Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-04-02
Twenty Years Backward.

on this goth day of March, 1872, lei
US glance backward two decades and
see how we stand by comparison as
to warm weather prospects.
On the 2lst of February, 1852, the
river opened, and on the 18th OF
March following, the "Lamartine'
arrived from below. On the 14th of
the next May the river was at a
greater height than at any pre-
vlous time since 1928. On the 9Th
OF June the same year cholera broke
out IN the lower part of the city and
before shutdown the 9Th, twenty
deaths bad occurred Forty deaths
from cholera occurred that season.
On the 18th of September next,
white frost appeared. On the 18th
of November, the river "skimmed"
over, on the 18th, closed at Eagle
Point.
On the 10th of March, 1853, the ice
in the river moved and gorged, and
on the 10Th, the "Dr. Frsnklin No.
2, and the "Excelsior" arrived from
below. On the 18th of the following
June strawberries were ripe, on the
first OF August next blackberries
were ripe, and on the third of Octo.
Der frost came, and on the Oath of
December the river closed.
On the 9th of February, 1854, the
the weather was Indian summer like
On the 9Th of March following, the
ice began to move u little, and on
the 7th broke up, and on tho 10th
the Mary" arrived from below. On
the 9th of the following December
the river was gorged with ice
On the first of January, 1855, the
river was clear of ice, and on the
18th the ferry-boat was started. On
the l4th the river closed again. On
the 8th of March the ice began to
break up On the 18th of the folio W.
ing April the martins came. On the
End OF the next August a hurricane
came, unroofed buildings, and blew
skiffs out OF the water On the 9th
of the following October frost appear
ed, and on the oath of the following
December, the river closed
On the fret of March, 1856, ice 10
the river was thirty inches thick
thickest ever known. On the first of
April following navigation opened,
and on the 9th martins appeared.
On the 10Th of October, 1857, the
river closed, and foot passengers
crossed on the ice. Lake Pepin had
closed two weeks previous, a thing
never known before so early. On
the 18th of the came month the riv-
er channel was open
Ga the 18Th of February 1858, the
river closed up, on the 18th of the
following March ice disappeared.
On the 10th of next Dec. the river
closed.
On tho Sd ofMay 1859, plum trees
were in blossom. On the 14th of the
next Juno the river was Is inches
higher than for ten years previous.
On the 31st of July four cases of
sunstroke occurred 10 the city-tw0
proved fatal. On the 25th diarreah
broke out among the children princi-
pally and 20 cases proved fatal in a
population Of Il, 000. In October of
the same year bears in large num-
bers appeared in Wisconsin.
On the End of March 1860, the riv-
err broke up and closed on the 14th
of the next December
On the 18th of March 1861, the
ferry began to run, and on the 18th
the Northwest" came from st, Louis
On the 10Th of April the river was
fourteen feet above the low water
mark. On the 28th Of Sept. frost APP
peared, and on the Sd of Dec. the
river gorged with ice.
On the 5th of Jan. 1862, the river
closed and on the 26th of March the
ferry began to run. On the LIST of
May following the first steamer from
below arrived. On the tenth of May
cherry trees were in blossom, apple
! trees on the 18th. On the 9th Of the
following Dec. the river closed but
the ferry ran again on the 18th.
On the Sd of February, 1868, the
ferry stopped, and ran again on the
21st. On the 1st of March the ice
began to move. On the 28th OF May
apples were in blossom (There was
an immense flood in this section
about the 28th of June, 1862
On the 10Th of March, 1866, there
was very heavy hail storm. On
the LIST of April ice moved off, and
on the 4th the Canada" arrived.
The ferry boat ran on the End.
On the 1st of May the river was
within six inches ofthe height of tho
rise of June 4th, SO. On the 10th
and Goth of June severe hail storms
came on, and on the 22d of July
lightning struck steeple then in
construction. On the 2lst of Sep.
TENDER heavy frost came.
On the 9Th of March, 1867, the
Savannah" arrived-the ice broke uL
on the 9Th, and the ferry started Oh
the 9Th. On the Gath of May a hal
storm came on and the hail stone:
knocked down horses in the country
north.
On the 10th of March, 1868, ice
broke up above and below the city
On the 10Th the "Lady Pike" arrived
On the 18th of December the ice
gorged and closed up the river.
On the 24th Of March, 1869, the
ferryboat started On the 31st the
"Addie Johnston" arrived from be-
low. On the 18th of April lorna,
do swept through the northern por
ton of the city. On the 9Th of May
cherry trees were in blossom, and or
the ID of October hard frost came
On the oath of March, 1870, the
ferryhoat made the 6rst trip of the
season, and on the 3lst, the MolliC
McPike arrived. On the 22d o.
April the river was the highest ever
known. On the first of May apples
were in blossom. On the 22d 0
December the river closed.
On the 1st of March, 1871, th,
river was clear of ice. On the l2ti