Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-01-15
THE HERAIl).
ER, WEDNESDAY,. JAN IS 1862.


Cconomowoc Free Press, edited by z. s.
Curtis, reminds US Of the times in ,47-4s.
when Potosi, Lancaster, Pla.teyille, and
Hazel Green were in Communication with
the busy world By telegraph, As well as Ga
.eaa aud Dubuque. Curtis was O'Reillys
chief agent for raising stock, establishing
lines, oontreeting for poles, and for setting
tie sa'ae in the ground two hundred feet
apart and for stringing wires from pole to
pole. DR. Lundy's business was to put up
the telegraph machinery and give instruc-
tons to operators il the ART Of sending, re-
ceiying and reading messages, keeping bat.
teries in order, &c. He was good ma
ehinist, chemist and operator. Shortly after
the lines were established in these parts,
and the mschipes put up ready for opera
ting, O'Reilly failed in business. His stock
fell almost to nothing, and the holders Of
several thousands in these parts suffered
accordingly. Curtis and Lundy, neither
of whom had been paid their wages foF
several years, suffered most severely, both
hsing left witleut dollar In most such
operations tie agents are blamed but in
this case Curtis and Lundy proved to be
true men: finding that O'Reilly stock
could be exchanged for stock in some Hi
nos company, they SO advised, and those
who followed Their advice saved their stock
/, those who lost faith in the men and refused
to exchange their O'Reilly stock for Illinois
telegraph stoolS, lost every dollar AS for
the poles and wires set up in This county,
they were seized and sold for the debts Of
O'Reilly, but never taken away by the pur-
chascrs; ahe lines following the roads,
mainly, it was an easy matter for people
while out with their teams to hitch on to
the stray ends of wire and thus draw
home half a mile or more. These wires
made excellent clothes lines, and nay now
be seen in various uses in town apt coun-
try.
Mr.. Curtis was an active, shree d bust
mess man, and Of strict integrity. The
failure of O'Rely seemed TO check his en-
ergies and usefulness, clouding bis sunny
way for life. He had almost disappeared
from our mind, when some months ago a
neat, sprightly Ettla sheet appeared on our
table, marked with an TX, which editors
understand as meaning "please exchange"
So earnest and independent were the tone
ald style of the Free Press that we turned
to the editorial head to learn the name of
the man who could write so strong, so
earnestly and SO brave for a paper SO very
small; here was an old acquaintance, that
same d. s. Curtis, tie man once looked
upon and admired in the Lead Mines as
without any superior for business in all the
country.
We copy the following notice written by |
Mr.. Curtis concerning his once tall, anna
bic companion, and published in his paper
the Free Fress.
The subject Of the following notice from
the Grant County Herald is an old time
friend of ours, with whom we spent many
pleasant and rugged seasons of camp and
frontier life more than dozen years agone,
81 the forests and prairies for half the
length Of the Mississippi and Missouri riy-
ers, in telegraph construction; We know
him most skillful operator, and good fell
low. Come and see us, Captain:
GAS a Dentist, DR.. Lundy needs no
commentator from us, though for the pub |
lie benefit we invite all in need to apply
for his services. Perhaps no man is his
superior in the art; he resorts to none of
The cheap stuhs for filing teeth, which last
only SO long as he expects to be about
In making new sets of teeth he uses only
gold, that of the finest quality and heavy
plate. What he does is perfect, to stand
until life ends, after which teeth are no
longer wanted"
MFR. Curtis was not married at the time
we knew him. Long since he joined him
self TO an amable and talented lady, but
soon death came and took her away. BY
the following notice in bis paper further
bereavement is announced-onethat shows
adrainea cup Of sorrows, We hope the last,
when change et fortune may he in store
for this man 50 tossed upon the shoals Of
III fortune:
In or lac. paper we noticed chat our
little Willie was very sick; he Is sceH nor,
and recovered so rs never more to be sick
restored where illness is not even feared
--where the motberless are mctherless ne
more.
lie passed to the other and better world
on Tuesday, S1st, just as the morning sun
was rising on this lower worl after four
years ard four months experience n i.
His remains are inferred to rest beside
his mothers, in The cemetery At Madison.
Thopoh no connexions surrounded us,