Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-01-22

| Mr.. l.. N. Rogers clever old farmer and
stock man in Fennimore chews bis owr
plug" He grew quarter acre Of tobacco
last season and is not obliged therefore e
pay tribute 10 Uncle Sam. We Judge by Mr.
Rogers account that poor man, the owner
of five acres, By yig:lant and constant work
might make as much off of FIVE acres as most
men do of Of fo,ty, ii he understood growing
and curing tobacco. There are books thai
give very thorough Information on the sub
ject.
Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlin, who so sue
cessfully managed State affairs in Maine when
there was no Governor, was appointed TO his
position of General Of militia by Governor
Garcelon. He was brave soldier during The
war and is the man who by order OF General
Grant received Lees surrender at Appomattox
He is an ex-Go7ernor of Maine and is now
President of Bowdoin College.
If this weather was made to order in our
judgment the order ought to be coantermand.
ed. II is not good for hauling anything. II
is not coed for the hog trade. II is not
good for winter wheat, and not good for
health. Still we ought not to complain for
it is not expensive weather and one can keep
comfortable with low fires throughit.
The examination of Miss Farrell, charged
with burning Babies house, begins again to-
day and viii probably run through the week
Every man and woman in this vicinity who
can spare the time, will be on hand, and at
all seasonable hours the Court House will be
full
The present officers Of Mississippi Valley
Lodge No. So, |. o. o. f., of Lancaster, are
w. Il, Haines, N. G.; VIM. Hounsel, v. G.;
Ed. N. Lowry, s.; T. B. Sherman, P. s.; G.
W. Ryland, T. The Trustees are D. Schrein-
err, r. Z. Hoskin and Henry Muesse.
Word came few days ago that Mrs.
G. T. Walker, of Omaha, was quite i'll. Her
father, Mr.. Richard Bennett, went immedi.
ately to see her, and yesterday dispatch
was received from Mr.. Walker that she
was much better.
Call at the sign of the big watch, Ian.
caster, Wis, for jewelry of all kinds.
Special bargains in clocks and watches.
DON'T forget the place. At the sign of the
big watch, opposite Nathan, schreiner &
Co.'s.
Hon. G. W. Ryland and Jno. A. Klindt,
came to Lancaster Friday, to take rest I'M
til Monday after their two days hard work at
the capital, legislsting. Presume Messrs
Brindlcy and Watson did likewise.
Whoever told the story of the orphan
murdered by husband gambler in Galenain
pioneer times would be better believed il he
gave names. We believe i, is fiction.
Half mile from the village of Ms. Hope,
on Thursday, February 5si, Jefferson Handy
will sell number Of mich cows, twenty -one
shotes, lot of farm machinery.
-Inquirers after Bsst's Riding Saw Machine
should write to L. c. Bas.. St. Louis, No.
not to Chicago, as directed under the adver-
tisement on fourth page.
james Fisher new and fine shop is near
enough completed for occupancy and to,day
he will begin business, with himself for ace
and Peter Stoeffel fight-bower.
The Mrs. Mary Day whose death is no,
ticed in this paper, was wife of William Day,
formerly of this county. He was soldier in
the eth Wisconsin.
From the Darlington Republican VIC
gather the inference that Judge Mills has
brewery over in La Fayette county, for rent.
Miss Helen Halbert has gone to Nebras>
ka, not to grow up with the country, but to
see her sister, Mrs. John Reed.
La Fayette County Board Of Supervisors
is holding January session"
Judge Baldwin came home from Madison
neat after the swearing train.