Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-01-25
TOWN AND COUNTY:

The artesian well at Boscobels about 500
feet deep. and dry.
Wen buy Doug divers -four as long as it
proves a. good as that We bought last week.
The bridge over the Mississippi at Cass::
vile IS 26 inches thick-says Prof Boughton.
The Come Home Husband Club, organ
lied by the married ladies'. is about four feet
long, with a sweep on one end.
Bloomington dramatists are preparing for
grander entertainment than was ever yet
the boards in that part of the world
The resources of the First National Bank
of Boscobel are sls6, 7S4S5. It's loans and
discounts are S55, 48217.
Mr.. Redpath's letters seem to grow bet
ter and better. After analysing the "com-
promise this week he lets daylight into the
proposed great railroad steal.
--"The March term" of court will be held
this year in February, beginning on Tuesday,
the 9th.
Mics Laura B. Marsh, daughter Of J. l..
Marsh, proprietor in 1850 of the Grant County
Hkr,LD, is writing Centennial" story for
the Shebeygan Herald.
The next Grant County Agricultural Fair
will be held at Lancaster, on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, September 18th, 18th
and l4th.
Nathan, Schreiner & Co. sent to the
railroad this morning six teams laden with
~ III
shipped 1000 pounds of dressed pork.
-Shc lives in New York She was very
handsomely yenoered. She sat with gloves on
to protect her Iily-white hands, and she wrote:
.Doe kun round informerly to lee tonight"
1t was the Chicago Times that first
brought out that Rockford abduction story.
The Inter Ocean published it with changes and
additions two or three days later.
The Herald announces that sort of
peannuttery is to be run in connection with
that Office ADVOCATE. The only peanut the
HERALD Office intends to run is the Adcocate's
editor.
"A consecrated cross | bear" is the way
it reads in the hymn book, but some little girls
who learn it BY hearing it sung at Sunday
School think it is, "a consecrated cross>eyed
bear"
Joseph Smethurst advertises himself in
the Courier as the legal owner of the Prairie
du Chen Union, aud warns subscribers not to
pay money to Mr. Castle, the editor II Mr..
Castles statement is true isn't Mr.. Smethurst
il rather dangerous business
Again we answer an inquiry oft made
Marriages and death notices of Grant County
citizens are published in the HERALD free.
Anything more than what ordinarily belongs
to sucha notice i charged for at the rate Of
10 cent? line
Mr.. J. P Lewis, for the good of the com
munity calls our attention TO an excellent let
ter on the subject of scarlet fever, deptheria
and kindred complaints which we shall pub
Ish next week. little light thrown into
every household may drive such diseases out of
existence.
u. w. aud j. NJ Mills, have each delivered
alecture before the Hurricane Lyeeum, by iu>
vitation of that society 'The mills of the
gods grind SLOWLY" but the Mills of Lancaster
grind exceeding fine is the unanimous verdict
of the Hurricane people.
Bro. HERALD we didn't receive one of
those remarkable documents distributed by
your carrier as New Years greeting Why
is this thus ?-Richlaud Co Republican,, We
kept checked list OF all the papers to which
we sent copies and yours Is one of them Look
in your devils portfolio.
The Game of Curling" obtains sensa-
tional attention in some quarters. Last week
the Portage curriers' played against the Milwau-
kee curriers' and we're beaten-ll9 points to
I2S. On Thursday these two Wisconsin clubs
played against two Chicago clubs and Wis
consil beat Illinois points.
The German Lutherans ofthis vicinity are
preparing 70 build church in Lancaster. They
have purchased lot south of the Baptist
church, Of Hon j. Allen Barber, and have a
portion Of the money subscribed and the work
under contract The committee in charge are
Louis Alt, George Muesse and Hermann Cook.
L viii be small and unpretending. We may
eall il the Little Church around the Corner
The Congregational church of Lancaster
has debt hanging over it of $4,000. Lancas>
ter, the whole township, indeed, should take
an interest in reducing the burden. The vii.
lage has no other building that has given it
SO many words of credit as this church edifce.
1t is invariably observed and favorably re-
marked upon by strangers Our citizens go
there Sundays, and often on other days, find
the house will warmed and lighted, and spend
their hours in pleasure and comfort. They
take their visiting friends with them and the
surroundings are 50 pleasing as to contribute
70 the good feeling, and the friends go away
with added love for Lancaster It is one of
the means which ahas given our village its
good name. Let US in turn honor what has
brought honor to Us