Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-12
TOWN AND COUNTY;



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Judge McGonigal has been very i'll viii
eryspelas, but is recovering.
Revival meetings are going on at Miner
al Point in both The " E aud P. NJ. churches
County Treasurer Lou P. Lester wa
called to Boscobel last Saturday TO attend hi
father. who was ID.
The DodgeviIle Chronicle claims "ful
Aedged, old fashioned revival at the NJ. E
church in that village.
Two weeks ago to-day, according to the
lSs.tinsl, there we're FIVE deaths 10 Monroe, o.
diphtheris, within "a hours.
- Just as we expected IL isnot true that
Billy Andrews is married. Instead OF bang
after fine wife, no was looking for a hne
horse.
Mr. German Walker has bough. the
eighty.acre farm heretofore owned ~ and on
which Mr.. Joshua Sumner resides, six miles
south Of Lancaster.
Be sure and attend tn, performance OF
j. Jay viilers, tonight at Library Hall. A
whole life time Of fun is condensed into an
evenings entertainment.
For the last week or so, the hotel regis
terra have been overlooking with the names
Of lawyers, jurors aud witnesses attending
court. and our landlords are happy.
Victor F. Lawson, proprietor Of the
4 Chicago Nsos, was married last Thursday.
Now the reason is plain why some Of the SUBJ
scriptions we have sent the news got off the
track.
--Gustav Geiger, a member of the Inercan.
tile firm, of KIindt. Geiger d Co. died in Cass.
vile some ten days ago. Some friend should,
ere this. have sent particulars for the HERALD
TO record.
= Mr.. James Fisher, in bis new blacksmith
and wagon shop, north Of Greene's Livery sta
bic, starts out with hands full Of work. He
is good workman, industrious. attentive and
will prosper.
Hon. n. S. Magoon, ex-Member Of Co.'s
gress. from this District, looked in upon us
yesterday. We regard Mr.. Magoon as man
worthy Of oil the honors the people will be-
stow upon him.
Mr.. Alfred z. Austin, after years resi-
dence in Iowa, and after having had good
look at Nebraska and Kansas. has purchased
OF Mr. J. Allen Barber the fine farm just east
of the cemetery.
We learn from the Courier that "Dr A.
II. Barton" has been enjoying the fare, in
Guiding Turkish baths, of the Mondell House
in Prairie du Chen. We suppose that the
name Of, DR.. A II. Barber, should have been
given instead
Mr.. P. A Daggett, Of Muscoda, the polite
and active insurance agent, has been in town
some days in response to Circuit Court sub
p@ua Mr.. Dagget. probably does more in
surAnce than all the other agents in this part
OF the state, combined
The teachers of the Lancaster public
schools issue cards with the average attend.
snce, punc.uality, scholarship. ETC., so that
parents can know the standing Of their chill
dren. The cards are to be taken home signed
by the parent or guardian, and then return ed
to the teacher.
"A jury out on a case in our crcuit court
last Friday grew weary of disagreeing with
each other, and to while the time voted their
preferences for President. The ballot for
FIRST choice stood, for Blaine Q, Washburne ],
Grant l, Thurman /. For second choice
Washburne stood where Blaine stands for
irst
We are opening this week new stock
of dress goods, trimming silks, plain and
striped satins, ribbons, ties &c. New spring
prints ginghams, cretonnes percales, and
monies. Our stock is full in all departments
and we call attention to the fact, that not.
withstanding recent sharp advances in prices
we Gre ieriug most OF our goods at old pricea.
How & BENEDICT.
1t expected that Miss Dorretta Mutt will
return to her Cassvllle home from Lancaster
in few days TO commence teaching music.
She is rather young, but quite competent as
she has a natural talent for music. We learn
she has class waiting her return. We wish
her health and prosperity, for she is a deserv.
ing young lady.
Street lamps will soon be the rule rather
than the exception in Lancaster. One is
stationed on the east side of the courthouse,
one at the Sheriff s residence, one in front OF
NJ. N. Ziegler & Co.'S hardware store. one at
the Mansion, one at the Phelps, one at the
Horstmsnn, one at the Lancaster House and
one az Irey & Webb's store. The public
streets Of Lancaster resemble those of cities
lighted with gas
Mr.. Harrison, who has canvassed so
successfully in Lancaster for Mark Twains
forthcoming new book, "A Tramp abroad"
will visit Beetown and Bloomington next week
If the weather is suitable. The people there
will wtnt the funny book as soon as out as
well As Lancaster readers IL is curious how
everybody wants to read Mark Twain We
should say he il better than Hostetter's, Hop
Bitters or Tolu Rock and Rye for 6igestion
and heallh
Under the head "Another Pioneer
Gone" the Butte county Register. (Cal) an
nouuces the death Of Matthew Woods He
is referred to as a pioneer aud for several
terms Sheriff of Ynbl county, California
Nat. Woods, was well known in anti>war
times in Grant County In ls47 to 1850 he
was Sheriff of this county He was always
jivhd and had many friends wherever he
was. They will be sorry to hear he has gone
never to return
"A story entitled, The Birds Christmas
Tree" and with it poem. are received and
shsl certainly receive stten,ion when the
name Of the author comes to hand II writ
crs with TO remain unknown they err in not
giving their names to the editor, for in that
case the editor is ap: to pass the papers
around and not only he but many others may
know them, il worth knowing If the name
is sent along in conf lcnce the editor can
have neither object or desire in telling it
AT the regular meeting Of the Boice Prai-
RE Lodge, No. 49S, Thursday evening, Feb,