Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-19

Judge Cothren says ten drinks Gay IL
moderate drinking What wonderful con.
stitution his Honor had before the rcforma-
tiol.
Rev A. w. Cummings offers, in new ad-
vertisements, fine mare for sale. He is
going away and buyers will need TO apply i'm
mediately.
Miss Addie Ward, an estimable young
lady formerly of Lancaster, daughter of Dex>
ter Ward, died ir Missouri last Friday, in
congcstive chill
1t seems that over about Bloomington
there are a number Of men who belong to an
anti Lancaster party. There is principle in
il that takes deeper root .han Republicanism.
Tile St. Paul Press OF last Sunday had
this: az Miss Mary Scott, one Of the estiHa-
BILE daughters of Blue Earth City, will be
united in marriage to F. w. Bartlett, of Cass-
vile, Wisconsin. on Wednesday next"
Think of i'll When the Reform clubs
have ruined the saloon business Judge Cotll-
rem expects Harry Govicr and John Wright
to become preachers Henkel & Wcnzel are
expected to rival the firm of Moody aud SAM
key.
The services CT the noted temperance
workers, Messrs HoOfstitler and Rowell have
been secured By the people of Lancaster. They
will begin their work on Oct Sd. 1t Is de-
sired that all Interested in this temperance
work both in this and adjoining towns will
heartily cooperate. BY order Of Committee
Two years ago when the La Crosse Bus
mess College reduced its rates to such low
figure, grave doubts were expressed az to the
wisdom of the course, but experience has
shown by the increased patronage, that it was
stroke of good policy and .o>day the college
stands higher than ever before. See their
advertisement in another column.
1t is conceded that Drs. Price & Brewer
are the only travelling physicians that are
earnest, interchangeable, efficient, and able to
handle successfully diseases of chronic ma
ture, and they stand at the head in this partc-
ular department of the profession. Drs. Price
and Brewer meet their patients, on their next
visit at the Central House in Boscobel, on
Thursday, Sept, Goth.
The HERALD in August contained an an-
nouncement over DR.. j. j. Gifford's name that
that he would, beginning Sept 8, open rooms
in the Bloomington Hotel for two weeks. At
the time he sent in the notice he started to
New York to meet his wife. While there he
became suddenly i'll of typhus fever and hem
orrhage of the lungs and died Sept. s. His
home was in Prairie du Chen. The Courier
says he was useful man and exemplary cit>
izen.
The Methodist church was packed to hear
Judge Cothreu Sunday evening His lecture
was rather plain, unvarnished tale. Not a
tale either, exactly, but there was no varnish
about IT, 1t was a minced pie of religion, poli>
ties, history temperance, ''big head" and dis
dial wave" The Judge has for the present at
least forsaken his old habit but does not want
to forsake his old associations. He wants them
TO come with him aud ride to prosperity on
the tidal wave
The Juvenile Temple of this place is to
be congratulated in the fortunate selection of
Superintendent, in the person of the acs
complished lady, Miss Emma G. Shrader, to
fill the vacancy recently made by the pro-
motion of its former Superintendent, Miss
Emma +. Sprngue, to Office of General Supt.
of Juvenile Temples 1t is hoped and be-
licved that she will infuse new zeal into this
branch of the temperance order, and that its
in tho cnf rrtII hn hon IN,
the past.
We call the atten ton of Inspectors of
Elections to certain duties they have to per-
form a month or more before the day of cleo
ton. They constitute Boards of Registry and
are required to make list OF all the persons
qualified and entitled to vote in their districts.
They are to hold a meeting on Tuesday, four
weeks preceding the general election, at the
place where the election is held, and another
meeting on Tuesday two weeks preceding the
election, for revising and cor recting the reg
istry list, after which no names can be added
to the lists. Full instructions pertaining to
these duties are recently published by Hon.
Hans b. Warner, Secretary of State, and cop
les have been forwarded to the County Clerk
for distribution to the Inspectors and town
Clerks
the powder mill AZ Platteville has blow
ed up again. The explosion was in the dry
house and occurred on Monday evening last
The building was blown to atoms and not
splinter remained with its twin. The con-
cussion knocked to pieces all the surrounding
buildings. James Veterinarian was again
nearly killed. He was in the wash room some
ten or twelve rods away. The building was
dashed to pieces. He was found in the rub
bish, and splinters and pieces Of glass were
taken from his body. He is in some danger
but may recover. The sides Of buildings thir.
" rods away were knocked in. In one of
these young Dobson, painter, was slightly
injured. The loss TO the powder mill compa,
ny was greater than at any former explosion :.
We get our report from Mr.. Frank Bidwell,
who was just driving out of Platteville when
the explosion occurred, and turned back to
see the results. Nearly all Platteville went
to SEQ. PIattevile is so used TO it though
that they probably treated the affair as a mat.
ter-cf-course
We have an extraordinary offer to make
to our subscribers Who is there that does
not every day feel the need of pocket dic-
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every teacher, every scholarevery person who
writes letter, every conversational.
ist who may hear an unusual word, every gen
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We offer as a gift to subscribers who pay 81 .oC
in advance. The little book also contains
list OF authorizations, list of foreign words
and phrases, rules for spelling, tables o
weights and measures-both the common an,
the metric systems, tables of money-goll
coins and silver coins, tables of movable feasts
table showing the weights of bushel Of diff
.erent grains for all the States, a table to as
certain any day of the week tor any time hi;
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