Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-20
FENNIMORE.
Alutude-A Few Lacks-AIerchHnts - Tavern
stands-Mt Ida POstofiice-AI erial Mat
teTs-A DOmestcO- social Equilibrium.

on a hill, and which, in virtue of its
high location, will not and cannot be
hid. The climate is healthy, or as
the old geography books used to say,
"salubrious," and free from ali ma
larial and other pestilential influence
es. The place lies above the high.
water mark No murlsy, melancholy
mists ever fill its thoroughfares, and
no carbonic-acid gas is ever known
to corrupt the blood Of the inhabit-
ants, and make them feel Disguised
with tho whole universe upon getting
out OF their beds of raw and vapory
morning. Breezes prevail the sum
mer through, and in winter, regular
downright old nor'westers rave
along, blowing the snow off the roads
and the nonsense out Of peoples
heads at the same time, and div
ing everybody to understand that
o Wisconsin "ruler Of the inverted
year is not to be trihed with. There
are as yet in the Centre no sycamore
shaded avenues, no fountains, with
surrounding seats "for whispering
lovers made, no groups Of statuary
representing those graceful naiads of
inc antique ages, no street cars, and
no genuine, matter-offact. ras facto-
ry. The people 90 not stare at
strangers until their eyelids cease TO
wag, and the store clerks never car
ry, after tho approved manner of
Mr. Swiveller, pen over each ear
ana an extra one between their
teeth.
The village can be seen from afar
oil, and will bear looking at from
any point that may be chosen by the
observer. Approaching it from the
south on the Lancaster and Boscobel
stage, you see frame houses to the
right Of you and frame houses to the
left ofyou Some of these are new.
and have only one coat of paint /;
some are large and some are small.
We look at these structures through
the frosty air, and arc greeted with
an imaginary odor of fresh fried
cakes, and smell of new ginger
bread, and see, in the minds eve. a
clean-scrubbed kitchen floor, pol
ished stove, doing cat, and a
brown-hair'd, brown-cyed little house
keeper, "wiLh countcnance dcmuro
and modest grace, with white apron
and brief gown.
At the Centre, Parker, Hildebrand
X Co. have store, or shop. as they
say in England, and in il may be
found things of many sorts and styles
and prices. 1t is about rs good a
country store as any other we know
Of, and it surely does more business
than half the rural establishments
that have existence. There be some
village stores that haze scattered
about on their shelves only a few old
boxes Of paper collars, piece OF 50
OF faded calico, several cakes Of "hon-
ey soap" and sundry dingy packages
labelled ''corn starch" all arranged
to make up a show, but, our word
for it, at Parker, Hldebrand 4 Co.'s
you'll find no such immensely and no
such grandeur.
A new store has just been bullt here
and will be opened soon. 1t is in
good hands and will doubtless ret on
all right. The Bible Repository is a
place worth dropping into now and
then. Editors ought to 90 there fire.
quontly, and learn how to ran their
papers correctly. Byerly keeps the
village hotel, Henry Fisher and
Bros have wagon and blacksmith
shop. Mr.. Niehaus makes wagons
sleighs, etc J.. w. Rogers is the
timer, and deals in stoves. Walker
makes good boots, and another man,
q "Deutchlander," has shop and
pulls thread for the same purpose.
This cobbler can do some fancy work,
work such az giveth delight unto
maidens with irreproachable feet,
and proveth a source ofintense com
fort to young men, who, in order TO
"tono down" their pleasing features,
find it necessary to wear their hats
on one side Of their highly intellectual
heads.
About q mile or so south Of the vii
lage You find Smiths farmhouse
tavern, where the stages stop to
change horses, and where good meals
can be had ut a very triliing cost.
Nell" makes q good landlord and
his skilful wife knows thing or two
about cooking. On their table you'll
never find what Mr.. Dickens calls "a
powerful field battery Of fourteen
castors with nothing in them" No,
sir, never.
The Carver House" is on the road
leading eastward from the Centre.
and is said TO be the resort OF movers,
and other parties who can't stand the
the deafening turmoil Of city.
Away out near the western boun-
dairy of the township is the good old
fashioned farm house Of Mr.. S. Il.
Borah, the Mt Ida Postmaster This
is the place to 20 in winter, when
the nights are long, and the short
days dim and cold and dreary. Here
the genial author of "Revories of a
Bachelor" might have written Goal
may have its uses in the furnace.
which takes off the sharp edge Of
winter from the whole interior of
the house, and keeps up q night and
day struggle with Boreas for the
but country home with.
out some one open chimney around
which, in time Of winter twilight.
when SHOWS are beating against the
pane5, the family may gather, and
watch the fire flashing, and cracking,
and flaming, and raving, until the
girls clap their hands aud the boys
shout in q kind of exultant thank
is not worthy Of the name"
But now the material considerations
Of Fennimore demand attention.
According TO the census reports Of
1870, the township Of Fennimoro
contains 2l,020 acres of improved
land, and has Just 0l6 houses. o.
j97 bushels Of wheat were raised
40 400 of corn 81 OQ2 If oots y 100