Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-10
TIL E I'll E RAID.
TOWN AND COUNTY:

1t is discovered that after ALL Russian
and Turkish baths are only comparatively
recent Yankee invention.
Sewing machine agents will trouble US nc
more. On Tuesday last the leading sewing
machine patents all expired.
N. II. Virgin & Son, OF Plattevie, are re
ported to have made $40, 900 by the late
Auctuation in wheat, and other Platteyille
dealers to have lost as much, leaving Platte
vile just even.
Read Ruka Brothers new advertisement.
They are in the market already with cultiva-
tors. mowers reapers, threshers and every
thing that farmers can want in the hardware
line. Store in Boscobel.
The Central House of Dunleith and most
of the furniture it contains, was destroyed by
fire May Sd. Some years ago it was owned by
J. elise, formerly of this county, but at the
time of the burning was owned By Hale
Burhyte. Loss Sc, 900 well insured.
The Advocate chicken has been made TO
believe that our illustration of his pulling at
the Administration worm last week was a joke
upon ourseIfl Wonder if he came to that con-
clusion himself or if the knowing ones" put
I into his head ? Innocent heart!
: There is general desire by the village OF
Lancaster that the Board of Trustees take
measures either by new ordinance or by the
enforcement Of those we have, to prevent cat
tie from running at large on the streets, espec-
illly around the public square.
Mr.. B E. Quincy has arrived at Saina,
Kansas, and writes that ''crops there look well
Wheat is splendid some pieces is twelve
inches high There is a large number OF acres
sowed mostly Fall wheat There are some
hoppers but they are doing no damage yet.
This is a beautiful country"
At the village election in Lancaster, last
Monday, Hon. j. Allen Barber was chosen
President and Police Justice; David Schreiner,
W II Haines. John Oswald and VIM. Richard,
son. Trustees George Clementson, County
Supervisor 1t was very interesting election
in the way of giving Mr.. Barber an oppor-
tunity TO read poetry TO his brother lnspect-
ors
Get your early peas planted eenGh
Times Most people would rather have them
cooked Oshkosh northeastern. Lettuce have
peas.-Neeaah Times That beets us.-Osh~
kosh Northeastern. Come now boys, it is time
TO SQUASH that item.-State Journal. Suppose
you all acknowledge the corn, and call the
above a mess Of succotash -Jeferson Co..
Union. Now what will turnip next?
= We again give space to Mr.. Kids letter
explai ming how the County Superintendent
salary is assessed 1t will be found on 4th
page Mr. Kidd in copying the letter for our
compositor had in two places left out words
which in a measure destroyed the meaning
intended to be conveyed. Aunt Agony of the
Advocate, true to his ill-bred instincts, charges
those mistakes upon US.
Mr. VIM. Humphrey favors us with
copy of the CloverdaIe News (Cal) which
gives little information of what r. j. Shipley
is doing and all the old settlers know who r
-
office a razor strop purchased of J. H. Roun-
tree in 1884. when this gentleman kept store
in a log cabin on the site of Plattevlle,and
the strop was in so good state of preservation
as to prove its good quality or that said Ships
lev was not bad shaver.
The 9th Wisconsin Battery will have a re-
union at Avoca, Wis, May %. Capt Henry
Dillon, of Lone Rock, will be the presiding Of
fcer; Prof Oh Burnham, OF Richland Center,
the Secretary; Rev. J. l.. Jones, Of GAINESVILLE,
the Chaplin; and Henry S.Keene, of Hurricane
Grove. will be the orator Of the occasion. A
general invitation is extended to the soldiers
and membe rs Of the Battery are urged to at
tend.
Hon. W Z. Carter is at present located
in Lancaster He is, as Referee, hearing a
trial between Mr.. Cory, Singer Sewing Ma
chine agent of Galena, aud J. P. Phillips and
his bondsmen James A. Jones and DR.. Clarke.
Phillips was Cory's agent and sold sewing
machines to parties who have failed to pay for
them. Jones and Clarke supposed they were
liable only in case of Phillips default, but Mr..
Cory is at attempting to hold them for the pay
ment of the value Of machines sold in good
ia ii where he purchasers failed to pay.
From Mr. John Murray, twenty-ye ar
subscriber Of the HERALD, we learn that there
are flush times among the "diggers' of Hazel
Green The Sparks's-George, Joseph and
some more of them-are taking out thous>
aud pounds of mineral every eight hours, night
and day, on land owned by Thos. Sparks.
North of their diggings the Williamses are
about to put in en- engine or Thos Murrays
place where they are getting loads of lead al
ready. Further east Wigman and Miller are
getting large quantities and still others are get
ting rich, but the busy man couldn't stop to
tell US all Of 1.-THE was in such hurry to go
and get his corn in while his neighbOrs are
getting the mineral out.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Williams, of Bloom
ington published a short letter in the HERALD
gently rejecting upon US for the publication
of piece of redicue of religious ceremony,
entitled, 1.-THE Dutchman Made Glad" We
have received three replies TO Mt. Williams.
The first was short and pointed and was not
published because the name was not appended
t, it for publication, as Mr.. Williams publish
ed his. The second was also good and did not
appear for the same reason The third is long
enough for two fashionable sermons and
though plainly written and the points well
argued we dread the space it would occupy
and what might want to follow it. We are
g-atifed to find the gentleman on both sides
think their doctrines are worth defending.
Religious fabrics in these days are generally
OF texture so delicate that little opposing
breath will blow them into hiding places.
Mr. Anton Schmitt. of Lancaster, starts toi
California to-day. Many friends wish him
s,fe journey and prosperity.
A sample of the spoons advertised in this
pa9er by the Milwaukee Silver-ware Company