Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-04-24
The merchants arc putting up their awn-

/ lot of Young calves for sale. 3w
/ Mr.. II. Hors:man, who has been con-
| fined to his room for some time, is now able
to be on the streets.
Rev. A. w. Stafford, of Prairie du Chen,
occupied Rev. S. w. Eaton's pulpit last Sun.
day morning and evening.
This afternoon and to>mo,sow forenoon
/ is the time set for the first visit os the famous
! Drs. Price & Brewer, at Lancaster
The McGregor Qowa) Nec8 and the
Prairie du Chen Union seem to be having
fuss over something. What is it?
Mr.. G. B. Gould has gone back from Mt.
Ida to Storm Lake, Iowa, where he has ex-
tensiye contracts for prairie breaking.
The people of Dupleith are talking of
changing the name Of their city to East Du.
buque We vote No Stick to the good old
name.
-"Crocuses are in blossom, caucuses are
in full blow and circuses will soon leave OUT
says an exchange. But many poor cusses are
little better off than before.
One week from next Monday is the day
for the Lancaster city election What off,
GERS are to be chosen may be learned from
the official announcement given elsewhere.
There is dot as cold weather dust dow
as there blight be but there is preyalQt
cold i'd these parts which Materially affe cts
the abount a'd quality of the editorial batter
that appears in these colubs, this week.
More people are put to sleep in church
by eating too much than by dull preaching
more people are put to sleep in church by
bad air than by duh preaching"-is an item
observed by friendly reader. 70 never
sleep in church
Mrs. Agnes Seagraves started Monday
with the remainder of her present family and
her son>in-law, Mr.. Teusdale. to join her hus-
band in Nebraska She is a daughter Of
Uncle Stephen Mahood, formerly well
known throughout this county.
w W. Ford has purchased lot at Slit.
ger, and intends soon to put up a store there.
Also Adam Wefel is the purchaser of lot
there and intends building store. The first
and as yet the only improvement made
there since the railroad struck that place was
the blacksmith shop put up by Mr.. Henry
Fisher. Appearances suggest that there will
be brisk little village there.
Buyers i'll West Grant may find it to
their advantage to refer to the advertisement
of Messrs Klindt, Geiger & Co., of Cassville.
They are one Of the largest mercantile firms
in the county and adapt their trade to the
circumstances of the industrial and farming
community. Anything from gros grain silk
to tnreshing machine can be bought of
them, and they take for cash or trade all the
staple products of the country.
Mr.. John P. Hare, of GAINESVILLE, is the
very gentlemanly agent of the publishers of
the Encyclopedia Britannica. He is in town
taking subscriptions and has made good
start. The work is in many respects the most
valuable library publication in the world The
new edition is out as far as the ninth volume.
The work is printed from the original plates
and given to subscribers in this country n,
the extraordinary low prices of S. to IS per
volume.
-Thos Richmond is delivering hard ma.
pie trees In good condition in Lancaster at
ten cents each Whoever wishes TO ioia in
the effort to ornament our streets with shade
this season should attend to it at once. Con,
tributions to the public fund for the purpose
may be handed to Col. Clark, say rs cents to
sl.00 from each person. Those who want
trees for home use should see Richmond, but
the point is, immediate action is necessary if
done this year. The season is advancing.
Mr.. Bellows of the Phelps House says it
isn't so. He has not sold out and is not
going west No doubt, however, he has had
good lesson on The utility of systematic adj
vertising. Like the fellow who experimental
by advertising in the Mobile Register that he
wanted To buy small dog in an hour after
the last HERALD was out everybody Mr.. Bel.
lows met had something to say that he got
tired Of hearing. Well, we hope Mr.. Bellows
is going to stay and keep the Phelps House
That is business he does as it ought to be
done.
There is no ''patent" on the first page of
this weeks HERALD. 1t contains the first
chapter of the long promised Goodhue story.
As explanation TO those who may not under.
stand descriptions Of localities and dates of
occurrences given in the story, we state here
that it was written over thirty years ago.
The next article is the Sketch of the Mines
in which Major Coons, historic character
of this regions, is the hero. 1t is the best
written Of these rare sketches and will have
the most interested readers of any yet pubs
lished. On the same page is New York
letter by our racy fashion writer This time
she steps outside of fashion and gives us
gossip and news. The page is finished off
with other useful and readable items aud
brief articles selected. The "story" for the
week is given on fourth page.