Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-20

Minnesota is in town.
The new county Supervisor to represent
he village Of Platteville. is the Hon Hammer
Robbins. Good.
MIR. Amherst Barber left for home in
Y ankton yesterday, His mother, Mrs. G A.
Barber, is convalescent
Mr.. John Humphrey BY advertisement an
nounces himself as established in the me rcan.
tile business in Patch Grove. Success attend
him.
The Rev. Father Thomas Francis 0'Neill
closed Catholic mission at st. Rose in this
county, Sunday, March 9Th 1t was the first
mission and its friends claim for il gratifying
results
Certain citizens of Potosi and Waterloo,
as will be seen in our new advertisements, have
adopted the practice now becoming common,
Of restraining other peoples animals from run
ming on their lands.
Celia Thaxter isto have an Easter Song, y
lucy I.arcom an April poem entitled "Shower
and Flower" and Mary Naples Dodge some
comcai verses about "The Little Big Woman
and the Big Little Girl, in the Forthcoming
April number of Nicholas.
The streets for which petitions appeared
in the HERALD few weeks ago were viewed
by jury Of twelve men yesterday. They
decided favorably to establishing the streets
and awarded as damages to Mr.. Gulick, S75 0G;
to DIR. Clarke $4,000. and to Mr.. Ryan sl75.
Although the HERALD Office has at present
more type and more varieties of type than any
other Office in Wisconsin located in any city
Of less than 10000 inhabitants our order goes
out direct to the foundry, this week, for thirty
five fonts of different and new styles of fancy
and job type.
Flax seeds there none in the country
for sale? Strong & Berger cannot get enough
to supply the demand And this reminds us
that farmers should not rely too much on fax
Present indications are that great an area
will be sowed that the price in the Fall may
be down to 30 cents.
1t is said that in y large area OF the west
specially in Minnesota, the intense heat before
harvest last year injured the germs Of Spring
wheat classed as No. 2 so that it will not
sprout and grow. The fact is proclaimed by
agricultural scientists of the east If correct it
is discovery that may he of value to our far
mers.
A Sabbath School Concert will be enjoyed
at the Congregational church next Sunday
evening. The exercises viii be principally
devoted to temperance, with new and effec-
tive eye illustration accompanying them Every
body invited and effort will be made to please
those who favor the conductors and perform
ers with their presence.
WIN. II. drummer, who we believe was
brother of David drummer, uncle of James
and father of Charles drummer, formerly Of
this place, fell dead last week Wednesday
while ascending fight Of stairs in Dubuque.
Cause, heart disease. Respect is paid to his
memory in a series of resolution by the Old
oettierS society OF Dubuque.
Mr.. August Reifsteck, well known through
this county and abroad in the Stlte as the
lightning OF the Grant County -4dvocote, when
it was in striking attitude, goes next week.
in company with Mr.. s. Mufiey, of Cass-
vile, to engage in business in Minnesota
His address will be Minneapolis: In his new
field of labor we shall be pleased to hear of
his success. Would also be pleased to hear
of him as established in some strong news or
literary paper where his dashing pen could
have full swing on other than political or
business rivals
During the late pleasant weather twelve
tramps put in appearance at Portage and
practical application was made of the new
tramp law. They were caught demanding
money of girl and on being taken to the cal-
aboose made hideous noises and began tearing
things to pieces. Some Of them were then
locked in the cells. One became so boi stcr-
Gus that he had TO be haIdcuffed and taken to
Jail. They we're tried next day found guilty
under the law and all sentenced to Jail for Pc
RODS running from ten to thirty>fve days. As
the tramp season approaches let Grant county
officials~be prepared for prompt execution of
the law.
Frank Mccormick, who went 20 Nehl aska
last Fall, from this county, was accidentally
shot and instantly killed at his home in Oak
dale, Nebraska, some ten days ago. He was
ooae;nr frnDa h,c housa RI tho horn uhon 49,
ties were shooting at mark aero IS his path.
One of the men called to him to " look outs
The call merely had the effect to cause him 20
look where the voice came from. At that in
slant the gun was fred and the ball struck
him in the mouth passing out ut the back of
the head. He leaves wife there and little
children His father, Benz. Mccormick, is a
Justice Of the Peace in Waterloo township,
this county, and is greatly distressed over the
loss of his son near whom he expected soon to
make his home.
-"Waverly, Neb., March Il.-FRIEND Pol
LOCK: When see so much controversy in
the HERALD between the ex. Badgers now in
Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, with regard to
their respective localities, i am strongly tempted
to "take a hand with them. It
refreshing to read and hear of your sleighing
parties, Sc: while here We are in the midst of
our farming operations. l am done wheat
sowing. Some finished last month and some
in Januar,, although old settlers say this has
been the coolest winter since lS64-5. Don't
discourage those who suck the "hind teat or
any other one from coming west.-C. D. S.
Very nice, Charley. Let US see: that was
March llth, just at the end Of "spe!l of
weather here, during which farmers had their
Spring work we'll laid out, we're sowing Spring
wheat, the larks were here singing their songs
and Spring bonnets beginning to bloom when,
10 there came from the West chilling breeze,
growing colder and colder the more we got of
it. and even the house-plants froze up. Judgs
ing by the tail end of that breeze as it switched
around US here. il must have been fearful cold
as far out as Nebraska
Lancaster. for the past two years, has
been fortunate in having Col. John G.. Clark
as its Chairman Of the Board Of Supervisors
At the election on the first of April Chairman
is to be elected again. The Office itself is on
ly little one that almost any man may be
thought competent to fill but which very few