Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-25
Graut County Aerald.


6raut County Arrald.
AGENCIES.
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HAzEL GREEN ANp VICINITY: Mr.. Geo. Mills.
Headquarters north Of Empire Hotel
FENNIMoRE AND wISevrLLk; Mr.. Joe Morrison.
Headquarters at Squire Rooney's. Fennimore. where
allorders may be Jeff in his absence.
Mt. Ina Mr.. r. Buggins as THE HERALD
s~g.ntfor the town Of Mt, Ida will transact bnsi
ness at The postoaice in said town.
Madrid has had eleven shocks of
earthquake. There are things worse
than new ministries.
Langtry's receipts in Chicago were
S29, 40. This is a nice way to size up
Chicago foolishness.
Gov, Cullom, of Illinois, has been
elected as Senator from that State, to
succeed David Davis.
1t is now thought that an extra ses-
sion of congress will be called to finish
up the evenu question.
New York is troubled with aristo-
cratic ghosts. They are fully as trouble
some as those of a more plebeian origin.
There is rest for the weary coming,
after March 81 the railroad companies
will not carry any trunks which weigh
more than 250 pounds.
1.-The free ship and free material
clauses were struck out of the shipping
bill before it was sent out to buffet with
a cold and cruel world.
Hay costs sixteen dollars q ton at
Deadwood. Would-be emigrants need
not be scared off by this, as beer re-
mains steady at the same price.
Ex-Governo Plaisted of Maine, says
he will adhere firmly to the doctrines of
Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln The
Governor appears to prefer mixed
drinks.
Plumb, of Kansas, has been unani-
mously chosen to succeed himself in the
senatorial chair. Evidently the people
of that state think this is the proper
kind of a Plumb.
Gov. St. John, of Kansas, has gone
down into Egypt to labor with the unre-
generate on the temperance question.
1t is the Illinois section and not the Nile
article that is referred to.
A dispatch says the English govern
ment is playing a tricky game on Mar
low. We don't know who NARROW is
but it is evident that he should call for a
new deck and begin over.
The correspondents have again fur
nisled President Arthur with a bride.
Mr., Arthur needs to use extra precau-
tions, or he win be married in spite of
himself before his term is out.
Tho 1onoraI. nc annshar ear,r,p,ac o
with Great Britain is increasing. Sec
rotary Lincoln and his wife are mem
toned by a London paper as ga nice
little couple of refined people,
Notice is received that Mr.. Aston has
established an American club in Rome.
1t is now quite evident the government
knew what it was doing when it sent Mr..
Aston as minister to the eternal city.
Cedar Rapids had forty-three ''drum-
mersn in 1881, and one hundred and fifty
in 1882. The Iowa village should re-
member there are sins that do not
come within the range of forgiveness.
In his letter Of resignation, MI. Dor
sey says, lowing to engagements else
where, | have not been able to attend
the last two meetings of the committee
Mr.. Dorsey has a fine diplomatic hand.
Senator Hoar has scaled the heights
and will continued to warm the senatorial
chair which he now occupies, for six
years to,come. This is a deserved COM
pliment to the venerable Massachusetts
senator.
w. ID. Howells received twenty-five
dollars for his first poem. Mr.. Howells
was unusually lucky. First poems
generally bring a notice that the; are
wrestling with vacancy in the waste
basket.
Miss Garrison, the st. Louis maiden,
whose mysterious disappearance and
equally mysterious return created so
much excitement in that city, last week,
has been sent to an eastern asylum, as
being subject to ir%rationality at times.
She should have been sent previous to
the escapade. Even lunatic asylums
will hardly restore the lustrc to her fair
name.
From the report of the Board of Edu-
cation, just received, we find that the
total number OF immigrants arriving in
Wisconsin the past year, was, 31.75S.
OF this number Germany contributed
1892. Norway 3.655, Poland, 2,714,
Sweden 1881. Denmark 1,l72, Bohemia