Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-01-29
he HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:
Las. Sunday was the birthday Of Robert

Senator Ryland has our thanks for fn
set Of the States "Pub. Docs"
Call and examine stock and prices at th
store of Woolstenholme & Nathan. If
Probably no one is looking for steam
boat at Prairie du Chen Ais morning.
M. NJ. Zeigler & Go. have made anothe
addition to their commodious warehouse.
"A farm near the Iowa county line is Of
fered for sale By advertisement in this paper
Read and learn other particulars.
During Miss Waggouer's illness Mr.
Thomas Watkins is teaching the Grammar
department Of the Lancaster schools.
M. Y. johnson has gone again to Wash.
ington to get Uncle Sans oil to oil the Ca
lena rayines so the mud viii slide down them.
--Mr R. B. Showalter, who has charge of the
county farm, says the county at present gives
regular board to forsy-two of its inhabitants
besides those in the courthouse.
MIR. J. Allen Barber, who was the pur-
chaser of the Burr corner, has leased il for
FIVE years to Messrs. Howe and Benedict.
Tho store room ia having a new floor.
The present officers of Hoffnung Lodge
No l72, /. O. 0. r. Of Lancaster, are H.
HOrstnan, N. G.. Peter Stoffell, V. g.; Aug.
Michealis, Secretary Peter Hinkle, Treasure
or.
"A Fast Nacht ball comes off in the Ger>
man Settlement near Potosi, February 9th.
given by Francis Muller. Music aud the
other Accomplishments will be the best that
can be found.
This week we print the Hurricane Notes
without knowing who wrote them. They
were found in public thoroughfare where
they had been dropped by accident or intent,
we don't know which.
j. A. Aupperle has sold his store, in Ell
lenboro, TO Mr.. Geo. Downing, and, like
many other young men, he and some Of bis
big brothers are going far est,swhile there
are many anxious maidens waiting here.
Call at the sign of the big watch, Lam
caster, Wis, for jewelry of all kinds.
Special bargains in clocks and watches.
Dent forget the place:- AT the sign of the
big watch, opposite Nathan, schreiner &
Co.'s.
The Chicago & Tomah Railroad occupies
sen poges in the Rail Road Commissioners re-
port for the year ending September 30, 1879.
Probably all the items Of value would have
gone on half page but the Commissioners
red tape was necessary.
Mr.. J. TSHowdle wants to 90 INTO other
business and hence his fine stock farm is offs
fered for SALE Read the advertisement. For
the purpose indicated it is almost as good as
lays out doors. II can be bought low. Apply
TO d. Schreiner, Lancaster.
Even Henry Bugbee is offering his splen-
did farm for sale-not because he don't like
farming or because he wants to go west. IL
Is one Of the best farms in the country and
at what price Only eighteen dollars an
acre when it ought to be forty We've a
notion to swap him the HERALD and go to
farming,
The many people who will be in town to
attend Court are reminded that Mr.. Van De
Wall, whose fame as superior photo artist
is wider than the limits of Grant County, will
be constantly on hand ready to supply
you with pictures to take home to the waiting
members of your family, Gallery south side
Of the courtyard.
The examination OF Miss Jane Farrell
was resumed last Thursday morning. But
little moro testimony was presented and the
prosecution 'rested" A motion was then
made for the prisoner that she be discharged,
for want of sufficient evidence to show prob
able guilt Messrs Clark aud Bushnell spoke
ably aud at length in support of this motion
aud Messrs Clementson aud Beebe with great
power against it, the speaking lasting all day
Friday. Justice Baldwin then denied the
motion, giving his reasons. Justice Ksene
was associated with him, by invitation. and
disssnted. The prisoner was put under $4,000
bonds TO appear at Circuit Court for trial
Two men died at the poor house las.
week on Tuesday. One was VIM. Brochlin,
formerly of Bloomington, born in England.
He was lightweight years old, ar old miner
and never married. The other deceased was
Henry Shipley. He was a colored man,
called himself eighty-fve years old but was
probably older. He was formerly a slave in
Maryland. lie ran away from his master
when a young man, was rcrsptured and held
in slavery seventeen years longer and again
ran away. He was around Lancaster before
the war was at the poor house six or seven
years. There was romance in his young
life. lie sought freedom to marry the girl of
his love bu, he died An old bachelor.
The railroad is having a wonderful effect
upon she little village Of Monitor. More bus
mess is done there in one day than was for
merly done in week. A lsrge and fine
country is necessarily tributary to it. The
village will unquestIonably grow in the direc-
ton of the depot If not Immediately around
il The Laird lands on which the depot
grounds ate partly located sin soon be thrown
opea to purchasers at res sonable rates. Now
is the time for all wolld-be purchasers to
make their wants known TO Mrs. Laird, the
adsinistratrix of the Laird estate. Tue
lands will be sold in quantities to suit pur-
chssers. First applicants will have the best
selections.
A Honolus paper of Dec 30 has an &C,
) eSzpt of the storm encounter of the U. S.
ship Ranger, on which J. A. Barber. jr.
w9s coming home and had been over forty
! g. cut from Yokohama, Japan. The en-
Z counter was with heavy cyclone, November
18th. The iorestaysail and gig were carried
away, also the whale boat and other boats I;
iron ports on one side were forced IN and the
decks filed with water; the mizzenstopmast
was carried away and caused the mizzen-
mast to break two irea beams and settle sea
washed through skylights and damaged pro-
visions and clothing. The ship rolled so
heavily that it was impossible to go from
place to place without being washed over
board. One man was washed off and the next
go returned him. The force Of the sea broke
iron oayits three TO four inches 10 diametss
Ike pipestems or twisted them like straw.
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