Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-07-31

al day marked ~ 81 TWO o CLOCK.
Prof. Quick. who taught the Fenni-
more school last year has been secured
for the coming year to teach the schools.
A high wind Wednesday scattered the
dust snd made the day besraoIe
although the thermometer marked 90 il
the shade
The Boscobel Agricultural aud Driv-
lag Park Association have published
their premium list. The meeting will
be held Oct. 1. ? and 5.
Our esteemed contemporary. The Dial.
published base ball issue last week.
The occasion being q game between the
Boscobel and Muscoda Clubs.
Cuba City has organized her first
band. Gus. Schmidt. whose presence
seems sadly needed in this city must be
credited with the work of organizing it.
An exchange says: The present week
will see the close of the harvest, and
the dullest of duh seasons. Wheat has
all been harvested and oats will be fin
ished this week.
Judge Clark has been busy the past
week in making q ':round up of his
library. preparatory to his departure
for the territory of Oklahoma. He
started Wednesday
John Flesh has purchased new
steamer. The machinery is from the j.
[. Case machine shops of Racine. and
was purchased through the agency of
Geo. c. Mccarthy.
August Rruechmann. wealthy Ger
man, who started from Galelta last
winter, for Costa Rica. and was never
heard from, is known now to have died
en- route and been buried at sea.
The steam thresher recently pur-
chased by Jno. Flesh was taken out on
the road Tuesday morning and when
at the Post office corner was
photographed by W. B. vandewall.
There will be a religious meeting con-
Quoted by w. \. Stone and H. Croft,
at the Brick School House in Liberty
next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
A general invitation is extended to at
tend
A business change is about being con-
summated in the carriage mandatory
firm of Hurley & Hyde. whereby Jehiel
Hyde retires. The business in the fut-
ure will be conducted by John M.
Hurley.
During the past ten years, from 1880
to 1890, Platteville has had consider
BILE falling off in population. According
to the last census the decrease is over
100. the population being in 1890, gwen
at 2746.
Last week Lancaster people witnessed
another businers change. The firm of
Hurley & Hyde is no more, Mr.. Hyde
having sold bis interest to j. NJ. Hurley
his partner. who will continue the
business.
A three column quarto, The Gospel
agent. issued monthly, was recently be-
gun at Montfort. The paper will be
devoted to the interests of The free
Methodist church, and is edited by c.
V. Hughes.
The first threshing of the season in
this immediate vicinity, was at Anton
Schmidt's Tuesday afternoon, when the
new Steam Threshsr of John Flesh was
put in operation on recently harvested
field of Barley.
1t is announced that Charles F. Ilsley,
Horace Rublee and j. r. Brigham, who
recently purchased Blue Mounds, will
erect hotel there for summer visitors.
The sale was made in May and was an
nounced at that time.
A subscription paper has been cir
culatine through the city for money to
purchase or build a Congregational
parsonage. The idea has met with
favorable results. and something over
81, 200 has been raised.
The Boscobel High School has secured
Prof Toomey of Richland Center, and
graduate of the Platteville State Nor
NAL School in the class of go. Prof.
Johnson will attend an eastern college.
and fit himself for chair.
This Office has just issued the prem
ium list for the Grant County Agricul-
tural Society, in pamphlet form. AS
sample from the HERALD job rooms,
the work is placed before the public,
with the invitation of close scrutiny.
1t is reported that Uncle Jerry Rusk
will institute a dress reform movement.
Being disguised with the foppishness so