Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-29

eehsie trot On one OF our pubic highways,
talking of housekeeping. &C., the driver noted
large rut on the left hand side of the road,
which in trying to avoid led them into deep
err one concealed by weeds on the right hand
side. Misses Club and Elgar were thrown
headlong into the mud, from which they,
emerged blacker and sadder, if not wiser
girls. Miss Martin managed to keep her seat
but failed to catch the lines which fell just out
of her reach. The remainder of her ride was
short and rapid Reaching bridge, one
wheel struck against the bridgeport with
great violence Miss NJ. was thrown forcibly
forward bringing the dash.b board with her.
The horses broke away with the buggy tongue
and running short distance they brought up
against Mr.. Moore's fence. That gentleman
recognized the team and hurried to the rescue
He found three, once good-locking, but now
pale, frightened, muddy young ladies', whom
| he escorted up to the house, where his daugh-
| tiers used camphor and kindness at very
lavish rate. Upon examination no serious
damage had taken place, and Notwithstanding
bumps and bruises, ruined dresses and meta
morphosed white kids they enjoyed it enough
| to laugh about it.
The Republican convention at Beetown
| yesterday was well attended. Samuel Wood
| house was chairman and ]. A. Neavl, Secre-
| tary. The credentials showed all the towns to
| be represented except Waite rloo and Liberty
yVa Co. . a nala 90
to the Congressional Convention at Muscoda
| were balloted for and resulted in the choice of
Matt Birchard and r. G. Orr. Delegates to
the Senatorial Convention were chosen viUa
voce They are 0. G. Hathaway, j. L. Arthur,
Cyrus Alexander, Chas. Baxter and j. II. Grit
ifs. The Convention closed its proceedings
by indulgng in an informal discussion of the
qualities OF the man VINO should be nominat
for the Assembly--a discussion that will res
suit in good.
Fred Haas, in the north part of Lancas-
ter, had his leg broken Tuesday while assisting
| at threshing at Heberlein's. He was standing
straw got into tangle and pulled his leg under
the rod. The leg was so badly broken that
the bones broke through the flesh in the calf.
1t was thought amputation might be ne cessary
but Dr. Barber set the limb together and hopes
| to save it. Since the foregoing was put in
| type we add, in sorrow, that the unfortunate
man is dead. Yesterday morning lock-jaw
set in with great severity and resulted in his
| death in tho oft Ha 1aayaG ufa op1
seven children, one married and six at home
who are girls.
| The public schools Of Lane aster will open
| Monday, September 9th. The teachers ems
ployed are Prof !. G. Davies, Principal of
High School, and Miss Sadie Burr, Assistant;
Miss Ellen Schreiner, Grammar Department :;
Miss Louisa Club, intermediate Miss Myra
Barnett, Second Primary, and Misses Nettie
Calls and Ellen Wools:enholme, Primary.
Last Monday L. T. Arthur, c. E. Arthur,
Ed. Bushnell, John Patterson, Jr., Jas. Mai
den and Mrs. Jno. Brady, all of Beetown, start
ed for Colorado, their point of destiny being
in the silver mines near Lake City. They will
remain there until next Spring, seeking their
fortunes.
There is talk of a .Teuton who glibly rat
ties off German accents, and who has lots of
| capital. coming here and opening big drug
store somewhere east of Nathan, Schreiner g.
Co. He will try to have Henkel Wenzel let
him have their fine saloon building.
Elsewhere we publish the announcements
for speeches by Messrs S. N. Jones and ]. D.
Wilson. They say to the people "come out
and hear the TRUTH" but it is certain they do
not know what the truth is. They are Jews
offering to pr each Christianity.
A boy twelve years old, son of Oliver
Keene, at Welsh's mill, broke his arm on
Tuesday by jumping off fence and falling back
| upon his arm as he fell. DR.. Barber set it and
the boy will look where he lights when in a
| few months he practices jumping again.
UT has placed upon his counter two Of
| as handsome coffee safes as were ever pat up.
If UT & Co. continue putting on style in this
manner they will have to enlarge when the
railroad comes in.
| Mr.. Henry Seipp of Cassville, has received
the insurance money, on his house that was
burned down. He is building another on the
| site Of the former.
| -Ruka Bros of Boscobel arc in front with
new advertisement. They are business men
whom it is always our pleasure to commend.
| Don't take the trouble to.bring your dim
ner to the fair. The NJ. E. Society will pro-
vide good table at reasonable rates.
Delicious watermelons at G.D.Utt Cos.
The HERALD boys tender their thanks for a
| treat of the best.
The Hathaway mines in Muscalunge are
now producing fine specimens of lead ore in
large quantities.
Mrs. Hewett, of Dubuque. and who at an
early day was resident of Potosi, is at Judge
McGonigars.
| Nathan, Schreiner l. Co. have a new
clerk. Some day that clerk may be princess
merchant.