Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-12-05
TOWN AND COUNTY



Agricultural Society were $4,652.65, while
those Of the Grant County Agricultural Socie.
ty we're only 81 ,2S7.lo.
The State of Wisconsin paid the past
year for wolves and wildcats caught in Grant
County, 81 1880. Lucian Dewey received
$41s OF this amount.
Thomas Tomas, seven miles north Of Ian
caster, will sell at auction, next Tuesday, 5
mich cows, 40 head Of seeep, steers and 3
work horses.
A Wyal using letter going for the Ferry
committee IS laid over for want of time to
carefully read it We shall try to cut ii down
half and publish next week.
Wheeler, Wilson's g. Co. solid and endur-
ing mercantile firm of Bloomington, steps
forward with a new advertisement. Among
other things they want their friends to pay up.
zen j. c. Smiths official majority as
Treasurer Of Illinois, is over $4,000. instead Of
10000, as we gave it few weeks ago. No
man in Illinois ever out-voted competitor
like that before.
ID. Weaver will have an auction Deem
Der 10, TO sell number of young cattle, 90
head Of sheep, large iron kettle, a cross-cut
saw ice, tongues and many other things Jehiel
Hyde, Auctioneer.
Every qualified Justice OF the Peace is
entitled to copy of the Revised Statutes.
Those for Grant County are now in the hands
of Register w. P. Durley and he will forward
them as J. P.s may direct.
, MIR. Schweizer, of the town of Eastman.
in Crawford comfy came to his death by fall
ing off Of ledge ofrocks down the side of
might, fem one farm house u another and
lost his way.
Slippers on the street are becoming com
mon, but slippers on the street are not COM
7nonIy becoming. It is about three years since
we made this item and started it on its rounds.
Now it is coming back to US as an original
dtenl.n several of our exchanges.
There will be a calico sociable this,
Thursday evening, at Mr.. Holloway's to which
al are invited. Ladies are expected to ap-
pear ia calico dresses. Those who love a
good time know that Mr. Holloway's house is
the place TO find it.
The people scarcely think of it, but The
towns of Grant County owed at the close of
the last fiscal year sI0O,0656s in bonds to
aid railroads, bonds for roads and bridges,
interest unpaid and school district indebted-
mess. But Grant County itself has no debt.
IL w. Wright, of Potosi, who long since
SdeIced a Dubuque Harp and Reed, this week
gives the HERALD readers another stanza of
his soHg- He is independent Of cities and
railroads aud has proved himself able to CONS
pete with the world in prices, quality and va
riety Of goods.
The Library Association of the Plates
vile Normal-C r. Showalter Pres; Lille
Griswod, V. p; Emma Waggoner, Secy;
Martha A Cook, Treasurer-give a public en-
'tertainment tomorrow evening in Normal
Hall. The programme has a promising variety
of orations, Rotations, essays, declarations
and music.
&C. j. Hyde-at home for 81 days, till af-
ter the holidays, with large st,...a Of Christi
mus goods, clothing, notions; dry Goods, la
dies furs and coaks cheaper than any other
house in this county. Remember the capital
prize to be given away New Years day at c.
j Hyde's auction store. Cash paid for f,rs
The union Thanksgiving service at the
Congregational church was quite generally at
tended. Mr. Brown preached an able and in
terestng sermon which was received with
much appreciation. Perhaps he differed lit
tie from tie authorities on Political Economy
but one does not require exact science in
view Of the traditional turkey and its con-
comitants.
Mr.. Charles Baxter, of firm of Howe &
Baxter, rejoices in having made the first ship
ment of hogs on the narrow guage at Fenni
more. Nathan, Schreiner & Co. and Pepper
ii Bowers shipped the same day but Mr. Bax-
ter one point ahead. This was last week,
Friday. The first day the cars went out there
was more stock waiting than the cars could
take AT one time.
tour town has beer alive with hogs to-
day. Lumpkin g. Orr have received $40 head
averaging $40 pounds the whole lot Patrick
Powers, one of our largest farmers, delivered
90 hogs averaging 1913 pounds each Who can
beat it for as large lots The irst ice of the
season running in the river was this morning"
So says Mr.. Aft Humphrey in letter of Mon
day from Glen Haven.
Tho Scoratarr Of Gf,ta all kt4o.,Ov n "a
eral have made decision that the State aid
20 town high schools can only be paid in cases
whore a high school has been maintained not
less than three months in building not used
for other school purposes. This knocks in the
head all the town high schools in the State
unless the next Legislature resuscitates them
with relief bill
In less than two weeks, if the weather
don't interfere-and it is said the clerk OF the
weather is managing things for President Will
lamss special beneft--the Chicago & Tomah
Co think they will have the railroad com
pleted to Lancaster and the engine footing its
whistle inside the city limits. Rates are al
ready adjusted between this Company and the
NJ. 1t =. Travellers can go from Lancaster
to Chicago or Milwaukee for as little money
from any other point in Grant County.
Freight rates are regulated to the same adj
vantage
Not unfrequently, when they call to pay
years subscription the subscribers greet
us with remark like this: i've
taken the HgRALD a great many years; l think
I'm the oldest subscriber or Ave taken il
ever since it started" We'd like to know
who Is the oldest subscriber, or how many
have taken it sinceit started All who have
please hold up their hands and send in ae,r
subscriber. The HERALD is the oldest centin.
uousiy published count paper in the State
and it is worth while to make note of the
names of those always on its lists.
MIR. II. II Earl eneloses money from Fen.
ninore aud writes; "Am well pleased with
she envelopes sent, so are we ali xith the