Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-27
BosCoBEL.
Where situated and How-Natural Attractions
lis Trade-IIOg Market - AInnufnctur.
ms Establishments r. business. Houses
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'''N go ~" POot'3cl may mean
Gin Pickwickiar sense" but in a
practical, everyday sense wo take it
to mean Just business and nothing
else. 1t isa busy burg, and no mis-
takc-tho boss town, il tact, as far as
trade, enterprise and activity arc
concerned.
Boscobcl is situated il The extreme
northern part OF the county, n short
distance IRON, but no. ia sight Of
inc winding Wisconsin. 1t is on lev
q ground, skirted by hills on the
south and east, aud touching the riv-
q on the north and west. The pri-
yate houses are loosely scattered
about covering an area large enough
Tor city of pretty respectable d.
menslons; but on the main business
street the buildings are snugly hud-
died together, well made and group-
ed into blocks convenient in form and
congruous in appearance. Sanders
creek flows through the town, run
nlng Tor some distance parallel to
Wisconsin Avenue, straying by many
winding hooks and finally emptvinr
into the Wisconsin. f
We fancy this to be a town of
many rare natural attractions in tho
summer season, but during the rude
and rigorous winter months it affords
very little that will stand Dragging
about. The streets all run in right
lines, ut least they do on the big map
that hangs before us while we write
and they have trees growing by tho
front yard fences that will give some
tolcrable patches Of shade in the dog
day epoch.
Boscobel is chiefly noted as a town
of first rate market advantages. It's
facilities for tho transportation of
grain, pork and other prodcue are
good, and almost daily great car
loads Of freight are hurried away
to Chicago, Milwaukee, and other
prominent centres of Western COM
merce. At this season there is u deal
of pork-buying done here, so much,
in fact, that the streets are half the
time crowded with The farmers hog-
laden wagons, and granting, moving
masses OF lard and bristcs. Last
week upward of $1,000 worth OF
swine were sold in one day. Much
of the pork brought here is from
Grant county, bat the quantities dali
ly arriving from Crawford are by no
means incousiderable. The two fer
ries crossing the Wisconsin at differ
ent points some distance from town,
were constantly on the move up to
the time Of theriyer's being filled with
floating ice in quantities to hinder
the crafts from safely passing to and
fro and at every crossing it was q
common thing for them to have on
board a wagon load or two of Craw-
ford county pork. 1t is expected
that great deal more pork will come
to B0scObel from over the river rs
soon as it is once solidly and safely
bridged with ice, there being yet
more unslaughtored hogs in those
prolific regions than it would be safe
for any one man to eat between a
years beginning and its close
a number OF noteworthy manu-,
constructed here, and they perform
a very important role in the drama
Of Boscobel enterprise and CONNER.
cial prosperity. Take, for instance,
the two stave factories, both in steady
and paying operation, and one, that
IS apparently doing the most work,
under the skiliul superintendent Of
Mr.. Jacob Hinc. The other has
heretofore been owned and managed
by Palmer, Walker q Co., but the
frst-uamcd gentleman having dispos-
ed Of his interest in the concern, the
firm will henceiorth have a different
designation. Good siding is made at
the saw and planning mill Of Mr. J.
III. Sarles. a superior quality OF
flour is produced at the large and
well-known grist mill wherein Mr..
Richard Hackctt is head miller. Bos.
cobel has tannery, owned by Bach
man Bros. Il Kistler, and fairly adj
ycrtised in another column Of this
paper. 1t has also good marble
works, carding mill, and two fur
niture manufactures. Two or three
large wagon and blacksmith shops
are here, as well as several Of small
er proportions and miIder preten-
sions.
Business Of every kind is here rep
resented by men Of capital and abili-
ty. The firm of Parker, Hildebrand
q Co. own the big stone store Arm
strong Il Walker, and Ruka Bros.
deal in stoves, hardware, etc. Meyer
Bros do q flourishing business in the
dry-good, grocery and-other-useful-
commodity line. Thompson Bros.
may be found in business up near the
railway Phillips, the grocer and
fruitist, opposite to Armstrong q
Walkers hardware house. Several
palatial drug stores, filled with every
thing named in the physic dictiona-
ries, occupy conspicuous sites on
Wisconsin Avenue. Milliner shops
and clothing houses abound. Meat
markets are not wanting, and oyster
shops have existence.
McSpaden has a bank, differing
somewhat from the wel-known
Shakspcrian one whereon "the wild
thyme blows, where ox-lips and the
violet grows" Nc. can also
do something for parties wishing to
make a voyage across the Atlantic.
Ben. Coates is in the Revenue office.
Capt. Burdick is the gentemanly
railway agent, and may be found at
his Office in the neat new station
bailding-an edifce. by-the-by, that
is pronounced superior to any SINH
lar affair between ST. Paul and Mil
waulzee. Dickerson, "Jim Dick" for
short, accommodates everybody at
the post-ofiice. He Is q model p. NJ,
surely, and will never want friends
amODo his LET or ask inc qOnStituaDts