Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
TOWN AND COUNTY:
: Decoration Day is next week, Thursday


for the capture Of the Woodman incendiaries.
Good entertainment at the NJ. E. church
tonight
The 3allantine Bros Bloomington, are
successful breeders of improved cattle and
sheep. See what they say by advertisement
The Richland Center Republican insists
that there are six quires of fools in Richland
County. We don't believe it.
Truth Is too simple to us; we do not
like those who unmask our illusion" says the
proverb. And this is why some soft men
two of them on Blake's Prairie and one in Bos~
cobel-do not like the HERALD.
1t is not good economy to sell wool at 20
cents per pound and then buy yarn ofthe same
merchant at $l00 per pound Mr.. Joseph
Horsfall, by lvertisement, offers way to use
better economy.
The Darlington Democrat publishes deal
of original poetry ia its local columns. The
verses are good but one can't read them with
out taking the Agur.
-Lippincott's Magazine Is gem. We copy
"a Bit of Romance" from the June number.
L. is published in Philadelphia Sample num-
Der 35 cents.
Between Galena, Bellevue and Dubuque
certain parties have very un- American way
Of enjoying themselves They make frequent
steamboat excursions with bands of music,et
on Sunday.
A new postal route, from Lancaster
through Hurricane Grove to Burton is offered
to contractors. The mail is to be put on in
July and to be carried from Lancaster to Bur-
ton and back on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The new Village Board of Hazel Green is
az follows: Matthew Thompson, President, W.
r. Jackson, Philip Schilliam, John Gribble, ST.,
james McBreen, Evils Wynn Thomas McBreen
Marshal, Frank Chandler Police Justice, Joel
Eastman; Clerk, John Chandler Saloon liz
censes have been reduced from $50 to $50.
--Faherty & O'Neil's livery stable at Hazel
Green was struck by lightning last Saturday
and burned. Two horses, two buggies, car
riage, cutters, several sets Of harness and hay
and grain were burned with the building. Loss
estimated at 81 700. No insurance
Prof. j. L.. Pickard has been unanimously
chosen. by the Board of Regents, President of
State University of Iowa. The Chicago EUen-
ing Journal remarks. IF the Regents had win
moved The whole West they could not have
found better man for that position" And
so say his old friends in Grant.
The bills for the entertainment at the NJ.
f. Church this evening show more than usual
attraction. Choir music, Cornet Duet, readings
and recitatons by young ladies, defamation
and lecture by Mr.. Arthur, who we believe
has not appeared on the rostrum in Lancaster.
There will be sense for some and nonsense
for others. You paysyour money-only dime
and takes your choice.
Robert Bonner started life poor. When
he began publishing the Leger he spent all his
spare means in advertising. He and his Leyer
became known to all readers in America. |
Still he spends money for advertising He is |
now worth $40, 100000 and has spen 81 ,0Oo-
600 in advertising. Why didn't he save that |
one million? What is the use in advertising ? |
LAWYERS steam Ferry boat at Prairie du |
Chen has been rebuilt and is run by the af.
fable Capt. Gill; Martin. The heavy emmigra- |
ton west this season has added largely to the |
business of the boat Travellers from this |
county cross the Wisconsin at Bridgeport |
where they are waited upon by the obliging |
bridge tender, MIN. R. Oman. By this route
tbo &c a.. r..
Counties are good and the mud and bills of |
other routes are avoided.
--Potosi, May 81, 1S7s.-Mr Pollock
Dear Sir: Our Concert and Festival on the |
18TH for the Parsonage. was success. We
cleared more than $50 in cash, and every one
as far as heard from went home perfectly sat
sfied with the evenings northumberland
enthusiastic The members Of that Lancaster
Band know exactly how to please our people
The ladies of our church wish to express
through your paper their gratitude for the
kindness shown by the Lancaster folks in rens
dering us such cheerful assistance, and also
their thanks to the public for liberal pat
ronage. d. w. G.
Owing 20 our lateness in going to press
we are enabled to chronicle the sad death of
Mrs George w. Snow, formerly of Platteville,
Wis, of this village, which occurred this (Fri- |
day. morning about four o'clock while giving |
birth to twins, both boys, one living the other |
dead. Mrs Snow was bright and intelligent |
lady, and was highly esteemed by large cir |
Gle of friends and acquaintance. Mr. Snow |
has the sympathy of the entire community in |,
his sad bereavement. The funeral will take
place tomorrow Saturday morning at |
O'Clock and the body will be taken to Yank- |
ton for burial,-Sprmqfeld Dakota Times
A boy, thirteen years of age belonging to |
Mr.. Riggles, who resides about four miles |
south of Highland Iowa County, in the |
town of Eden, me. with a terrible accident one
day last week He was riding a colt which
became unmanageable and commenced rear
ing up; finally falling over backwards with the
boy on Its back, crushing the little fellow hor-
ribly. We understand that one of his legs
was broken in four places. Medical aid as
at once summoned and everything done that
could be to alleviate his suffering At last
accounts he was still alive, though very faint |
hopes are entertained of his recovery. The |
family have the sympathy of all in their sad
affiiction. - Chronicle.
The Muskaunge Anti-Treaters some, lime |
ago inquired what would be our charge for
printing pamphlet of constitution and by |
laws. We answered that we presumed from |
the description given, the price would be
about sl5 to SIS. Mr.. Hoford's patent shop
then offered to do the work for 400. The |
time agreed on passed and it was not DONE |
Finally after weeks Of waiting he informed
them he could not do it at all and he gave the |
job to another iack-of- all-trades-shop. From |
there the job was sent to the anti-treaters
and with it dill of $500. Moral for the anti, |
treaters; Don't 50 to a carpenter shop to get
hair spring put into your watch, nor for
work in a printing Office where the printers