Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-20
THE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:

The sympathizing tax collector is now
ready 10 receive calls. See Mr.. Altizer's no.
tice.
MIR Il. E. Lawrence, of Chico, Cal, is q
guest of Mr.. Lothrop, of Lancaster. In year:
past he was resident here.
The young folks of the NJ. E. church viii
hold their sociab.e tomorrow evening at the
residence of Mr. James Woodhouse.
Lancaster public schools close their pres.
ent term tomorrow. The winter term vii
open Monday, January 9Th.
Mr.. James A. Jones has poor health and
for week or two he has been unable to at,
tend TO business.
Mr.. Kaltenbach reports no hog or pork
buyers IN Potosi this week aud no change in
other prices worth noting since last week.
The weather is bad for marketing OF any other
business.
The Harper publications, scribner and
Llppincott are all 81 year. Sead to this of.
Office s475 and we will supply you with any
one of hem and the HERALD for 1878.
The Advocate office was closed by the
Sheriff last Monday. 1t will be sold to the
highest bidder January 9th unless sooner DIS
posed of at private sale.
The Prairie Farmer is the best farmers
paper We know Of. Its price is $500
see prospectus. Subscribers in Grant County
can have it and the HERALD, by applying to
Us, for $3.10
"A. Nathan, of Nathan, Schreiner & Co.
has just returned from Chicago and having
bought LOT of goods cheap, all persons hav-
ing cash TO invest will do well 10 call before
buying elsewhere.
"A masquerade Ball conducted by w. G..
Wilcox, in Ishmael Hall, Beetown, is fixed
for the enjoyment of dancers and other fun
lovers on Christmas night. Tickets only$I.75
The HERALD has at least 80 per cent.
more subscribers than ''the (late) Advocate'
and the other twin concern destined to follow
it-both together.
We have contracted with anew partner to
join us in business after January 1st, 1878,
and hereafter we intend to do a strictly cash
bu siness. We therefore request those who
have favored US with their trade to call at once
for settlement. GEO. d. UTT & Co,
1t is something remarkable that on Mr..
Addison Barber's firm, adjoining the village
OF Lancaster, three days. blowing have been
done within a week-on December IA, 5,and
H. Mr.. Saa'l Turner held the pillow and
quit only on account of the wet.
In towns a little larger than Lanca ster it
is customary for ladies to announce whether
or not they will " receive on New Years day.
If Lancaster ladies' do not receive we will.
Our doors will be open and we will receive as
many new subscribers as will be offered at
$3.50 in advance.
-" We have three orderly and well arr
ranged saloons in this place, that pay liceuse
of $500 each per year" is an item in the
Telegraph of Fulton, Missouri, to which our
attention is directed by our old friend Mr..
VIM. Cole.
&C. j. Hyde has removed His thunder-
ing voice will hereafter be beard on auction
days CRYING off goods at "murderous' prices
in Weber's building, two doors east of Ry-
lands bank.
The case of the state against Hugh Brooks,
for arson, charged with burning mill belong
ing to Charles G. Rodolf, in Richland county
IN February, 1876, has recently been tried at
the Dane county circuit court, being taken
there on change of venue from Richland
couaty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty
He was sentenced by Judge Stewart to five
years in the penitentiary.
What tough customers they do have over
al Hazel Green. There was Tom Mayor
who some years ago was blown up into the
Heavens and as he came down he lit in tree
top not seriously hurt. Aud now Leonidas
Carnsew who two weeks ago was knock ed in
to mineral hole over a hundred feet deep is
on his feet again and nearer par than "the
dollar Of the dads"
The most faithful representations and de-
scripuons Of the Russo>Turkish battle grounds
that come under our notice are those of the
correspondents of the Scotsman-papers kindly
furnished US by Mr.. r. G.. Pratt One Of these
letters written inside of Plcvna month be-
fore its capture by the Russians is repubished
in this paper. A Jewish prophecies is spoken
of in whom the Turks placed much confidence
She predicted a brilliant future for Osman
Pasha if he did not fall into the hands of the
enemy before the 18th of December. He fell
into the enemies hands only two days before
the 18th.
-EDIroR HERALD: Those two men who
met On North Platte certainly were not good
Nebraskans Instead of there being pGrdt-
lcl between Nebraska and another much
talked of country" as you intimate. l insist
they are positively, perpendic,Garly, and didnet-
rically opposite, and as unlike as the lord Of
that country and an angel. Nebraska is ab,snd-
aady supplied with both good society and wa
ter, while the /" Other much talked of country
is entirely destitute of both. On the contrary
Nebraska is entirely destitute of those things o.
which the Other country is said to be com
posed: vz-6ad society and fuel.
CHAs. D. SHRADER.
Mrs. j. Allen Barber has introduced someS
thing new as a marketable article in church
fairs. Some years ago the theatre visitors OF
New York were startled but pleased with the
introduction upon the stage of living, spirited.
prancng steeds; horses that acted their part
in the dramas of life as really as the men did
The reader will be similarly startled when he
reads that to>nisht Mrs. Barber will have a
drove of hogs taken into the Congregational
church there TO be exhibited and sold. They
are not the same kind of hogs that were once
frightened into the lake OF Galilee by legion
of devils, but are very handsome and fine con
ditioned swine. We guarantee they will draw a
better price per pound than Nathan, Schrei-
ner &Co, have paid this season and no doubt
there will be spirited competition among shc
buyers. Everybody viii want to see that
herd Of swine in the church and every visitor
who has money enough will buy one.
In the first week of November Mrs. DR..
Hyde's house was burglarised and some $2E
or $50 worth of property stolen. Charley