Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
TOWN AND COUNTY:

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TOWN AND COUNTY:
MIR. Jed. Barnett's new Getty dray is
gorgeous and convenient.
The First National Bank of Boscobel win
shortly begin process of liquidation.
Mrs. Mary Studebaker, daughter Of S. II.
Farnsworih, arrived yesterday from St. Paul,
to make visit of some length at her fathers
home.
"A donation will be held in the village of
CsssviIle on Friday evening, Feb 7th, for ,hc
benefit of Rev O. D. Stevens. All persons
are invited.
A stave factory in Crawford county, OPP
posite Boscobel, belonging to VIM. McWil.
liams, was burned down January II Loss
$4,000; insurance 1920
1T win be seen by the city order pub
iished to-day that new street, heretofore
without designation, has been appropriately
named after our first Mayor
"A splendid farm, situated where it can
have ail the benefits of the new railroad, is
offered for sale by Mr.. Geo. Aupperle. His
advertisement will tell the rest
MIR. JOS Osborne, of the thriving little
village Of Miffiin, just over the Grant line in
Iowa county. offers farm in that vicinity for
sale. Refer to advertisement in this paper
"A little money now and then,
So say the editors,
Is relished by the wisest men,
And other creditors.
Grant Bonham brought to town last
Thursday the biggest hog in the county
weight 7s0 pounds, He sold twenty to Ma
than. Schreiner & Co, that averaged ASS
pounds.
Mr. Thos. lockwood, between Blooming-
ton and Beetown, offers stock and other farm
property for sale at auction. For other par
ticulars see advertisement. Geo. w. Lumpkin,
auctioneer.
Joseph Kyser, Of jamestown, Wis. aged
about 90 years, died January oath of con-
sumption, leaving wife and three children
to mourn his loss The funeral took place
from the Church at Sinsinawa Mound.
-Thirty-two couples attended dance at
jamestown, Wis, for the benefit of Joseph |
Sweat, Of that place, who lost his hand re-
Gently, while working about threshing ma |
chine. The affair netted handsome sum.
Report comes that Harry Hall, who en-
listed in the temperance army large number |
of RUNS customers at Cassvie, has opened |
Office for recruits at Potosi He began on |
Monday; enlisted about 40 that evening, and |
goes on with increased success.
Mr. j. w. Graves, formerly of Blooming. |
ton, and who recently went into business at |
Prairie du Chen, is reported to be in a very |
critical condition. lie has been for years
badly afflicted with asthma which, combined |
with some disease of the lungs, makes breath
ing almost an impossibility. Hosts of friends |
sympathize with him most heartily.
The 18th Annual Meeting of the Bake's |
Prairie Agricultural Society will be held at |
Browns Hall in Bloomington, on Thursday,
February 9Th, 1879, at one o'clock P. NJ. The |
election of officers, revising Premium List and |
other business of importance will be in order.
By order of the Executive Committee.
JESSE Brooks, Secretary.
The convention Of Good Templars at
Boscobel last week, was participated in by
large numbers. Its proceedings we're con-
Quoted mainly by Phil. Allen aud Miss Emma
Sprague. Their efficient co-worker, Seth D.
Curry, shares in the honor If making the
meetings large, lively and interesting. The
next convention will be held al Patch Grove.
The last day of January led + Barnett,
who with the assistance of his faithful drivers,
Charley Weber and Dave johnson, h,s car.
ried the mail between Lancaster and Bo>cobel,
through cold and heat mud and dust, rain and
sunshine with promptness and reliability aealy
equal TO railroad time, will withdraw his
trains, and on and after February LIST the mail
will be carried on the Chicago & Tomah R. R.
One who cannot tell what he wants when
he goes to buy should not complain if he does
not get what he wants. This is applicable to
lady or gentleman in purchasing hat or
clothing to farmers in purchasing utensils and
to persons getting work done at printing of
Gee. And man who can't tell the difference
between photographic work and the print of |
ordinary types exposes his ignorance when he
puifs or criticises the print
Some weeks ago there came to our Office |
beautiful circulars announcing forthcoming |
literary weekly under the name "Penn Yam
Mystery" to be edited by the "well known, |
learned and brilliant writers aud authors,
Leon and Harriet Lewis" Accompanying |
these circulars was proposition to exchange |
if we would give the great, story, literary and |
scientific paper a notice The only notice we |
gave it was to throw the whole thing in the |
waste basket, but we felt, afterwards, pleas
urable sensations running through our veins
when we noticed how literally many of our
exchanges noticed" the new enterprise. In
due time the first number of the Penn Yam |
Mystery arrived. 1t was great, large and |
beautiful paper. Part of its space was devoted |
TO an obituary Of Mrs. Harriet Lewis, one of |
the publishers. IL is said there was a second |
number issued. A week later, and here comes |
this item in the daily newspapers; "The Penn
Yam Mystery man has eoped with l6 year |
old girl-gone to Europe--after collecting |
$4,000 on subscriptions to his new paper"
a quiet and unpretentious but very en>
Joyable entertainment was provided for the
public at the Methodist Church last Friday |
evening The audience was good one. al
though not as large as we hoped 10 see. Those
who defer going to such an affair until they