Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-09-23

BROKER Bros. have their engine all pu
up and their planning mill in successful opera
ton.
Wood is scarce in Lancaster, and har
to get, as the farmers are busy finishing u
their fall work.
Owing to the Fair. the market which
should be held on Saturday next, is postpone
ill the last Saturday in October.
"A line from Mr.. J. Stephens, of Cub
City, says that the excursion for Septembe
sosh, over the G. & T. r. R., is abandoned.
Buffalo robes and blankets for sale b
Henry Ressmeyer. When in town ATTENDING
the Fair call and patronize him il you are ii
want of those articles.
MFR. Hamilton Cardy's sale one and bal
miles from the Rock school house in Potosi
will be next Saturday, September 25th 70
particulars see bills.
Miner plums have been SO plentiful thi
season that they have been selling at fit
cents bushel, and many bushels have gon,
10 waste LOT Want OIL consumers.
Cider mills are scarce. The large appl
crop and no market for 1t has caused an in
creased demand for them. T. F. Baldwin
could not get enough TO supply all calls.
The advertising looking glass in the pos
Office Is a novelty. Il is large looking glass
with cards of business houses of our cit,
placed on the inside Of the glass. Ii is gotteI
up in attractive style, and cannot fail to b,
well noticed
School opened last Monday with the fol
lowing teachers in charge: Mr.. Reed, princi
pail Miss Neeley, assistant; Miss Emmt
Waggoner, grammar department; Miss Eller
Woolstenhelme, intermediate; Miss Nettit
Calls. second primary; Nj ISIS Emma Watkins
primary. The order of things this year il
the high school, we hear, IS 10 know little
well rather than much little.
"A Grant county dealer called yesterday
to see our copy of the Galena Gazette to fnC
the name of large dealer in confectionery
in Galena. He didn't find any such ada.
tiser there and had to give it up. Tbe hn.i
ness man may take lesson from This "a !,
how advertising pays. Manv and many
time is the HERALp's G6lumps searched nv !,
Is4gsis ~ country and villages to find IT,
names of advertisers.
Visitors to the Fair can find ample &C
commodations in our hotels, of which we ma
justly feel proud. The Phelps House is stu
Rted at the northeast and corner Of the rub
lie square, and is the largest in the place.
The Horstman is the next door east, at tn
iron front. The Mansion is on the south ,eas
corner of the square, and the proprietors ar
cup to snuff in the hotel keeping line. Tn
Lancaster House is on Main Street one bloel
east of the court house. At any of thes
hotels you can get meal for a regal banquet
ON St. Matthews Day, 21st inst, Chris
Church, Hazel Green, was dedicated to tn
service Of God in a very impressive service
conducted by the Bishop of the Diocese as
sisted by the Rev S. D. Pulford, of Platte
Vile, Rev. l.. Cloak, Of Lancaster and tn
missionary in charge, Rev. G. II. Drewe. Tn
building is a Substantially built frame, on
block Of land half of which was conveyed t
the mission in deed of gift by the owner
Mr.. Crawford. At the evening service shor
addresses were made BY the Bishop aud clei
gy present; and all present were unanimou
in pronouncing both services of the day a
truly impressive and thoroughly devo tiona
The interior of the building was chastcl
decorated and this together with the goo
music and hearty responses made il day t
Se remembered.
We are pleased to learn that dairying
now quite proftsble-both butter and chees
bringing high prices. Several of our farmer
are shipping their own butter, finding til
railroad here to be very advantageous in tbs
respect, The range in prices of butter is r,
markable, and is of itself suggestive TO or
wise enough TO take hint Some who max
butter sell it at ten cents per pound viii
their near neighbor sells his at so cents
There are families in tow who pay an ave
age Of FIVE cents per pound above the mark
price 10 reputed butter makers while son
makers can hardly find sale at any price. B,
this item will probably do the latter class I
good. 1t takes reader, thinker and
worker TO succeed in the dairy business.
they don't belong to the class of reader
thinkers and workers they may not see tn
item.
We observe that our lows county el
changes are publishing lengthy notices Of
county history that certain parties are gettiI
up for that county. The men engaged in Il
business have been travelling from county
county getting up histories" OF counties tn
they never pat foot in until they went f
that business. The books are large bull
concerns and rather attractive in appearance
and ne idea of having a mans head in OF
of them iatters his vanity more than TO ha
lightning rcd on his house, and the histo
men have as much success as the lghtnil
rod mon in taking them in But, as we he
they think of coming over to Grant count
We warn our readers it is all humbuggery
The counties where they have delivered tbs
histories the people are cursing them mo
than the Atlas men are cursed in Grant cou
" The books are mainly catering biogr
phies Of men that can be met with Who d
able to pay for it or FOR poor picture
themselves and they have very fttle of an
Thug shat deserves the name of local histol
ne! are trash not even as valuable to
average readeT as pub. doc, and nioete
ou' OF twenty who are called upon.to pay
them, after having in stupid momen. 81
ser'oed for them. become as mad at the
ssi ,,. as II they were paying IS or $40 70
puo.e document or as ii they were caul
h0'aiag bag to catch snipes