Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-02-07
TUE HERALD,
TOWN AND COUNTY:

entine Day.
Next Saturday will be Rev. Alfred Brun-
sons s5th birthday.
The Mendotas of Beetown have conclud-
ed to continue TO occupy Rockefeller's Hall.
Stevens and Bartlett, Cassville are ready
TO wait on customers and make out bills. 4w.
The ice was good on the river and teams
were crossing at specht's Ferry until yester-
day.
Verses entitled "The invitation will re-
ceive attention next week.
Mrs. Chas. E. Bushnell, now of Apple
ton Wis, daughter of Mr.. S. H. worth.
Is in Lancaster on a visit.
&C. ]. Hyde is going this week to Wash
burn with stock of goods to sell at auction
Diy-Goods, Clothing and Notions.
If the Prairie du Chen Courier is cor
rect Mr.. S. C. Harris married st. Paul lady
January 18th.
"A good chance to buy lots of choice tim
Der, growing, is offered by Mrs. Farnces
Kirkpatrick, of Clifton. She will sell IL one
acre lots next Saturday, at auction.
The Courier says Geo. Mills is attending
quietly and steadily to his prole ssion, in Prai-
RE du Chen, and gradually gaining business
and will build up first rate practice in time
j. R. Stevens, of British Hollow, also of.
fels to the festive and dance loving people
chance to be gay on the birth day of the
Father of his Country. See advertisement.
In the article published last week on R.
Progress, signed CAUTION, s'The plan was,
and yet is good one,n should read sThe plan
was, and yet is a novel one.o The change
was the printers mistake.
WIN. Treloar will sell lot of farm pro-
perty one week from to-day~-George Lump
kin, Auctioneer. Also VIM Howde will
have an auction on the 2lst instant-G. d.
Streeter Auctioneer. Both sales are adver-
tised in this paper.
-Bnsl' ess in court is progressing rapidly.
Elsewhere will be found the business before
I. The cases so far disposed of are not of
public interest and we defer the record so as
to give them all in oae paper.
The Polk County Press offers to take
saw-ogs, shingles, cord.wood, ice, potatoes,
eggs, fish, rabbits, cats, dogs, pups, town,
road, school district, or county orders, or any
other staple production of this country in pay
ment OF dues for the paper.
Fritz Bendorf, who thinks of going to
Nebraska, will sell off quite lot of farm prop
erty, including team, cows, shotes, corn in
the crib and seed corn, pine lumber and other
articles. A good chance to buy cheap. Sale
February 10, on the farm II miles north of
Campbell's saw-mill on Boice creek
Geo. II. Greer, of Bloomington and WAL
ter Hcklin of Patch Grove, occupy part of
these hard times taking Turkish baths in
Prairie du Chen. The Courier says the baths
are "good for what ails them," and thai they
are generous, Outspoken gentlemen. So say
we all.
-Washington's birth will be celebrated in
Beetown by having good old fashioned CO.
tillion party at Ishmael's Hall-Frlday eve
ming, February %. W. 6. Wilcox, who we'll
understands the solic tations of the inner man
on such occasions, will get up the supper, and
the Beetown string band will produce the
electrifying music. Tickets for the round
trip, sl.50.
Services at the M. E. Church next Sab.
bath as usual. The Pastor, Rev. G. w. L.
Brown will speak at 1890 A. M. on "Wit-
nesses in Very Important Case )" and at
p. M. on ''The law and The Gospel or Je.
sus, the Sinners only Hope" Sabbath School
the morning at 8 o'clock. Any visitors re-
naming in town over Sunday are cordially
invited to attend. Seats all free.
The ladies of the Congregational church
and Society at Bloomington will hold Festi-
val for the benefit of the Rev. r. L. Cheney at
Browns Hall in the village of Bloomington.
on the 18th day of February, 1878. The pa
rents of the Rev. r. L. Cheney expect 10 be
present and sing on The occasion All are
cordially invited. Com.
The notice in the home printed corner of
our Chicago patent neighbor, stating that a
Festival would be held In Beetown for the
benefit of the Rev. Cheney on the 14th of
February is an error. The day set for the
Beetown Festival is Thursday the 2ist. Mr..
Cheney's father and mother, who are noted
SINGERS, will be there 10 sing. The Bloom
ington Festival, as elsewhere stated will be on
the 14th.
The Ferry is still running al Cassvile.
Boats crossed on Monday twenty times with
pork. Roads fine some days hundred
loads of hogs in. Streets look as of yore
when fifty loads of wheat were waiting to be
unloaded So writes Mr.. Sneclode- and he
writes something else in other languages.
Like Judge Mills he uses from three to seven
languages and we can't read in all of them.
The Lyceum in Beetown was very large
iy attended last Friday evening. The reading
and defamation was creditable to the per-
formers. The question, 'ReSolUed, That in
temperance has caused more suffering TO the
human race than war;" was ably discussed.
The Jury of three decided Tor ;he negative by
two 10 one. The question for discussion at
the next meeting is, "ReSolved, That the old
common school law in regard to Superin-
tendents was preferable 10 the present."
AT the regular meeting, held February 9Th
1878, of the Lancaster Lodge, No. 60, l. o.
G.. t., the following officers were installed r.
Z. Orr, w. Z. J.; Miss Emma Sprague; /. w.
c. T.; Miss Emma Shrader, w "; Miss Mary
Holford, w r. s.; William McCionigal, W. F.
S.. Miss Fannie Budd, W. T.; w. C. absent),
Peter Stoffell, w. NJ; Miss Mollie Reynolds,
w. l. g.; Henry Croft, w. o. G.; George
Goble, w. a. s.; Miss Emma Crosby, W. A NJ
Supporters not chosen,
If any reader of the HERALD wishes to
buy Piano or Organ we can make several
liberal offers, one of which is the following
We VIII order for you from the mandatory
5000 Beatty piano for only s240, or 1910
Beatty organ for only $40. Or for SO cash
on the piano or $40 on the organ we win
give you an order with which at your con
venience you can make the purchase your
self by paying Sl70 for The piano and $40 for
the organ.
The "Howe'' is good machine-none