Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-29

The New York circus comes to town
next Monday.
MIR. Horsfall has notice in this paper
important to wool growers.
MIR. Chas. 0rton is the attentive Deputy
for Mr.. Kidd in The County Clerks office.
w. w. Ford has moved to Sitter and
has commenced business in his new store
there.
Excursion tickets to Lancaster to attend
the Decoration, can be had at all stations on
the Chicago g. Tomah r. r.
If any one goes to Platteville expecting
to get 80 cents worth out of that big man
and woman, bet he'll be sold
Some inquiries are made as to what is
the real make of the author of "Wonders of
Mound" That we can't tell but when it is
decphered out of the hieroglyphics we sus-
pect it will prove to be Ground 0gg
Friday, May 10Th, a stranger presentas
BILE in figure and dress, made his appearance
in Pigeon Diggings, four miles from Lancas-
ter. Said he wanted to employ woman or
girl to 60 and do house work at his 1.-TWO
mile House." near Dunlieth. He was told
that old Dir. Isaac Day, mile or so off. had
daughter who was sometimes thus employed
The stranger, whose surname was II am mer,
proceeded to father Days He made the ac,
quaintance Of the family and remained there
or in the vicinity over night. Next day, Sat
urday, father Day sent word to Squire Keene
that he wished him 10 come to his house and
marry a couple. Mr.. Keene obeyed the SUM
mons and about noon Mr.. Hammer and Miss
Nancy Day were pronounced man and wife.
Father Day had killed his latest rooster, and
soon the company were seated a. the tounti-
full table. The new son~in.law, upon the
usual invitation, in a mastery style, called
the good Lords blessing down upon the re-
freshments placed before them. Squire
Keene, OH leaving was told by Mr.. Hammer,
to make out the certificate and on Monday
morning he would call around and show bis
appreciation of the favor by the payment OF
five dollar greenback. Squire Keene
smiled all over as he expressed his thanks for
he felt that that was a very large fee for a
marriage ceremony on Pigeon. Next day
Mr.. Hammer, having only brief time to en-
JOY rural sports, went fishing. In the even.
ing he reported that in his active sports he
had somehow lost his pocketbook. There
was comparatively. he said, not much money
in it, but it was very inconvenient to be in
such a place, under such circumstances with.
out money. After some days it was arranged
that he should sc on home and prepare for
the reception Of his Nancy, and his father-in-
law should at the proper time take her and
her trinkets down there. Accordingly last
Monday, bright and early, father Day with
the old mare and the little wagon, loaded
with the bride and her property went down
TO find the Tyo-mile House. II seems no wev.
err BY the local items in the Dubuque papers,
that they failed to find the son-in.law and
I husband, and the last heard OF Mr. Day hs
was making desperate search in and around
Dubuque.
The old reliable Grant County HERALD
one Of the Oldest papers in Wisconsin, comes
to US enlarged to nine columns. Mr.. Pollock
is an able editor and consequently the Her
AID shines as bright star in the literary fir
msment. Polk County Press.