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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
PLATrEvILLB
CrTY AMID yrcINrrY BRIEFs.

Still the cry of rain, rain. rain, goes
up.
Last week was lively one for fishing
parties here.
Our good friend, A. w. Moore of the
Park House, has been very unwell the
last few days.
Our city fathers are doing lots of i'm
proving on Main Street in the way of
sidewalks and crossings.
The political pot is just beginning to
boil in our town. 1t has a quiet hum
so far, but no doubt it will boil over be-
fore long.
Kramer's bath rooms are being well
patronized this hot weather. He has
them fitted up in first-class shape and
they are proving to be luxury indeed
to our citizens.
Hon. j. II. Cabanis, of Georgetown,
was out fishing a few days ago on the
Mississippi, and we were told, he
caught catfish that weighed more
than fifty pounds. Who can beat thisP
Fred Walker, who has lately been in
drug store at Monroe, will shortly ac-
cept position in Geo. w. Wright's
drug store in this city. Mr.. Chas.
Wright will attend the State University
at Madison this fall.
Gus Nye, who has been in charge of
the Ipswich Station for some time, has
been appointed station agent for the
Northwestern Railroad at Benton. Gus
has many friends here who will be high
ly pleased to hear of his promotion in
the railroad service.
Our old friend, the Indian doctor, is
here again, selling his Hermit's remedy
and making our citizens merry with his
Punch and Judy exhibition. The Doc
tor is one of the most fluent takers and
one of the most polite salesman that we
have had on our streets for many day.
His Punch and Judy show is the best
one ever exhibited in Platteville.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
PICNIC PARTY.

Last Friday jolly crowd, composed
of DIR. and Mrs. Oettiker, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Mills and their son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Smith, Mrs. DR.. Lee, Mrs. Ruble,
the Misses May Spafiord, Rena Wood
ward, Dollie Jones and Maggie Roberts
and Messrs. L. B., j. II. and Hugh
Mills, Jesse Jones and ID. j. Gardner,
chartered train of carriages and went
out to o. NJ. RS Elmo fish ponds to
enjoy days sport and recreation. The
roads as matter of course were very
dusty, but what are dusty roads to a
rollicking crowd of picnickers from
Platteville, anyway? Plotted by the
skillful Doctor they arrived at o. NJ IS
about ten o'clock and were shown inn
mediately to the pasture, where rippled
the sparkling waters of the famous
ponds. 1t would require the powers of
a Dickens to describe the actions of the
party when they first caught sight of
the lake. The Doctor, being the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
Personal,

Thomas Murray, of st. Rose, was a
visitor in town Tuesday.
w. I. Jennings is at Lena, ILL.,, visit
ing relatives and friends.
Philip Richards, of st. Rose, was a
caller in town Tuesday.
Rev. Stark, of Belmont, spent few
hours in Platteville Tuesday.
John Robertson, Jr., made short
visit to Monona Lake last week.
Misses Ella and LAME Nye are at Po-
tosi, attending the teachers institute.
Ben. Gratiot, of st. Louis, visited his
relatives at the Gratiot mansion last
week.
John NeCollins returned 10 this city
Monday from short visit in Hazel
| Green.
A. c. Hawley, of Minneapolis, spent
Il few days with relatives in this city
last week.
Ceph Driver, one of the most prom
inent business men in Darlington, was
in town Tuesday.
j. G. and ID. r. Mllman and their
sister Mary, of Elk Grove, were in town
Tuesday on business.
Theo. Hager and his wife left for Chi
cage Tuesday morning. They will re-
main there during the week.
+. Schnitzler left Monday for Grand
Haven, Michigan, called there by the
severe illness of his sister, Mrs. N.
Schubert.
James Kemler, who has a position as
travelling salesman for a Dubuque
house, is in town. enjoying short va
cation.
| Dave Robertson and Gene BottSford
made visit IN Warren few DAYS ago
Dave thinks of going into the hotel bus
mess there, soon.
c. B. Eastman, Frank Thomas, VIM.
Eggars and Henry King, some of our
best musicians, went to Lancaster Tues
day to furnish music for party given
| there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
Burton.

