Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12
TOWN AND COUNTY:
Republican Caucus

II. s KEENE, Committee.
w 2. RowDES
-Fennimore, We hear, has new and at
traetive iewelry store.
The Bloomington Fair will be held Sep
temter 10Th aud l7ih.
Boscobel teachers haye had their wages
increased S. per month for the coming year.
The telegraph line along the narrow,
gauge is ia good working order as far as
Montfort.
The Institute twir dwellings are now oc-
cupied By the famie, of Dr. Kanouse and
John Howe.
See the dissolution notice Of Strong Il
Berger Hereafter the business will be car
ried on by NJ. F. W. Strong.
Howe Bensdic, offer all sumner goods
at cost to close It will pay you TO buy some
OF them even for next season
Mr. A. C. wallin, of Prairie da Chen
lost his little one-year.old child by cholera
infantum a week ago Saturday.
Any one wishing to buy Birdsell Glow
er Huller will do well to call on John Nc
Cormick, agent for Grant county.
The Galena Gazetts advertises for an ed,
itor and business manager Let it take that
numerous dszslion man over at Gra,iot.
Wanted at once, two hundred cords Of
wood at the Lancaster Wooden Mills.
STRAxT Bros, MARSHALL & Co
Jus. opened, new line Of desirable
dress goods, navy blue, indigo blue, aud other
new prints. NATHAN, scHRENER q Co.
Il. Mccormick, of Liberty Ridge, has
seven high grade Cotswod ram lambs, from
premium stock, for sale from $500 . $500
each. If.
The Abbe Darlington concert troupe
gave an entertainment in Plattsville last FRI
day evening which was much praised by
those who attended.
Nathan, schrener & Co. are having
big run on parasols, which thoy are selling at
% per cent. discount Call and got a bargain
before they are all gone.
The Rev. Lewis Cloak, late OF { alifornia,
will preach in Emmanuel Church, Lancaster,
on Sunday next, (l5 iust.,) services to CON-
menee at loi o'clock, A. NJ.
james Horshead, onS-haIt mile west of
Rockville will sell lot of farm property and
household furniture on Friday, August 2Oth.
Theodore Kinney, aac.oneer
We regard Beloit College, Of which the
reader viii observe conspicuous advertise
ment in this paper, as the best scholastic in
stituton in the State Of Wisconsin,
The harmonic Band has received their
new instruments. They are beauties, and the
band " i'll soon be ablo to meet US by moon
light with music more beautiful than ever.
We see by tho Galeua Gazette that Parry
the clothes cleaner who visits Boscobel every
fow months, has turned his attention to reno
waiting tho characters Of candidates for Office
"A choice lot of fine top buggies, open
bucges, phaetons aud three.spring wagons
just received by G. j. Hyde, Cheap, cheap,
cheap. Call and see before purchasing else
where
church ia Lancaster. plain gold ring. A
reward Of five dollars is promised by the
owner to the finder if he will leave it at the
HERALD office
Mr. Jacob Fitch, of Potosi. has been up
In Minnesota harvesting Wages were gener-
ally $3.50 per day Whea, up there, around
Winona, is poor-rarey an average-and
some IS too poor to cut.
Tho Northwestern company recently
purchased the Des Moines narrow guace and
having changed it into a standard gusge,
have transferred the cars, engines, etc, TO
the Chicago Tomah branch.
Las. Sunday night Skeletons saloon, IN.
der T f. Badwin's hardware store in Ian
caster, was burglarizsd to the amount of
about hundred cigars. The thief entered
at the same place Hsgger.y did several years
ago.
Mr., Barlow's fig tree is multtudiuous
bearer this year. Il is a little tree in q box
with hundred or more figs on it. One place
on our table Is about the size of an average
hens egg. The tree is worth yis. to Mrs
Blrlow's 70 Soc
We are pleased to state that the account
Of the death to the twin children Of @. w.
Bonham, Of Canyon City, Oregon, was an
error in part Nora did not die aud has re-
covered. The Information CONES by letter to
Mr. Frank Bonham, from his son, tho child's
father.
-Gray'a mill has boen under repairs for
some weeks new S5>inch Houston wheel,
regarded as one Of me best in America, is
bang put ia and tho mill will IN few days
be il splendid condition. The work is aa,
poriutoadod by Mr. VIA. Russell of Goodhue
county, Minnesota.
TIVE sons OF Mr. George Parish, of Wing.
vilO, aged niue and eleven years, started
from hoas ssmstims duriag the night of she
"a Of August, it'll lead Of black Jack for
Mineral Point At tho crossing Of ths c. e.
7. railroad track the load and wagon was
overturned on them, buying thom beneath
Il, aud killing them,
Mr., John WoolstenLolins within the past
week has been SO i'll sh4s friends have feared
he nigh; rot recover His difficulty is a
heart disease Iase Indications ara favor.
st'e and i. Is hoped he may soon be oonya-
lssceut. Mrs Woostenhomo has also been
quite poo'ly, Ter iIlnsss being the result of
fatigue aud anxiety. She is better
Master Charlie DankEG son of Henry
p'uNH, Of Lancaster Junction. met with a
severe accident the other dap While driv-
ing reaper some part Of sbo maehas gave
Wa7, .stHsg aim down 4ad Tightening the
horses 80 ;Aas they ran. lie became en-
taasled IN the iass and Tia mssbiue and hed
his heed cut aud badly bruised Fortunately
no bones were bfokon, aad no permanent
serious iNiariesu esaed.
Camping cat parties ara getting TO be
all 'as rage. Yesterday party took tents
igias-paus, blankets, hammocks aul all nee
csSsfy paraphernaln Tor MIA, i called ojol