Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-27

ture etc. by Anton Schmltt, next Sat
urday.
HIS extreme modesty was completely
overcome by his great popularity(O
DR. j. w. ODGERs has moved into
the rooms formerly occupied by DR..
Newell over Jones drug store.
THOSE needing anything in the way
of apples, or flour should consult Anton
Schmitt's advertisement in another col
umn
Mr.. FRANK LISTER, Grant county
heavy weight corner, took good view
of his numerous Lancaster friends We'd
nesday.
The creamery progresses as fast as
weather will permit bnt human skill
ayais nothing against the recent down
pours.
MADAME RUMoR has it that the only
and original Tennesseeans are coming.
"Only and original are, alas, too often
deceptive words.
SIDEWALKS 90 up and sidewalks go
down under the supervision Of Commits
sioner Willis Approaching cold wealth
or accolerates this kind of work.
THERE is a rumor prevalent that q
series of club dances will be offered as
remedy for the ennui of the long win
ter evenings now showing their frosty
shadows so near.
PAT BARLEY was nominated by the
Democrats at Beetown as a candidate
for Assembly honors. BARLEY is too
good a fellow to put at the head of such
forlorn hope.
THERE is bottom to the roads in
this vicinity, but the difficulty expert
enced in rcachingit is so great that
travelling for the present, has lost its
enjoyable qualities.
OWING TO the heavy roads and trouble
found at all times in getting wood the
engine at the wooden mill is being fur
nished with CRATES, in order that soft
coal may be used as a fuel
ALTHOUGH hating to refer to 50 frosty
subject during the continuance of
pleasant weather, the question must be
asked Has any one made any move
toward providing a skating rink?
ALrHoUGH a stick OF cordwood has
not as yet quite become worth its weight
in silver, should bad roads and moist
weather continue it will not be long be-
fore it reaches that standard of value.
PEEK GREENE's store front has been
done up in a japanese pattern Of black
and red. Those addicted to the flowing
bowl, after one glance at the display,
will b. likely tohasten home to find out
ii they've got EN- again"
THE attempt to get bail on the part
Of Cannon friends having proven q
success he was released from custody
Friday AMI left for home. His enforced
confinement Of the past six months has,
if anything. rather improved his looks.
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GRO SMITH, of Boscobel, has charge
OF the mail between Woodman and
Boscobcl during the break in the NJ &
81. F. X. Il. Judging from Georges
dressed up appearance when passing
through Lancaster Wednesday, it might
be inferred that he was about to assume
charge Of Il female
THE Madison State Journal furnishes
the information that Grant county viii
build IN insane asylum in connection
Will Iowa and Lafayette counties.
Nothing like gong away from home to
learn the news. THE HERALD was not
aware that the county had decided rs
vet TO build any asylum.
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A SPIRITED attack was commenced
Tuesday morning by Asst. Street Com
missioner Stone upon the muddy lakes
extending around the north and east sides
of court house square. After three
hours of heavy firing-mud out of n
long handled shovel, Stone gave 1t up
III dispair and started in search of some
weaker spot in the enemy's defences.
a sHADowY lodging back and forth
through the courthouse corridors, a
ghostly whispering in shady corners,
and general expression of stitled inn
portance on the faces of those met sug-
gcsted to THE HERALD man that some
thing of unusual interest was in the
wind Monday morning. BY dint of the
usual engineering processes the wall of
mystery WAS penetrated, when it was
found that Henry Ressmcyer had just
closed the papers finishing an assign
ment Of his good, and chattels to Mr.
John Schreiner Too many bills to pay
and not enough collateral to meet their
demands was the motive causing the
transfer.
AYELLow bill held by two tacks and
inviting attention by its jaundieid color
and general hard timey look, attracts the
the eyes Of the passer by on one of the
stree ~..ners and announces that a deci-
pie of Scion Chase will speak in Lancas-
ter some time before election. The
name of the Speakers Fogg his ideas OF
financial honesty partakc of the misty
nature of his name. the minds of his
associates ditto, and but for the above
reminder it would have been supposed
that the whole gang of tiatists had been
buried 50 deep beneath the mass of
exploded fallacies that Gabriel trump
ct would haveno effect upon them. Like
an insutf,rable oder, however, "tht
ilec' still appears 70 permeate the air
one Of sam Green teams coming in
20 the stable empty handed, mimi:
driver. Ian robe and yyhin created a do