Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-01-12

here is carney, ana every one Strlctly
frst-class. The first installment of
"Mr Birds Umbrella" will be found on
the third page of this paper. 1t will
be finished in three or four issues.
Louis Eberle came down from Bosco-
bell and spent Sunday with his Lancas-
ter friends.
There will be an oyster supperat the
McIver church on Friday evening,
January 20.
p latteville Democrat: Bee Woodward
has been engaged to teach at Onalaska,
near La Crosse.
Miss Cora White. daughter of VIM.
White, of Mt. Hope, is just recovering
from a mild attack of the scarlet fever.
A full account of the -Trapp
wedding at Mt. Hope, with list of pres
ents, were received too late for insertion
this week.
There was dance in the Mt. Hope
hall last Friday night. Parties who
were there report a good time and a
large number present.
II. E. Baxter offers his fine farm with
stock, hay, gram and equipments. He
lives 81 miles southwest of Fennimore.
See advertisement on first page.
B. F. Salzman, Treasurer of Smelser
was in Lancaster Tuesday and paid the
County Treasurer $3.50. The town
of Smelser is always prompt in paying
taxes.
Last Thursday morning W. p Rich
ardson received fine short horn calf
from Galena. He is a year old, and
cost his present owner $780, He was
bought of S. s. Brown.
j. G. White. of Mt. Hope, delivered
at Woodman last Monday twelve hogs
that averaged 430 lbs. Ten of them
were brood sows that had raised large
litters of pigs the past season. These
hogs were Poland China.
IucI0 are SoNOidt SOOu IodoOuS loI
hauling that wood now Your SUBJ
scription is due, the slelghing is good
and we want to get enough wood at one
time to set the horse power saw onto.
So bring along the wood noW.
Last week Wednesday Grant County
lost one of her best aud most respected
citizens by the departure of Mr.. James
Miner with his family for Chetopa.
Kansas He took with him four car
loads of stock and three more cars full
of furniture and other property. We
wish him and his all success.
"Hugging set to music" is the defnl-
ton certain vigorous opponent of that
species of amusement gives to dancing.
The common prOsaic sort without any
musical accompaniment is not so bad, but
set 10 music! Who wouldn't dance?
Preaching literal fire to the Greenland
ers would be about rs effective as trying
to discourage the Lancaster boys and
girls from dancing by such arguments
The following from The Colorado
Topics. published at Hyde, Washing
ton county, Colorado, will be of inter-
est to the friends of the subject of the
local, in this town: John II. Muesse,
of this place. Familiarity known as
Jack, has been appointed to the office
of Clerk of the district court by Judge
Robinson. We congratulate Mr.. Muesse
upon his reception of this honor and
mark of confidence. and the Judge is
also to be congratulated in having Sc
cured such an able assistant"
We give up considerable space this
week to correspondents who wish to ex-
press their views on the question some
what prematurelY raised by last week S
communication. In private letter ac-
companying one Of these communica-
tons, the HERALD editor is accused of
endorsing the article referred TO. Such
was not our intention, except as to the
prevailing opinion that the present in
cumbent should present furtherclaimS
for the place. We wish to have nothing
to do with debating the nomination.
aud If the people of the district wish to
urge the denomination of the present in-
cumbent, though reasons seem to exist
for change, we say amen. n change
need be made for the purpose OF better
representation. But We will give our
views kser