Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-30

Freight trains were suspended and pas
senger trains run ahead Of time over the Chi
cago Tomah on Christmas Day.
&C J. & A. f. Hyde have purchased the
vacant lot east of j. p, Lewis's store, and viii
ereet large store building thereon.
An accident to the wooden factory boiler
osc t-ioned a stop tor few days but it com
menced running again on Saturday last.
Miss Sadie Parr is spending her holiday
vacation with relatives in this city. She is
te.ehing in the Milwaukee public schools,
Rev Cook has 80 far recovered from
h recent illness az 70 be able to occupy his
palpit This viii be good news % his many
syhctous friends
Miss Jessie Meyer has been instructing
the yoang idea in the paths Of knowledge at
Spring Green aud is during the vacation at
home in Lancaster
We understand that most of the seats
are taken for the Litta concert at Platte vile
New Years night. Some intend going from
Lancaster to attend it.
Miss Emma Sprague arrived home, from
tour ia her official capacity as G. S. Of Wis
eonsn Juvenile Temples in time to spend
Christmas and New Years.
Miss Emma Sehrener and Messrs. Harry
elise aud Will u rk are home from the Uni
versity at Madison. to pass the holidays
aTunuQ rtrrauta and rplRtivpz
-Oae Of the Christmas presents at Mr.
Jo.oph Nathah'sis new and expensive Piano,
which was purchased Of the ftvorite and re,
liable musical dealer. Mr. A. Michas.
MIR Robt. Monahan, whose postoffce is
Burton, offers a good farm in Waterloo for
sale For particulars inquire of himself or of
Geo. II Lewis, Potos. Look at new adYer~
tiscmeuts.
Marsh barber js home Until after New
Years. lie has been with a party surveying
the new line for the Manitoba Railroad
through Iowa and Minnesota, and he win re-
turn afser the holidays.
Our carrier will be around on New Years
HAy WI u VIC USUAL NcW cdt . puctihS As
he expects to retire from his position with
this year, he hopes to see all his old friends
and as many new ones as possible.
Agents wanted in all parts of the ooun-
try to Introduce the Penmanship Instructing
Charts They have no equal and should be
in every school Address the author, Mr.. j.
IL Reed, Of this City, for par ticulars.
Misses Minnie Hedges and Ollie Muesse,
two Of Laucas,er's attractive young ladies are
teaching in Liberty township north Of Laacas-
ter several miles, and are enjoying their va
cations with their associates in Lancaster,
Some two weeks ago train of railroad
surveyors follow ed the Military Ridge out to
Patch Grove and thence made preliminary
eur 3ey on down the stream known az Sandy,
to a point some three or four miles above
Glen Haven. The people of Blske's Prairie
are expecting the Madison and Milwaukee
division Of the N, w. R'y to extend on from
Fernm,re across to the Mississippi and down
far enough to make connection with the Turs
Ike, River railroad,
Briefly, last week, the HERALD noted the
fsc' that new daily, tri.weekly and weekly
pap - would start with the new year in Nil
wa-aae with Hon. Horace Rubee as editor
Tie types called him the Oldest editor in
Wisconsin bat the written adjective was ATTEST
70. some reasou Wisconsin has never stood
to the fore with great newspaper The
St4,e has any quantity Of papers bnt not one
s.4nls as great leading newspaper, such as
al nost any other city the size Of Milwaukee
can boast Of True Milwaukee has several
very respectable papers, but their circulation
and influence is confined to narrow limits
There has been no Bennctt,uo Whitelaw Reed,
no Storey, Medill or Shuman there to make a
great newspaper. Rublee will fill the bill.
Milwaukee now has capable editor and has
chance to have a great newspaper. Wis,
consin readers can be supplied without going
out Of the STATE Bdsncss men can look to
Milwaukee tor paper backed by capital, tai.
ent and energy; paper that can beSreIied
upon for news and sound editorials on mat
tiers OF public concern. The people, It is to
be hoped, vii. Their fnd a paper that viii be
true to the industrial and better classes and
will down upon all public corruption. 1t will
be Republican but sc trust viii be eoura
geous enough to eriGcise wrong doing every
where aud especially IN its own party The
Rcyu5iita ana Ne,qs is the name taken by
the new paper. As will be seen by the pros.
ptetas in this paper the E,eE}y will cost but
one dollar per year. Send for a specimen
copy
Christmas Day was observed in becom,
ing manner in Lancaster. At the Methodist
church large crowd congregated on Christ,
mas eve. to witness the ceremonies attending
the distribution of gifts from handsome
Christmas tree. Pref Reed made some in
teres,jng and suitable remarks, and class o
little girls sang a Christmas greeting yer,
pre'tiiy, during which the Jolly and aueieu
parsonage known as Santa Claus made hi
arrival ir bis usual wiatry costume Durin,
few appropriate remarks which he addresse,
10 shs audience he pseseatel Rev Cook Will
fine large turkey ahich he reported hayipi
reached down on bis aerial i1uney from Ne
bi'e TO 'hls place ga his Way through Ken
t.ehy anil plucked om the top Of higl
poplar tTes, The distribution Of eiits wa
mach cuj 'yed By their recipients The Evan
gee church members also. W. understand
had merry time at their church on Christ
mas evenias Daring the nigh. Santa Clau
visited all TAG houses aud many happy heart
were made by many gjfts,-oolh Of valae an
usefulness In the afternoon the Harmoni
B"l played setetA excellen: tues. some {
W. we're new. Some found euiaymea: 0
u -SN'ios uk, and msny took advantage
. 'nd sleishiaS to have merry ride. I
T. 'Eaoag select party OF young peopl
oei tee lgh, fantastic tof a isw hon,
a '"or'ry Han to FL. cxce}lea, iaas;c far
r..Aa ~ The Lancaster String Band. Ali,
"f ~ Fs dty long 10 be Remembers,
" sa account g, BE- sea pros.urjsv evar
b@u ~ oas Vi tz454.s man, gs,.
al ,ai friends aud eAt,ves dock occasion
be present 70 make the DAY what it should :,