Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-04-01
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20 be held Tuesday, April 8, 1880. BY order
REPUBLICAN TN COMMITTEE. 3
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Mics Emma Schreinsr is home from the
Madison University 70 spring vacation.
Miss Della Phelps is spending the week
among friends and relatives in Boscobel.
-Messrs. Eugene Hyde, Thode Burr
aud Lou. p. Lester and wife, Miss Nettie Cal
lis and Mise Frankie Bryan we're among those
who went to Boseobel Friday to see and hear
the Tennesseesns.
Six dollars we're received weeks ago for
Frank M.son's" subscription to the HERALp
To what post Office does his paper gos To
90 through our list TO find il might cost US
two or three dollars. =
Mary Patricia, supsrioress of st. asryS
Institute, Prairie du Chisn, died March 2ss,
1880. The funeral ceremonies were render
edinpressive and solemn and were witnessed
~ large gatherings Of the people.
The top If the world ia in Grant county
over in Mt. Ida From that point the vat
ers that come down from heaven flow IN ev>
cry direction, forming streams whose courses
are some north, some south, some east and
some west
Rocky Mountain Msls" is the subject
Of a short illustrated paper Of humor and sd-
venture, by Ernest Ingsrsoll. in the April
Seri5nsr, and which, It is said, win add con.
siderable TO q natural history of this always
interesting quadruped.
"A general temperance rally will be held
10 Bloomington q. the N. E. church, Monday
evening, at 7:s0 O'Clock. The object is the
nomination Of the town ticket to be submits
ted to the people at the ensuing election.
Good speakers will be in attendance. Come
every one. Br ORDER OF Cox.
Mr.. Smith, the c. l. t. engineer, while
standing on the platform Of the passenger
car while the train was 10 motion, the other
day, was accidentally knocked of by coming
in contact with post placed very close to
the track. He was considerably hurt, but
escaped without serious injuries.
--PotOsi has change in its physicians.
DraG. W. Lee, Jr, takes the place lately
occupied by DR.. Stevens. DR.. Lee stands
high as physician, where he is known, and
we believe merits the confidence of those
who unfortunately may need the attention of
physician. See his card in this paper.
DR.. J. Brown, dentist, for the past two
years has been making special study of the
eye and ear. with view of combining the
practice Of an Oculist and Aurist with his
dentistry. With this purpose in view, he
started on Tuesday last to attend on the
Clynics Of the Illinois Eye and Ear Infrmsry
at Chicago. When he returns il will be an.
nouncsd in the local columns of this paper.
We learn from the Yankton, Dakota,
Pres and Ddkotaian, that Mr.. Geo. B. Hyde,
late Of Laneaster, has "struck ip' in an iron
foundry'at Ysnkton. The castings are made
from scrap iron obtained at the military posts
and Indian agencies. The Press and Dako,
faidn gives him very complimentary notice,
and hopes, as we do, that he will succeed in
his new venture He has buildings ne ar the
railroad shops, has eight to ten men employed
and has numerous orders for castings already
in hand.
Our neighboring cities, Platteville and
Mineral Point were recently visited by a"va-
riety" troupe Ia show in which feminine per-
formers come out over the foot.lgh.s and
dance before they are quite undressed. We
observe the Witness was there but was too
jealous Of its enjoyment to give any of itaway
to others In Mineral Point the newspaper
Offices are qusrreling over is One thinks
they ought 10 be allowed to perform 10 the
city Jail. For that matter their leg bail will
take them anywhere.
Mr.. Welsher, Superintendent of the
Wisconsin fish hatcheries, brought $4,000
young trout to Lancaster asst Saturday.
Twenty thousand of these were addressed to
Bushnell & Clark, Lancaster, ten thousand to
Frank Greer, Bloomington, and Eve thous-
and TO c. Hutchinson, Beetown. Grant
county has 49, 900 young trout as its share
this year. Mr.. Hutchinson, one of the COM
missOners, accompanied Mr.. Welsher to
assist in placing the young trout where they
will do the most good.
Nothing could lay better foundation
for an understanding Of the Russia Of to-day
than an acquaintance with its sntecedsnts
which one may attain from Mr.. Eugene
Schuyiers "Peter the Great" now running
as an illustrated serial in Scribner. II is I'M
derstood that the causes and beginnings of
Nihilism in Russia will be treated by Mr..
Schuyler during the course of his narrative.
The authors style has been pronounced adj
mirably adapted to historical writing, and ii
is pleasant to note the response of interest
on the part Of readers which the publishers
report
-Clear-headed and enterprising men will
flock to Davenport to enjoy 1.-THE blessings of
its salubriOus location, its good society, pro s.
porous churches, excellent schools and CON-
psratiVe freedom from municipal debt. Hence
- Mr. |. 6. Ury, Of Dubuque, has bought the
Rollin Hill residence. still in course of erec-
ton, on the south ride OF Fourteenth street,
between Grand and Arlington Avenues, con-
sideraiion s., $50 cash. Mr.. J. NJ. Eljridge,
the "old Settler" Land Agent, negotiated the
sale. Mr.. Ury will move his family from
Dubuque to his new home as soon as the
house can be furni shed. He is TO be heartily
congratulated upon has excellent purchase.
Somehow, that locality west Of Grand Ave
nue and north Of Fourteenth is rapidly filing
up with desirable residences. Davenport
Gazette
The entertainment given at the 81 b ,ol
chapel last Friday evening by the combined
talent OF she Grammar and High School de.
psrsments, was very catering to the suscept.
ioIs minds Of the doting parents, scholars,
Their sisters, cousins and their aunts.r A.
IN early hour the chapel was 6llsi and the
exercises were commenced with music, Miss
"Aggoner deity lingering tie worries This
music throughout the evening was excellent
"hue The singing of Name Hyde, Bess Calls
"0I Fannie Smith was especially good. Tn,
tsei'auons and declarations OF The even
4 ing were fifty chosen aud well delivered
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