Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-23

Geo. Mccarthy is driving nOw-a- days
one of the finest teames owned in the
city. Both horses are beauties. They
weigh a little over thirteen hundred
each. George. however, only owns one
as vet, but expects to purchase the
other and will probably ship them to
Chicago.
j. Schreiner & Sons insert a big adj.
in this issue. Don't fail to read it, as
it will interest you, They offer special
inducement to buyers for the next two
months, they, wishing 10 tighten their
stock as much as possible before max
ing changes in the interior arrange
meuts of their store.
While Sells and Rentfrow's great cir
Gus will show here on June 2Sth, Boss
Wallis grand combination will exhibit in
Madison. As skillful manager. Mr..
Wall is unexcelled, and although for
peculiar reasons he has not advertised
extensively. there will be full house
and the grand reapportionment act will
attract unusual attention.
Postmaster David Williams of Cass-
vile entertained as for while last Fri
day while ON his way home from the
reunion, where he had been visiting
some of his comrades of the Third Wis.
Inf. We also had the pleasure of re-
ceiving from him his fortY-third annual
subscription for the HERALD. Who has
stood by it more faithfully than he has2
Rev. c. W Odds, who formerly had
charge of work connected with the
Seventh Day Advent Church and who
is we'll known in this county, is now
in charge of work in South
Dakota and Elder Nj. w Brown is
president of the Wisconsin Conference
in place of Elder A. j. Breed who
became president of the Minnesota
Conference last year.
The following is dead sure remedy
for slugs on rose bushes. Take one
ounce of powdered white heilebore, and
steep it for ten minutes in one pint of
boiling water. Then mix with one gal
Ion of cold water and sprinkle over the
infested rose bushes in the evening
One application is usually enough and
would better be given just before the
rosebuds begin to open.
Edward Eaton, President of Beloit
college gave an interesting talk to a
small audience in the social rooms of
the Congregational Church last Thurs
day evening. The unfavorable weather
kept very many away who under other
circumstances, would have gladly greet
ed him. His talk was principally about
the college and its work. 1t IS quite
probable that no college in the west has
made more permanent or satisfactory
growth in the last six years than Belot
has. 1t certainly offers superior advan-
tages TO young men who are anxious to
take a college course, and who desire to
do SO at comparatively small expense.
Last Thursday, sheriff Burris had the
man that was shot while attempting the
robbery of Clint, Geiger & Co.'S. store
at Glen Haven, Saturday morning, June
II, brought to this city from Cassville,
and he is at present in the coun-
ty jail receiving medical attendance
1t was found that his wound was not
nearly so serious as was first supposed.
He will doubtless be in condition for
examination in short time. As to his
accomplices in the nefarious act, moth
ing has as yet been ascertained. The
wounded man gives his name as Dan
Rogers, put has divulged nothing as to
where he came from nor anything
relating to those who were with him.
Ed. Hyde has invented new parlor
billiard game, that seems to be becom-
ing very popular with the boys of this
city He calls it billiard-croquet.
Arches are fastened onto billiard table
in manner similar to the arrangement
of arches on croquet lawn, through
which the player is required to either
bank his ball or carom from another
ball so as to pass through. Mr.. Hyde
has his table on exhibition in the Post
Office block and the way the boys
flock there led, on by the charms of the
game which is exceedingly difficult, is
caution Mr.. Hyde will endeavor to
remedy some little faults he has diScov-
cred in the arrangement of the arches.
and will then doubtless have it patient
ed.
During the summer, j. Schreiner u
Sons large store will undergo COM
plete modification and re arrangement.
An addition to the rear will be built for
ware house purposes and the partition
dividing the store room and present