Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-03
THE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:

with his bottles to make his annual tramp.
Thcs Carmcdy in North Lancaster, adj
yertises an auction, in this paper and by
posters.
new supply for the shelves Of Howe 4 Bax-
tiers store.
--AlI mail matter for the Burton postofice
should now be sent via Lancaster So says the
Burton p. NJ.
Lost, in Lancaster, IS gold piece, bear
Ing date 1886. Finder will be rewarded for
leaving same at the HARALn Office
Prof 4. A. Charlton has o ffered his res
ignaiion az President Of the faculty of the
State Normal School OF Pla.teville.
Frank Nathan (which is the son of Jo-
sepb, which is the son Of Jacob--has gone to
tax commercial course at Baylics' College.
QUERY: "Why will ten smoke common
tobacco, when they can buy Marburg Bros
''!Seai of North ca, l,ina' for the same price !?
Isn't it singular people will be duped by
sharpers, when they could avoid it by getting
business education at Ia Crosse College for
S35.
Teachers examinations at CAssviIe next
Monday and Tuesday For dates of the sue
ceedng examinations see tho superintendent
notice in this paper.
Albert Henderson's mother, near NeilIsvlle
Wis, is sick and desires his return home. He
is supposed TO be in Grant County but his
friends cannot find him.
There two Chicago & Tomah engines
at Woodman. How the whistle "a-noise"
our ears. (This pun is the property of the
~ Y Graphic. How onomatopoetic y
John d. Wilson. whose name has until re.
Gently appeared in professional partnership
with NJ. NJ. Cothren, now plays a lone hand
and is ready to attend TO snits at law, or 9TH
er business named in his card.
Last Saturday was the Jewish New
Years day. Next Monday is their day of
atonement and the most sacred day in their
calendar. A strict jew will neither cat,
drink, work or trade on that day.
A work team belonging to Magnus Bull, in
Guiding spring seated lumber wagon, will be
sold at auction by Sheriff Birchard next Mon
day (Oct. y at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in
front Of the Lancaster postoffice. chance
for bargain.
Rev. Father Cleary, who has Lad charge
of the Catholic Church in Pattev lle during
the last four or FIVE years, is about to leave
to take the charge at Sinsinawa Mound His
place is to be filed by Rev. Father Gminer, of
Cassve.-G alena Gv-ette.
Mrs. E. II. Mills, of Hazel Green, sister of
Mrs. j. n. Waggoner, took the train last even
ing for Fulton, having been summoned thith<
er by reason of the dangerous illness of an
other sister who resides in that city Galena
Gazette, Sept26
j. G. Herbert has sold his Lancas ter res
idence to Mr. John Pollock who moved into
it on Monday Mr.. Herbert has bought the
old Huntemcr farm near Potos aud next sea-
son will be a farmer A. Huntemer, the
Cooper will occupy Jno. Pollock's former res
idcnce
We give elsewhere extracts of speech
by Senator Conkling on tak'Ng the chair as
presiding officer of the New y k Republican
Convention. They are good nongh for an
honest mans platform. MIR G, Fling is res
garded by many as the greatest man in Amer
lean politics.
Friday last the engine boiler of the Key
City Planning mill in Dabuqne was exploded
and killed workman named Matthew Weber
and hurt others. One side of the building
was blown out and persons and horses around
the building were injured. Loss to the pro-
prietors ovor $4,000.
"A sack of -four was lost from a wagon 60
ing from Lancaster to the old Huntener place
north east Of Potosi, last Friday On the sack
we're the initials J. c. II. The finder is re.
quested to leave it at the Huutemer farm o.
inform j. c. Herbert where to get il and he
will be suitably rewarded.
Said an ex>Confederate soldier, in town
the other day, "The last fiat money had was
what had saved up when jeff Davis was cap.
tured by the Yanks. l had my hat full of it
IL counted more than thousand dollars.
gave it for drink Of whskey and dem me if
I've got over that drink yet"
When Lancaster few years ago voted
sax for road to Plattevlle the people subs
stribed enough to make the contribution
about $s5,00o To the Chicago & Tomah IL y
have as yet subscribed only S42 900 ind we
believe nne-ten;hs of the people are better
satisfied with the project than with the former
County Fairs this year are generally fail
ures, Several Of our exchanges charge the
failure of their own particular fairs to the
''narrow policy or "small mindednessn of
their managers. But it is true that such fairs
are not attended now as they were fifteen to
twenty years ago whatever the management.
A man last week sent 81 800 to the U.
5. Treasury and without giving his name he
said he did it 10 clear his conscience. II he
had only sent that around this way we would
have accepted it with a clear conscience and
then there would have been two clear consci-
enees. Why don't conscientious people put
their money where it will do the most good
A small old building in the southeast part
of the city took fire about midnight Tuesday.
The fire company was soon on the grounds
and put out the fire but the root fell in and
the house is wreck. 1t was last occupied
byJ g. Breeze and was owned by Mrs.
Probst. Boys who play with fire were play.
ing around it the previous evening and it is
thought they left the lighter.
Ma EDroR Having just seen your offer
Of pocket Dictionary to advance subscribers
and having just renewed my subscription Ia
week ago | enclose herewith so cents. maxi
Sng $500, which entities me 10 the book
Yours, Respectfully, Il. NARROWER, Millyille.
WIS.
All right. We had not thought of this way
OF presenting the case, bat every
subscriber who has paid Tor the Herald year
in advance of the time Of ordering, is entitled
to the book on payment of so cents.
The Chicago and Tomah has two engines
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