Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-25

Mr.. Avery was up town on MONDAY, LOT
the first time in several weeks.
Ladies, call at the store of VIM. Haines
and sec his new "Centennial Prize Medal"
button boots The only ones in town [2w
Miss Helen Halbert has returned from
Colorado and looks as healthy as a New jersey
peach.
New Goods New Goods A large stock
Of gents yergaiters received to day at the
cheap Boot and Shoe store of VIM II. Haines,
Lancaster. 2w
If Gale Sherman, away out in Santa Bar
bara, Cal, sees this paragraph. he may accept
the congratulations of an old friend, on his
election to the legislature of the Golden State.
John P. Lewis has new and splendid
lot of crockery, queensware and "Odds and
ends" The handsomest lot in town and offer
ed cheap
The Misses Crosby & Reynolds, have
brought on fresh stock Of Fall and Winter
goods Ladies will find the latest styles OF
anything in the millinery line at their store
over Jones's drug store.
- Hon. w. J. Mccoy was in Lancaster
yesterday We have the best assurance that
he was not electioneering; he was buying
hogs. All right, but we do not want him to
buy cattle.
Nathan, Schreiner & Co have shipped
within the last two weeks 7O1 hogs At an
average Of twelve delIars each b this shows that
over SIS, 400 have in that time been distributed
among our farmers for hogs alone.
A car load of the best varieties of winter
applOs will arrive at Geo. D. UT & Cos fruit
store early in November. Those desiring to
lay in n supply will govern themselves accord
ingly. 33w2
John II. Reed will next Saturday, at one
o'clock, at his residence in Lancaster, sell his
household furniture, stock, grain, farm inn
pemcnts including a fine lot of Poland
China stock hogs, new cider mill and other
property valuable to farmers.
Next week Tuesday, Mr.. John Theileu,
sells at auction, mich cows, and other cattle
and hogs and sheep and good many farm
implements To be sold on the old Jackson
farm near Rockville, by Chss. Vincent, auc-
tiOneer.
r. e. Orr begins his series of speeches IN
behalf of the Republican cause to>day. He
had occasion yesterday to pay us $500. He
because we are greenbacker. SWELL" said
he, 81 am going out 10 speak in favor OF spe-
Gle payments and practice what | preach"
Two or three years ago Mr.. q. Storm Of
Mt. Hope lost valuable watch. He supposed
it to be stolen and made some search with a
warrant, in an effort to find it. He sold his
place lately to Mr.. John Cottingham. Two
weeks ago NJ Cottingham was removing the
manure from an old building and after hauling
away several loads, his children found the
lost watch with its gold chain lying stretched
out at full length. The watch is well preser-
vcd-the spring and hands only being injured.
Mr.. John II. Reed, is selling out here at
Lancaster preparatory to moving west. He
will start with teams in about two weeks and
Will SCliie uOhit III w tDSbCt ANCDi
where he has made purchase of $50 acres Of
land He gives description of that country
so glowing that we:would not publish it short
of good advertising rates, lest half our good
become his neighbors. Mr.. Reed is Lancaster
born We shall be pleased to hear of him in
the future "a one Of the wealthy farmers Of
Nebraska.
Foot and Warner have been delivering
their $40 Aliases of Grant County. Some OF
the subscribers regard their subscriptions a!
fraudulently obtained and when they refuse
to pay they are brought to Lancaster by sum-
mons There were two such suits before Esq
Burr last Monday. The decisions turned in favol
of Foote and Warner because the subscrip-
tons were under written or printed contrac
and the contract cannot be set aside unles:
there is proof that fraud was used in obtain.
ing signatures to the contract. If fraudulent
Misrepresentation were used the proper way
would be for those imposed upon TO unite in q
test case and 90 to the Circuit Court with IT,
How many persons we see daily who
from neglect and inattention in childhood
have allowed their teeth to come in so crook.
ed as to spoil and defotm faces that weul,
otherwise be pleasant and agreeable. Tit
science OF Dentistry has advanced so far
that by its aid, the most crooked and deform
ed set of teeth may be made straight anC
hondSotna IN axnrassion and articulation nr
Vim. L. Clack has spent the last three month
in the East giving particular attention to tn,
regulating and artieulating of the teeth ant
agrees TO straighten the crookedest set o
teeth in few weeks. He has casts Of mouth
and testimonials from patients be has thu!
treated that he will be pleased to show to an,
who NAV be interested. See his advertismen
in another column.
Samuel p. Watkins was convicted tw'
weeks ago of the murder of a man Dame'
Bosier in MoneLo, Iowa. Watkins when
youth was brought from Virginia TO the Yves
by 3uckner who it will be remembered cut
conspicuous figure at cattle buying some
twelve or more years ago in this county
Watkins helped Buckuer steal two or tire,
other droves of cattle out west and in 1866
made his home with brother of Buckner il
jackson County, Iowa. There in the white
of '67 TO '6S he was convicted of the murde
of a man named Cronk, for his money an,
the day was set for hanging him. Two othe
men, Buckner and another, were to be tried a
conSpirators and through failure to cohnea
them with Watkins the latter was released
On the later conviction he is sentenced t
prison for life.