Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-20
CITY AND yICINITy RRrEEs

Last FRIDAY night Rev. E. L. Eaton
spoke in Elk Grove, on Prohibition.
The sale of blooded Holsteins will
come off at the creamery, next Satur-
day.
Work is progressing on the Catholic
church with view to putting in new
furnace.
Attorney ID. j. Gardner took a pleas
trip to Georgetown and Cuba City, last
Wednesday.
Miss Belle Gratiot is teaching school
in the Ashmore district, about three
miles from here.
Prof. Gardner has sold his barn on
Elm Street to Prof. Beck. who will al
once move it to his lot.
White Bros, Of Jenkinsrille. Wis.
had two very valuable steers killed by
lightning last Wednesday.
John jenkins, .Sr, one of the Oldest
and most highly respected citizens of
Benton. Wis. died last week.
Z. d. Baker has white elepbant in
his dooryard. He is perfectly tame and
has become great favorite with the
children.
Thomas Sheppard is erecting ma
chine house next to his feed store, and
will soon open with the Mccormick
machines.
Quite severe frost struck this part
OF the county Saturday and Sunday
evenings. no doubt seriously injuring
the fruit prospects.
Hugh Perry, our blacksmith on Min
eral Street, left this week for Wales.
his fatherland, where he will visit for
about two months
A farmer near Belmont has four
COWS, each of which gave birth not
long ago to twin calves. How is that
for stock-raising?
Frank Thomas and Dave Grindell
are home again and Jake Rodenbaugh
will be in few days, and then won't
the band boys "whoop it up'' for usP
John Glover, who for number of
years has run saloon at Elk Grove,
has sold his saloon, bought farm, and
will devote the rest of his time to agri-
culture.
Monday, Mr.. Joseph Eckstein and
Miss Josephine Bride were united in
marriage at St. Mary's church by Rev.
A. Wibbert The HERALD congratulates
the happy pair.
The two literary societies at the Nor
NAL school, held a joint session last
Friday evening. Many visitors were
present, who enjoyed very much the
different items on the program.
Miss Gordon has engaged Mrs. St.
Clair, OF Madison, very skillful MILL
ner, to assist her corps of trimmers.
Mrs. st. Clair is now in Chicago MAX
ing selections for Miss Gordon.
Monday morning we saw a whole
family engaged in operating a corn
planter. The father sat on the high
seat, holding the baby in his arms and
driving the horses, the mother sat in
front and did the dropping, while the
rest of the family, little boy and girl,
followed along behind the machine.
Frank Thomas, Platteville's favorite
vlolinist, who has been leading an Or
chestra with dramatic company since
last summer, returned last Monday
evening, bringing with him his bride.
The Citizens Band, of which Frank
was formerly the instructor, came out
and welcomed them home with approp-
riate selections.
The portly yet venerable form of
Aaron Broughton was plainly visible
to our citizens who attended Cooks
lecture. Mr.. Broughton, it is well re-
membered, was the most glittering
member of that bright and glimmering
galaxy of stars that coursed through
our state last winter, whose mission it
was to bring light to the honest, yet In
experienced farmers at the Institutes.
We visited B. +. Messersmith's ma
chine warehouse the other day and had
the proprietor show us the latest nov
elites in farming implements. He has
the Flying Dutchman and Case sulky !
and the Case, Briggs, johnson, Buford |
and Enoch stubble plows; the Case
adjustable harrow, the Acme and Stod- |
dard pulverizers, the Tiger, Fountain
City. Union and Nanny seeders; Union,
Peoria, Keystone and Standard corn
planters; Standard, Knowlton, Tiger.
Case and Buford cultivators; Tiger,
Knowlton, Standard, Peerless, Barnes
and Fuller & johnson and Warrior
mowers. For reapers he has the Stand
ard, Canton, New Nanny and Knowl-
ton; Self Binders, Minneapolis, Buck
eye, Excelsior and Osborne; the Knowl-
ton and Bookwalter hay tedders, the
celebrated Fauss hay loader and the
Aultman, Taylor & Co.'s threshers.
Anyone at all well posted in farm ma
chinery will readily see that Mr.. Mes
sersmith has very complete stock of
implements. Call around
and examine them before buying.
A short time ago we called in at the
harness store of Z. K. Frederick, on
Main Street, to look at harness that
he is getting up for a neighbor. Mr..
Frederick has been in the harness bust |
ness in Platteville for more than four
teen years and has lohg enjoyed the
reputation of turning out frst-class
work. The harness mentioned is a
light carriage harness, and for neat and
thoroughly good workmanship we have
never seen its equal. A short time ago
be manufactured for Elmer Heron, of
Elk Grove. a set of double buggy har-
ness which gave such satisfaction that
two Iowa gentlemen who saw it, ordered
him to make them each a set at once.
He is selling all styles of work and
carriage harness, single and double at
prices as low as consistent with good