Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-09-18
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County Far to-day and tomorrow

Some new salk in Nathan, schreiner g.
Co.'s broad advertisement. See
A beet that beats all. in The possession
Of Geo. D. UT, to be exhibited at the Fair.
Miner plums are so plentiful that they
have been sold in Lancaster at 80 cents bu.
shell.
The contested will case OF Mrs. Proud
foot against the estate of Mary Stewart will
be on trial to-day
= Rev. Edward Eaton and family returned
home, to Newton, Iowa, yesterday, accompa.
MED by Mrs. j. Allen Barber
The Bloomington Fair day last week was
the wettest of the season and the Fair was
postponed to October ID and 3D.
Mrs. C. L. Wilcox, daughter Of Sheriff
Streeter, who has been visiting with her
mother for the last three weeks, returned TO
her home in Warren, ILL.,, last Friday.
Teachers examination at Cassviie to- CAV
and tomorrow at Patch Grove Monday and
Tuesday next at Mt. Hope Wednesday and
Thursday next.
Mr.. John Cairns, who has been a stock
dealer at Bloomington, has gone into the live
stock commission business at Milwaukee,
with G. B. Van Norman.
There is a reward of $500 offered for
the detection of the incendiary who attempted
TO burn Mr.. Joseph Bailie's house and barn
$500 by the Sheriff and $500 by Mr.. Bailie.
-Ho we & Benedict have new goods. Mr..
Howe of this firm returned the other day
from tie markets where he purchased the
latest and best styles and everybody knows
the firm sells at the lowest cash prices.
The West Wisconsin Annual Conference
of the Methodist Church meets next week at
La Crosse. Rev. G. w. l.. Brown who has
been the pastor of the Lancaster Methodist
Church for two years is announced 10 preach
his closing sermon on next Sunday evening.
The Republicans of the ID Assembly
District will nominate their candidate for
Assembly at Beetown next Saturday The
lst District will nominate at Patteyille next
Tue sday. The 80 District will nominate at
Boscobel Wednesday, October st
The excursion party at Piatteville Tues
day sent ~ two large paper balloons, one
named Plattevlle and the other Galena, and
laid wagers as 10 which would do the best
aerial navigation. They went up high
enough 10 De in good view ofthe joyous party
and both at the same time took fire aud burn
ed up. Umpires declared 'sbets off,
Not as much has been accomplished in
court this week as last. The LAMBERT case
lasted until Friday night and resulted IN the
! acquital Of the defendent. A man and woma O
named Read, from Boscobel, tried for keep
ing house of ill-fame, were found guilty
and sentenced to Jail for six months. Evans
was acquitted. The Perberthy case, in
which the town of PlattevilIe was sued ler
| $4,000 damages for haying a bad bridge
] where Mrs. Penbsrthy's horse was frighten
/ ed and backed her in her buggy down an en-
bankment, seriously injaring her, was taken
/ up Monday and was given to the jury only
las. evening. The jury "hsng" until nearly
O'Clock in the night and gave their verde,
this morning. 500 for the defendants WHO
carries costs is doubtful, the Judgment being
within Justices jurisdiction.
A letter was received some DAYS age
from D. r. Burt, calling attention to pub.
lished articles concerning the Kelly Motor
Mr.. Burt has full confidence in the ultimate
success of the Motor. He is personally &C.
quainted with the inventor, Kelly, and thinks
the Motor is destined 10 short time TO elfec
the most wonderful revolution q in every de-
partment of civilized societyn We comics.
10 very little faith in the Keely invention. :
The "powern he has discovered is good, SUI,
enough, bat when he has learned to harness
it, perhaps we can also harness gun-powde
aud nitro-glycsgine and set them down Il
WORK in civilized life. But Mr. Burt is /
gentleman whose opinions are worthy Of III,
highest consideration and we shall Eeyt weei
give TO our readers the Substance of the nub
llcallnas TO VIII CHI be rgierS.