Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-01-18


at the rate of $3.50. If the HERALD do not
prove to be worth twice as much to Grant
county people this year as any other Lancas-
ter paper we will give it to them for nothing.
The Blakes Prairie Agricultural Society
meets in Bloomington next Saturday, for the
election Of officers for 1877.
-"Solomon Chubb-a tale of Woe and
Domestic Discord" written for the GRANT
County HERALD, will appear next week.
Hon Joseph Book took severe cold on
his way to Madison, and was unable to take
bis seat in the Legislature until Monday.
u II any teachers in West Grant want to
attend Teachers Association at Gutenberg,
iowa. they will have a chance on Friday and
Saturday. January 2sth and 9th.
Right Rev. Bishop Welles will hold re-
rgious services at the Episcopal church next
Saturday, evening, and on Sabbath morning
will preach and give contraction.
Rev Burleson had Terpsichorean enter
tainment al his house last Monday evening,
which vas well attended. OF course it was
religious dance David danced aud why can't
other good people
Or. J. !. Basye, died in Platteville, JAM
a..ry 8. lie came to this county in 1886.
: Last wear he wrote in his diary that he had
practiced medicine AZ years aud preached the
Gospel IS years Aged IS years.
The pew-rentiag at the congregational
church s'as to have taken place last Monday.
On account; Of the storm it was postponed un-
til next Monday evening. Those who wish a
desirable location will need to be on hand
-Wm. Knox, who takes the HERALD at the
Mt ia 2. o. lately struck lead near the
mouth of the two Green in Woodman, and we
hear he has good prospect. The Opening"
was the discovery Of 10 year old son, by the
'don-ins" process.
The following officers were installed in
Hoffaung Lodge, No I72 |. 0. o. F., by D.
d. G. n, H. Bnchner, on the evening of the
9th Of January, 1877 Peter Henkle, \. G.;
Joseph Nathan, '. g.; Augustus AIchaelis,
r. s. Jacob Nathan, Treasurer.
Mr. z r. Wright, dating at BeniciA GdL
writes that that State is threatened with dry
year There were unusually early rains that
started the grass nicely but now all Is dry as
midsummer Stock viii suffer, for in all parts
OF the State the feed is exhausted
A party of young people of Boscobel met
party Of Lancaster Young people at VarrelPs,
in Fenuimore, on Friday night, last and they
nd grand good time on light tripping toes.
A sleigh load Of eight or nine couples, all in
Z one gang, went from Lancaster besides one or
two strugGlers.
The house Of Hr J. J Kilby, Postmaster
Of Hurricane, was destroyed by fire on Mons
day January g. He kept in it small store.
The building was a total loss contents par
tid loss Mr. KiIby says the Hurricane will
htve to look for a new NJ. or he viii tuIn
the busjacss over to Postmaster Burr.
Our letter from Mr.. Redpath this week is
..p,e.iallv good No other Washington cor
resnsgadent can discourse politics so elegantly
a he eau. His hand could be recognized in
his sentences even if his name were not mp
q.
Of party politics to give his opinion on the
silver bill.
A Mr.. Lebbins or Levins last week, on
Thursday. met with death by accident aear
Hazel Green. He was walking in front of a
team on the road when the team ran the end
of the sled-tcngue against him, breaking his
ribs and back He fell over into his own sled
ma died il few minutes He was man
OF family and resided between Sinsinawa and
L'ghtcap's mill.
BY favor Of Hon II S. Magoon, we have
received a copy OF Chief Clerk NcDonalds
compliant IN Of THE Action OF the Senate and
House Of Representatives in regard to the
manner Of counting the Electoral Votes for
President and Vice President from 1859 10
1878" Il, is very important document Just
now ard We shall try to make such use Oft
as will be most beneficial TO our readers.
A story has been circulating very loosely
concerning an attempted abduction of Miss
Newcomb of this county, from Rockford Fe-
male Seminary, by two young men, formerly
of this county Ii started in the Chicago Times,
which fact led Us to conclude there was very
little fact in it, and therefore we did not permit
its circulation in the HERALD The faculty OF
the Seminary have investigated the rumor and
they say there was no foundation for it, and
that it was gotten up by rejected sutton Of
the lady.
The Dubuque Tones in answer to the ques'
ton. Why the advance in the price of kero'
senc > SAYS it is because of monopoly. A
Cleveland oil refining company has bought up
all the other refining companies, and now
having a monopoly of the trade, puts its owr
price OF our lamp oil. The next thing that
moaopolizing company hears viii be that al
the Grangers and cottagers who fat their OWL
pork. will be making ligdt as their mothers die
--5ymesn Of waste grease and a rag. PLACED
ii 4 saucer.
RtJSINES SIS AND PERSONAL.