Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-20
The public schools of Lancaster close

II. s. KEESE,
Town Committee.
The public schools of Lancaster clos'
the winter term a week from tomorrow
On Friday evening there will be sociabl'
at the house of Mr.. Reynolds. to which all arr
invited.
-Messrs Thomas Ballantinc, Benz. Hudson
and W. F. Bemis have removed from Bloom
ington to Kansas.
Those TWO handsome grain cars switched
of near the elevator we're built for the c.. 4
T.R. r. by George Benn.
Nathan, schreiner & Co. shipped on Mon
d.y last. foar broad-gauge carloads of cattle
and hog all bought Of George Stewart.
John Willis, who has been teaching thi
winter in school district No. IL, two miles
n,r,h Of town. has closed his term of school.
john Wenzcl is preparing to surround hi
premises opposite the depot with neat new
p;eket fence from the shop Of Mr.. Geo. Muesse
The Polk County Press notices that Miss
Emma Sprsgue was at osceola last week and
organized lodge of Juvenile Templars there
The Lancaster Juvenile Temple IS in a
houri4hing condition, and has for the last
month had additions Of from one to four mem,
hers at each meeting
Fletcher S. Kids health remains poor.
he car give hut little personal attention 10
business. II is hoped revivifying Spring will
bring him round again
The ground on which John Oswald will
shortly erect his new building, has been meas
nred off, and plans and specifications furnished
by the architect, Mr.. Henry Muesse.
DR.. Geo. Newell. our Lancaster Dentist,
will he in his Office in Bloomington on the
a4th Of March for one aeek Always first class
work. best materials, and satisfaction warrants
oil lw2
Mr.. ALI Humphrey. Of the firm of Bas-
ford & Humphrey, Glen Haven, was in town
YESTERDAY He reports the river in bad
condition for crossing it being well filed with
floating ice.
-"Ors SINUS Cole There are some people
pretending TO give advice as to who is the
hes. man Tor Judge, aud yet do not know the
name of the man who has been Judge for over
twenty-tbree years
Robert .. Orr, esq, will deliver tenn
perance lecture at Patch Grove tomorrow
evening two weeks from next Sunday even
ing he will discuss the same topic in the Lam
caster Methodist church
Lancaster has been good market only
about a week, and Mr.. Strong's big warehouse
isneariy fall to the rafters already. MrStrongs
presence here is making piles of business for
the Lancaster merchants.
Mr.. John Howe of the firm Of Howe &
Benedict, returned from Chicago Tuesday,
having made large purchases of Spring and
staple goods, that are now in transit They
promise their customers good goods and low
prices.
IL there is q man in the county who hasn't
d" suffered more with the cold during the
nast weel, than he did nj any time during the
winter he will confer i,aring favor by
\ communicating the fact pei postal card to this
Office.
Tho two dentists who visit Is nmington,
nnc from Lancaster, the other from Pr,irie du
Chen. have names resembling each oiher so
closely that person reading their names in
print and not closely observing, is apt I" AXE
George c. Newell for George A. Newman, and
s rice Versa
The Literary Magazine for March will be
ready OH the 2sth-not dated in advance, as
Is the cratom--its contents being mainly from
che foreign publications of same date, thus
giving wat is newest in the literary world.
@l 90 year. or 10 cents a number. Ameri-
can Book Exchange, Publishers, y. \.
Tuesday of this week, postmaster Burr
and Lew Holloway started for Chicago on
'he narrow.g gauge in the romantic role of stock
Il drovcrs They went with the fine lot Of cat
tIc--some Is head--sold by Geo. Stewart to
10 Nathan few days ago. Average weight
mot of droyers, bat Of stcers), 800 lbs.
Miss Carrie Barber came home from Iowa
the fore par; of last week. Not being fully
impressed with the Importance OF our narrow
gauge she got of the cars at Speoht's Ferry.
There she found the river impossible and tax
ng the next train that came along she went
back via Dubuque to Drnleith and there hired
a vehicle for thirty mile drive to Lancaster.
The next June graduates of Lancaster
High School will have to pass an unusual or"
deal A Committee of disnterested citizens
will be appointed by the School Board to ex-
anime ;hen in all the branches studied during
The four years OF the High School Course
But by attention, industry and ambition they
are expected TO wear the honOrs of the insti>
tuition descryingl,.
Fifty thousand typhos germs will thrive in
The circumference OF pin>head. They may
be borne like thstle-down wherever the air
moves, and unobserycd creep into any throat.
But thistle seeds will not take root on a dry
) board or clean marble. Neither will typhus
germs or other seeds OF epidemic disease take
root in healthy, clean washed surfaces. Hence,
soap and water are the best preyentives Of
disease ever inven ted.
WIN. Brezee. who was arrested for the
theft Of S. H. Farnsworths horse, the particu-
lars of which were given in last weeks HER.
AID, was on Friday last brought before Justice
& Baldwin for examination, l.. J. Arthur aps
pcaring for the State and Col. Clark for the
defendant Six or eight witnesses were sub
p@naed and examined. The case continued
until Tuesday morning, when the prisoner
was ordered to be held for trial at the next
term OF the Circuit Court, with bail fixed a.
$3.50.
The best amateur dramatic talent that
Lancaster can furnish will play the drama,
The Carpenter of Rouen," in the High School
Chapel, during the week OF Spring vacation of
school. pr. A. H. Barber is manager, and
part OF the actors are members of the Century
Club. who entertained Lancaster audience
so well last New Years eve. The occasion
will give an opportunity of witnessing the
best display of home dramatic talent we ever
mad. The proceeds will be for the benefit of