Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-04-30

Since my last there have been changes
in business firms worthy of note. Mr..
A. G. Smith has sold his stock of goods
to Misses Rosa and Belle Smith, who
will continue at the former place of
business.
Mr.. A. Ishmael has sold his stock
and rented his building to Mr. Samuel
Dickson. who will continue the business
as before, under the supervision of Mr.
Amos Rogers, the skating rink being
open on Saturday night of each week.
Walter Galloway has bought the
Hutchinson farm, and has already
moved thereon.
Mr.. Chas. Stephens has rented
building in Cassville for saloon pur-
poses and will open up the first of May.
There is also talk of the Hotel chang
ing hands. the present proprietor hay
ing caught the western fever.
Mr.. Frank Barr has been here the
past week looking over his various
property interests.
Mr.. Z. A. Morse, having completed
an eight months term as principal of
the graded school at Shullsburg. is at
home for a short rest.
Mrs. Hartford has returned from
three weeks visit to Moline, ILL.,, and
Doc. is back from Chicago looking
much recuperated from his trip. He
brought a portable steam engine with
him, and it is understood that he and
mechanic Selleck are about to establish
line of street cars in our city, run by
steam.
Mrs. Evans, of Maple Grove, Mimi,
has been visitor here for the last two
weeks, returning to-day.
Mr.. VIM. Preston recently lost little
daughter aged five years after a pro-
longed Illness. He has been called
upon TO mourn the loss of a wife and
two children within the past two years,
and has the sympathy of us ALL
Mr.. j. Peck and family left for Kan
sas this week.
One of our citizens attended, COM
pulsorily, a lawsuit in Bloomington last
week, and returned victorious. "Dot
vas right" Man, that deals in horse
flesh, is of few days and full of trouble;
nothing but deal of that kind can en-
| gender lawsuit in this town. Two OF
our citizens being simple enough to in
vest in that kind of deal. and not
being satisfied with the outcome, have
appealed to the majesty of the law, and
will "try titles" on Friday next A
real homemade lawsuit being novelty
in our town, is my sole excuse for not.
ing it. But if we can't all agree on the
result of a horse deal, we do all agree
that this is backward Spring. that
the roads have been fearful and al
business nearly at q stand-still. Thi:
October weather on the first of May is
not pleasant to contemplate. Yet we
all live. being as independent as the
Tenneseean in wasting our time; fol-
the actual fishing season is upon us
and the red-horse and the bull-head are
in full bloom, and we can live upon on,
small loaf and several large fish com
bined. So the average citizen is happy
particularly the Juvenile portion of i
whether seeding time is early or late
Yet the high-toned Sunday trouting ex
petition short time ago was disma
failure.
Tobacco raising is all the rage now
Several firms have gone into the bust
ness and will raise enormous crops th,
coming year. Finecut, Cavendish {
Co. have the most flattering prospec
at present.
should have mentioned last weel
that in addition to the greenbacks, Mr.
Rit. Stephens also acquired quarter
section farm during his trip to Dakota
Mrs. f. nj. Sala is very sick, and Mr.
Anderson is still confined to the house
| have been waiting all winter for
Blue Book from Madison, but promise
llade before election are not to be de
pended upon; but if these same gentle
men are on the road next trip, shall
surely give them lift--"over the left.
Lost-on the road from Bloomington
to Beetown, box of "perquisitesn from
} Madison. Return the Dictionary an,
keep the balance Yours, from tn
bottom of The nell, TRUTH.