Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-04-05
THE HERALD
TOWN AND COUNTY


Tho Lancaster public schools have vaca,
ton this week. Spring term begins next
Monday
-Fennimore people talked on the railroad
question at their town meeting on Tuesday,
but without definite result
In Waterloo Mr. Oak is Assessor and Mr.
Oakleaf is Constable. They gofor strong tim
Der in Waterloo
After two months with friends in Chicago,
Milwaukee and Madison, Miss Georgia elise is
home again healthy. happy, and good.
Tree planting time comes on now. Ref
ercnce to the advertisement of Messrs Elton
Il Ballcntine will tell where to get trees and
plants
"A yerv short term Of court was held last
week II Dodgeyille Col John G. CLARK, Hon.
] r. Mills and 10 Cover, Photographer, were
there from Lancaster
There was very little opposition to Judge
McGonigal anywhere in the COUNTY just
enough 10 measure the strength Of the poor
Advocate man.
Gilbert Baries, Of Nitflin, sowed peek OF
lax seed with each bushel of wheat, last wear,
and got Is bushels Of wheat and bushels Of
aax seed 10 the acre. Try it.
The Lancaster Republican Caucus last
Saturday re elected the last years committee
which il G. H. Baxter, II. S. Keene and VIII
liam Rowden.
Samuel Newick OF Beetown has held the
office Of Town Clerk of his town for twenty
,llree continuous wears. lie was reelected
on Tuesday by nearly the whole vote Of his
town
Mr. John Pollock is driving away with his
,tr7ng arm at the smith business and the
trouble with his wagons Is that they never
break down or wear out so tia, he can get to
make more for the same man.
"A lengthy story i begun in this paper
contributed nv the well known and popular
writer, Alexander Iyey. It is written express
IL for the Grant County HERALD. The proof
sheets being submitted to its author. this
story will be found in its authentic form in no
Other paper
= Election matters including the printing
81 tickets snd getting returns have taken so
much of our ime that we could not get to-
gether for this week the facts desirable for a
Biographical sketch of Mr.. ]. E. Dodge, de-
ceased
The Advocate man has suddenly become
% f,stdeous that he can't quote what the Wit
ness said about his habit of exhibiting some
other part 0: his body than his face What
has made him so overcome with bushes all at
once
--'Rcsol,ei We believe, should the South
" Wis. r. r. he completed to the pineries,
this would become the best lumber route in
the State" A railroad meeting in Tete des
Morris, little village IA miles below Dubuque,
passed this resolution the other day. If our
memory serves US rightly texts like that have
been preached from in the HERALD.
Next week poem by j. Allen Coombs,
entitled "The Land of the Mormons." will APP
pear in the HERALD. 1t is very excellent
production. 4 few such and the world will
call its author gifted poet Those who read the
Mormon Lees Confession in last weeks HER
AID vii read the poem with more interest
than others
Mr.. Hartford Is the recipient OF many let
tiers about his Charley One of them is from
a Mr. Leaf of Minneapolis who five years ago
last Il child FIVE yelrs old. His boys head
vas double crowned and he had two moles on
his back Otherwise his description is like
chat II Mr. Harford's Charley.
-Campbens sawmill on Dolce creek was
damaged TO the amount of 500. by the big
rain and 6eod of Saturday night. Also many
fences were damaged and carried away on
tia. stream Fifty dollars would not make
good Mr. G. w Hamptons loss. Bridges all
gone
Col Clark was absent last week when he
= a. brought oat for Chairman of the Town
Board Our advice was well needed better
selection could not have been made and from
What We learn we believe the town is some~
what indebted to Mr. F. II. BonhaM for so wise
"A nomination
We did not publish that story of man
diving and being carried over railroads and
other highways in Minnesota for two weeks,
during which time his body was frozen, be-
cause We thought it would prove to be just
What it has-what the Dubuque Times calls an
lole-bodied lie
When the Polk County Press receives
marriage no tees for publication, without cake
tile editor ''pokes them in an outlandish cor
aer." When received With handsome piece
Of cake he publishes cOnspicuously in large
sype. When gloves or other bride fayors are
slded he throws in piece of illustrated po-
e;ry. When he attends the ceremony in person
and kisses the bride he gives it special notice
il large type and appropriate poetry, begged,
borrowed or stolen
The following receipt for dying brown is
handed US and recommended to house>keepers
"A sure and steadfast "For 10 lbs. of cloth boil
hs. az catechu in as much water as needed to
cover the goods. When dissolved add o..
81 / yitriol str well put in the cloth and
let Il remain all night il the morning drain it
thoroughly put OF. of bi>eheomate of potash
in boiling water sufficient to cover your goods;
let it remain Is minutes wash in cold water
color in an iron vessel
The Congregational Church Of Blake's
Prairie will celebrate the Thirtieth Anniversary
Of the organization of the Church on Tuesda y
April 10th, Bloomington. Exercises will COM
meuce a. half past 10. A. NJ, and at =. 7. NJ
Historical Papers will be presented and letters
froin previous Pastors will be read. cor
dial invitation is extended to nonresident
members to be present, also the public gener-
aly. Rev. Mr. Eaton, of Lancaster, is expect
ed to assist in the Exercises Gov