Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-08
TUE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:
-rresh coaches a. Utt's, cheap.


Gov Dewey, who has many friends every
where, was in town Tuesday.
The crop report viii do for the study of
farmers and other produce dealers.
One hundred teams are wanted for work
OIL the Chicago Tomah Railroad.
Read the timely address made by the
Republican State Central Committee
- See announcement elsewhere that Prof
Sprague viii lecture next Tuesday evening.
--Croxie, the Galena mare, won a race in
Buffalo last week, making her mile in 2:l9t
Bradley & NetcalTs celebrated boots and
shoes are sold by Woolstenholme & Nathan.
Miss Julia Hcwett, of Dubuque, is rusti-
eating in Lancaster, at present the guest of
the Misses Crosby.
Teachers Of Grant County will find the
advertisement of the next series of examine
tions in this paper.
Ii she Galena Gazette hopes to retain
our respect it will not credit our items to any
sham patent concern.
Many affect the conceament OF the skele-
tons in their own houses by pointing to those
in their neighbors houses.
"A good monthly on Photography, or short
hand writing, is published by d. L. Scott
Browne, 1877 Broadway, New York.
Mr.. Ira Root, of Nj. Ida, is a solid farmer
not punciured with greenback fooshness and
cheerfally meets the wave os panicky finances
"A landslide 800 by As feet in dimensions
slipped down by the side of the Platte near
the old Mckee mill in Harrison, during the
late rains.
The wheat crop it is hoped is turning ont
not as badly damaged as was the fear and
corn, Mr.. L. A. Kidd, of Glen Haven, says,
never looked better.
Fifteen cents only-to hear Mr.. Eaton's
lecture. Miss Carrie BARRIERS solos and the
Harmonic Band 1t ought to be dollar and
everybody should go.
Mr.. William Mccartney and lady, of Den
yer, were in Lancaster last week lie will re-
main in the county some weeks and she will
visit friends in Michigan.
Adam Mink Of Waterloo, has his teams
working on the Chicago q Tomah r. Il. and
thinks %, cash and the balance in freight
and passage scrip good pay in these dull times.
Premium lists for the Grant County Fair
can be had OF the Secretary, Mr.. James Kill
bourn, at Hendys bookstore, Platteville, at
the Bloomington Hotel or at the HERALD Of
fee
All persons lavoring continuance OF tho
temperance meetings that have been in pro-
gress in Lancaster are requt sted to meet this
(Thursday) evening at o'clock in the Good
Templars Hall.
The celebrated horse Rarus will trot
against time at the Dubuque Fair for a 81 900
purse. Rarus is the fastest trotter that ever
lived, having trotted mile at Buffalo last
Saturday in 2l2t.
--"lIas sound color?' Yes the wind this
year is blew a thump over the eye at foul is
starry bright; the schoolmaster's raps on sea-
sonable occasions are striped and the sound
the boy makes who gets them is yel-oh
Ten cents for tea, 25 cents for sugar, 25
cents for coffee and so cents for tobacco, the
Patteville Witness says was the store bill OF
hard times grumbler who could not afford to
take the Witness or any other religious paper |
How few there are even among teachers
and writer's who understand the rules of pune |
tuaton, A neat little work upon this subject |
has been published by w. j. Park & Co., of
Madison, Wis, and is for sale at a small
price.
Mr., w. T. Burk with his lady and "oldest
boy" Of Usage, Iowa, are on visit at Mr..
Isaac Du-and's--her father. Mr.. Burk is
pleasant gentleman, evidently practical bus
mess man, and Mrs. Burks friends are pleased
TO zee her.
Our friend A. l. Burke works bard all
these long and hot days for greenbacks. Yet,
though all the paper in the United States
should be turned into greenbacks we do not
sec how friend Burke would get any of them
for his hard work.
Thanks to the Commissioner, Phil. l..
Spooner, ir., for a copy Of his annual Insur-
auce Report. 1t is a good thing-we mean
the Commissionershp 1t gives the Com
missioner good salary and the State printer
a good job, all of which are good things in
these hard times.
An Institute with so or more teachers
in Attendance is in session in the Lane aster
school building. Profs McGregor and Sprague
and Supt Harper are doing good work there.
We will report progress IN f'@ next week.
Teachers are invited to call aud see the HER
AID and the HERALD win see the teachers.
The big press may be seen running on Thurs
day or Monday forenoons.
"A circular comes to us written and copied
by some process, asking its publication in
order to make known the merits of Mt. Union
(0hio) College. If we should even read this
circular for less pay than one dollar we would
be ser by that amount Not having read
the circular and Judging by its dull face we
conclude the man who got it np and sent it
ont is n greony who should be in other bust
ness
Those who had winter wheat in the ground
this season were fortunate. Mr.. d. Weaver
whose farm adjoins the city Of Lancaster, had,
a yield of 50 bushels to the acre of as hand |
some white winter whea; as has been grown in
this vicinity, sample of which is on our Ia |
bic. He will sell limited quansity of this |
wheat for seed Mr. Weaver also had a crop |
of rye of which the product was 81 bushels to
the acre.
IT. II. Robertson Esq, OF Platteville, is |
court commissioner. He announces in the
Witness that by virtue of this Office he is aus
thorized to administer the marriage ceremony. |
He says he viii light tho torch of Hymen for
the first couple that applies, free of charge, |
and will either kiss or congratulate the bride
as suits the applicants. Mr. A. P. Thompson,
of Lancaster, is also court commissioner, and
we have no doubt would be as liberal and
gallant as Mr.. Robertson
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