Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-30
Gen. Calls still fingers on sick bed

Geo. ClemenIson, Esq, is TO be con-
graduated upon the arrival of second little
daughter.
B E. Quincy, who spent part of tho sum
mer in Nebraska, we are glad 10 see again
in Lancaster.
Lawyers A. w. Bell and G. B. Carter
Of PIatteyile, are attending to a contested will
case before Judge McGoniga.
Mr. Addison Burr is confined to his bed
His health has been poor all summer and
seems impossible TO be regainei.
The fall term at Beloit College, the old
est and best Of Wisconsin colleges, begins
next Wednesday.
That poetry of The Wa;ermill is selec-
ton BY the Hon. j. Allen Barber. 1t is a
happy inspiration.
Mr.. Humphrey, of the Glen Haven firm
Of Baslord & Humphrey, was welcome
caller at our office, on Tuesday.
-Boscobe, is also organizing military
company, Sixty FIVE men have given their
names to the roll
The Chippewa Herald has seventeen col
umns Of. tax list, averaging about $50 descrip-
tions to the column.
Three and four>tenths inches of water
fell on Monday night, and liberal additions
were added on Tuesday
One who probably knows tells the Du-
buque Times that Mr.. Lewis Eaton will before
long deliver his Yale College address, at and
for the benefit of the Congregational church.
Geo. T. Foster, the popular Principal Of
the Potosi public school the last school year,
retains the position the next year. beginning
next week.
The Dubuque Fair, which occupies
nearly the whole of week after next, will be
grand exposition. 1t is under the manages
ment of some Of the best men of Dubuque.
= Miss Sarah Kinney, formerly of Potosi,
returned to Potosi las; week to see her father
and other friends With her came Master
Freddie Mccartney, now in Lancaster.
-Thode Barber is no. struck by light
ming. lie told the lightning rod man he was
much more afraid of the Internal scoundr els
who were travelling through the country put
ting up rods than he was OF the lightning.
The Appelton Post was always an enter
tanning guest but it is a more welcome visi~
tor than before for it has much cleaner face
than before-a change SO great that it took
type foundry to make it.
That fellow who tried to see what time
it was, by the beer mug on John Wright's
new sign, must have been in the fix of the
fellow who tried TO pick open postal
card TO see what was in il.
The iron bridge over Grant river on the
Prairie du Chen road will probably be pass
able for teams next Tuesday. The contract
ors are here with part of the iron and the
rast is coming. When on the ground, put
ting it together is small job.
The other day P. o. order was obtain
ell of Postmaster Burr for which the usual
fee was paid. The person obtaining il then
had il registered and of course paid for the
registry stamp The money wll get through
safely.
Louis Schroeder, Richard Falley aud
Adolph Borah viii go next week to begin a
course of study at Beloit College, and VIII
Lewis, and Adolph Schreiner will so to Madi-
son to begin their studies at the University.
Richard Meyer, Jr., also goes to the University
ard enters the Junior Glass.
IT VI. Calvert, of Louisville, Kentucky
formerly Blake's Prairie boy, is seeing his
Grant County friends His lady, the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Reynolds, is passing the summer
months here. Mr.. Calvert was Democrat
but is now as good Hayes man as any Re-
publican in Wisconsin.
MIR. Jackson, the artist now stopping at
the Phelps House, giving lessons in crayon
drawing, comes highly commended. Such
men as Gen. Guppy and A. ]. Turner, of
Portage certify that he is in every way
worthy of confidence. His drawing speaks
for itself.
Our sanctum table is provided with SAM
pie OF the handsomest wheat we ever saw
grown in Wisconsin It is white winter wheat
and was grown by Jacob Baumgartner in the
Gown Of Fennimore Mr.. Bsumgartner has
five 7 six hundred bushels of il and will keep
1t 10 sell to other farmers for seed.
Miss Florence Cooper, daughter OF DR.. j..
II Cooper, Of Burlington, Wis, is visiting in
Lancaster in the family of Hon. j. Allen Bar
Der. If we could write the most acceptable
word in the catalogue of agreeable accomplish
ments influenced by the com pliments which
those who know her have paid her, we should
set it down here for Miss Cooper.
-"Why work on Railroads ?"-Read
that article, and you will discover better
remedy for hard times than Gen. Cary ever
told Of By the way, we can point to great
many examples in Grant County, like those
mandolin that article We have list of
some of them and vii publish it, Give Mr.
]. p. Lewis credit for the selection of this
good article.
The Grant Co HERALD has no State loca.
tion, from what can be learned by its headings.
Grant county may be in Turkey for all it says
TO the contrarY.-Foi d4 Lac Commonwealth
Does the Commonwealth ever get so booty that
il can't read its own head = In respect to
State location the HERALD headings give pre-
cisely the same information that the Common
ieedlttS do.
Chris Gingrich was not struck by
lightning. The lightning rod men treated,
fsted, battered and toadied around him for
several days. Finally they agreed 10 put a
rod on his new barn for So They asked
him to sign their blank order. He told them,
'.No, you put up the rod and TIL get you
your $40" No influence could induce him
10 sign that order and they have not struck
his barn with lightning rod. They sand
their "foremen" would do nothing unless the
order was signed.
At the Dubuque Fair, called the North-
western Agricultural and Mechanical AssOcia>
ton, $1,000 will be paid for trotting and runs
aing. Ga Tuesday. September IL, there will
be two trotting and one running race, for two
$500 and one $500 purses. On Wednesday,
Sept. Il, three races for three $500 purses
On Thursday, Sept. - four races-One of
them being running race-for two $500, one