Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-02-28
lHERALD Correspondence J
BOSCOBEL.
business Improvements and Changes Meyer
Drothers stone Bi0ck-Free Bridge
Great Floods -Firemen's Party.

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Bros have let the contracts for the
erection OF their stone store. Mr..
Harvey Clark does the carpenter
work and Mr.. Henry Luseman the
stone. 1t will stand on the south
half Of the lot cornering on Wiscon-
sln Avenue and Oak street, just below
and adjoining the old store The
rne building will be 80 feet 10 length
AID Il feet wide inside, two stories
high first story IL feet and second
Il feet high inside; cellar feet deep,
running whole length Of building
The front will be of tho very latest
style The windows 10 front first
story will form half circle, starting
from either side and forming the half
circle 10 the double doors. The glass
VIII he IL IN lumber in each window
and Is by ~ inches in size. There
VII be no iron pillars in front as il
usually the case in such buildings.
The front wall will be supported by
a wrought iron truss with brick
arch built inside, which will act as a
support as well as the truss. This
truss will be lain across the building
at the top OF the first story, reaching
from wall to wall aud firmly fastened
at either end The new patent iron
cornice will add much to the appear
ance Of the outside. The stairs will
be at the back part Of the store in-
side, and will start just 20 feet from
the rear wall and feet from the
walls on the sides, being in full view
from the front. They will run up
directly toward the back wall to
height of s or 8 feet and then make
circling turn to the right and left
Tney will be finished nicely and in
reality will be an ornament to the
store. A room 80 feet in length will
be cut from the back part on the
second floor, and will be used for
clothing, hats, caps and boots. On
the first floor will be sold dry goods,
notions, groceries, shoes and crock
cry. The firm intend doing all in
their power to make this store con-
venient both for themselves and their
customers. The shoe department
will be furnished with nice sofa for
the convenience Of those wishing to
try shoes before purchasing The
top of the shelving will be only feet
high and not extend to the ceiling as
Is commonly the case in country
stores. A large mirror will hang
between the end Of the shelving and
the show windows on either side.
-Four large chandeliers will light the
room in the evening. The whole
work will be completed and the store
in running order by the first of
August next.
There was meeting of the tax.
PAYERS Of Boscobe held at the Town
Hall on Saturday evening February
18Th, for the purpose of seeing what
could be done toward building free
bridge across the Wisconsin river at
this place. There is considerable
feeling both for and against the prof.
ect. A petition TO the Legislature
was circulated on the 10Th, and was
sent TO Madison on the 22d, with
something near one hundred signers,
asking that honorable body to pass
an act TO enable the town TO raise q
tax not TO exceed SIS 900 for the
purpose of building u free bridge
across the Wisconsin river. TINS
bridge, if built, will undoubtedly be
one OF the grandest Improvements for
BoscObel that il has ever yet seen.
II will have II tendency to bring trade
from Richland, Vernon and the
northern part Of Crawford counties,
which now, to great extent, goes to
other places. la Winter the ice at
times is dangerous, and in Summer
The ferrymen stand ready to take
20 cts. for all teams that cross, his
last item being Of more consequence
than many are aware Of. A bridge
will do away with all this both VIM
ter and Summer, will bring trade
from all points at all seasons of the
year, and will be to Boscobe what
the Wisconsin River improvement
will be to the whole valley.
Pittman, McWilliams a. Co, of
drug notoriety, have very beautiful
new sign. 1t is six square pole or
box, about ? feet in diameter and 20
feet nigh, painted white, red and blue
letters which form words suitable for
a business of that kind are painted
from top to bottom on each square.
On the top rests large golden NOR
tar with very large golden spread
eagle thereon. The mortar and
eagle are made of some metallic sub
stance, and cost about $75 or 500.
We, L presume, regard this sign and
talk Of it the same as the Lancaster
folks do their "Wedehasei sign.
Ills money in every business mans
pocket to advertise, and to do it well.
The Badger City Touring mills, 10
miles southeast of this place, owned
by j. n. Walker, were destroyed by
fire on the night of the Odd. The
particulars | have not learned. Mr..
Walker is man of considerable cap
ilal and doubtless the mill will soon
be re built.
The storm of Thursday last caused
quite a flood in Boscobel. Sanders
creek, as is usual every Spring, came
up booming and overlooked its banks
in the whole valley through which it
flows in less than three hours after
the rain began to fall. Two or three
dwelling house, and some stables
which are scattered along the banks
of the creek below high water mark,
were partially submerged, which
caused the immediate removal Of
everything that could be gotten out
on short notice. A boy working for
Mr. Seaton was sent down from the
house across the creek to the stable
to attend TO some horses. While
there the water surrounded him and
also washed the plank away on
which be had crossed the creek. He
was taken off the island all right,
however, and renal ked that be
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