Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-07-24


Watertown, Dakota Terri. Org, and sends US
paper from there published by s J. Conk-
Infamous as Boss Keyes' "Dear Conk"
The interesting letter in this paper from
the mines of Arizona, republished from the
Chicago Tribune, is by son of Mr. VIM. p.
Stone, living a few miles south Of Lancaster
Dubuque had big blaze Tuesday night.
The Key City barrel factory and the collar
shop Of L. D. Randall i Co. were burned
down. The Times estimates the loss at $40
10000
--Chas. A. Booth who has been half
owner of the Monroe Sentinel for fourteen
years has purchased the other half of Mr.. s.
+. Gardner, and we hope will be successful
at clone hand"
Our thanks to Mes3rs Benton, Cove g.
Co, Milwaukee Type Founders, for copy of
their new specimen book. It is a very hand
some book and for making selections OF print
ing material Is the best arranged Of any We
have seen
-Ruka Brothers. Of Boscobel, make a new
and very full announcement to the public.
They have for sale almost anything to be
thought OF that a farmer could want for run.
ming or improving his farm. Read their adj
vertiscment.
Arthur Page has been visiting his people
in Iowa While we were sweltering almost
unto death he was enjoying on those large
praries refreshing breeze which he ex-
pressed as delicious. lie reports Iowa's sta
pie product, wheat, as being destroyed by |
chinch bugs. Grant county is still ahead
tally.
The HERALD has not for long time had 7
much TO say on politics When the campaign |
is fiirly open it may give more srace to that
subject. As long as the Democracy has no
organ in the county to fight its battles the
HERALD sill not warm up against the party
and besides viii cheerflly give space for
town and county calls when requested to do
so.
-lIough Go. have something new in the
buggy line The springs are what are called
side springs, but two of them are under the
middle Of the box aud so braced against the
Others that one side OF the buggy will not
give down below the other. It is novelty
and is a finely finished and very handsome
buggy If we had good family horse we'd
buy tha, buggy.
Chrome DIsEAsEs.-AlI persons afflicted
with chronic disease of the la =, heart or
liver have their attention cred e., Drs Price
4 Brewer and their treatment Of u b diseas-
Is Drs Price and Brewer have made them
a study for many years, avoid every other
form and pay their whole attention to only
those that are chronic In this way they
have become masters of most cases ahd yet
they never claim more than they can do
They never fail to tell patient whether they
can do any good Their truthfulness is as
great as their skill On Thursday afternoon
and Friday forenoon, the 3lst of July and the
lst of August
Over at the railroad depot there il
good sight that has huge business look
Mr. Joe Nathan showed us around it yester-
dD lie has in little while put up the
beat stock buildings in southwest Wisconsin.
They are not yards simply but large, conge- I
ncnt and strong buildings modelled after
those used for the same purpose in Chicago. I
The building under roof is 1870 feet long aad \
Is feet wide. In its CO lter will be Faiv-
banks large wagon scales and over head I
rooms for storing grant and hay. The build /
ing is very strong, with two inch flooring and /
everything else in proportion. The yards /
will extend from the building down close to (
the railroad track, and will be macadamized. /
Floors and ground are laid with inclination |
50 as to be always dry. In the middle of the /
yards Nathan, Schreiacr & Co. are having .
well drilled A shute will run to the cars
and for accommodation and convenience moth I
ing could be more complete
d, II J. Brooks Secretary, has issued cir
cuhrs for the next annual exhibition Of the I
Boscobel Driving Park Association, The /
Fair will run through three days-Wednesday /
Thursday and Friday September Gath, 25th I
and goth The green race for a $50 purse, (
divided into four premiums, by horses owned I
in Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, Crawford and |
Richand counties will take place the first .
day. The afternoon Of the second day the {
stallion race for four premiums amounting to 7
$3.50 90, will come oG Also a running race
forthrce premiums amounting to $500, and I
the trot for four premiums amounting to
$4,000 by the PAP class Of horses The .
third day there will be three races: LIST, by 4
the S-miuute class for four premiums amount (
Ing to 500 0C %, by the $50 class for
foor premiums amounting to $4,000, and (
last the Frce.for all Race for four premiums I
amounting to $4,000. The Fairs at Bosco-
bel have been notably successful. For par
,ieulars address the Secretary, T. j. Brooks, I
Boscobel
--HsRALn readers will remember that not /
long ago a fellow calling himself Hammer
came to Pigeon piggings and on one DAYS /
acquaintance married Miss Nancy Day Also /
that within week he left her In Dubuque
Nancy had a sister living on this side, near /
panleith. She went 10 visit with her awhile 4
ago. There man whose name is given as 1
Robinson got acquainted with her. He took I
her on: to Fairplay where it is said he ana
Nancy were married by Esq. Sampson He
has a vife and children also somewhere in /
Iowa lie did not take her to his other home /
lie took her to nm island palace anchored in I
view Of Eagle Point. Naney's sister did no, 1
like this arrangement and she went over to
bring Nancy away She was opposed and
was assaulted by Robinson. She then had 4 I
jamestown officer go ever and arrest Robin. /
son. The officer was resisted. The palace
had six to ten better looking girls than Nam I
CIV and nearly as many men-that is, they are
called men, they pote in this country anyway
Robinson was arrested however; taken before
Esq Sampson, had hearing and was brought
TO Lancaster. Where Nancy is just now we
don't know, nor whether she Is married
enough. Her sister has since had a warran,
out for the whole island shebang. She at
n least aPfears q be woman of courage as
well as goc dness aud promises :, fight il out
on thi, line until Dubuque has los. part az
her navy