The weather still continues very dry,
with threatening clouds occasionally
but no rain. Corn seems to stand the
drouth remarkably well, the greatest
wonder is what keeps it alive at all, as
there seems to be no moisture in the
ground. Still some fields are as we'll
cared as in previous years, and the ear
is filling out well. The hum of the
threshing machine can be heard from
early morn till late at night. The
yield of wheat and oats are above the
average. and the grain is of good quail
itY. The potato crop will be rather
short, especially in late potatoes. if rain
does not come to the rescue soon. The
| cabbage worm seems to be taking an
unusual liking for sourkraut this season.
We are happy to say that the young
est child of w. V. Mink is recovering
from long and severe illness.
A few days ago Mr.. B. Doll, of this
place, came near being killed. While
attempting to hitch up a team. the
horses became frightened and started
to run, knocking him down and rum
ming over him, bruising him quite sew
erely, but luckily breaking no bones.
He is now on the mend.
We were favored with an excellent
exhortation last Sunday, delivered by
Rev. Mr.. Merton, of Stizer, in the Nj. E.
Church at this place.
Mrs. w. Ward is spending a week in
Dubuque, visiting friends and relatives,
and also attending the meetings con-
Quoted by Revs. Martin and Brook
miller, who are very successful evange-
lists.
Our enterprising merchant. Mr.. A.
Mink, can be found at all times behind
his counter with smiling face. ready
and willing to give good bargain to
all who will patronizo his store.
Mr.. Henry Mink will teach tho Elm
dale school next winter.
Our new railroad is about completed
through this section, and passenger
trains will be run regular hereafter.
E. M
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
I'OtOsi.

The Teachers Institute remains in
session through this week and the ex-
animation exercises again take place
next Saturday.
A great many school ma'rms are here
from all parts of the country, and they
outnumber the boys four to one. They
are enjoying themselves and putting in
the leisure hours by visiting and form
ing the acquaintance of the Potosi boys,
who are pleased to escort them to the
many romantic places which surround
the village.
A grand concert was given in the
hall last Friday evening, August 6, by
the Potosi Cornet Band, assisted by the
Young Ladies' Glee Club The attend
ance was large and the music well rem
dered. The evenings entertainment
was concluded with a dance. The
dancers were furnished with excellent
of Dubuque. Here is the program of
the concert:
Quick March, Company d. Cornet
Band. Song Hunting Chorus" Glee
Club Cornet Solo, Peerless. Cornet
Band. Solo, when the Tide Comes
in Miss Lille Greene. Duet, "a Leaf
from the Spray Misses Fanny Kalten-
bach and Mary Zeller. Serenade, BE
Kind to ALL" Cornet Band. Duet,
white Wings" Misses Lille and Min
ME Greene. Quick-Step, Somebody's
Coming when the Dew-drops FALL"
Cornet Band. Selection, ''Mocking
Bird with Variations Russo Orchestra.
Song, Drifting with the Tide Sophie
and Mile Hail and Millle Kaltenbach.
Ondante, Won Mozart" Cornet Band.
Chorus, Dickory, Dickory Dock" Glee
Club Quick March, 'Auguste Victoria, -
Cornet Band.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Banfill will remain
at the Cottage Hotel few days longer,
waiting for the weather TO cool off lit
tie before they venture back to their
Florida home
Miss Winnie A. Mills, of Boscobel. is
among the number of teachers attend
ing the institute.
I Mr.; George Gibbs and his wife, of
Lancaster. visited here during Sunday
and were kindly cared for at the Cot.
tage Hotel during their stay.
/ Mr.. d. Needham. of East Dubuuue.
makes himself useful by assisting in the
institute work
The new railroad begins to look for
business now, and regular trains will
soon be running The last spike has
4 been driven. connecting the two ends
together, and depot will be erected
here in few days, and it is confident
4 " expected that Potosi and her busi-
ness will march right to the front and
win hold its position as well as any
station along the line. The citizens are
already charging and otherwise beauti-
flying their homes, and in few years
the visitor will wonder what has be-
come of the old landmarks that sed to
greet their visions in the long ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
Commercial Intelligence.
OUR CHICAGO MARKET REPORT.

