Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-12

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The first frost--not damaging one here
vas night before last.
Rams ,rotted three heats in Dubuque
yesierday--tirne 2:22l 2:2os; 2:2oa. II
There was severe frost along the Wis
consin valley on Wednesday incoming.
we will open a new stock Of Dry Goods
next Monday and Tuesday.-NArHAN ScHnsI1
sr9 Co . ''S3', ~, IS ' t,.s,s l5stgs
The IfIRALD boys tender their thaaks.to
Mr. Pete stofel for the delicious treafgto
musk melon. Fl ~ X
There il very large acreage OF un-
usadly -ane corn alopg the line through Fem
nimoreand Mniohl = Ss2s# sBJ /
Races by many of the fastest horses on
record come off on the Dubuque Exposition
grounds to-day and Tomorrow. taas
The whole number OF cases in the calen-
car, for the disposition of the circuit court
now in session in Lancaster Is 223 ,o'7'
%. Griffith keeps nice dry wood on hand
on tic lot at his shop always ready for dellv-
erN--DOtH Stove WVOu .dilu WIZ
Hon. Jos, Book las been ont among the
silver mines Of Colorado. We were pleased
tomeet him on the streets again yesterday
49, Mr. WIas Kern, for "a years citizen Of
the Young State of Minnesota, has become
permanent. citizen Of the town of Wyalusng
&C. HI Darlington, the live marA@of the
NIuscoda Ne,os, IS in Lancaster, brought on a
subpoena, but says he knows nothing about il.
81 Nm. A EIdetkiu, Breyet Major Of the U.
= g ikrmy, of Yankton, nephew of Mrs. Harrison
Hyde, will be in lancaster to visit friends this
week.
T.. T.. As joker, Thos Watson, of Clifton, took
the highest applause at the Republican County
Convention. David schreiner seconds the
award.
Two hundred and three tons of iron ar
rived at Woodman yesterday for the Chicago
e Tomah Railroad, and Mr.. Tones wentsup to
receive it. $50 FS~
Mr.. j. Sahrciner, Of Nathan, Schreiner az
Co., is East laying in large stock of Fall and
Winter Goods which will begin to arrive the
hist Of this week. ai.et' b.
George D. UT mas a squash that weighs
100 pounds 1t was not big enough, however,
TO catch the eye of the Judges OF the county
Fair. mo reflection intendedA if40@~' =
The d.ribbon club at Muscoda having
requested thu saloons to close their doors on
Sunday without effect Unsupported to the town
houd to revoke the licenses of the offenders.
The season comes on when house plants
m Ist be taken indoors. d. Griffith sells
handsome iron brackets for supporting the
plants inside the windows. They are orna-
q mental aud do not cost much. fsl5El2 ~
-Democrats lnIthe third assemble district
who hoped to get to- Madison this winter by
the aid of greenbaek votes are looking very
blue streaked with deeper blue since
Tuesdays convention at Muscoda.
Last week astranger, intoxicated, climbed
ON the cars at Boscobel and attempted to steal
a ride to Woodman. Soon after the train
& started he fell and both legs were crushed un-
der the car wheels. His feet were amputated.
., His life is.saved for what? e...... D.. 81.
o = The Lancaster delegates to'tlre-A Assembly
Convention at Beetown next Wednesday, are:
jas. \ Jones, w. P. Stone, II. S. Keene, S.
II. Farnsworth T, F. Baldwin. Jas; y. Rhodes,
W. w Robe, J. r. Lewis, L. ]. Arthur, JAS
Woodhouse aud b. Garner.
j. t "A tramp who calls himself John Savage,
made an indecent assault last Sunday upon a
ten year old daughter OF Leonard Ransom, re
siding in or near the northern line of Little
Grant. The scoundret is in Lancaster in Jail
and PLEADS guilty to the assault but not to tho
attempt to rayish
The HERALD had two representatives. at
the Dubuque Fair yesterday. They saw the
wonderful Rsrus and they report the other
features Of the Fair as magnificent beyond de-
,scription, and they think there must have
beer 25 900 people there. The Fair will con-
tnue through to-day and tomorrow. r
- Don't let your apples rot 1Thegpootest
of them can be made profitable, turned into
cider or vinegar. Mr. Anton Schmitt has a
cider mill, the use of which is offered to par
ties to make cider, at 2 cents per gallon. Haul
the apples to his plaec-on Ythe scessSsidq o.
- Lancaster A barrel Of cider can bemade in
two hours There are great many knbtty
looking apples grown this year that are as good
as any for cider If the cider is not wanted
1t can be converted into the best vinegar IS
g=-IIauY Han, rea ribbon organizer str ck
-lssl,lSad, Iowa county on thaa6th. Refused
tha school house, he held his meetings in the
h Ill over Perkins harlw Gre store. On Sunday
at daylight fire was discovered In the rear OF
building and promptly extinguished. Some
foHp eLhsight Of the siding had been salur-
ated With kcrnselie, and inaammable material
piled against it, Mr. Hall held his meeting
that afternoon in the grove aud enrolled a to-
tai of about eighty. A large crowd attended
from Mpseodaand Ayeea. 3 49,
The PREMIUM wheat Il the Fair last week
Belonged to Mr.. Jacob Baumgartner 1t, 1.-THE
half busheI sample) is now at the HERALD Of
fee for inspection. We do not think sam
pie of prettier wheat can be found anywhere
iMr. I. had this year nine ceres of Is on old
land swenty years under cultivation, and har-
vested p bushels per acre, He also had
t~e three acres of it on new land, second croi
which yielded 81 bushels per acre. Part o
the wheat Mr.. Baumgartner Fennimore) vii
sell for seed at si.eo per bushel.~
1.-The list of premium awards of the Grant
County Fair was published in an extra ed.
ition oil the HERALD last Friday and is here
given again with the addition of awards ii
classes % and 80. The reader by scanning
Il with some care. may collect FOE his inform
alton sueh notes as these; Mr.. Rhodes tool
Sl7 on sheep. W. P. Riehardsoa took So
on swlae. Thos. Howdle took .s3a OF shor
horn cattle. Ed. Carter, of the Animation firm
Of Woodward & Garter, took FIVE diplomas o
farming implements. There were AZ sdtre
Ein class a. ifhe whole number Of entries wa
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