Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-28

~ a"e, d HazeI UFeen farmer, sold AZ
hogs in Galena las. week that averaged 409ibs.
each.
In the Summer the College boys have
boat rows; in the Winter they have Sophie
more and Freshmen rows.
-Richlnd County has purchased farm at
c yet of So, 900, which is to be used as a
''poor farm"
MIR. Hoskins, If all has gone well with him
SO far, sailed on the steamer Ithaca yesterday,
for.Liverpool.
Mrs. Cox, of Indianapolis, is in Lancaster
TO see her brother, Mr.. Avery, who is PROSTATE
with long standing illness
The Boice Prairie and the Hurricane de
batting societies hold contest this evening,
one against the other on the intemperance vs..
war question at the Hurricane church.
Hon. Hammer Robbins is asking Dodge
vile, Washburn, Muscoda, Arena or some
9th sr town to furnish aid to extend the Miner
the purse is weak.
--Chas. +. Chesley and John Hanks broke
into John Meetings. saloon, in Washburn. a
week ago and stole a key Of whisky. Such is
the charge. They were examined before
Justice Stehl who sent them to Lancaster Jail
to await trial
Potatoes that are really good and prolific
are advertised by Mr.. UT. He has limited
quantity grown by himself If farmers have
learned how to successfully cultivate potatoes
and will use Mr. Utt's varieties, they will have
a profitable crop.
The sale of the Peter Clayton estate lands
viii III has been advertised by the Executor,
Mr.. John +. Clayton, has been postponed for
one week. The sale will therefore take place
on the premises in Liberty township, next Sat
urdty, March I'd. There are 400 acres to be
sold.
A Sociable to which everybody Is invited
will be held at the house of Col. Clark to NOR
row Fliday) evening. There is no cheerier
pllce in town than the Colonels house and
this is the first opportunity since its enlarge
ihCHb W GIVE ~ n tlNCiy
Mrs. D. T. Parker and daughter, Mrs. A.
]. Pipkin, and son, Mr. Dwight T. Parker were
in Lancaster for some days and returned to
Boscobel yesterday. 1t was our pleasure to
make Mr.. Parker's acquaintance and we read
lily understand now why he is so often spoken
of as being like an honored father.
Mr. 4 AIlan H. baS sad
quarter section farm in Nebraska and paid
cash for it, He thinks it as pretty quarter
section as there is in Grant County but has re-
turned home and will remain at least another
year before testing the health of mud houses
and wasting his vision upon bouadlcss blank
horizons.
Two more sales of farmers property are
advertised, one by p Morkin, of Patch Grove.
whose advertisement is in this paper, another
by Thos Berg, near British Hollow. Besides
the usual articles offered at such sales Mr..
Berg proposes to sell fifty -four acres of land
adjoining British Hollow. These sales are
both set for Tuesday, March B.
Miss Margaretta Scott, for several years a
missionary in Africa, will address the people
on the subject of Mission Work at the Episco-
pal Church this evening. She is laboring to
build schoolin Liberia. All those who de-
sire to learn something of Africa and its in
habitants are cordially invited to attend.
The delegates from Dubuque who came
over to Jim Township" to make arrange
ments for coaxing all the trade of that town
ship into Dubuque went home in happy
stIte Of mind because the "Jim Supervisors
will give the right Of way across Snipe Greek
if Dubuque will build the road" Now there
is a show for Galena to step in, or will Du-
bulue accept the right of way?
The dwelling house of Of John Connors,
who lives just over the line in Grant county,
two miles west of Highland was totally de-
stroyed by fire February Is, with all the fur
nture and household goods. The origin of
the fire is unknown, but was probably caused
by defective Aue. Loss about 81, 900, in
sured in TIE Hartford for 000.-DodqevWe
Chronicle.
Dubuque business men must not become
unamiable in their reflections upon James
town for not furnishing the means to make
good road to Dubuque. If they make proper
inquiry they will learn that the road they pro-
pose to improve is of no use to citizens of
jamestown except the very few who live I'M
der the hills along the Mississippi Improving
that road might be gratifying to citizens of
Paris and Potosi but jamestown farmers do not
travel it at ALL Their roads are Oh high sandy
ground and strike the river at Dunleith.
Charles w. Guernsey, son OF the late Rev
Dr. Guernsey, of Dubuque, died recently at
Cleveland, Ohio. He will be remembered by
some of our readers as one of the groomsmen
at the marriage Of Rev. Edward Eaton. His
mother is a sister of the Rev. S. w. Eaton.
lie had spent much time and means, by gradu-
ating at Yale, travel in Europe, and stu ly in
n New York law Office, to fit himself satisfac
toriy for the profession of law and had lately
entered upon the practice. He is spoken of
in publications where lie is Known in the high
est terms for intellectually and integrity, and
his early demise is much lamented.
In November last Thomas Treganza of
Hazel Green, was tried in Galena on a charge
of committing rape in 10 Daviesse County,
and Oh that trial was found guilty and SEN
fenced by the jury to three years and six
months in the State prison, The Court heard
motion for and granted new trial The
new trial was concluded on Wednesday even
ing Of last week and resulted in verdict of
not guilty. The announcement of the yerdic:
in court was greeted with applause by the
spectators. We are glad to know that, as a
Grant County man, Mr. Treganza is out of the
serape.
-Messrs. Doug. Oliver and Henry Fox have
returned from Kansas. The former bought a
section of land there and, we very much re-
greet, intends to 60 there. Mr.. Oliver is a
Grant County pioneer. He has done great
deal towards the development of this county.
Hosts of friends regard him as inseparably
connected with the county, and with them
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