Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-06-05

Street Commissioner Phelps, with.scru.
tinizing care, is attending 10 the faults in tn
sidewalks and streets
Don't fail to see Mr.. Rosenthaps oil
paintings. If not encouraged, he may re-
main only short time.
-Messers F. s. Kidd and Reub. Showalter
90 next week TO Milwaukee to attend the
Grand Lodge Of Masons.
-Platteville did her duty on Decoration
Day. The people turned out in large num-
bers. Some said they came because they did
not want &c be left there alone.
-Drs. Hassell 4 Kanouse have got our
friend L. J. Alcott down, in the Mansion
House, and are treating him with both tender
ness and severity. They promise to let him
up within a week.
j. F. Walsh, foremerly of Hazel Green,
who has been running harness shop in OAR
Iington for the last four years, has closed out
his business in that village and has gone 10
Chicago to superintend the manufacture Of
bis patent sweat-pad.
The Lancaster High School Commence
ment takes place next week, Friday. Exer-
cises viii begin at 10 a. m. Glass exercises in
the afternoon and alumni exercises in the
evening The other departments of the school
will hold public examin atoms and exercises
during the week.
The lumber business in Lancaster is no
the dull thing it used to be before the rail-
roads time. Mr.. Geo. Muesse is able to keep
large supplies, fine assortments and makes
active sales on small profits. In this interior
town Of Grant county lumber is bought as
cheaply as at the river towns.
The chosen officers, III. Keene, Presi-
dent: George R. Laughtonand Saml Wood
house, yice-Presidents; II. j. TRADER. Mar
shall, D. G. Phillips, Assistant Marshrl. and
Rev G. W. L. Brown, Chaplain, were all pres
ent Decoration Day and creditably attended
to their respective duties.
A call at Cassville the other day satisfied
US that our correspondent there has not over
drawn The enterprise of the men or their
business prospects. 1t was curious, however,
to note the changes the water as we'll as the
men have made in the appearance of the
place. Where there used TO be scarcely a
perceptible track across the plateau for the
floods TO find their way to the Mississippi
there is now a serpentine wash-out deep
enough and broad enough to carry away
large houses if they were in its track. The
Mississippi has also washed away large areas
of land. Mr.. Sneclode has trap set with
which IN few years he expects to catch the
steamboat landing.
The Grant County Agricultural Society
has made some chauges in the premiums
which the patrons of the Fairs will rejoice
in. II has largely increased many of.the pre-
miums. The first premiums for carriage and
draft teams, formerly $500 each are now
made $1,000 each. For single horses they
are increased from $500 to 81. 90. The pre-
miums for stations, brood mares and short
horn cattle (bulls and cows) are also in
creased to $1,000 for best and 5 90 Tor Sec
ond best: with corr esponding increase for the
different ages, There are also changes made
in which the ladies will be interested. For
instance ins'ea of $l.00 as the highest Gu
lnary premium, the Society will offer $500
for the bes, display of cake $500 for the
best display of pies. There will certainly be
lively competition for those six..dollars. The
other changes will be made known next
week.