Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-02-02
1lown and COUNTY, Nems

We puDllsH an interesting letter from
Luther Basford which was delayed IN
the mails too late for insertion last week.
Mr.. Abel Roberts started Tuesday
morning for Tennessee to bring back
his wife who has been there some
months for her health.
Lee Meriwether describes. in his in-
imitably humorous way, Mountain
Life in Tennessee" in the FEBRUARY
number of The Cosmopolitan.
Mr. G. B. Stowell arrived in the city
Thursday. He comes on business for
his uncle, Mr.. Frank Barr, who is at
Mr.. Stowel'S home in Hudson, Mich.
Henry S. Keene has been very i'll at
his home in Madison. He has had
severe attack of pneumonia,
but we are happy to report his conva-
lescence.
The State Agricultural society will
hold its annual convention at Madison,
Feb. 6, Z, s, 9 and 10. Railroads have
made special rates, charging one fare
for the round trip.
Conductor Martin Mcdonald of the
Lancaster and Madison freight, with
his wife and child left last Monday for a
two weeks visit with friends in Milwau-
kee and Chicago.
Gen. Z. M. Rogers has been appoint
cd by the National Commander as in
spector of Grand Army Posts in Wis
consin. The inspection will ccur
during the month of FEBRUARY
In "a Defence of the Eighth Com
mandment," in the FEBRUARY number of
The Cosmopolitan, Professor H. II.
Boyesen makes an interesting as well
as powerful plea for international
copy right.
After FEBRUARY LIST John j. Pendleton
will conduct the restaurant heretofore
run in the name of his sister, Mrs r. A.
Cramer. John has done much to build
up the business and make it profitable
and deserves the bes. success.
Mr.. L. G. Nc Kenny, late of the
Bloomington Record has leased the Of
ice OF that paper with all that pertains
to it, to Earnest Brooks and u. L. Hol-
ford, two young men who learned their
trade in the Record office. They will
continue the publication of the paper.
which judging from the first number,
will merit the patronage of the people
OF West Grant. We wish the Young
men success.
Don't ask us to suppress any item of
news. Any item of interest that comes
Gus in the future goes in. Nearly two
weeks ago friend told the Herald man
that Engineer Thomas Dolan had be-
gun suit against the G. IN. w. R'y
company, but made him promise that
he would not publish il till he gave him
permission. That permission he has
not yet granted, but we have had the
pleasure of reading the item in half the
newspapers published in this section.
II will be an exceedingly frigid day
when we get left that way again.
G. A. Perrin of Beetown has lust Sc
cured a patent on a harrow tongue at
tachment. The model was returned
from the patent office at Washington
last Friday and was unpacked in the
HERALD office. The tongue is fastened
onto the harrow in such a way that the
horses cannot possibly turn it over or
get to the harrow teeth. 1t will iit on
to any harrow and is supposed to be
proof against all the usual accidents.
rs we'll as having other virtues.
A, copy of the Galloway Standard
has been sent us, giving an account of
the incorporation of Galloway. Nebraska
1t is described as a very fourishing lit
tie town with great promise for the
future. In describing the various kinds
of business carried on there it saws.
The lumber business is represented by
Geo. L. Stevens formerly of Cassville
Wis. where his father is engaged in
similar business. He carries GOOD
stock of lumber and sells at lowest liy-
ing prices, and as be gets all his lumber
direct from his fathers mills he can
compete with any yard in the country,
both in pualifv opJ ,lr;oo.
Mr.. Chas. Ii Basford has bought out
his partner. Mr.. Chas. r. Thomas, and
after Feb. /, the firm will consist of
Chas II. Basford. The firm of Thomas
4 Basford has done q good and steadily
increasing business, and the cause of
the change is simply that Basford want
ed to buy and Thomas wanted to sell
Mr.. Thomas will rest till spring and then
devote himself to the cultivation of his
small farm in the suburbs of Lancaster.
For the remaining partner who will
continue the business We bespeak a
liberal share of business and con-
tinuation of that success which enter
prise and honest dealing merits.
Joe Nathan has sold out to his son
Harry, Louis Alt and II. P. Greene.
The business will be carried on as here.
tofore and the same amount of capital
(no less than sS6,0O0) will be en-
ployed. Mr.. Nathan retires from
active business, but will not be idle as
he has other interests to look after. He
is thinking of trip to Germany in the
spring. His successors are all well
known and need no "send off, to start
them in pablc favor. When it is said