Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-02-22
TOWN AND COUNTY /:

Darlington has gone through the formali-
ties which makes her a city.
The Ellenboro Press is no longer publish
ed 10y the editor"
Il woman addresses letter "To the Edi-
tor of the Observer" Richland Center; and
heads it, mind your own business"
That was handsome-the way the Schmitts
Andrew of Dickey vile, and Anton of Lancas>
ter, came in succession to handsome money
20 us the other day.
On this day, great many gears ago, the
little Ratchet man was born, but the people of
Grant County are paying no more attention to
it this year than ifhe had never had little
Ratchet.
The graveyard at Elenboro is neaI the
Platte river and has suffered continual wash
ing away until recently several graves were
,opened by the abrasion of the river bank, and
the bodies have been removed.
ANY publisher in Grant County who
chooses can sprint" Pietro'a-D. R. Locke's-
letters, BY copying them or stealing them from
the Grant County HERALD, but Mr.. Locke
corresponds for no other paperin the county
The Plattevlle powder mill has had an
other explosion-this being the third or fourth
or fifth 1t occurred on Thursday night last
week John Stout, man OF family, was blown
a considerable distance and killed 1t was not
the main building, but small one that was in
jured
Mr. Douglas Oliver tells US he grinds, pro-
portionately, more Indian corn now, at bis mill
than he has before in many years The peo-
pie say they have no wheat and cannot spare
the money TO buy flour. This is one of the
effects of the hard times, and is commendabls
economy Maize makes very wholesome bread
and properly prepared Is delicate enough for
any taste.
On Wednesday, last week, Stephens s.
Bartlett, the saw-miIl men of Cassville, lost a
team that cost them S2S5, by trusting the
treacherous Mississippi ice. They were has
zening their work so as to get large quantity
of hard wood logs before the breaking up Of
the Zee. so as to fill a contract for the c. D. s.
Nj. road Inc team WeHt uo"h III V"eh'E 'eoV
of water.
Growing wheat in this region does not
seem to be profitable as a business, but our
farmers should grow more than they do. Ey-
cry farmer should SOW sufficient for his own
use. lie may sow say from four TO ten acres
and if the crop ia failure he can turn the
ground into buckwheat and turnips; fit IS
not failure he may find himself rewarded
with good crop of extra article, which
will supply him with flour throgh two summers
-Snaky. That is an applicable epi.het'
lout if we wanted to improve upon it for a
man whose presses, type, rens of his office,
and himself. are owned by Republicans and
vet pretends to be running a Democratic paper,
we would put an c in the middle Of it like we
do in judgement, and spell it -sneaky
Mothers who habitual!y don't know where
their BOYS are after dark may expect to know
after while that they have been engaged in
some depreciation like that last week with the
musical instruments of the Lancaster band, or
like that at Mr.. Walkers residence. But to
learn it through the sworn testimony drawn
out hy public peace officer, isyery unpleas-
ant
On February LIST the dead body of man
was found near the west side of Big Platte Riy-
err (about mile above the mouth) in the town
of Paris From information obtained at the
INQUEST, it appears that deceased's name was
Matthias Coll, aged about sixty years He was
seen about the 18th of December, aud is sup
posed to have frozen to death about that time.
He had nothing Of value about his person. He
has a son living near Cassville, and daughter
near Dutch Hollow with whom he has been
living Grant County Witness.
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the mar
rage of Col. John G. Clark and wife, occurred
On last Monday. Mrs. Clark invited relatives
of the family who reside in Lancaster, TO join
them at dinner. The dinner was q splendid at
fair and greatly enjoyed. As a remembrance
of the occasion the ladies left valuable and
very pretty silver present. In the evening 9TH
er friends paid their respects to the family
and passed the evening IN delightful merriment
winding up at IL o'clock with revivifying songs
and plays conducted under the approved mas
-.ery of T. A. Burr Another silver present
was left by the ladies of this company aud the
friends left with their congra tulasious the wish
thatthey could 1--we the evening over again
vS-etv.fve Years hence