Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-23

we have few half scholarships in tbs
heokuk Commercial College for disposal. Il
IS an institution so well advertised that every-
body must know its merits. A whole scholar
ship is worth $4,000. Those VIC have are
therefore good, at the College. for $40 90. on
the purchase ola scholarship, a, any time one
chooses to 70. Now what We propose is to
dispose Of three of these half scholarships to
the highest bidders. The three highest bid
ders by letter with the money enclosed fully
post paid shall each have one. The money
Of unsuccessful bidders will be returned in
the manner directed. Bids must come within
two weeks.
The peanut is highly palatable and nu.
tritious esculent, much affected by gentlemen
OF tone. and exhaling delicate perfume, com.
parable only to altar Of roses. Likewise this
Is free country, and the common school sys
tenn is the Palladium of our liberties. Never.
theless, notwithstanding these considerations,
the sight of a school teacher cracking and eat
ing peanuts in church during the progress Of
religious services, is enough to make one ex-
claim, us our civilization failure, And is the
Caucasian played QUIT
Lucy Carter, whose name has become ia
miliar especially to many OF our lady readers
through her fashion letters written from New
York, Saratoga and other places where people
OF fashion and wealth do congregate, has
placed IN this paper an advertising card
Merchants as we'll az ladies who cannot always
get what they want at home, may find it to
their advantage to correspond with her. She
Sno'Os the business she is engaged in
MIR. VIM. W esting, in South Lancaster.
is credited with raising as fine hogs as any
farmer in the county. Yesterday he sold fifty
head to Messrs. Nathan. Schreiner & Co.
that averaged in weight over 4OlI pounds
each. There have been some remarkable
weights published this season but such a
weight for SO many by one grower ia rare in>
deed. The lot was shipped yesterday over
the c. & T. r. r. and were the finest 10. Of
hogs ever shipped from Lancaster.
Grant County people are anxious to
know how their own members have been yot.
ing in caucus on Senator. Only one vote was
given by vira voce responses and on that one
Judge Mills voted for Howe; Messrs Carter
and Hathaway for Washburn, and Mr.. Brindley
for Sawyer. We have private assurances as
to how they have voted on the secret ballots,
but men are liable to be mistaken and we do
not think IL proper TO publish mere conjec
lures.
Il. NJ. Young says the emigration to the
West next season will be "tremendousn Saws
he has sold the past year upwards of four thou.
sand acres of land to Grant County people
and, by the way, he charges it all to advertis.
ing in the Grant County HERALD. If this is
the way people take our advice to stay in good
old Grant, we'll begin to say like Doug. Oliver,
"Get out you scalawags."
Rev. A. W. Stafford preached his farewell
sermon here last evening He now leaves the
evangelstic work in whic he has been en-
gagged with Mr. Clapp for over year, and re
turns to the pastorats, having accepted call
to Prairie du Chen. Mr.. Stafford leaves with
the good wishes of many warm friends who
have learned to know him during the past
month
WIN, Hofman's house in the village of
jamestown was burned down January 9th. 1t
took fire in the attic, but from what cause is
not known The building was totally destroy
ed but contents mostly saved. Loss about 81
900; insurance, $500. Mr. Hoffman is shoe-
maker, an industrious man and old citizen.
Time The evening of the 18th. Place
the road between this city, and the house of
Chas. Langridge, jr. Eramatis persone-A
merry company of dancers Scene-Ten men
walking knee deep in the snow. Moral 1t
takes more than two horses to draw twenty
people in heavy snow storm, on billy road.
New subscribers continue to come In.
We prefer not to begin the publication of
Goodhue's story Struck a Lead " until the
close of the season for new subscriptions, for
there will be very few, if any, back numbers
printed.
--Messrs. Nathan, Schreiner g. Co. shipped
on the q. & T. r. r. yesterday four car loads
of hogs that weighed An average of 400 pounds
each.
james Blaine is a man we like to hear
talk any day-James Blaine of Animation, we
mean.