CHIcAGo, August IL, 1886.
There is more life in the grain mar
ket to-day than has been shown for the
last few days, and trading. especially in
wheat and corn, is on more liberal
scale. On the whole, however, there is
downward tendency in prices. The
leading features are the improved crop
news, the large increase in the visible
supply of wheat. and an unexpected
decrease in the stocks of corn now in
sight. 1t is claimed that this is the
first time for years that decrease has
been reported in the visible supply OF
corn at this time of the year. Foreign
advices are not of character to favor
lower prices on this side, but under the
lead of wheat which dropped 15c there
is general softening of values. Corn
is weaker and lower. Oats, rye and
barley are duh and weaker. Vegetables
are in good demand. Cattle are 1Oc
lower for beef cattle, and the receipts
are very liberal and in excess of the de.
mand. The quality of hogs arriving is
very poor. Prices for desirable lots are
steady. while all other grades are Sc
lower. Sheep sell 15c higher offerings
small and demand good.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

oldest man in the crowd, of course
showed the most nerve. Some of the
ladies, however, exhibited true COURAGE.
Especially is 1t true of the one who ae-
companied our city attorney. That
gentleman had not seen so large
body of water since he left the Milwau-
kee River, and it is said that he tainted
almost entirely away They soon be-
came accustomed to the scene, however.
and alighted from their carriages and
were soon listening with wonder and
establishment to the proprietors de-
scription of the different varieties of fish
in the pond They were fully equipped
for fishing, but when the proprietor
told them he always charged SIT an
ounce for all the fish caught, they con-
cluded that they didn't like to fish,
anyhow. When the dinner hour arriy-
ed, they selected nice cool place
meath the oak trees which grow near
the pond, spread their cloths and drew
out mammoth lunch baskets filed with
all kinds of delicacies. That they had
jolly feast it is unnecessary to say,
Tor what crowd ever rode ten miles out
into the country, on hot summer day.
that did not know how to enjoy such
dinner? After dinner, they took pos
session of the boats and whiled away
the time in boat-riding and having
jolly time on general principles. Ii
was really amusing to see some of the
party handle the oars. Here again the
ladies showed remarkable courage, in
venturing out on the water in charge of
the gallant but somewhat inexperienced
sea kings. Still no serious accidents
occurred. The nearest approach TO an
accident was when the aforesaid city
attorney lost his bearings and careened
over in the boat and when one of tho
ladies, Mrs. S., we believe, in attempt
ing to vault over wire fence, became
suspended and was only rescued by her
gallant husband, who being hard
ware dealer, knew just how to handle
barb-wire. About five o'clock they
gathered up their empty baskets. camp
chairs, ETC., and started for their homes
in this city and arrived here in good
season, none the worse for wear, but
feeling recuperated in mind and body
from their days jaunt in the country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

The FAIR GROUNDS. The Grant
County Agricultural Society officers re-
quest us to sound note Of warning TO
the small boys, who are in the habit of
trespassing on the fair grounds. that if
it is not stopped they will be summarily
dealt with.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

A HANDSOME ADVERTISEMENT If
there is any one thing in which the Amer
lean business men excel, and are fully
abreast of the times and in which their
methods have been revolutionized dur
ing the last four years, it Is in the man.
ner III which they call the attention of
the public to anything they may have
to sell. Next to an advertisement in a
first-class advertising medium like the
Grant County HERALD, is a tasty and
neatly gotten up card or picture. Hang
ing panels and small cards in coors
have been very popular of late, especi-
ally with the ladies and children, who
often treasure them for a long time as
souvenirs. At the present time, how
ever, the large wholesale houses seem
to vie with each other in presenting to
their customers fine pictures. Yester-
day Messrs. Stone u Hassel received
from Messrs. Ii. E. Bucklen & Co. a
handsome, large photographic picture,
p KAT. in gilt frame, of their store and
laboratory, 275 and 276 Michigan Av.,
Chicago, which is one of the finest
advertising pictures we have seen, and
has been accorded by the recipients an
honorcd place in their store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

WRESTLING MATCH.-A wrestling
match will be held at the fair grounds
in this city at 2 o'clock Friday after.
noon, between Matsada Sorakichi the
well known Japanese wrestler, an d
Daniel Hewitt, of Fennimore, for 800
a side, the winner to have the entire
gate receipts
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

IMPROVEMENTS. MIR. Rufus Hannum
is building an addition to his residence
in the southwestern part of the city. 1t
will be two stories high with verandah
and bay-window. Mr. Truman Good
rich has built new barn on the prem
ises he recently purchased of VIM. p.
Stone. in the same neighborhood.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

