Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-20

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was nicely filed for dancing, over nine
ty numbers hagaing been sold. Supper
was served at the city restaurants, and
the light fantastic tripped till an early
hour. Music being furnished by the
Excelsior Orchestra. The company
cleared over forty dollars.
A large auction sale will occur at the
old Andrew Farm q miles southwest OF
Livingston, March 4. j. }. Andrew
offers TO sell a lot of stock and farm
machinery, consisting of ID head OF
well bred horses, 81 head of cattle, 81
hogs. 1000 bushels of oats, lot OF seed
grain, 80 tons of hay, complete set OF
farming implements. For particulars
see bills, printed at this office.
The advantages of reading the city
councils report at the polls on the after
noon of election day is hardly visible TO
the naked eye. That it will interrupt
voting is certain, and the time from
one o'clock to shutdown will be none too
long under the new system. The HER
AID would advise special meeting OF
the council to change the time and have
the report read the evening before
After a severe attack of pneumonia,
superinduced by la grippe, VIM. nj.
Grange died at his home in Mineral
Point, at the age of p years. Deceased
was young man of promise and was
doing successful work in the meat
market business. For some time he
was connected with McCord's meat
market in this place aud will be remem-
bered by great many. He leaves
wife, who has the sympathy OF large
circle of friends.
II. thinner, of Mineral Point, travel
ing salesman for the paper house of IL.
Niedecken & Co, of Milwaukee, and
well known among newspaper men IN
this county, was quite seriously injured
in a railroad wreck near Ashland. His
train was side tracked, when flat ear
loaded with lumber that in some way
became started on Il grade. crashed
into the rear car Sever people We're
injured. Mr. thinner being struck in
the back by one of the logs.
The ladies' of the Episcopal church will
give an entertainment Immediately
after Lent The Weber Quartet. of
Rockford, ILL.,, have been engaged, al
though the exact day has not yet been
decided on. 1t was the original inten-
ton TO have them here last week, but
the sudden advent of shows made it
enexpedient. After the quiet of Lent
the people will welcome diversion like
the Weber Quartet, and the ladies may
feel assured of a good audience.
Last weeks issue of the Grant Co.
Witness says that "Messers DAZZLING
and Hawk intend moving their cigar
factory to Lancaster within n short
time" Lancaster is good location
for cigar factory, their being quite
large quantities of tobacco raised in this
immediate vicinity, and when placed
upon the market brings the highest
price. That tobacco raising is paying
industry is proved from the fact that
after paying freight to the market
ducers the neat sum of $50 per acre.
The dedication of the Sisters Home
and Parochial School occurred last
Wednesday, To assist the pastor,
Father Niehaus, were Rev. Father Hold
nett, OF Chicago, Fathers Wibbert, of
Flattevila: MrNulty Of Mt. Hope,
RoSsbach, of Cassville and Wambold. of
Highland. The exercises of the day
wese opened at 10 a. m. by the blessing
of the school building and Sisters
Home by Father Hodnett, and was fol-
lowed by solemn high mass in the
church, celebrated by Father Rossbach
assisted by Fathers Hodnett and Wam-
bold, Father Hodnett Preaching q SER
mon on education The lecture in the
evening on the lives of Washington,
Emmett OConnell and Lincoln, by
Rev. Father Hodnett was an able and
eloquent tribute to the eminent states
men. The lecture was attentively list
ened 10 throughout by large audience,
the church being taxed TO IFS utmost
capacity
Is an editor entitled to any courtesy? |
Tha; is to say, ought any one to regard
any of the small amenities of life in
their treatment of an editor, or is he |
outside the pale of ''thank yous' and /
grateful remembrances? For instance.
new minister comes into town, the
editor sends him his paper gratis; il is
accepted and read without mention.
The minister sends weekly notices of !
his Sunday services, topics of sermons, !
etc, and they are willingly and happily |
inserted free of charge. The columns
of the newspaper are open to the clergy
man for any communication he wishes |
to make to the people, and are |
used. Reports of all special services
are freely given. The minister receives
call elsewhere and decides to move
away The paper announces his resig- |
nation, his farewell sermon, etc, and |
honestly deplores the loss to the town
of an able preacher, scholarly man
anil upright citizen. The clergyman
packs his goods, leayes town. without
even taking the trouble to say good bye |
to the man who has always treated him
with kindness and liberality, and with
ont word of mention Of courteses |
shown. The question comes back:
Are editors the only class of men from
whom courtesy is expected and to
whom no courtesy is due?-Ex
COUNTY COURT
TUESDAY FEB. Is, 1890.
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