Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-13
TIE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:

stopped 10 Lancaster for few hours las
Thursda,.
Frog serenades every evening with mat
irees cloudy afternoons. Appleton Pos
Thats the advantage Of living on a pond.
Freighls at all points on the Chicago
2 nah are reduced to what they were sefor
the break up With the Mil s St. Paul.
vhr. Jacob Long, an industrious farme
heretofore residing ~ this vicinity is on hi
way with his family this week, to try hi
fortune in Nebraska
Those fine cows which Mr. John J. Ros
purchased of the great stock man, ]. I
Howdle, have put in their appearances at tn
place Of their new owner .-MinerGl Poi,
Tribune.
The excursionists have big double
width advertisement in this paper. The ex
carsi0n itself will also be big broad-guag
affair though it goes on narrow gauge rail
road-May goth.
ID. schreiner has purchased the ofic
building north o. the Mansion House and tn
lot back Of it and is about to build fire
proof vault upon ii in which to secure hi
abstract records.
Miss Jennie Atgater was prevented from
giving her reading last Saturday by tn,
storm. Visitors can enjoy the promised en-
tertainment Tomorrow (Friday) evening al
the Congregational church
Col. John G. Clark issues short ad.
dress to the soldiers Of Grant county, especi
ely to his comrades of the 9Th and 50th Wis
consin Volunteers, and wishes them to joir
him a. the grand reunion at Milwaukee, June
9TH.
The North West is the best walking cul-
tvator made, and the German is the boss Of
all riding cultivators. Call and examine be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. Ed. I. Garter
has them for sale at the Mansion House cor
ner.
Mr. John Thompson with his wife, who is
cousin of Mrs. Barlow and Mrs D. B. Stevens
spent fes days visiting these relatives in
Lancaster aud CassYille, the past week Mr.
Thompson resides near the Harlem road in
eastern New York.
The Superintendent of the Fair grounds
Mr., Lewis Holloway, by this item notifies
boys and men not to 60 on the Fair grounds
to play ball or for any other amusement or
business. Any persons going there without
permission are trespassers.
Bear in mind Mr.. Thomas Mcdonald has
given warning that stock found upon his
premises,eyen on the highways, will be taken
mp at the cost of the owners Also party
of farmers in West Grant have notice to
the same effect in this paper.
-Freights are down again When the G..
q T. was turned over to the Northwestern,
the arrangements with the NJ. & st. P. were
broken and freights between Milwaukee and
Chicago and Lancaster jumped up about so
per cent, The Northwestern has now nut
them down 20 the same rates as before.
The court room is put in quite good or
der by Sheriff Streeter. Tie carpets are laid
bettcr than ever before aud the whole room
III the immediate care OF the Sheriff was thor.
oughly cleaned Il needs good ready for i.
will have TO stand deal of use and abuse
through the coming Presidential campaign.
wBy favor of Mr.. w. b. Wilkinson, of Ell
lenbJro, We have an English paper containing
fall list Vt the members elect to the British
HOUSE CT Commons Among its items is an
acc4nAt Of police trial where man was
sentenced to six months hard labor for steal
ing two pies, (though he Immediately gave up
the lies)
by virtue of authority given him by a
resolution adopted by the last annual meeting
of the county board of supervisors, chairman
George Clementson, has appointed as COM
mittee on county highways, Thomas Watson,
Chairman, and Thomas Mcmahon, James A.
Ferris, Alfred Bark and Omar J. Arnold as
the other members
-Chicago's big day will be when the Re-
publican Conv ention meets, June I'd. Gin
cinnati's big day will be when the Demo crat-
ic Convention meets. Milwaukee's big day
will BE- June 18th, when the great reunion of
soldiers begus. Lancaster's big day will be
May Gosh, when the Odd Fellows excursion
comes off 1t viii be big day all along the
narrow gauge R. r.
Zen. Calls has been Frustrated for some
weeks. His illness is paralysis of the lower
limbs and the paralysis is caused by the
wounds received in the war His general
health has appeared better than for some
time bus for a man who in good health over
flows with viyacity, to feel well and yet be
helpless is aggravation. We hope to see the
General around again in good time
III twelve ard half cents make bit,
how much is a little bit ?" was the inquiry of
an urcha in the D class, Lancaster High
School the other day. The teacher looked
wise az bin for moment and then offered to
recommend him for a situation on the Bur-
lington HaWEeye or Danbury Ns,cs, but his
joke was not much larger than that Of Mas
ter julius Caesar Afrcanus's who when his
teacher asked, what was the sum Of and I
answered six and one to toter
Madison people are confronted with a
petition calling upon them to vote $4,000
aid to the Chicago & Tomah r. r. No part
OF the money is to be paid until the road is
completed from lancaster to Madison and
not then unless the road is completed and
runniog before the end of 1881 Step up
Madison gentlemen when your city has di-
rect connection with lancaster il may amount
70 something. And what Is $4,000? Why,
lancaster had to pay nearly $4,000
The editor of the Ilitsess complains that
tic HgsALp is making capital out of his
"'ypographicaw mistakes The Witness edi-
to is mistaken We would as soon look for
e'3ital in dried up aFtichoke We never
mentioned typographical error as appearing
Ut- Illness Somebody has told its editor
49, Fl end be IS too lazg to lock whether it
''s rue. Like the fellow too lazy to follow
OBJ saie when the sun passed from east to
"'.t be- les sin aud cries for tthe shades Of
Co-e~"
Ar Gilbert Randall VIII Sc the people
'' syille next week ana solicit subscrip-