TRAINS ON THE c. b. & N.-The
Chicago, Burlington 4 Northern Rail.
road IS about completed The road
mas been hnilt IN about ten months.
The average grade is thirteen feet. and
the entire line is twenty miles longer
ihta the pr, sent shortest route between
5, Paul sud Chicago, and eleven miles
shorter thln the next shortest route be-
tween ) faul and St Louis. Limited
passenger trains between st. Paul. Min
neapojis ana Chicago will be put on
October /, but freight trains win CON-
mencc running August 10. The road
il wei built and passes through coun-
'rv Of beautiful aud romantic scenery.
The territory traversed, though long
settled and in a state of cultivation. has
been unocrupied by railroads in the
past, and has been dependent upon the
Mississippi River for its connection with
the outer world The worth of the local
business of the road may be understood
from the fact that il will open over forty
stations and depots, while as a through
limo its managc ment considers 1t SUI
perior TO any of its competitors
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

AT POTOSI.-Dr. j. II. Reed, of the
Lancaster dental firm of Odgers &
Reed, will visit Potosi Tuesday of next
week and remain four days Those in
need of dentistry should remember the
date and give him a call.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUs. Mrs. Ira
Bellows had night blooming cereus in
bloom at the Mansion House Tuesday
night. IT had four buds which began
to open about Z O'Clock and reached
their full development about y o'clock.
Fully 70 persons viewed it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
Concerning Lead.
BY DIR. W. P. HARTFORD.


we MUST go back countless ages if
we would gain clear idea OF the many
changes that have taken place and that
have finally formed the earth as it is.
According to the teachings of geology,
at one time the earth was a very hot,
perhaps molten mass. whose great
heat kept the immense amount of water
now in the oceans, rivers, ETC., in a
state of vapor, suspended in the atmos-
phere. which also held an immense
amount of carbonic acid and many other
chemicals which have since entered in
to combination with the soil.
The earth gradually became cooler on
the surface, forming a crust. and as it
cooled still more the moisture in the
air became condensed and rains fell.
Finally the cooled crust contracted and
became depressed and upheaved in va
rious places. One of the upheavals was
in the northern part Of this state and is
known to biologists as the Isle of Wis
consin. This primary formation is
called Laurentian rock, and the strata
are much folded and contorted. The
vapor of the air and the water that
formed an immense ocean over the en-
tire world, except the small areas of
upheaved Laurentian rock, were strong
ly impregnated with carbonic acid and
probably metals that would be volatile
at the high degree of heat of the air
and earth at that time. This acid
laden water coraded or dissolved the
Laurentian rock. The terrific rain
storms washed the debris down into the
surrounding ocean. After long period
the earth again shrank and this sedi-
ment. spread more or less evenly upon
the bottom of the ocean, was folded
and crumpled, but not so much. This
is called the Huronian rock The same
causes. namely chemical and mechan-
lcal action of water, caused another de-
post. which, as the earth crust had
probably became much thicker, strong
er and probably nearly cool, did not
crumple. In fact, the Huronian up
heaval was the last universal one; SO
we find all the later strata lying flat or
with regular dip. In the Huronian
age iron ore was deposited. In the next
or Keweenawan period great changes
were going on. There were local up
heavals; assures or cracks formed in
the crust and the molten substance
lying underneath welled up through the
rock and flowed over the surface and
cooled. This was rich in copper and
formed the rich deposits now being
mined on Lake Superior.
Thus by a series of periods of sed-
imentation and rest the layers were
formed in the following order:
Galena Limestone.
Trenton Limestone.
ST. Peters Sandstone
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

|. .. G. L. DisrRfcT LoDdE.-The
district lodge meeting of the Fifth Wis
consin Lodge District |. o. G. T. will
occur at Boscobel August "a, with the
lodge of that city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

SUICIDE. james Finerty, of SInsin-
ava Mound, was found dead in his barn
last Sunday morning, from the effects
OF dose Of poison administered by his
own hands. He had been a hard
drinker of late. He was farmer and
leaves = wife and two children. He
was only thirty-fivc years of age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

