Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05
THE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:

by skillfnl hands, at Geo. Gibbs barber shop.
Another hotel in Cassyille, landlorded
by F. P. Mink, is opened for guests.
Mrs. McGonigaI was able to be GU. Tues
day to see her neighbors for the first time in
several months.
Rev c. +. Clapp, formerly Of Prairie du
Chen, is at present preaching in Dubuque 10
Dr. Binghan's pulpit.
John 0swald's new brick building east OF
the Bank is progressing finely. The cellar is
excavaied, rock and brick are on the ground
a d Nr. HOskin has begun the mason work.
A lady ia the country has written to Mr..
IPLewis, wishing TO know where she can
fad boy TO adopt-over and under IL
years IF age. WHO has child to give away?
Mrs. Mary Pyde, of the Mansion House,
a,red Tuesday to Vermont, her native
State, TO remain several months visiting reia-
tves
That strawberry and ice cream festival
promised by the Methodist ladies, can be en-
joyed tomorrow (Fridayl evening, over
Iyey & Webb's store.
The Annual Commencement at st. Clara
Academy, Sinsinaws Mound, takes place,
Friday, June goth Public examination will
begin June 9th.
Wool is coming in-sll sorts and ia uh>
limited quantities Though it would add TO
the price Of our coat We wish for the produce
ers sake the price were higher.
-Mr. James Rowan, of Dubuque, who bu,
large quantities of oats every winter at Poto,
81, gave US a call Tuesday. He is not at ali
reduced in flesh or spirits since his expert
ence as a temperance lecturer.
August Eggers, for thirty-two years an
Industrious and much respected citizen of the
town Of Paris, near Dickeyville, died April
lsth. lie leaves wife and one son, Mr..
Henry Eggers.
Mr. John Stevens. sen, of Montfort, was in
town Tuesday, for the first time in nine years
lie came on the narrow guage, and says he
felt lost in our city, it has improved so
much
The N E. Sunday School Convention at
Mineral Point, whose proceedings we publish
by request of the convention. was attended
by D. D. UT, j. EcKinney, Mrs. BARLOW,
Miss Laura Woodhouse aud Rev. G. w. L.
Brown.
Mrs. Lou Holloway boasts Of a new
sidewalk AMI new fence, fronting the
handsome premises IN which she now resides
c. J. Hyde. not to be outdone by Judge Nc
Gonlgal, has continued the costly fence
around his grounds.
Charles johnson who was arrested short
time ago for stealing pair of boots from the
shop ofJoseph Chambers,i in Bloomington, plead
guilty on Tuesday last and was sentenced TO
one years hard labor in the State Prison, and
Que days solitary confinement. II is his first
Offense and the sentence was placed as low
as the law allows for such an offence.
The wives of Dubuque drunkards are
+ beginning TO notify the numerous saloon
keepers Of that city not to Sell their dissipat-
ed husbands any more liquor. Ibis is new
wrinkle to the dram shop keepers up there,
who have for years run their saloons, and
the city too, just as they pleased, regardless
of anybody's welfare, save their own
Bellevue Leader.
A lady IN Lancaster says that two weeks
ago 20 cents worth Of a certain much
pulled" but cheap soap were rq ircd and
used at her Irregular weeks wash " Last
week she procured at Nathan, Sch. elmer K
Cos. rs cents worth of Proctor & Ganble's,
and only two-thirds Of it we're required and
used for the weeks wash, which she believes
was little larger than the other. Besides,
Proctor & CANDLES did the work easier and
better and was much pleasanter to use
Drs, Price Brewer are men of integrity of
character, candid in their medical examina-
tons, and possessing an experience in chronic
diseases. Persons having old chronic ailment.
will do well to give them call. They have
won many encomiums from those suffering
from various diseases, and the press every
where speaks of them in high praise. During
the month of June Drs Price & Brewer will
make their regular visit to this city. Call on
them at the Phelps House Thursday afternoon
or Friday forenoon. Consultation free.
Grant County, though in young state
and new country, contains the ruins of more
thon one 'ciiy." The most noted of these is
Paris, on the Platte, and is Romalus was
the Frenchman, DeTantebar. Another
"sketch of the Mines" will appear in the
HERALD next week; Paris and its hero will
be the subject II is long, given in beautiful
language It is in part amusing, and varies
to the thrilling and the paihetic--all the in
terest Of romance, but as far as known, is
historic truth.
Mr.. j. Rosenthal, a st. Louis artist, has
now on exhibition, in Lancaster, at the
Phelps House, a number Of Oil Paintings
He would be pleased to have ladies and gen,
tlemen call and see them. They are for sale
hut there is no charge for seeing. Mr.. Rosen
thai is a Portrait Painter He believes hs
can give satisfaction in this art, in which
pictures and hkenesses have existed fol
hundreds of years. Call, at least. and have
the satisfaction of seeing genuine oil paint
Hgs. Sales made at low figures.
THE Great New York Circus and Cor
tons Gold Band" exhibited here last Monday
II made no parade on the street as mos
concerns now travelling do, for the reason
that 1t bad none to make. The only attrac
ton outside of the tent was the rope walking
from the ground to the top of the tent
During the day numerous bogus CONS ar,
said to have been passed out at the ticket
wagon and other frauds attempted on the un
wary. The SHOW was the '.same thing W,
see IN every circus, and we we're glad to Sc,
that 1t was not patronized very extensive "
The Grant County HERALD inquiries
Can teacher suspend scholar ?'' Vi
here she can, with her left hand, and hav,
her right for use on what Henry War,
Beecher has called ''the divinel appointe,
place - Baraboo Rspa6lie. Our BaraboC
brother Is critically correct, but we car
sometimes save time, space ard labor aud b,
even SS'ter understood by not strictly con
"fhing,o school grammars. Circumstance
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