Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-18


the fort.
Where, oh! where was Robbins,
when the votes were all countedp
How could the no-License party hope
to succeed, when they had Wyne at the
very head of their ticket?
John Patterson, Esq, of Ipswich, re-
ceived his commission as postmaster
for that place last Saturday. We con-
graduate the Ipswichians ON their good
fortune in getting so accommodating a
gentleman for their postmaster.
The Salvation Army that appeared
SO suddenly here last Tuesday has been
mustered out of service.
Two gamblers were on our streets
Saturday, plying their nefarious games.
They took in one or two of our "suck-
ers'' to the tune of So each
Our new postmaster, Mr.. Elgar, is
getting along very nicely. He is as
sisted by Mr.. Lewis Altoona, a former
assistant in the Galena Office, and Miss
Ella Kolb.
The people of the Congregational
Church are preparing to have grand
dairy-maids' exhibition.
Any party that will put two lawyers,
druggist, commission man, cigar
maker, an assessor, butcher and an
undertaken on a ticket and then call it
the Salvation" ticket, is deserving of
a bright and prominent spot in the gar
| den of obscurity.
Andrew Doyle, Esq, of Cuba City,
was in town last Saturday, engaging
cars with which to emigrate to Dakota.
From the Democrat we learn that +.
b: Atwood has gone into the hotel bust
ness with a Mr.. Bates at Waukesha.
Franks many friends in this city hope
that the venture will be in every way a
successful one.
Brown will cnvelop his form fol-
another year, in the spotless ermine OF
the Police Justice.
Strong's orchestra is fast becoming
popular in dancing circles. The play
ers in this orchestra are: Chas Strong,
1st Violin; Sam Fish, I'd Violin; Doll
Chapman. BIB cornet; John Strong,
double bass.
1t is getting to be common thing to
be ''caned' in our city. Theo. Schnitz-
Ter, got nice one the other day from
the German Insurance Company OF
Freeport.
One of the Normal boys imagined
one day last week that he was taking
the ''pink eye" and accordingly took
the train and went home where he
could be properly treated. When he
arrived at the paternal mansion he
found all the folks down with the cpl.
demic, and his father kindly told him
that he was glad he had come home fol
he needed some one TO do the chores.
Our hero forgot all about his ''pink eye''
and boarded the next train for Platte
vile.
About $4,000 trout were received at
Elmo one day last week from the hatch
cry at Madison.
Jud Holcomb has been on the war
path for the last week Some good
little Sunday-schoOl boy stuck pitch
fork into his COW, and forgot to take
one of the tines out again. If Judy
ever gets his eye on the cowardly
wretch, he will feel for him in a way
he will never forget.
There was a very pleasant sociable
given at the residence of John Mcbride.
Esq, of Elk Grove, last Friday evening
for the benefit of the M. E. church.
The sixth and last regular number OF
the course of entertainments given by
the Lecture Association will be lect-
ure by Major H. C. Dane on Wednes-
day evening, March II, on his travels
in Greece. Major Dane has lectured a
number of times to our people and al
ways gave good satisfaction.
The Rock Band Concert Company,
of Crystal Palace, London, has been
engaged by the Lecture Association to
give concert here, as an extra, about
April l.
A chronological society has lately
been organized in town. Beware of
the feelers, they sometimes tell queer