Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-12-05
Waterloo Warbllngs.

Inc great soclsl event OF the season for
Waterloo was the wedding at the residence Of
Mr.. Matthias Sch several days ago The
contracting parties we're Mr.. Peter Blucmer,
of Dutch Hollow, and Miss Leonora Stoll, one
oft blooming daughters of Matthias, and
the ceremony was performed in the Catholic
Cathedral near the bridegroom's home
Many guests were hidden to the wedding feast
about three hundred in all. The music,
dancing and feasting were almost without end.
Two bands were there--Lingscheid' of British
Hollow, and Reeds of Waterloo full
fifteen kegs of foaming lager were absorbed.
And, best of ALL not tipsy person appeared
in all the company. fine array OF wedding
gifts was displayed. The list included many
things, both useful and ornamental. But the
fun came in when Herbert Schulter appeared
with his little offering and prepared to I'M
pack, meanwhile delivering a speech suitable
to the merry occasion. In due time the wrap
pings were all carefully removed, and then
there appeared before that company pair of
wooden shoes, large enough to serve as freight
ears on the Lancaster narrow-gauge railway
These were accepted with the best grace in
the world, and then the dance and the fun
and the feasting went OH and on until-wcll,
positively decline TO state how long they
did keep it up. or at what hour the merry
makers lid dispense and HE themselves 70
their several homes The good wishes of
many friends go with the young people on
their happy life's voyage.
The Burton Lyceum was organized for the
winter several weeks ago, with the following
officers in control: President Fl. Schulter
vice-president, J. Z. Jordan secretary, Ar
thur Page; assistant sec'y, f. NJ. Eager;
treasurer, has. Padden; critic, Mrs. Padden;
editor of paper-the Burton Tribune, VIM
Eddy. Meetings every Saturday night at the
church in the village of Burton, and a fair
sized audience always in attendance. The
membership numbers over a dozen already
and will be more than doubled in the course
of few weeks. Next Saturday evening the
question for debate will be, Resolued, That
the warrior has been of more benefit to this
country than the statesman" The discussion
will be conducted by II. Schulter, Jno. Yager,
F. NJ wager. Geo. Padden and Mrs. Padden
on the Affirmative, and Arthur Page, Wm.
Eddy, Chas. Padden, Jas. Jordan and Jno.
Jordan on the negative.
Business in our modest, out-of.the-way
little hamlet appears to be improving. Trade
is rather brisk at G. Reifsteck's store and
money is not nearly as scarce as it has been.
A. Cakes has enlarged his wagon shop, and
has abundance of work always Graham, the
blacksmith, hammers away early and late and
is actually laying up money-making grasp
ing capitalist of himself. Schuter says the
yet up stairs, but is rising gradually His new
root-house is well filed with vegetables for
winters use, and by-and-by there will also be
sundry casks filed with certain rare old
tipple wine made of grapes that purpled on
the sunny Waterloo hllsides years and years
and years ago. Waterloo, By the way, has
rather a romantic history, and one of these
long winter nights your correspondent will
for the columns of the HERALD. Before doing
so, however, it will be necessary to interview
the venerable D. r. Burt and his promising
son Charley. They, especially the former,
know all about it.
1t affords US pleasure to chronicle the fact
that Mrs. Allie Oaklief (nee Yager), who has
been sick abed for more than year, is rapid
ly recovering and will soon regain her former
robust health. A month or two ago she was
nigh unto the border-line of the Bea utiful
Beyond, but before CROSSING DR.. Faey was
called in and now she is, or soon will be,
strong, vigorous woman again.
Another poor fellow in luck. Chas. Wams-
ley, ST., for several years charge upon the
town of Cassvie, has just been made happy
and comparatively wealthy by receiving from
Uncle Sam check for ST. 800, being the
amount of back pension due on account of his
son who went to his death on Southern bats
tie field in the war of the Rebellion. And
what is still better, the pension will continue
to flow into Mr. WIS coff ers at the rate of
eight dollars a month during the remainder Of
his natural life Esq'r Sneclode, who managed
the case on behalf of the applicant, win furnish
full particulars.
Ben. Hurst, one of cur good citizens, de-
parted tor California week or two ago. He
will work for Mr.. Chas. Ashley, as teamster,
and receive $4,000 year and expenses.
Johnsonvile, mile or so up the winding
Grant, has had it's population increased by
one family.
Buckwheat cakes and amber sorghum are
staple articles of diet among the hardy DWELL
ers in this woodland region. The absurd
rumors that Schulter half-soles cowhide boots
with buckwheat cakes are utterly without
foundation.
Alonzo Oaks, our enterprisng wagon maker,
is about to have another spoke put into his
domestic wheel, making three in all. Weight
and Gender as yet unknown.