Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-11-21

Children and friends invited.
Lancaster has two or three reading clubs.
Trey are private associations of youths and
young gentlemen and ladies' who meet for
pastime and mental improvement.
-Messrs. Oswald and shuttleworth, mer-
chants at Fennimore Center, received their
first bill of goods from the East via the c. Ut.
narrow gauge railroad to that place on Mon
day
-Wehrley station in Mt. Ida IS now the
rival Of such old shipping points as Boscobel
and Woodman for pork honors. Business is
lively on the Chicago & Tomah n. G. at this
point
The County Board of Supervisors rushed
their work through in the usual time and adj
journed on Saturday Grant County men beat
all tho world at correct and economical Legs
ation
49," Not now Sometime" is the title Of
some very pretty home verses that would be
read in the HERALD this week we're they not
crowded over by the vexatious Board pro
ceedings.
DIR COIN, who made numerous acquain~
tances and friends in Grant county, recently,
is giving sight to the blind with his "celebra,
ted German perfected periscopic spectacles, J"
over 10 Darlington.
= IT appears that Lancaster was 'equalized"
too gh Ly the County Board, last week We
propose TO cipher out the matter and make it
80 plain that every member will see the inius
tice, but what then:
Chapter $50, G. l.. 1873, provides that
towns may vote aid to the building Of railroads
by petition 1t is no: generally known that
the repeal OF this law took effect Nov, Isl,
1873 See the new statutes.
"A Temperance mass meeting will be held
at the brick school house in Liberty, on Fri
day evening next. During the evening Good
Templar's Lodge will be organized by Rev.
g. w. L. Brown, special Deputy.
Mr. Fred Divall, of Liberty, sold to Pepper
and Bowers at Boscobel on Tuesday, 81 head
Of hogs averaging in weight 1903 lb' This,
says Pepper. sis the best average of any car
load he has received in the twenty years he
has paid the market price for pork in Grant"
Don't you remember g we told you So"
that victory to the Republicans of Grant
county was as sure il the opposition would
combine as If they divided Last year they
divided and they elected two Of the Assembly
men, This year they united and elected
none
British Hollow Nov. - We are ma
king preparations for a "Sociai Party to be
given Thanksgiving evening at mr. Hall, and
to which we respectfully invite such as
take delight IN tripping the light tau, tic toe.
We are sparing no pains TO make it pleasant
affair, and if all goes we'll cannot fail to be
such Truly YOURS L.NGscHElD Baos.
--Rev. S. w. Eaton and Hon. J. Allen Bar
her were at Newton, Iowa, recently to see
their son and laughter and grandchildren.
The Newton Journal notices their presence
and also contains items indicating the flourish
ing condition of Rev, S. L. Eaton's church
there. DIR. Chas. w. Eaton, the youngest
son OF the heV. >. w I.s Is eStdOHSI6u III
the practice Of his profession at Newton.
Once more we offer t,oo weekly papers for
one year for 50 co. We give the GRANT
COUNTY HERALD, wholly home printed, and
containing every week, more home reading
than any other paper in southwest Wisconsin,
and with it TIE Chicago Ne,es, weekly paper
as large as the HERALD and hrim full of choice
and racy reading, including stories both short
and continued, and very full market reports
and general news, This offer as far as we know
has not heretofore been made by any paper
in the west. The best County paper in the
west and first class Chicago weekly for 50 90
Who could ask anything better? For $500
wc will give the Herald and the Chicago Dali
t NeUs for one year
The Odd Fellows of Mineral Point have
Just completed tie finest hall in this part of
the State ami they viii dedicate it next
Thursday Thanksgiving evening. They are
advertising invitations to Odd Fellows every
where to be present and enjoy the occasion
with them. Col j, q. Clark, Grand Master is
one of The speakers announced, and the enter
taiument will conclude with dance and sup
per The Mineral Point Lodge was the first
lodge of Odd Fellows established in Wiseon-
sin. Prestige, talent, good feeling and great
work accomplished, all combine to ensure an
evening Of great enjoyment. DR.. Vivian su-
peryises the affair When he undertakes an
enterprise or an entertainment, he "goes in
all over" Whatever he does he does we'll
ten. J. c. Smith, whom we referred to a
few weeks ago as Mr.. w. Barlow's friend, was
elected State Treasurer of Illinois, at the late
election by 10000 majority. When Mr.. Lin.
coin first became President he and Mr. Bar
low were employed on days wages at carpeu-
ger work on the Dubuque custom house. They
had been employed by Parker, the big Indian
who was the boss appointed under Buehan-
an. The Lincoln administration removed
Parker AMI his successor discharged j. c,
Saith but retained Mr. Barlow. Mr.. Smith
Joined the army ,soon afterwards, and before
the war was over became a Brigadier General.
He is clever, genial gentleman, but of re.
served or unobtrusiyc manners. There are
carpenters in Lancaster who would more read.
ily impress one with the thought that they
might some day hold high offices in great
States, than would GEN J. C. Smith as he an
peared TO acquaintauces in 1861. He is very
popular throughout Illinois.
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