Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-19
rHE HERALD.
roWN AND COUNTY:
.p,ot J. G. Davies was admitted 10 The

W Prof. J. G. Davies was admitted to th'
Bar as an attorney at Law, last Saturday.
-Children's carriages at w. Barlo"s fur
ni,ure store, from Sheboygan carriage works
The chance for buying or renting I
siano. very low, IS still open. Apply at Thu
y oaice.
MIR. j. C. Bradley is Mr.. Waters agent
for Lancaster and surrounding territory fol
be sale Of shrubbery aud fruit trees from the
popular Elmo nursery. The season is adj
yaneing
w. u. Haines will auction Off his house
hold furniture the last Saturday Of this month
There is a good lot of it, mostly new and
here will be chances for bargains Saturday,
february 2s.
Mrs. G. L. Wilcox, daughter Of Sheriff
Streeter, who has been visiting with her par
cnts for the last two months, left on Thurs
day last TO Join her husband in Detroit, Mich,
which is to be their future home.
james Pollock went back to Colorado
last week, accompanied by his mother, Mrs.
Jphn Pollock. Uncle John has "got left" for
The present but he has first class house
keeper in charge--one Of his own bringing up.
Mr. C. Bell, formerly of Platteyille, may
nov be found at the second door above the
corner Of LIST and Main Streets, Dubuque,
whore he keeps on hand full line Of gentle-
men's furnishing goods. and makes special
tyof "nightcaps. GaIena Gazette.
-Messrs sprague & Boorman, from Bloom
ington, we're in town yesterday making the
stack business lively, Mr.. L. Holloway's fine
lot of 10 choice steers we're among those
purchased by this firm at cost Of about $4,-
soc. The farmers may hope to see these buy
era again.
Owners of stock in and around Lancas-
ter are requested to restrain them from gets
ting into my fields If they do not shall be
OBLIGED to take care of the trespassing ami
mails at their owners expense. find 1t i'm,
possible to keep the fences up near the de-
pot and cattle yards--D. WEAVER.
IAN old fashioned donation will be held
at Browns hail. in Bloomington, on We'd
nesday evening, Feb. 25, 1880, under the
auspices of the Baptist society, for the bene>
fit ot their pastor, Rev. Stevens. Appropri-
ate entertainment will be provided The
public are cordially invited. By order of
Committee of Arrangements.
Quarterly meeting of the Bloomington
Circuit will be held at Glen Haven next
Saturday and Sunday, February 81 and 22.
Rev. W. Hamilton, ?. f. of the District will
preach on Saturday, Up. NJ. Communion
services at the close of the sermon on Sum
day morning Quarterly conference will meet
at the same place at 3, P. NJ, on Saturday.
A seasonable article for boys and girls,
entitled "Kite-Time," is promised for the
March 81. Nicholas. IL is announced to con-
tain sixteen illustrations, with directions and
Diagrams for making almost as many kites
and some of them, too, of very novel design.
A Man Kite, Woman-Kite, Balloon Kite,
Frog Kite, Butterfly Kite. King. Crab-Kite,
.rreat Chinese Kite, and others, will be shown
end explained
M Miss Emma Sprague, organizer Of Chill
dren's Temples for the State of Wisconsin,
bas been in town for the past three or four
days, organizing Temple here in connec-
ton with the l. O. G. ?. Miss Sprague
understands her work. and is an efficient
officer in the temperance army. The Monroe
Temple is the largest ever organized in the
State; the membership being 2o9. 1t is the
Banner Temple.--Momoe Sentinel
The Good Templars of Boice Prairie will
give an oyster supper Thursday evening Feb.
26, at the residence of Mr.. d. D. UT. 1t
being one year since the organization Of the
Lodge on the Prairie, the members wish to
have a regular jollifcation. Preparations
are being made for good time, and all are
cordially invited to be present. The girls
living at distance of five or six miles will
how have a chance to give their fellows a
ride. Come one, come all. BY order of
Committee.
The cost of illustrations. the pub
Fishers Of ScriJnsr expect to spend at least
s25,O00 on the illustrations of Schuylers
history Of "Peter the Great" has already been
announced. The cost Of the pictures in the
February (Midwinter) Scri5ner was under
stood to be nearly $1,000, while it is said
hat more than $4,000 has been spent on
The illustrations of single article in the
March Scri6aer 1.-THE Tile Club Aaoat,"
which, with its thirty-nine illustrations by
many of the leading artists of this country,
will be brilliant feature of the number.
Mr.. Anton Smith, of the Phelps House,
has samples and is prepared to take orders
fol fruit trees and shrubbery, from the Bloom
ington Nurseries and Mr.. Barber's He in
vi'es special attention to the early Richmond
cherry. Cherries can be grown successfully
here and they are a very desirable and valua-
bic fruit. Those who have grown them in
sufficient quantities have invariably found
b. If you have but one tree the birds will
take them, but if you have half dozen YOU
will not miss what the birds take. Do not
fail to have plenty of cherry trees Mr..
Smith also takes orders for evergreens and
in the matter of grapes Of course he is at
home. Call and see his samples.
The item copied from Prairie du Chen
paper two weeks ago to the effect that
3 Louis Glass of Wyalusing was drunk when
his team ran away through Bridgeport and
severely injured a man whom it run over,
/. we are told is a mistake Mr. Glass was
sober His team was manageable because
bride was OF of one OF his horses lie
Thought il dangerous to jump out and so sat
down IN the box and directed the course Of
the team as we'll as he could, The team ran
through the village and across the bridge
aud stopped only when it became fatigued
pulling through the sand this side of the
river Mr. Glass is Justice Ct the Peace il
Wyalusing, has been one Of the Supervisor:
fora number of years and is regarded as one
Of the most respectable Germans Of the town
Wsnlu.ing is a temperance town, peopleC
With sober men, and would ike Prairie du
Cher and Crawford county to keep their
charge Of drunkenness on their own side o