Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-02-20
A fresh layer OF snop Tuesday night
made good sleighing again.

Il
Howe Baxter yesterday sold rs head
of cattle to Mr.. J. c. Holloway who takes
them to Iowa to feed. Howe & Baxter also
shipped two car loads of hogs yesterday.
"A letter from e. Tiel tells how in Cali
fornia they are luzuriating in ripe fruits, straw.
berries and fresh garden vegetables. The
weather there is such as to give promise of
abundant harvests
| Mr.. James Carmody, as will be seen in
advertisements, will next week sell his loose
farm property and household furniture at
auction. His children are out west and he is
| going too. to Nebraska
Mr.. Samuel Dickson, two miles from Bee.
town on the Bloomington road, will sell at
auction next week, Thursday, cows, 9 head
young cattle, 2 good horses, colts three
| years old, and 35 shotes.
| Those who witnessed the recitations and
ventriloquism of Mr. G. Dale Armstrong at the
school chapel last evening, were pleased be-
yond their expectations. His presentations
were to the life and there never were better
ventriloquial conversations and specimens of
mimicry in Lancaster. II would be hard to
find larger quantity and better quality Of
| fun and pathos for 25 cents than is given by
Prof Armstrong
| IT. NJ. Young, who thinks there is no land
anywhere but in Nebraska, says it would do
us ''good to grasp the hand of the Grant coun-
| ty home seekers in Nebraska, and see the
cheerful promise Of triumph stamped upon
their countenances, and to hear the hearty
plaudits bestowed on the editor of the HER.
AID for its encouragement to western home
seekers" Nebraska is a good State, settling
up with good people. We do not know a
better place to go to for comfortable liv-
ing.
Everybody should attend the theatrical
entertainment at the school chapel on Satur-
day night. It is gotten up by an association
| of Lancaster young men and misses, styling
themselves the Getty Reading Club" which
was organized to take the place of the former
lyceum- They have spared no pains in ar
ranging scenery, staging etc, and will give
an entertainment creditable to themselves,
and worth to the sharers more than they will
| pay for it. The proceeds are for the benefit
Of the Lancaster Library.
| The Newton Qowa) Journal notices a
song service" given in the Congregational
Church IN that city, and concludes with the
following appreciative words respecting the
singing of Lancaster lady lone Of the
prettiest things we ever listened to was the
solo Of Miss Carrie Barber. a sister of Mrs
Rev. Eaton. Its rendition was to US almost
the perfection of vocal music. The voice of
the lady is full, rich and enchanting--under
excellent culture and control, making her
singing equal to any we have ever heard, aside
| from musical celebrities"
| Merchants in Lancaster have bought cat
tie and hogs and shipped in large quantities
over the Chicago and Tomah railroad And
now the city is to have new branch Of trade.
Farmers will have chance to bring not only
their stock but their grain and other produce
to this market. An advertisement in this pa
per announces that Messrs. Strong l. Berger,
responsible Milwaukee firm, nave begun the
erection of grain elevator, near the depot.
1t is safe to say other parties will soon be in
the business and farmers will have every adj
1 vantage of active competition and solid back
ing
Mr. VIM. Northey, Agent at Blue River,
kindly furnishes the HERALD with statement
of weights of shipments at his station for the
year 1878. The shipments of cattle amounted
to $1,000 pounds; Of hogs $4,000 pounds
of sheep, $4,000 pounds Of wheat, 20 900; of
hoop-poles, lSl 800; of poultry, 1920 other
products, 5000. Blue River makes a small
Ter showing for last year than it should be-
cause the Wisconsin river ferry was not in
good running order, while Boscobel and Mus
coda had always ready and cheap bridge cros-
sing. The merchandise received at Blue Riv-
err amounted to 90. $50 pounds.
"A large number of young men annually go
to college from this county, and hence the
question of different systems of College educa
ton is one of Importance to our people.
|
Joseph Cook has to say upon this subject, in
the extract from one of his lectures printed
on the fourth page OF this paper. What Mr..
Cook bias to say in opposition to the elective
system in college education is deserving Of
special consideration from the fact that he is
himself graduate Of Harvard College, where
this method is most in vogue. Mr.. Cook ap
pears to think boys less capable of planning
their courses of study, than experienced edu-
Gators completely versed in all that pertains to
the college curriculum.
The graceful eloquence of Mr.. w. b.
Clark was listened to last Friday evening by
an audience well qualified to appreciate the
talents of this accomplished speaker. The
lecture was highly interesting, and finely de-
livered. Mr.. Clark excels in choice use of
words; so that his auditors learn to feel con-
fident that, however elaborate a sentence he
may essay, every word is sure to drop into
place with the beautiful precision of we'll
drilled cadets performing difficult military evo-
lutions. Mr.. Clark evidently has a culture
the reverse of what Joseph Cook would call
"tragmentary." The lecture might have been
improved by occasionally leaving glittering
generalities for more practical instruction
bearing on the subject in hand.
1t is seldom tina; person of rare dramatic
power and artistic taste is seen and beard
outside of the larger cities; but such a feast
is anticipated by the people of Lancaster and
vicinity on the 2sth of this month when the
celebrated Alfred J. Knight will favor US with
one of his popular entertainments The large
and intelligent audiences he draws. the fire.
auency with which he il encored ans the rich
encomiums of the better portion of the press
place him in the frs. rank as an elocutionist
and impersonator. His various characters
from Shakespeare are grand, his costumes for
variety and richness ere magnificent, his pop
ular selections elicit applause from grave and
gay Mr.. Knight viii appear at High School
Chapel, Friday evening" Feb. 2sth. Proceeds
60 secure much needed reference books for the
use of the schools.
Report comes that Chas. b. Eldridge, late