Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-24
THE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:
MIR. R. E. Lawrence returned to califor.

nc SVuiici says nay III EEaifie Gu CnleE
is 81 to SO per ton.
The time for holding courts in this Coun
ty will not be changed this Winter.
The light of the planet Venus these even
ings ia almost moonlight.
Mr.. W. s. Shears has resigned the pro
prietorship Of the Fennimore House to Messrs
R Warner and NJ. McClimans.
Yesterday morning the mercury was down
to zero-the first time since November.
That large California pear referred to
last week by weight, measures 16s inche.
around the sides and l9t inches around the
ends.
The Courier says it costs the citizens oil
Prairie du Chen much more for each pupil in
the public schools than to pay regular tut
ton to educate them at first class academy
Prairie du Chen has "a debating society,
of which p. |. Adams is President. The right
and duty of Great Britain TO defend the Turk
ish Empire against the aggression of Russia, is
one Of the subjects for discussion.
Mr.. Andrew Blackburn, for the last three
years resident of Kansas, is visiting friends
in Grant County His brother, George Black.
burn will return with him and open a farm in
Kansas.
There are counterfeit $50 notes on the
Central National Bank Of New York passing
around. Justice, on their backs, is peeping
ont under the bandage like some people play
blindfold--is the way you can tell them.
Our prices given as Chicago markets are
late and reliable. The weather having inns
proved there is greater activity, but prices
seem slow TO advance. Dressed hogs were re-
ported in good demand which is favorable
sign
The boy charged with taking $500 from
his employer in Dubuque, and who slipped
away from an officer in Lancaster last week,
was recaptured north of the Wisconsin near
Woodman. His name is Andrew Hammond
and he claims to live at Chippewa Falls.
Register Durley reported to the Secretary
of State SlS marriages, 257 births and SO
deaths as recorded events happening in Grant
County in 1877. remarkably healthy Coun-
ty Grant is. There is only about two funer-
ais for each doctor.
1t is pleasure once a year to shake the
energetic hand of Mr. John Norton, of Page
County, Iowa, He is farming out there and
in the adjoining Missouri County on a thou
sand acre scale and doesn't care much wheth-
er silver is money or motor at least has no
need TO care.
Jos. Heinrich, JOS Brandt and Frank
Collogen with their families, and Nicholas
Monday who has no family all OF the town of
Paris, are about to start to Oregon with the
intention of making homes there If there
were any way of making a peaceful arrest
consistent with the liberties of good citizens
we would stop them. If they go, prosperity
attend them.
In Potosi, Mr.. IL. W. Wright announces
himself ready to sell goods cheaper than they
can be bought in Dubuque, after deducting
travelling expenses. We have no doubt
he can and will. Mr. Wrights dollar will buy
as many goods as Dubuque mans, and rents
and taxes ara less in Potosi than in Dubuque.
FIVE were a citizen of Potosi or nearer there
than any other town we should trade in Po-
tosi.
Money Lost-Who found it Mr.. Andrew
Blackburn, on Monday last had the misfortune
to lose his pocket book IN Lancaster, probably
on the street between Mr.. Lewis's store and
the Livery Stable or between the latter place
and Mr.. John Sweenys. IL contained little
over $4,000 in money. We are authorized to
pay the finder the liberal reward of sc. 90 if he
will deliver pocket book and money to this
office.
The elevation of Lancaster above the sea
is 1850 feet which is
245 fee: higher than. .............P latteville
sos a." g ............Po tosi
AIS ........ 80. Boscobel
472 " .. . Cassyille
Fennmore and Montfort are respectively IS
and Is feet higher than Lancaster. These
are facts for consideration when we think of
building a railroad The points RI elevation,
however, ARE not the places for railroad tracks.
In Lancaster for instance, the altitude is taken
at the courthouse, but railroad through Ian
caster might pass so feet lower.
Nathan, Schreiner & Co. publish a DEM
onstratable truth when they say it pays Grant
County men to keep their money at home by
trading at home. Let US see. The firm Of
Nathan, Schreiner & Co. make living for not
far from forty persons, may be more. These
forty persons are consumers for several farm
ers and laborers. If these producers and
workers had to carry their products and La
Dor 25 to 80 miles to find a market their val>
ne would be reduced at least 25 per cent.
Take away all the stores, workshops, trades
and professions of Grant County and half the
living and more than half the wealth of Grant
County farmers is gone We take some of
this to ourselves. We keep up an establish
ment that supplies work and wages to from
five to ten persons. These persons consume
what our neighbors have to sell. Their mon-
ey is spent right here 1t goes back to the
farmer. flour paper we're printed in Chicago
these workmen would not be here What
they consume would have TO be shipped to
Chicago-taking the freight of. tie price.
Theis money would be used in Chicago. In
other words we would simply be an agent to
collect the peoples money here to send it to
Chicago 1t pays to patronize home mer-
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Patch Grove Grange No. 2OO-In-
stallation.