Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-01

4 ness mas moved from BoSc0bel TO kennlmore,
Railroads make business for doctors as well
as for other people.
| The next graduating class of the Lancas-
ter High School win be the largest that has
| yet taken the untire course. 1t numbers six.
teen members.
Mr.. Richard Eddy, an old and respected
citizen of Lancaster, died yesterday morning
OF lung fever. His illness was Of only few
days duration.
The city dray has been busy for three
days past hauling crockery from the depot to
our merchants stores. Almost enough to
hold the Mississippi river.
New telephones. Allen Barber has
one from bis residence to his Office, DR.. Bar
Der one from his house to w. B. Bakers
drug store, and Chas Belz one from his shop
to his home.
In the hurry to get to a fire in Beloit
not long since, Lou Schroeder, a Lancaster
boy and a student in Beloit College. stumbled
down stairs breaking his collar bone and
bruising his head but not seriously,
Dir. Henry Muesse is making new
sprinkler tor Mr.. Breigthaupt. It is painted
IN good and substantial style and that the
paint may be well dried il has to rest until
next Monday. Then work begins
The Appleton Post announces "a num-
Der Of new beats on the river" there this sea-
son. Rather early isn't it We don't look
for new beats here un til later in the summer,
and it is out of the season now eren 70 relish
dead beats.
A County Seat agitation has sprung up in
Crawford County The proposition is to re-
move the county seat from Prairie du Chen
to the town Of daney, which is nearer the ge-
ographical center. The attempt will doubt
less result in failure.
Mr.. Sam Greene's gait ia as agile as if
nothing had happened. On his return home
after his late expedition he was welcomed
home by the music the Lancaste. Harmo-
MIA Band which we presume, indicates the
respect entertained for him with s'the bows"
Darlington merchants have dubbed to-
gether to employ an expert to inspect all but
ter offered for sale in that city and set a mar
ket value on it, which price only will be al.
lowed by the merchants. Thus the butter
will be paid for according to its merits and it
will be an object to make good butter.
The talk over Hopkins Choice Mower,
which Mr.. D. V. Perrin is ling, is favorable
to its rapid sale. 1t is true that those who
have used it pronounce it superior to any
they ever saw and that it slips over the rough
ground and through tangled grass as grace
fully as ''blue racer" Every trial proves
its merits.
Walter Hickliu was brutally beaten at
Bridgeport last week by saloon keeper, a
large, strong man. For several years Mr..
Hieklin has been in feeble health, and ia an
noffensive person. No one really brave would
beat such man as Walter Hicklin.
dn Chen Courier. And will the good citizens
let the dog off with this gentle rebuke
The HERALD some two weeks ago editor
tally noted the fact that by the Revised Stat
utes liquor license money could not go to
build sidewalks and had to go to the support
of the poor. But it seems that city ncorpor>
atoms can by ordinance turn this money into
sidewalk or other fund Lancaster being
under city incorporation has taken advantage
thereof and ordained the license money to
be used as here tofore.
The city scales, which are the subject of
an ordinance published in this paper, are all
ready purchased and are being put up on the
grounds convenient to the depot. Their
presence will doubtless prove a qualification
TO the farmers who come here with their pro-
duce. They are in the outset tested by a
United States officer, and as will be seen by
the ordinance will be tested for accuracy as
often as once month.
"A son of G. Loefelholz, living nesr Dick.
eyville was killed last Wednesday by the
kick of horse. He had been at work in the
field and on his way home, after passing
through gate, tug came loose, when as the
boy was in the act of hitching it, the horse
gave him the kick. He lived but a short
time. The horse was not vicious but proba.
bly, was approached without being spoken TO-
The deceased was fifteen years old
Three young gentlemen of Lancaster
were out on Gran. fishing one day las, week
They had a can of oysters with them. One
of them went to a farmers house not far
away and borrowed three saucers to dish the
oysters. He did not return them. Says he
tried their strength by tinging them against
the rocks The conduct on the whole, was
worthy of an experienced tramp. The far
mer has since been in town looking for that
young man As soon as he has little leisure
after his crops are in he proposes to serve
him with another dish or '.iug"
Last evening at dusk two pla.ieville gem
tlemen, Mr.. McCarn and Mr.. Washburn, had
their livery driven in front of the Phelps
House preparatory to starting home. One of
them was in the act of raising the buggy top
when the horses took sudden fright and start
ed off as if they had been shot out of tor
nado. They whirled round so rapidly as 20
upset the buggy which after another jump was
right side up again. and dashing on a. a fear
full rate smashed the wheels of lumber wagon
in their way and breaking connection from
their buggy, after run of three squares the
horses brought up against tree in front of
ye editors door, probably in the hope of be-
ing gently reported. Well it was that no
person was in their track for apparently one
might as well have undertaken to get out OF
the way Of lightning flash. The buggy was
considerably injured and one horse seriously
famed, but fortunately no person was hurt
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