Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-02-27
THE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY,
Lent began Yesterday.

There is proht IN growing uiarro"ia' peas
Read Elder Clack's notice.
Mr.. ] 7. Howdle sold young animal
o,, of his short.horn herd, the other day, for
$50.
There is another Miss MoGoniga in town
of whom we did not hear in time TO report
sooner James is responsible.
MIR F. S. Kidd, County Clerk, has moved
into Mr. f. II. Borahs house, on mex. street
corner east of the Methodist church,
Or. George A. Newman makes visits TO
Bloomington regularly the 10th OF every
month, as his card in this PAPER announces.
The admission to Mr. Knights Entertain
ment next Friday evening just half the usual
nri.e. 25 cents children under twelve 10 cts
-schoelma'ams engaged in teaching the
Young idea how 10 shoot, get your Cupid's
arrows ready; the Superintendent: is around.
We. :. W. Rogers writes that there is
much sickness in Wingville and adjoining
towas. Scarlet fever is prevalent in a mild
fnm.
Mt. ~ r. Oman, the obliging bridge
ten Ter, is the successor Of Theo. Shelyer
(now Sheriff of Crawford Coz as station and
express agen. at Bridgeport.
Richard Lane, of Bridgeport, an old citi-
zen who came to this part Of the country in
1885 with Uncle Elisha Warner, Jared War
Prof w. w. Daniels, of the State Uni
versty, after thorough survey, has published
a Al page pamphlet account of the great tor
nad0 that swept through jefferson, Iowa and
Dare counties last May
As the season for amusements is nearly
over all are looking forward to the Entertain
ment next Friday evening Available space
in the School Chapel will be filled with chairs
80 rs to accommodate all.
Mr. Thos. Tormy, who has grown and
shipped the heaviest cattle ever produced in
this county, has two advertisements in this
paper, ia reference to blooded stock, which
interested parties are invited to read.
Since the report of Che failure of the
great fax buyers at Mineral Point, farmers
have been wondering where they would get
hix this year. An advertisement by Strong
Berger. in this paper answers the question.
Mr.. Thos Gribble, one of the agreeable
and popular young men of Hazel Green, was
in Lancaster yesterday. After facing the
northwestern, coming by stage from Plattevlle
here, he wishes for a railroad link between
Lancaster and ''the Green
All doctors should marry A. w. Kanouse
Is doctor; ergo, A. W. Kanouse should
marry. Realizing the truth OF this syllogism,
the gentleman mentioned takes on the dignis
ties Of married life tomorrow at Columbus,
and in few days will bring his bride to this
city.
We are not fully reconciled to the
proposition to establish the whipping-post in
Wisconsin, but no one could object to stool,
publicly located, over which the youths who
peppered the audience at the school house
Saturday night, should be drawn and spanked
ell blistered and then poulticed with their
own medicine
Ladies' call at w. II. Hanes' Boot and
Shoe Store and look at his new Stock of Child
ren's Solar Tipped Shoes These Shoes are
a new thing and something that every parent
should try Give them on ..;r trial and yoa
will never buy any other kind they do not
disfgure shoe as do copper ups, aud they
wear twice as long.
Alfred j. Knight in his popular entertain
rnent, the beauties of the Legitimate Drama in
Complete and Elegant Costumes, with recita-
tons Humorous, Burlesque and Pathetic,
Also Jeweled Swords, Scimitars, Belts, Grid
les, Collars, Necklaces, Daggers, etc, at School
Chapel, Friday evening. Admission only 25
cents, children Is cents.
At masquerade ball in Fremont, Neb.,
Gus Schrage, two summers ago one of the
Young men of Lancaster, took the prize for the
best genteman's costame-in the character of
Don Cesar. The prize was a silver match safe
mounted on wheels and attached TO a silver
frog. Frogs were Schrage's favorite pets.
Mrs. Gus Schrage, at the same party, took the
prize as the best lady dancer, in an Amazon
costume of her own make
Jas. Edwards, the well-known stove and
hardware merchant of Hazel Green, has made
an assignment The business is now in charge
OF Mr. l.. 7. Reifsteek who will hold posses
sion until the stock is all disposed of and Mr..
Eiwards's creditors are satisfied. jim, who
- iirst-elass tinsmith, will work at his trade,
doing what ne can to get even with the world
IN that way. Being an Industrious, persever-
ing fellow he will come through all right and
IN better shape than when he first went into
business
by favor of Mr.. James Bohan, NJ. & st.
:. Railway Agent, we are enabled to pub
Fish for the benefit of those interested, the
weights of shipments at Woodman for the
year 1873, as follows Wheat, 2S0,oOO
pounds, Rye, $4,000 pounds Barley, S,540
pounds Oats, Io9 800 pounds Corn, 22,94O
pounds; dressed Hogs, 22l50 pounds; live
Hogs, l,636,00o pounds; cattle 10000
pounds; miscellaneous products, 559 ,ooC
pounds. There were received at that station
IN 1878, in lumber and shingles, 63 car loads
or $4,000 pounds.
If we remember Alright it was our friend
- Warner Mills, now of Lake City, Colorado
who captured 800 prize offered by Dairy
sSarisiinn Tor tho hest assay IN butter MAX,
ing We do not know that Mr.. j. w. NJ. ever
made pound of butter in his life but it wa:
worthy of note aud something of an honor fol
Grant County boy to take the prize. There
IS another chance now for a Grant County
man or woman to capture prize for good but
ter MesSrs. ThurbNr L Co., of New York
propnetors of the Higgings Eureka Salt, Offer
three premiums-a gold medal, silver medal
oronze medal-for the LIST, I'd and Sd best
'oi6 packages of butter exhibited at the next
Wisconsin State Fair One of the conditions
: mat tie butter must be sailed with the Flu
.eAa sat So it is a smart trick by which
."U'oer Co., will get deal of advertising
'OF nothing They will chest the printer bu,
VIZ are wiling. if the medals are worth any.
'"''s' that Grant County butter makers shall
get all of hem.
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