver. After that there were
lights when the mercury was 10 degrees be-
low zero and heavy teams were driven no the
ice between Prairie du Chi en- and Dubuque.
Highland bad the smallpox and Mineral
Point passed an ordinance that persons re.
siding within two miles of localities where
smallpox existed should not go into that city.
Mineral Point had the scarlet fever and High
land passed an ordinance that persons from
localities afflicted with scarlet. fever, es-
necially Mineral Point, should not visit that
burg
"A ysluable pair of horses belonging to
YIN. White, of Millyille, broke through the
ice ON the Wisconsin, when on the way 10
Wauzeka with load of stave bolts, one day
last week, and were lost. Two sons OF MI.
White went in also and with difficulty saved
their lives. A story is told on Mr.. White
that he melted the ice the rest OF the way
down to the Mississippi, swearing at it, bat we
don't believe it.
We copy this week letter from Nc.
Thos. Laird, published in the Galena Gazette
.hnut the extension of the narrew gauge RAN
road foam Plqtteyille TO Galena, also the pro-
eeedinss Of meeting held in Galena upon
the subject The people Of the eastern part
OF the county will be much interested IN the
subiee:. Our friend Thos Laird says he has
railroad on the brain and will not be cured
until he gets the road bulldozed through to
Wngvile.
Several members of family named
Whitish. in the northeast part of Fennimore
are recovering from smallpox. They prob
ably are unaware of the full danger of their
communicating the disease to others and we
ike the suggestion of Mr.. Woodward, of
Annaton. that the Fennimore authorities
should see that their clothing is thoroughly
renovated, even consumed if necessary, and
replaced at the expense OF the town, and the
whole premises overhauled, whitewssaed and
otherwise cleansed. If not, they may
months hence, convey the disease to Others
Mr. Gingrigh offers fer sale two span oil
fine horses.
Good winter apples Russets, Tor sale cheap