Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-05-20
TaE HERALD.
TOWN AND COUNTY:

cent 10 calI VI y.
p Nc, Felt, of Galena, is visiting Nis
carrie Barber, in Lancaster
' "c,oceris, and dry goods at Geo. John
-. IL Waterloo, as cheap as in Dubuque
g Bell. it is reported, has /aui. selnI
,a,,c.Ds and other millinery lin Dubuque
a5 r.. gone back to PlatieviIIE to liye unde
the new charter
Farmers, are you thinking about takiu.
hand in the market? Are you thinking o
,be practical uses i. may be TO you? If so
show your hands.
We have not had time to look at liz
home side Of the Dial for some weeks Blu. I
reader says be finds by the last one that il.
compiler is quite ill-recoyery doubtful.
The Firemen Of Platteville will have
their annual parade next week. Wednss.
= day, May 26th. They always give tho beat
entertainment Of the kind that can be got up
in FAYETTEVILLE.
The Chicago & Tomah is pushing along.
We notice that the town Of Eden, in Iowa
county 10 called upon to contribute six thou
sand dollars and the town Of Ridgsway six
teen thousand
III. w. Wright has moved bis store in
Potosi TO the Seaton block. Mr.. Wright is
fair dealer, enterprisIng, up with the times,
and sells as low as anybody. That is what
they who 60 10 Potosi tell us.
The North West ia the best walking cul.
iivator made, and the Gorham is the boss Of
all riding eultivators. Call aud examine be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. Ed. t. Carter
has them for sale OF the Mansion House cor
ner.
On Wednesday last while George Wood
house was driving team pas. the circus tent
the horses became frightened and after jump
ing around pretty lively they fell across the
sidewalk in a tangled heap, breaking the
buggy tongue in pieces.
"A semi annual convention Of Congrega-
tion4lsts 10 held at Arena this week. Rev.
NJ Eaton has gone aud Mr. Thos Davies of
potos They will 60 on to Madison and wit
NESS some of the doings in the General AS
sembly of Presby terisns.
One Pritchet hired a team at the livery
last Wednesday, and when done driving the
same, run them into deep sink hole and left
them TO care for themselves. The man was
supposed to be intoxicated and nature was
seeking its level in a sink-hole.
Breeders of horses, can you afford TO miss
the rare opportunity now offered you of get
ting the very best stock the country can
offer. Remember that Jones' Tartar and
Black Hawk will be at the fair grounds on
Mondays and Tuesdays Of each week.
Lancaster had become the spring resort
Of some twenty, more or less, celebrated
thoroughbred and other bred horses, and our
streets showed off like race track on exhi-
bition day. But they are scattered now, the
common council having ordered them all out
of the city.
Mr.. James F. Rhodes was down at Gin
Cinnati again for about two weeks this
spring. He returned two weeks ago with
satchel Of French bottles and only one new
yarn, but he seems much the better for his
trip, His little daughter was with him, and
was bright little light on his walks.
Mr. Inomas Pendeton, of Little Grant
started Monday for h:1 native heath in En-.
gland. 1t is thirty years since he left there
and he rejoices in the opportunity of seeing
tbe-isand again before age forbids the full
enjoyment Of such visit lie will be there
two months MAY they be the happiess of his
years.
Lancaster merchants In general wish it
understood that they will not receive butter
aud eggs on Decoration day--also other pros
duce not wanted on that day. 1t will be to
the advantage of producers TO remember
this fact and bring none in. This announce,
mOnt is made by direction of the dealers
themselves
Wednesday last week the body of q man
was found floating in the river near Specht's
Ferry. 1. is supposed to be that of William
Reppman, the blacksmith who when cross
Ing the river at Glen Haven last winter, sepas
rated from his companions. disappeared and
has not since been heard from, some thinking
he was drowned, others that he had gone
away
The Chicago & North-W estern Railway
twill sell round trip tickets from all Of Its sta>
tioiSss in Wisconsin to Milwaukee and return,
for tEAs Soldiers Reunion, June 7th to June
l4th, atsbout II cents per mile each way.
This is sn Extremely low rate. All ex soldiers
should so. DO not forget that this rate is via
I The Chicago 4 ssarsh-Western Railway.
Ca Friday last, while VIM. Starr was
narrowing a rough piece of ground for his
neighbor. the harrow %;as thrown teeth up
warls. at the same time Jerking his team
backward and down upon the iron points.
\ After rolling around for some tim&< with the
help Of his neighbor, Mr.. S. succeeded in get
ting the horses free Of the harrow, but not
until many severe wounds had been inflicted
The horses are badly scared but will RECOVER
Hon. John Brindley, of Boscobel, GRANT
county, has been in town few days. My
Brindey was an influential and prominent
member of the assembly list winter - Oseeold,
Press In FIVE minutes after we handed
this item to the composi,or, and while we
supposed the Hon. John WAS still BROWSING
among northern pines or cranberry marines,
be came smiling into the HsRALp Office. We
agree with the Press. he jii good daiy as an
assemblsman and we think viii do better next
time.
Atty person who shall wantonly main,
Kill or destroy, by any means whatever, any
brown thrush, blue bird. martin, swallow,
wrea, cas- bird, robin, psewee, meadow lark,
sparrow o other insect devouring bird, of
any kind U name whatever, or destroy the
nests or eg;s of any such bird, shall be pun,
ished by 6m no. exceeding si5 nor less than
ST. Tnii Is Wisconsin ilw and it il correct
The next DO we catch batterag or clmbin z
tree tFJingto injure robia or other bird
On our prem'es shall have taste of this
law.
N' last week Dodgevlls people
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