Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
I'll E HERAL Id.
TOWN AND COUNTY:

Look at the Election Table of Return
and you can see just how many votes every
man in Grant received
John ?. Lewis is in Chicago buying new
goods. When the goods come everybody will
know where to get the best.
There will be a. sale of articles suitable
for Christmas about one week before that
merry time by the ladies of the Congregations
al Church.
Bishop. the "Plattevllle mail man" has
become landlord of the Wright House, We
believe he was naturally cut out for hotel
keeper.
The Young folks of the Methodist Church
will have sociable at Mrs E. II. Borah's on
Friday next week. They want everybody to
go, if they take little money-either asilver
bilr or green scrip with them.
"A Gauntlet mitten, oe black cloth faced
with buckskin, was lost by Mr. w. P. Durlev
about two weeks ago. He wishes the finder
either to bring it to him or call and get its
mate.
Register Durley wishes all persons who
send him deeds, mortgages, etc, to UNDER
stand that he will not accept postage stamps
as payment of his official fees He has more
stamps than he knows what to do with Send
the money or your writing may not be put on
record.
Over forty years ago, before there was
any Lancaster, Ellison Magee lived in 'these
parts. he has been living the past twenty-five
years near Sparta in this State, He is now
here visiting old friends. He is jolly " idow-
er and we don't know what he may do before
he goes home.
The name Johnny-Cake is corruption of
Journey cake In Daniel Boone's time cake
OF Indian meal and water, baked on a shingIe
before Goals, was called journey.cake be-
cause it was so easily and quickly prepared
The hoe-Cake has its name from the practice
Of baking the prepared meal on helyeless
hoe
Marshal Mitchell stood guard at the polls
gate all day and scratched Hathaway and w.
b. Clark's names and he says that ALTHOUGH
industrious scratching elected Mccoy, his
days work was attended with the most unex-
pected and unsatisfactory results of any days
work lie ever did "The Greenbackers |
Denim EN-"
The dwelling house of Mr.. Arches Calkins,
in Bro1tville, Wyalusing township, was de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday morning 1t was
worth about $1,000 and was insured in the
Bake's Prairie Farmers Insurance Company
to the amount Of 5000. The fire is supposed
to have originated from the parting of a stove
pipe on the second floor
In the lst Assembly district of this coun-
ty the Republican majority over the Demo-
cratic vote on Governor is 1872 In the Cd
District the Republican majority is 1871 In
the Sd District the Republican majority is 1IS
These majorities show that if the Republicans
had done their whole duty the County would
be represented in the Legislature by a solid
Republican delegation.
-Potosi prices yesterday are reported by
Mr.. Andy Kaltenbach as follows Wheat roc
a 100 Flour 1926 per hundred. Corn soc
per bushel. Oats 10000. Barley 45c. Pc
tatoes 25G13Oc. Beet 3@9tc per 10. Butter
l5@lsc. Lard Toe. Eggs l5c per doz. Salt
$l.76 per barrel Hogs, live, $500 per hun
dred. Dressed pork s5OO@5.25. Hides
green &c, dry lOc Chickens &c.
The Bloomington Philharmonic Associa>
ton viii give Vocal and Instrumental Con-
oort "a ptaLo,, pro;,;o Cb,rab WoI,osdo,
evening, November 2lst. Proceeds to be APP
piled for the purchase Of an organ for that
church. A supper is to be provided in con-
nection with the concert. The object is a
worthy one and we would bespeak a liberal
patronage on the part of the public.
COMMITTEE.
Alex Ivey, County Treasurer, has paid for
Court Expenses of Grant County, for the year
1877, as follows: For Witnesses in Criminal
Gases s697.7l, for Sheriff and Deputies
$4,000, to Clerk and Deputy per diem
Sl56.40, to Photographer S17O.40, to Jurors
$l595.50-making total of S2S59.6l; of
which amount s632.92 is charged to and will
be paid by Ricbland County, which will leave
the actual expense of this County at S2227 90.
The Abstract of the Assessment: Rolls
was published in the Grant County HERALD OF
October 4th-long enough ago to give our
county legislators time to acquaint themselves
with the facts it contains and be prepared to
make use ofthem this week. They are gen.
orally thoughtful men and we have no doubt
came to the meeting of the Board we'll posted
on the values and kinds Of property in the
different parts of Grant County.
Last Thursday, early in the morning, the
Platteville Powder mill 'blew up" James
McGranahan, on of Mr. Veterinarian, who
lives east of Lancaster, was in charge, and
came near losing his life. A. lamp fixed out
side at distance of ten feet from the build
ing showed signs of evil intent. Mr.. McGran
ahan tried to stop its suffering but in disgust
turned the light nearly down and left it. He
was away from it but a few feet when it ex-
ploded The fash communicated with the
powder in the mill and it exploded
destroying the building and property to thu
amount of $4,000 Mr.. McGranahan wa:
knocked down, senseless. He came to con
seriousness in a few moments and finding hi
clothes on fire. ran and jumped into the race.
He was very badly burned. His eyes swellet
up and for some days there was danger of los
ing them. The skin pealed from his hands,
face and portions of his body. 1t was mar
row escape for him. His wife is sister of the
Messrs. Orion of Lancaster. She suffered
greatly from anxiety, but with other friends re
ioices that Ter husband is fast recovering.
We have communications complaining
that in the Northern Assembly District per
fidious means were used to defeat Horsefall
Mr. HorsefaIl was the regular nominee of tbs
Republican of that District As such nom
inee he procured the tickets for that distric
and paid for them. Afterwards other ticket:
were gotten up at the same Office headed,
"Honcst Money. No Reputation" with pic
ture Of the bird of freedom as a decorator
Mr.. Horsfall got a new supply and paid again