WISCONSIN SOLDIERS IN SAN FRAN
CISCO. David Schrener sends us Il
copy of the San Francisco Cat, which
is almost entirely devoted to the grand
parade of the &. A. K. in that city
Tuesday, last week. The call says:
1.-The Wisconsin delegation, which fol-
lowed next in order, was under The
leadership of Department Commander
General Lucius Fairchild and Pail
Cheek, A. A. g.. the names of the other
officers being Past Department Com
mander James Davidson, FL. G Rogers
A. j. Mccoy and George A HannaforI
The chief aid was Colonel Z b. GRAY.
The members of the delegation wore
the regulation hat and uniform. and
each bore 4 blue satin badge with
Wisconsin written on it, The dele
cation turned out seventy strong, rep
resentiug 230 posts, having member
ship of 10000 men. AT the head of the
uoleSalioD Was cdEfleu iuagniIlceDl
banner, composed of the richest erin
son and blue velvet. Surmounted by the
arms of the state painted on white satin,
the lower portion having a painting OF
Columbia honoring her brave on it.
The crimson part was richly embroid-
cred with gold bullion, aud the reverse
bore the legends, department of Wis
cousin, Friendship. Loyalty and
Charity. The members in this dele
cation marched in splendid style. NOV
ing almost as steadily as they did in
the days of yore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The HERALD
new advertisements this week merit
unusually close inspection. Messrs,
G. II. Baxter q Co. announce the ar
rival of goods from Mexico. Mr. John
Schreiner, in order to make room for
fall stock, offers rare bargains during
the next thirty days. Horsford's Acid
Phosphate, and DR.. Swayne's proprie-
tary medicines. Judge Carter legal
notices. County Clerk Hill announces
to Grant County voters the election and
on the second page has two columns
about "Unredeemed Lands"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

AN EXCURSION TO THE TURNER
FESTIVAL An excursion train will run
on the Chicago, Burlington g. Northern
Railroad, to accommodate all who de-
sire to attend the Wisconsin State
Turner's Festival to be held at La
Crosse August Is to 10, inclusive.
One-half rates will be charged from all
the stations on the new road.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

NOTICE. = All persons having ac-
counts with Misses Reynolds & Goble
will oblige them by settling before the
first of September. 24w2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
To the Public.

w. A. johnson will be a candidate
for the nomination for Clerk of Court,
subject TO the decision of the 4iepubli-
can county convention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
'Eown and County Neus.

-~@~-J@>SNc~~~~e~~"
PIANO TUNER.-Mr. VIM. Jackson.
piano tuner, will be in Platteville this
week and will visit Lancaster Monday
or Tuesday of next week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

M0XIE NERVE FOOD is the great
drink for tired people. Call for it at
Barber, McNair ~ Co.'S Soda Foun-
tain. 11w3-S
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12
LANCASTER & sPEcHTs FERRY s.
LANCASTER & BURTON STAGE.

LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at s a. IN. and Arrives at Burton at
Il m.
leaves Burton At 80 p. m same days and
Arrives at Lancaster AT $40 p. m.
$. Il. GREEN, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

A hotly contested game of baseball
took place on Wednesday at Fenni-
more. between the Boscobel and Fenni-
more clubs. The Boscobel club con-
sisted OF the following boys: George
Wheeler. s. Simon. IL w. Hubbell, ID.
Shipley, ". Webster, c. A. Armstrong,
Geo. Wherle, John Bobel, F. Stephens.
w. Benoy. Chas. Wolfe, and Albert
Muiiley. The Boscobel boys won by
four ITALICS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-12

TIE DROUTH YET UNBRoKEN.- The
drouth still remains unbroken. Farmers
suffer greatly for pasture which the dry
weather has nearly destroyed. The
greatest of care should be exercised
and precautionary measures inaugur-
ated to avoid fires. How dry everything
is may be realized from an instance
narrated by the Galena Gagette, which
says that, "Stories of the great drouth
during the summer of 1886 will be told
for many years after the present genera
ton has passed away. One of the
most remarkable comes from New Dig
gings. A few days ago Messrs Henry
and George Peacock were hauling hay
and having to drive down steep hill
side they locked one of the hind wheels
of the loaded wagon, and the friction
of the locked wheel on the ground set
fire to the sunburnt grass The fire
spread so rapidly that had it not been
for the Fortunate circumstance of there
being help close at hand great deal
of damage would have resulted. By
the combined efforts of eleven men the
fire was eXtinguished after it had burnt
over considerable of the hillside >