Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-21
TUE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY;


Mr. J. A. Jones's visiting with Miss Clara.
Miss Kettler, of Platteyille, is enjoying
the healthy air Of Lancaster and a visit with
Mis-. Ellen Woolstenholme.
-Grcat reduction in the price of barbed
wire-much lower now than ever. Call in
and see and be convinced
M ZIEGLER & Co
Mr.. j. T. Howdle viii sell fine bred
.hort horn calf at the county fair. and vii!
give half the proceeds to the Society. For
pedigree &c. see new advertisements.
The statement that Mr.. Julius Baumgart-
ucrs ltttle boy was away from home when
tax, II with the Illness which caused his death
seems to be an error The child had not
been from under parental care,
State Superintendent W C. Whitford,
passed through Lancaster yesterday He
betored before the destitute at Bloomington
op Tuesday evening and was on his way to
lecture at DodgeyilIe last evening.
-Phonix Engine Co No. requests the
presence OF dH its members at a special
meeting, next Monday evening. The boys
tain Of dividing the ''spoiIs" 50 you better be
on hand to receive your share. Remember
'ia lme, o'clock, sharp,
The Galena Gazette says Mr. A. Sckmitt
ha, taken charge of he Phelps House at
I2aHnUe, lately vacated by Mr. Ira Bellows
The mistake was made by copying from BIO
Rndaub's religious journal, instead of from
.he solid old Herald
There will be amusement, any quantity
Of il, at the Fair Grounds to- morrow alters
noon. The Dubuque Red Stockings will play
there and at mat time sgainst the Lancaster
Brown Stockings 1t only costs 10 cents to
see II iIl There will be thousands out.
The Prince Imperial, or rather, young
Louis Bonaparte, is to be presented to the
readers Of ST. Nicholas, in the September
nu'-ber, by means Of a short biography, and
portrait faithfully engraved from photo
graph taken short time before the nnfortu-
mite young fellows death.
Mr.. A. J. Curtis, reports that in the vi
Guilty Of Patch Grove winter wheat Yields
lh- year from 20 to 35 bushels per acre; fax
from 10 - oats from % 10 so The grass
hoppcrs are doing great damage 70 clover
seed lie thinks the dry weather will make
the corn crop short.
"A painful accident happened to J. II.
Peacock, Of Big Patch While feeding
threshing machine fax straw pierced his
right eye, passed into the anterior chamber
and broke oil. Fortunately, after difficult
operation, Dr. Philips succeeded in remov-
Ing the silver and the eye is doing well
Mrs. Henry Clark Of Ellenboro, died yes
tcrday morning aged ffty-nine years. Her
husband, aged &C years, died at the same
place August 7th and daubht died in Kan
sas about the 18th Of June. Mr. Clark Was a
resident in this country for about thirty years
Next Sunday a grove meeting is to be
held in the grove adjoining the Dyer School
House, in North Lancaster. The services are
to be in charge of Rev. T. NJ Harris of Grant
Circuit, p. NJ church, and Rev. g. w. L.
Brown the pastor of Lancaster NJ E. church
OIher ministers are expected Services at
10 A. H., and also at $50 P. NJ.
Ladies call at w. H. uaincs' Cheap Boot
and Shoe Store and examine those new style
Baton Boots with French heel and protec-
ton heel plates. These PLACES are nickle
plated and do not hurt the look the shoe,
but preserve the original shape "rd cvenness
oi the heel; preventing uneven wea,, or run
ming over and save the expense of re-hecling
the shoe when half worn out. 23w2
Tile teachers employed for the next
school year at Lancaster, are Prof. j. &. Da-
yics Principal; Miss Mary Robbins, Assis-
tant Principal Miss Emma WOggoner (of
Galena) in Grammar department; Miss Fan
ME Carter in Intermediate department; Miss
Ellen Woolstenholme in ID Primary and Miss
Emma Watkins in Primary School opens
September 10Th
A letter dated at Schocnberg, Germany
by Mr. John A. Klinds, stating that he had
enjoyed reading the HERALD regularly while
in Germany, and that he would leave Rre-
men August 81 on the Steamer Neckar, is
received lie has had a nice trip In the
Faihcrand and through the country on the
Rhine, and probably ere this has been well
coined home At Cassville
The Newton Iowa Journdl ha. the fol,
loving concerning a young man well known
III Lancaster: "Dr. c. w. Eaton, who has
been located in our city about a year, has
gone, or is going, to Des Mones. For the
present he intends to quit the active practice
OF medicine, and to engage, with company,
in the manufacture of syrup from field corn.
The Dr. has made hosts OF warm friends here,
and they, with his many patients, viii regret
his removal and he will carry with him their
test wishes for his abundant success. To the
press and people OF Des Moines we cordially
commend him as No. /. Christian gentle
man in all that the term implies
-lht:cvilc has two fire companies--six.
" meu in each They are handsomely uni
formed Thursday last they made an excur.
SION % Galena on the narrow guage There
were about 700 people in the party At
ialcna The fremen were met by the Galena
Grcmeu aud marched into town led by one
brass band and followed by another The
handsome parade astohished the Galenaians
The day was passed happily and the party
arrived back at Platteville at about s o'clock,
just in time TO 90 from the cars to their
home. in drenching rain. That was fun
too--iun with the ladies' bonnets and fine
dresses The profits Of the trip to the fire.
men we're about sl75.0o The Galena FIRE
msu will return the visit in September.
All the Greenbackers now left in Grant
County met yesterday afternoon and nomi-
mated candidates for State Senator and Coun
ty Superintendent. On calling to order Mr..
5 y Jones was made chairman OF the Con-
ycntion lie made speech the point of
which was that If the Fool-Killer would come
around there would be one less editor in
Grant County than there IS. OF course he
meant the Gd-cttc editor for he was the only
editor present at the time and Mr. Jones
wouldn't crack such joke on an absent edi-
tor Bat just then the editor Of the HsRALD