Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-03

PASSED AWAY.-At her home in Lam
caster, Wisconsin, Tuesday evening,
April /, 1884, Emmarancy E., wife of
M. S. Trowbridge, aged 46 years and
- days. Funeral will take place from
the house Thursday.
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RETURNED. The many friends of the
Hon. Schuyler Cofax will be pleased to
learn that he has returned from the Ell
mira water cure, to his home in South
Bend, Ind, entirely recovered and look
ing in his usual robust health.
BURGLAR ALARM.-An exchange
suggests timid people, who want
cheap burglar alarm, to drive head
less nail into the casing over any door,
and after closing the door hang a tin
pan on the nail when they go to- bed.
DIvoRCED.--In a recent number of
the Whitewater Register, among the
disposition of court eases in Walworth
county, appears the following: "Alice
ii. Hess VS. Frederick A. Hess. Trial by
Court. Judgment of divorce ordered"
WANTED.-In reply to our request for
certain numbers of The HERALD, some
of our subscribers have responded very
promptly to our call. We are still in
want of Nos. 15-16-47-4S, Volumes No.
80, for which we will pay good price
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DUCKS Reports come in daily that
the ducks are abundant in the slough
bordering the Mississippi river, and that
the hunters are having more sport than
they ever before enjoyed. Some of the
Lancaster hunters should take day or
two capturing the game.
Town ELECTION. But little interest
was manifested in the Town election at
Lancaster on Tuesday. Out of nearly
seven hundred votes in the town, only
one hundred and two votes were polled
The exceedingly bad weather, no doubt,
had don't-care effect on the voters.
GRADING.-T right of way for the
Winona, Alma and Northern railway
through the counties of Grant, Craw-
ford and Pepin is being pretty generally
secured by the company, and large sec
tons have been placed under the hands
of contractors who will carry on the
grading as fast as possible.
standardization day was of the old
style, cold, wet, and disagreeable.
Some one would confer boon upon
the voting population of this country
If device could be invented to insure
fair weather on election day Such an
invention would outrank perpetual
motion or Keely's motor.
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BURIED. - The train, on Thursday
evening last, brought to this city the
corpse of Mrs. l.. Nichols. from North
Freedom, Sank county. The corpse was
taken to the undertaking rooms of Mr..
w. Barlow, where it remained over
night, and was taken to British Hollow
on Friday for burial.
TICKETS. Persons desiring tickets
for the Vending lecture can procure
them at Stone & Hassell's drug store, at
s O'Clock q. M, on and after Wednes-
day, April 9. Secure your seats early,
rs the hall will be full and those who
buy seats at late hour will have to
take up with what is left.
April ia glance at the new adj
vertisements in this issue will satisfy
anybody that Jersey and another
'hombre" who owns a famous bird dog,
are practicing (perhaps little before the
trout and duck law expires) in the art
of piscatory and wing shooting. Their
pictures will be recognized at once.
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RIGHT OF WAY.-The Winona, Alma
and Northern railway company have
already received the release to right of
way. in Grant county, to over eighty
pieces of land lying along the east bank
of the Mississippi river. The people
are as anxious to have a railroad as the
company are TO build one, and before
another winter the people along the
river will see the railroad running in
full blast.
To RE-ORGANIzE.-Th ladies of the
Episcopal church in this city, and all
others who feel an interest in the mat
ter. are invited to meet at the residence
of Mrs. j. L. Clifford, this Thursday
afternoon, for the purpose of re-organ-
ling the Episcopal church and to secure
rector, 1t is to be hoped full attend
ance will be had, and may success crown
the meeting.
We acknowledge receipt of a hand
some book and supplement. The
Wonderland of the World published by
the Northern Pacific Railroad, designed
TO give general information concerning
the great country opened by the new
Trans-Continental line. Those of our
readers contemplating a trip over the
Northern Pacific, may obtain copy by
addressing j. II. Berry, General Tourist
Agent. 50 CLARK St, Chicago, Ill.