Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-31
TOWN AND COUNTY:

work it now.
-Rockeries, stumperies and grubberies are
quite the rage in Lancaster.
With the many other things crowded out
the promised settlement tthe County Superin
tcndent tax matter is deferred until next week
The members of the I'd Presbyterian
Church Of Dubuque preparing Cor an cx,
cursion to Cassyille about the 9th of June.
The engineers are this week surveying the
Platte Valley route for the con tination of
he Narrow Gauge railroad from Platteyille 10
Montfort
The Adventists will hold camp meeting
at Cedar Falls, Iowa, beginning June 10 and
lasting over two Sundays The Adventists of
all the Northwest are invited.
Capt H. F. Young who looks command
ing enough to be Major General and Capt.
c. n. Baxter, were on hand and nartialed
their forces yesterday very handsomely
No, a glance have we had time TO take at
our tack door neighbor horse-bill this week.
II there is anything in it that should receive
our attention II viii nave " Dt hSEttNtNN 'Ai''i
next week.
A book OF band music lost about
week ago on the road between Bloomington
ana Cassyile. The finder will be rewarded
BY leaving the same at the Bloomington posi-:
office.
The price Of lead has fallen in the past
few weeks from $40 TO S2S, and zinc has suff
cred similar reduction. As a consequence
the Mineral Point Company at Beetown have
for the present taken off the greater part of
their working forces.
If Ne hal all the chattcl mortgage blanks
back again that we have sold this spring, with
Their new fling-in included, we'd
give employment to every person in Grant
County whe wants work
Il hundred and one visitors were heartily |
welcomed IN our sanetum yesterday. We are
sorry to put them off with this impersonal ae-
acknowledgements bit there were too many to do
any bette, this time.
Passengers who want to 90 west on the |
"Nisht Express on the Chicago, Nil. d s.. +
railroad should not go to Bridgeport and the
other points on Monday mornings. No train
goes through on Sunday nights and hence
there are none on Monday mornings.
p y Thornton's celebrated COW, Queen
Of tie West, Of Bloomington, in the month Of
December last gave ,555 pounds Of milk.
The butter from this milk weighed 9l4 pounds
For the nine months beginning December 9TH,
1875 to the 9Th, Of September, 1876, she gave
ii 262 pounds Of milk At The same ratio this
would make 664 pounds Of butter.
John Hrashe and his brother Peter broke
ground in Ida County, Iowa, last summer and
this Spring put it in wheat, oats, barley and
peas. With the sprouting of the crops the
grAsshoppers Matched and the fields in a few
days we're left US bare wagon road. The
Hrashes have returned to Lancaster and they
think Grant County people hni better not 60
out there
Those who delight in fast horses will have
an opportunity to enjoy themselves next week
at Dubuque The full list Of trots and purses
is given in another column. 1t is known that
there will be a fine lot of horses entered for
the races The Freeport races take place
this week and most of the horses there will be
at Dubuque We know personally that the
Dubuque Driving Park Is run by live men and |
lively times may be expected.
= Postel and Happier are rebuilding their
brewery At Muscoda, and above the ashes Ct
the burned building large and more durable |
structure will stand The new building will
be Of stone, rooted with iron. as nearly fire.
proof as possible, I2S feet front, 65 deep S3
bieh ana basement Of 10 feet. The work
men are engaged and with reasonable success
the building will be completed furnished
machinery in and ready for business by Sep
tember lst No CRYING over spilled milk there.
a full report Of the excursion last Sat
urlay to Pictured Rocks is received from Mrs.
r. j NJ n but as some four or five columns
Of matter already in type are crowded out OF
this paper we are obliged to omit the excHr-
sion letter The exeursionists froa Iancas-
ter aud Potosi went up from Spechts Ferry
b. rail. Those from Bloomington, Mt Hope,
Patch Grove aud Wyausins went up on the
CLAYTON steam ferry boat. The Lancaster
Harmonic Band was along and the Mendoza
cxcursionists in particular thank them for their
share in keeping good cheer The Pictured
Rocks. the RATS and other river interests and
til, aitcsiau wells will have to wait for their
compliments until some other time.
In the possession Of Col John G CLARK is
tie greatest curiosity in town It is molsr
too1a considerably larger than ordinary |
sized brick and must weigh perhaps eight
pounds-one single tooth 1t is unqucston
ahly the tooth OF species of animal now
tinct-a mastodon II We could Judge Of the
size Of the animal by this tooth, an elephant
would be baby in comparison. The tooth
was found two week ago by two boys, sons of
Mr.. Gleason and Mr. Boyd, in Platte river in
tn, town of Eueuboro, five OF ak miles east of
L lancaster. The roots Of the tooth are some
broken and thoroughly petrihsd Its grinding
surface is we'll prcserv Cd and hes fresh pearl
ike appearance For one who has never seen
such curiosity il is worth going miles to see
Tho \ nnaal Meeting ofthe Congregations
al Convention will be held at Lancaster, COM
mcncing Tuesday evening June 9TH. Rev
Milton Rowley, Of Darlington, breaches the
opening sermon. On Wednesday, besides the
usual business, the following subjects Will be
discussed: The Reyivals of which Chicago
and Boston have been the Centres opening
ESSAY by Rev. A. I. Johnson, Of Platteyille;
Long Pastorates, opening essay by Rev. r. L.
Cheney, of Bloomington The Church as one
Institution and Agency, BY Rev. J. L. Biscoe,
Of Shullsburg; The Temperance Revival of
1877, by Rev. A. Pinkerton, OF Arena. On
Wednesday cveaing there viii be addresses Of
popular character by several members Of
the body The public are invited to attend
all the session rs.
If we could get hold Of those boys that