Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-26

The county jail has but TWO inmates at
present
Bloomington is soon to be incorporated
as village.
Wild pums are ripe. Blackberries are
nearly all gene.
General Grant WIS announced to arrive
in Galena yesterday.
The Horstman House seems 10 be hay
Ing quito run Of custom.
The Democrat ia the name Of new pa
per started at Richlshd Center.
John Wright's supply of ice put up las.
winter for sale during this summer is exhaus-
ted.
The Grant County Agricultural society's
premium list pamphlet will be issued ReI.
week
--Ladiesi Call at Howe & Benedict's and
see their new Fall goods-no trouble to show
thsm.
The Mason & Morgan theatrical troupe
played "Uncls Toms Cabin" at Boscobel last
Monday night
Milwaukee attorneys say the game law is
In as full force in the south part Of the state
as In the north.
james Jones, formerly of Boscobel, the
last heard Of was in jail and soon TO be sent
TO the insane asylum.
A Lodge of Royal Tsmplars Of Temper.
ance was organized in Lancaster last week.
II h.s membership Of about thirty.
Rev. WIN. Mansell, of Nj. Ida, prepares
a medicine for which is claimed the virtue of
healing chronic affections Of tho lungs, liver,
stomach, etc.
The best III &c out--those combination
suits for threshess aud all that work in the
dust. Call and see them at
Howe 4 BENEDIcT's
New stock Of fall goods nov being open,
ed at Howe & Notwithstanding Of dry
goods, boots and shoes, hats and caps, gro-
ceries, notions, &c. Goods the best prices
the lowest
Baldwin, the jeweler, will remove his
stock 20 the room ono door west of W. B.
Baxtsr's drug store, in order to give Weber
room to properly display his large stock of
boots and shoes.
Street Bros Marshall & Co. received a
new loom from Massachusetts, last Friday,
which they have setto work in the Lancaster
Wooden Mill. They recently also received
5000 patent pressing machine.
The French grease renorator is manufac-
tured and sold BY g. r. Mckinney, at Lans
caster. The ingredients from which it is
made are found in the creyicss of the rocks
of California and cannot be excelled for
their wonderful cleansing properties.
The south rooms of the second story of
the Budd block are being fitted up for hall
for the Good Templars, the Order Of United
Workmen and the Royal Templars. Messrs
Ivey & Webb need the rooms over their store
for the display Of large stock OF ready,made
clothing.
Last Sunday while young man named
Carr, in the employ of George BOce, was at.
tending or horse belonging TO the Croft
brothers, in Lancaster, the animal vicously
kicked him several times, knocking him
down and brusing him severely but not
causing permanent injury.
Hall, Long & Ringing gave three enter.
tainmeuts in Lancaster last week. Hall is a
contortionist, Long Gymnast and Ringing q
light and heavy balancer and rope walker
Each in his particular forte exeels any per-
formers OF the kind that have visited Lsncas-
ter. Thsir feats are truly wonderful They
perform in tent.
From a Burton correspondent we learn
that con. derable sickness has resulted from
tho hot weather and recent high water, near
the river. Crops and fences were DESTROYED,
bat most of the cord-wood below there was
secured BY fat.boats sent for that purpose
before the rise. c, Reifsteck, it is said, how.
ever, lost $500 worth Of wood by the flood
after il had been unloaded at Dubuque
The three blind men, Hitchcock. Evans
and Paatsch, will give one Of their paror
concerts at Library Hail. on Thursday even.
Ing, September ID. They are gentlemen of
merit and of rare talent. Mr.. Eyaas plays
the violin, Mr.. Pautch the flute, and Mr..
Hitchcock accompanies on the violin ard re-
cites selections from the best authors. Their
entertainment here last winter gave universal
satisfaction TO all who witnessed it, We be-
speak for them general patronage. Tickets
are for sale at K H. NeCoy's.
Work s progressing rapidly on the rail,
road between Montfort aud Madison l. is
to be broad, or Standard gauge between
those points. About 30 miles at this end are
reported neatly ready for the iron. broad
gauge engine is 20 be token on the narrow
gauge from Galena to Mouttort so that track.
laying can proceed both from this and the
Madison eads at the same time. Carrying
this engine over the narrow gauge viii be a
very difieuis undertaking. The object and
determination is TO have thc road through
before winter.
III Smith and Brown we're rival mer-
chants occupying the same field Of patronage,
and Smiths clerk should devote his odd
hoafs 70 the interest of Brown, the clerk
would be thought either dishonest or irno.
rant Of the relationship lie should maintain
to The source Of his bread ard butter. We
suppose /, would be regarded a. dishonorable
in Brown If he should accept sa,h ala, and as
gehtlemanly neishbor he should at least
quietly tell the ysung clerk that HE shoGld be
faithful 70 his employer. Acting en- this
priRciple We have twice declined The offers Of
young men employed in other publishing of.
fees ia this county TO furnish US with locals,
etc, ard advised them that such services
would be incompatible with the duty they
owed to their employer. Il seems, however.
that our sense Of honor is rather refined
Within the past three years FIVE different EN-.
ployes Of this office have rendered 10 Che
Plattevlle Witness and the Boscoael Dial me
advantages of their situation 70 sapply those
papers With something their Patrons nigh
want to read, and every time the offers hav,
been greedy accented Il Is not eaop.i