Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-07-08

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imposition. The people there had no thought
of holding celebration. The announcement,
they say took many people into the village
To them an apology is due and our CORE
spoadent must expiain or be exposed.
George Shepard has been for some time
in the employ Of Green Bros as hostler il
their livery stable. on Mcniay he hired a
horse of his employers to attend the oelsbra-
ton ct FennimoFe. when there, and while
on a spree, he traded of the horse Greene's
are out $3.50 boot money received by shep-
ard, and two days labor running after the
horse
For some two weeks Misses Kitde and
Sue Felt, daughters OF Ms. L. S. Felt, Of
Galena, have been guests In the family Of
Hon. J. Allen Barber Part Of the time they,
with Lieut. J. A. and Miss Carrie Barber,
passed touring to Devils Lake and other
Wild and romantic places in Wisconsin. The
Misses Felt returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. J. F. McNullen, of Milwaukee, Grand
Master Of the A. 0. {. W. of Wisconsin, is
expected at Lancaster Saturday evening,
June n, to deliver a public lecture, on the
business and uses of the Order. lie will meet
with the Lancaster Lodge, for their instrac.
ton, on the Monday evening following.
"A difference of half an inch on the high
water question at Cassyile is very delicate
difference in the measurement of big rise
on the big Mississippi. If Messrs. Sneclode
and Burgess como that close together when
they knock at Gabrieps gate, he can't let
one in and shut the other out.
II. w. Bell was here Tuesday az Judge
Macs court. lie comes here often. He at
tends closely 10 his business, it's growing on
him and he's got to come often. Pretty soon
he'll have TO move up here where he can live
among temperate and Industrious people.
VIII 0rton, Of Lancaster and Martin
Oswald, Of Fennimore, have for month or
more been engaged in game of chess by
mail-esch notifying the other by postal
card of bis move every day. The game
closed July lst-Will orion victor
DIR. Stryker, Of Galena, was ia town the
past few days. 10 him we recognize an old
friend and enjoyed call from him. Mrs.
Stryker g daughter Of DR.. Brown. She is
in poor health and has been here for some
time seeking Improvement.
The western letters in the HERALD, over
the signature IN, are as good western let
ters as eyer were written. Those who fail
to read them lose a treat We trust, how
ever, the Judge win no. induce any more Of
our population to. leave US
PROT P. II. Philbrick, of Iowa City, Ia :,
formerly citizen anu student at Blooming
ton, W i'll lecture before the Good Templar
open lodge in the NJ L Church at Bloom
ingtoD, on Friday eve, l6'a inst The pub
lie are cordially ingie i
Every man ought to know exactly what
he legal title of his farm or other real estate
is. II the property is in Grant county he
can get full claim Of title from Government
entry TO his own purchase, by consulting D.
Schreiner.
Lumber is being loaded from RATS On
the Wisconsin river to cars on the Chicago
Z Tomah track, near Woodman. We UNDER
stand that Henry Muesse has some eighty
carloads awaiting shipment there.
Lancaster did not celebrate but on Mon
day night the people collected in the public
square, had social time, heard the uarmo-
MIA Band do its best and saw the boys shoot
off candles and torpedoes.
In tne death of old Mr.. Wamsey, Cass-
vile, another land mark is gone--a few
NOR such departures and the old Csssville
will have nothing TO give it recognition in
the new but traditions.
School meeting at the chapel of the
school house next Monday evening. Report
to be heard, taxes to lovy, officers to elect,
and a new principal and other teachers to be
employed. Turn cut.
The State Census of Grant County taken
in 1873, showed population of 39,0S6. In
1870 it was 1879 Tie indications are that
the number is less now thar in 1870 by near
300.
Mrs Isaac Ellwood, of Dodgeville, daugh-
ter of Mr. L. n. Rogers, Of Rogers Hollow,
town Of Mt Ida, and her children are making
a vist at her fathers, for about three weeks
The contract tor three story brick
building, for st. Clara Academy, at Sin,
sinawa Mound, has been let--the building to
be l20x64 feet and to cost $4,000.
The Fennimore celebration was well at.
tended aud well enjoyed by the crowd. We
have no full report but this is the "verdic.
of those who were there.
The annual reunion of the 9Th Wiseon-
sin Battery at Richland Center was :he
grandest they have had. So thinks Mr.Keene,
who returned Monday.
A runaway team belonging 10 Alex.
Croft created an excitement on Main stree
Yesterday. They stopped, however, before
any damage was lone.
DR.. j. Brown, dentist, will be at Fem
nimore July l4th, 18th and 10th and pre-.
pared to trea. chronic diseases Of the eye and
ear.
Friends of St. Clara Academy, at Sin.
sfnawa Mound, will find in this paper an in.
terestiug report Of its last Commencement.
Mr. VIM. Curtis of Glen uayen, is in
town today on hts Enumeration business,
over half the towns have already reported.
Misses Ellen ,Soolsl.nholms and Louisa
C.a5b left On Monday for Madison, to attend
tie state Teachers Convention.
Mr.. Snoeloie, of Cassviue, was in town
yesterday on business connected with the
salo 81 the Cassylle brewery
Two car Dads Of Lancasteriaus went to
Feaninore to attend their eelebr alton, on
Monday mornings train.
IA round one hundred dollars is whai
the business men Of Lancaster gave the
Harmonic Band Monday
During tie lass week new safes have
be received by Jas \. Jsnes and Street
Bros, Marshall i 90
Joel A Barber has daughter who ans
TOO late for the eensus--born Tuesday and
named Aana