Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-03-19
NOTES BY THE WAY.
Visit to Lancaster-The Herald Office
PlatteviIle-Belmont Staten.

Following the example set US by other
travellers who, when they take trip to for
eign parts send letters home to some pa
per so that their friends and the community
at large may receive some benefit from
their travels, and also give themselves a
chance to air the little self-conceit which
they possess, we have come to the conclu.
sion to give brief account of our travels,
feeling that it would be wrong to deprive
the many readers of the CHRONICLE the
knowledge of what we saw and heard
We started on Tuesday, and arrived in
Lancaster the same day. This is beau
tiful place, and when summer clothes the
trees in their beautiful costumes, it will
add materially to the looks of the place.
We stopped at the residence Of Rev. Jas.
Sims, where we found all well, with the
exception of Jacob, who was taken sick as
sooc rs we came, and was unable to work
till the Monday on which we left.
We Wis tied the Herald office during our
stay, and made the acquaintance of John
Cover, the publisher, who took US into the
sanctum, where we met the able and gen.
tlemanly editor, ]. G. Cover, with whom
we enjoyed short, sociable talk. The
working force of the Herald consists of
three ladies, who are the principal type
settlers, one young man and two boys.
The Herald is big thing, and has cir
culation of near two thousand papers; but
with their power press, they can run this
large edition off in very short time.
There is considerable business done in
Lancaster, though of course, not as much
as if the railroad facilities were better.
Court was in session there, presided over
by Judge Mills. Among the legal celebri-
ties we noticed Messrs Carter and Robert
son of Platteville, Judge Dunn of Belmont,
Judge Cothren of Mineral Point, and j.
Allen Barber, VIM. Pitt Dewey, and Geo.
Clementson of Lancaster, the latter being
prosecuting attorney for that district.
On Saturday we visited Platteville, ard
looked around that place for couple Of
hours. This is thriving place, where a
large of amount of business is done. Of
co urse, we visited the Witness office, and
found it in a prosperous condition. Mr..
Rindlaub is a sociable, gentlemanly person,
and deserves success.
On Monday, we babe adeu to our
friends and Lancaster, and started home by
way of Belmont Station, the place of the
northwest. We hardly knew when we
had got there, but on inquiry we found it
was the place. 1t is astonishing with
what rapidity buildings are going up there.
Assertions are made by some that over
three hundred houses will be built there
this summer. Business is more than live
ly, and those working there are doing ex-
tremely we'll. We stopped at the hotel of
Mr.. Watkins, formerly of this place, and
at supper time, when the boarders were
around the table, it would take no very
great stretch Of the imagination to think
we were in Dodgeville, and then five or
six Of them were over in Dodgeville on
visit. According to Joe RS story, three
in bed and one out side was considered
very good sleeping accommodations. Mr..
w. has eighteen regular boarders, and
there are many more waiting to come.
He intends, however, to put up an addi-
ton 30X4O feet, which will soon be done,
as Jas. Peters has charge of the job, and it
will be rushed through in hurry. When
this is erected, there will be good accom-
dations, and all persons travelling that way
will be we'll suited.
Cyrus Roberts has new shop in the
course of erection, which he will move into
as soon as possible. He has two workmen
employed, and all are kept busy. Henry
Jones' harness shop is in running order,
and has plenty of work. Mr.. Roberts has
large wagon shop and hires two journey
men. Twenty six car loads of cattle were
shipped from there on Monday, and the
streets are continually crowded with teams
hauling in wheat and other produce.
There are three or four saloons, several
stores, tin shop, lumber yard, &C., and all
seem to be doing big business, and an
air of prosperity pervades every thing.
How long this state of things will last is
hard to tell, though all seem sanguine and
hopeful OF continuance.
But we were unable to continue there
any longer, and on Tuesday we departed
from " Western Chicago" and reached
home all right. J.T.c.
By> Owing to the absence OF several of
tho onoalorc Amounted for the debate