Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-04-03
Hazel Greeneries.

Raxel Green, March 30. 1879.
The temperance people of this place met
in caucus last Thursday evening, and nominal
ted an Anti-License ticket TO be voted for at
the coming election. We think it will be a
close race.
The Republicans met in caucus last Sat-
urday evening and accepted the temperance
ticket as their nominees. understand there
will be four tickets in the field.
Our Reform Club has challenged the Lit
cray Society OF this place to meet them in
joint debate on the question, Resolved, that the
Indian has suffered more from the hands Of
the white man, In America, than the Negro.
The debate will take place next Friday eve
ming. Able arguments are expected from
both parties.
Mr.. John Rowe, an old and respected cit.
izen of this place, departed this life last Mon
day after brief illness of about one week
His funeral obsequies took place last Wednes>
day from the p. N. Church in this village,
Rev. W. j. Q. Bond officiating. Deceased has
been engaged in the mercantile business some
eight years. The business will be continued
by the family.
Eddie, little son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Treganza, died last Tuesday Age, year and
seven months.
!. Il understand sickness prevails to a great
extent around this neighborhood, principally
among children
Our public school has been closed for
weeks vacation.
Some of our young men took the Colorado
fever last week and accordingly started for
that State on the Gath inst. The party con-
sisted of the following: James McBren, John
Rule, john Glasson, Andrew Allen, and Tbos.
Turmoil and son. May success attend them.
The Treganza brothers started for Iowa
last week, where they will work at carpenter.
ing the coming summer.
Mr.. Henry Mayor, with the aid of his
erutches is able to be on the street again.
Mr.. Sam Thompson started for Nebraska
last week where he will work for his brother
who is running cattle rancho.
Mr.. Josiah Thomas has just returned from
Chicago with one of the largest stocks of goods
in this section of country, which he is selling
way down at "hard pan" prices.
Our grocery merchant Mr. George Mills
contemplates going to Colorado for his health
Should he 60 he will leave the business in
charge Of his wife
- K. ID. Roberts is still manufacturing a
goodly number of wagons, buggies carriages,
etc, which he is selling at lowest living
rates. He keeps in connection with his wagon
shop, all kinds of agricultural machinery.
M. & f. Thompson seem to be doing
good trade in the furniture line, if observance
is to be relied on.
j. Ii. Cox has started a paint shop here
and seems to be wo. king up quite trade
-Chas Waters g. Co. have put an engine
on DR.. Jenckes' old diggings, which they claim
is good prospect
Mr.. John Scaddan, Of Georgetown, Wis :.
aud Miss Hester Williams, of this place. were
married last Tuesday eve. In the language of
the poet, "They all will do it," And say let
EN- do.
We don't have quite as many fruit tree
peddlers as Abraham Lincoln had Office seek
ers when he was elected President. But still
we have enough to satisfy the majority of the
people.
Your correspondent is raising chin whisk-
ers and the people here haven't found it out
yet. so please put it in the paper When 1
tell them that such is the case they reply "too
thin" (cant see it, Ed.