Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-09
TOWN AND COUNTY:

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Charley BENEFITS is still in the multi
plicatioh table,"
MAYOR Bushnell is to have a telephone
connecting his house and Office.
The Dubuque Times has new appear
snce all over. It is the best daily in Iowa.
Gospel meetings at the Congregational
Church continued every evening this week.
An improved farm Of l60 acres is offered
for sale by Mr. D. Schreiner. Refer to Ad
Yertisement
The members Of the Methodist Sunday
school celebrated New Years day by sleigh
ri lie tie British Hollow
james Meeker Harris who came to Ga
lena in 1924 with his father, and lived there
ever since, died January let.
The Century Reading Club OF Lancaster
desire 90 return thanks to their Patch Grove
friends for the use of stage curtain.
Learn bookkeeping at La Crosse Bust
ness College and find out which branch of
farming pays best then follow that branch.
An article on the railroad, notes On taxes
10 Lancaster, and county matters, promised to
be given this week are deferred, owing to the
EDITORS iudisposition,
That prize of complete set OF Waverly
novels offered by C. j. Hyde in connection
with the sale of holiday goods, was drawn by
Cassville man--Mr. D. B. Stevens.
"A scarfor comfort was left in our Office
about two weeks ago by some one who proba>
bly, has iet the need OF it through the cold
weather Call, prove property, pay no charges
but "take her away
Mr. Thos. Tormey. Chairman OF Town of
Fennimore has three Durham steers, 8 years
old, whose weights are 900, 1920 and $40
They were grown by him and are supposed to
be the heaviest in the county.
Mr.. Carlos Bonham, Youngest son Of Mr.
=. II. Bonham, with his little family. is at his
fathers He has been for nine years in
Oregon, most of the time in Government en-
pIts. lie was warmly welcomed home by
nihy friends.
The thermometer ranged from % to 81
degrees below zero last Thursday morning
spnd kept in the twenties for several days with
perseverance worthy Of better cause This
cold combined with a furious north wind
made the severest weather experienced here
for two or three years.
d. T.. Green & Co. well known as propri-
etors the Potosi Stage line, have purchased
Kbourn's livery stock and do business on
the old corner. These gentlemen possess sew
eral characteristics of prime Importance in
livery men-accOmmodating courtesy, energy,
and skill in trading horses. A good livery sta
be is one Of the essentials in nearly every
Gown and the new prOprietors will doubtless
merit and achieve success.
Mr. f. VanDewa has rented out his farm
and will in the Spring return to the city and
give his personal attention TO his old business
of photography. lie is well known as the
most accomplished artist this county has ever
had and many will be pleased to learn that he
is about to give his whole time to the bust
ness. He will make stereoscopic work a
speciality. He is at the present time usually
90 he found at the business, with his son.
Mrs Lizzie Fortune, of Fremont, Michi>
gan, sends 500 and says, IF this is the only
instance in which you ever knew subscriber
living at distance TO pay mp, for pity sake
don't publish the fact. I wouldn't have FOLKS
know how honest l am for am hing" Mrs.
fortunes V, like Mr. Bingham pays con-
sidcrAbly in advance, and as ! we a good
many other good Fortunes on our SITS that
have come in, to the amount of So each, since
we asked for that thousand dollars, Ms, F.'s
iniu ,ction not to publish is removed
The people of Bloomington are generally
accredited to be people of more than ordin-
AIRY intelligence. If they deserve the credit
we don't understand why they keep as Prnci-
gal Of their school man who can't write a
page of manuscript without from one to half
dozen such stupid and illiterate senten-
as this The fact is the republican party
is welded to It's idols and the Grant County
HERALD or other paper of equal calbre is not
agoug 10 reform those who claim perfection
in politics and office seeking" Bloomington
children should, moreover, have teacher
whose knowledge is received from intellectual
and truthful sources, and not from curb-stones.
We are pleased to learn that the series of
Foreign Correspondence" letters which have
'neen published in The HERALD are probably to
BE revised by Mr.. Burchard and published in
hook form in the Spring II is also his inten-
ton 60 organize select, limited company to
make the tour of Europe, covering the ground
of his correspondence, during next July and
August, As he has already been over this
route twice, his experience will be of value to
those who go with him. Those of our readers
who care to know more Of his plan FOR summer
travel, either for themselves or their friends,
can receive pamphlet containing full ac-
CONT TO be issued in January, by addressing
o. L. Burehard, State Normal School, Ere
donia, NY.
Office OF A. r. Mccartney, dealer in coal.
corn, oats and live stock Storm Lake, Iowa.
is the letter head of one with whom the
editor in early days went fishing, swimming,
skating and spelling and who afterwards held
responsible Offices in this county, one of
which was Member Of Assembly. He writes
Friend Pollock Enclosed find Sl.75 for
the IlERALD one year in advance from January
list. | read with much interest the many
tens of news from Old Grant" especially the
articles on the Senatorial question. That
aeing the most important question your Legs-
islatuTe will have before them, hope they
will make good choice and thereby insure
the Badger State " to the Republicans in
1880. For, among all the political ships that
have hoisted their colors, I think the
old Republican Ship with Grant at the mast, is
the Only one that can carry this nation across
the dark and stormy political and financial
gulf which at times seems likely to overwhelm
and destroy it, Your old friend. Aux. R.
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