Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-02-23

Walt Brown. Of Cassville, were Lam
caster visitors sunday.
Mrs. Rachel Hammond. Of Elem
dale, aged so years. died at her home
February II. 1899. She was the
mother of Frank Newman, of Elem
dale. Funeral was held at Hurricane
Sunday.
F. Hopkinson Smith of New York
Citv-author, artist, reader, lecturer
and story-teller-will appear in the
Platteville lecture course in readings
fl ON his own works and miscellaneous
program, on Monday, Feb. 9th.
Hon. j. C. Cabanis of Platteville
and Mr.. Horatio Smelser of Nebraska
were welcome callers at the Herald
sanctum, "Wednesday. Mr.. Smelser is
the son of the pioneer after whom the
town of Smelser was named, and who
settled there seventy-two years ago.
Mr., John Carthew of this city has
been appointed deputy register in Mr..
Tuftiey's department OF county bust
ness in place of Augustus Seeman, re-
tired. Mr.. Cartbew win not work
regularly in the office but is legally
qualified to af1ix the proper signature
in case of the absence or dis
ability of the regular Register.
Miss Delphia Oswald has been APP
pointed to the position of copyist.
MIR. John Jane, who has been
battling so valiantly for life for
several months with the
disease consumption. died last
Monday night about midnight.
Funeral services are held this Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr.. Jane, from his
long service as head clerk of the
Wright House in this city, had wide
acquaintance, especially with the
travelingpublic and every acquaint-
ance friend.
Prairie du Chen Union: The bill
of Assemblyman Porter, of Crawford
county, relating to fishing in the Mis-
sissippi river and its sloughs and trib-
utaries, provides for an open season
from July l. to the middle of Janu-
airy, during which seines of certain
size mesh may be used. The bill will
probably not be passed, but general
law will take the place of it, which
will also cover the petition presented
last week by Assem- blyman Buttles,
asking that fishing through the ice be
allowed, il the fish are caught for use
by the fisher only, and not for sale.
There seems TO be feeling that the
fish laws are at present not quite Just
to all sections of the state, ami gem
eral law is needed to cure the defects.
The undersigned having sold Ter
farm known as the Henry Judd place,
two and one-half miles mort west of
Lancaster, Wisconsin will sell at auc-
ton, Monday, February ~, 1899 be-
ginning at ten O'Clock, A. VI. the fol-
lowing described property: CATTLE
Ten mich cows, eight yearlings, ten
calves, one Durham bull. Houses
Two work horses and one por =.
Nineteen sheep, eight shotes, and
poultry. FARM MACHINERY Mime
apolis binder, Mccormick mower,
three horse seeder. hayrake, two Sec
tion harrow, Stratman wagon, Badger
cornplow, stubleplow. canopy-top
carriage, bob-sled, work harness,
buggy harness, single harness, hay
fork, rope and tackle, churn, large
kettle, grind-stone, carpenter tools
and bench, creamery cans, tank-heat-
ter. grain sacks, buggy tongue, and
articles of household furniture.
Quantities, of clover hay, bottom hay,
straw and grain. TERMs-Sums Of
ten dollars and under cash; sums over
ten dollars, approved note on one
years time bearing seven per cent
interest. c. j. HYDE auctioneer
SARAH f. CARTER.
Widow Of +. L Carter
-Casseyille Index: There will be
only twenty-eight raft boats on the
upper Missippi the coming seasons and
unless there is heavy snow in the
north soon these will not have much
to do. Fifteen years ago there were
more than seventy-fve rafters plying
the waters between ST. Louis and the
pineries. ....-..--. The cold-weath-
er wave became so fractions last week
that we had to go out on the ice in
the middle of the Mississippi Sunday