Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-08-13
Glen uayen.

Still warm-S0o above zero in the
shade. River falling.
Mr.. Dode Woodhouse and wife and
MIR. William Chambers and family arr
rived here on Thursday last on visit
to parents and friends at Bloomington.
MIR. Sale was in town to meet sis
ter on Thursday.
Mr.. Alfred Humphrey and family
left here on Tuesday TO visit friends
at Lancaster.
Mrs. William Tate, of the Mississippi
House, was called to the funeral of her
brother, Mr. William Linden. ut Nation
al Ia. Also Mr. William Way, he be-
ing u brolher-in-law Of deceased.
Mrs Bollman, of Clayton, "a, is on
a visit to her sister, Mrs. Henry Weaks,
of Glen Haven.
Mrs. +. Stewart is absent on visit
to friends ut lancaster
A large excursion party came up on
the steamer Pittsburs yesterday morn
ing hunting cool weather, Whist dis
charging freight, the girls took to the
bluils, making az much noise as party
of Cpmancha Indians. 1t was fine
sport for them TO gather wild flowers
from the Wisconsin bluffs.
We have been very fortunate in our
LEGALITY to escape the terrible storms
that have ragged all around us
The farming community have their
crops pretty well secured, which, gem
orally speaking, look we'll
| understand that MIR. James Wild
maa has the appointment of thistle
commissioner for the towl of Glen
/ Haven. There is but one place in The
town that Canada thistles are to be
/ found, and that is on the farm of AIr.
Samuel Nj. Queen. He has been TRYING
to extermnate them for some years
/ past, but has not succeeded as vet. So
far as buraock is concerned, il IS more
easily subdued by cutting below the
surface and applying small handful of
salt few times to theroo But a root
that large-sized hog will follow down
until nothing can be seeu but the tail.
and then grow up the next year, in my
opinion is pretty Lard to kill. The law.
however, is a good one, and should be
carried out to the letter.
| Business is still dull, so much So that
some men almost despair. But, as the
old saying is, there never was road
without "A turn. just so in business:
there is good time coming. and that
not very far distant. b.
| AT the present rate of removals and
appointments to federal offices in Ohio
the last Office in that state will be
placed in the hands of Demo-we
mean Reformer. before that fateful
day of election. 1t is understood, and
authoritatively announced in The Post,
the Washington administration organ,
that Col. Villas has abandoned his star
chamber style of doing out the spoils,
aud has completely surrendered to the
congressienal-patronage system, SO that
the offices are now being placed where
they will do the most good. Such is
the little end of the horn from which
the blnviated civil-service reform adj
ministration energies after trial of on
ly five months, untrammeled even by
session of congress.
The new high license law of Wiscon-
sin, increasing the minimum rate of
saloon licenses from S75 to $500, has
now been in force three months, and
returns from 100 towns ia the state
show that the aggregate number of
saloons has been diminished by 267;
that the aggregate amount of annual
revenue is S224,000 greater than last
year, and that saloons generally are
under better regulation. This condi-
ton of affairs proves also that the sale
of liquor is crime, aud that the great
state OF Wisconsin IS in league with
gang of criminals. for there isn't
legitimate business in existence that
could be Disseminated against in this
manner.
II is officially reported from Tonquin
that on the Sth inst. the black flags
attacked five Christian missions,
killing the missionaries and slaughter
ing large number of converts. The
butchery was unprovoked aud indis
criminate Neither age nor sex was
! spared. Little children were hacked
to pieces, and mothers with babes at
their breasts ruthlessly slam. Eight
thousand of the fleeing Christians took
refuge with the French troops After
the black flags had slaked their thirst
for blood they pillaged the houses Of
their victims. The fugitiyes state that
many hundreds of their number were
mastered.
The review and prospectus of the Be
lott callege states that the past year has
been the most prosperous in the history
of that institution. President Chaplin
has held his office for thirty-lye con-
secutive years, or ever since the college
was established except the first three
years. This is the only college for
young men, over which The great Con-
gregational body has had special over
sight from its founding. within a radius
of $50 miles from Chicago. which city
is fast becoming the first on the conti-
nent.
1t appears that James Wbslen. Of
Buffalo, who has been appointed consul
to Fort Erie, Canada. aas one IL tie.
Fenians who raidod Canada il 1866.
and The people of the Dominion are
furious over the Insult. II seems foolish
that they will stick at little thing ike
that, and deny themselves the over