Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-25
Spring lamb at Louis Ah's-at his house.

1t affords the most comfortable situation one
can Fl ID in Lancaster.
&C. D. UT Co. are most obligiug grocers.
They keep all that the market offers and sell
low
There are $4,000 operatives on strike
in Lancaster. True, 10 the unit But it is
moi in our city Of Lancaster; il is manufac-
turing village in England.
Mr.. r. c. Orr is said, by those who have
heard him, to be very entertaining speaker.
Give him and the other performances at the
Methodist church fisR hearing to morrow
night.
If clipping a mans locks affected every
>rhan as it did Samson what weak man c. ].
Hyde would be now But then Jehiel was
not caught asleep and shorn.
If you can afford it buy a ticket and go
out on the excursions advertised in this paper
by T. NJ. Young, but don't locate out west.
You'll find after the squeeze is over that the
best spot on this world is Grant county.
Henry Fox, who has for years furnished
many of us with the -four for our daily bread,
will start for Russell, Kansas, next week
Hope he will double his wealth there every
year.
The Eagle Point Ferry, three miles above
Dubuque, started this spring ana is doing
slashing business. The boat makes regular
half hour trips. The farmers in southern Grant
mostly cross that way with produce for Du-
buquc.
We never will say it again, never-that
ladies cannot learn In two minutes and half
to make beautiful crayon portraits, In fact we
believe he was a chronic grumbler $40 out OF
pocket for course of lessons that induced US
to say it. We take il back.
Try those pressed apples at Lews's.
They are good as fresh
The Herald is burdened this week with
laws We thought best TO publish them all
= and be done with it. This is the last INSTALL
ment. The space will be filed hereafter with
more interesting matter
The examination of Enoch Adkins
charged with setting the Woodman fire ermi-
mated last Faiday. The defence did not bring
their witnesses on the stand and the defen-
dant was pat under $4,000 bonds to appear
for trial at the Circuit court.
The outside price paid for wool, butter,
eggs etc at all times by d. +. Brown-Bloom-
ington
The Herald, Notwithstanding the herd
times, Wen venture to say, has held its own
during the past year better than any other
county paper in the State. With no outside
work whatever, No agent or solicitor but
itself, its circulation is one quire more than
at this time last year.
Our Grant County centenarian is now
past 1902 years old. Mr.. Robert Orr of thi:
place received letter rom him the other day
written in his own hand and 40 legible that
we read it without difficulty. It says this
81 am well and hope this letter will find you
the same. | have been down to James C-I's
two weeks.-Robert Lumpkin."
Preparations for honoring the memory of
our fallen soldiers on Decoration Day were
begun last evening. The Executive Commit
tee appointed last year met at the house of
Gen. Calls and appointed committees to OBJ
tain a Speaker, to select committee on Dec
Grafton, 10 choose little girls and on music.
Toe preparations will be cont nued next week
Mr.. }. T. Lewis announces by new adver-
tsemcnt the receipt of new Spring goods.
&C. NJ. Stratton was formerly a well
known citizen in this county. The Clay
County Dispatch, Kansas paper, contains the
following item concerning him &C. NJ.
Stratton has been confirmed as Postmaster at
Clay Center. Strat;on is good clever fellow,
and we hope he will make good official end
satisfy the public-that is if he can afford to
do it on 81 100 year."
-QuERY; eff people will go west why
not go TO Central Nebraska ?'-Herald, April
Is, 1878. Answer. Because the great grain
growing, fruit growing, and stock growing
Kansas, with lis mild, and heathful climate,
offers TO the home seeker greater advantages,
and better facilities. Free homesteads to all,
good markets, excellent schools, and churches,
r. X. Lands at low prices and on easy terms
shall be in Lancaster early in May, at which
time desire 10 see as many as possible who
contemplate goiag west during the present
season. 1t will cost nothing but your time,
and you might learn something of value
Due notice of time and place will be given
through the Herald. Maps of Kansas mailed
free to all Address, o. B. HILpRETH,
Darlington, Wis.
"A complete stock Of staple and fancy dry
goods--cheaper than ever at D. F. Browns
Bloomington.
All persons afflicted with chronic disease
of the lungs, heart, or liver, have their atten-
ton called to Drs. Price & Brewer and their
treatment of such diseases. Drs. Price &
Brewer have made them a study for many
years, avoid every o,her form, and pay their
whole attention TO only those that are chronic.
In this way they have become masters of
most cases, and yet they never claim more
than they can do any good. Their truthfulness
rs great as their skill On Thursday he End
of May they will be at Boscobel, Central
House, and on Friday the 30th OF May at
Rchand Center, Park Hotel.
The finest assortment of mems and boys
clothing IN west Grant is at d. +. Browns,
Bloomington-Clothing rooms up stairs.
The business men of Lancaster request
an announcement that a meeting of citizens
will be held on Thursday or Friday evening
next week, 10 consider matters pertaining 10
the change from village TO a city corpora
ton. A ticket selected on due deliberation
will be nominated at this meeting, sugges-
tons for the action of the future Board as TO
a division into wards will he made and any
subjects of interest 10 the people should be
brought forward and discussed. Ii is to be q
meeting Of all citizens-no party. The time
and place will be announced in next Herald.
-Messrs A. f. Morse and r. A. Welsh,
under the firm name of Morse & Welsh, have
put up building and fitted in fine style for a
cheese factory, at Wesh's mill in Little
Grant. The factory will be in operation
about tue lst of May. 1t will have a capa-
city for about 200 cows. Mr.. Morse is an
old hand at the cheese making business
Both are men Of energy. Success to the new