Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-19
Cassville items.
CAssvrLLE, Sent. II.

CAssvLLE, Sept. II, 1878.
The river is very low and still falling.
This morning there are only seven boats on
the bar above town. and it has the appear
ance of Cassville's being the head of nayiga
ton. 1t is pity that we cannot get one of
Uncle Sans sniping boats to scoop out that
bar. am told that one week'e dredging
would make that place passable for large
boats, and our people are talking Of getting
up petition to Congress to divide future APP
preparations for the improvement of the Mis-,
sissippi, setting apart certain portion for
sniping and dog training and the balance to
be actually expended in deepening the. chan
mel where needed.
Considerable grain is coming into mar
ket Oats are worth here from o to 20 cts,
and wheat all the way from so to 90 cts
Pork from $500 to $40, not a great deal
moving, and it is difficult in crossing to the
railroad, the river being so low at the landing.
Corn ia excellent, and no frost yet to injure it.
Our Mill Company, Stevens Dc Bartlett,
have in their clearing on the Turkey River
bottom, corn ears Is inches long, but the
raccoon, who has from time immemorial held
undisputable sway over that country, is 10th
to relenquish his sovereign rights They hunt
hunt, but do not find him; they set traps, but
do not catch him, and yet be keeps Oh destroy.
ing the corn. Coony is too foxy for them.
1t is understood now that the company intend
to convert the clearing into coonery-get a
fence patented out of which coony cannot
escape, and we cannot see why a coonery
should not pay as we'll here as minkeries pay
at other places, where the mink only yields
the fur, while of the coon large amount of
oil may be obtained be sides the fur. Mr.. +.
w. Bartlett has gone up to the Blne Earth
region in Minnesota dear hunting! B. has
been up there often of late, and is loud in his
praise of Minnesota deer, and he says there is
a peculiar species susceptible of being
charmed, aud has promised to bring one along
for a pet the next time he would so up. The
boys are all looking for coming events, and
the captain of the Wapsepinieon Band has
given orders to have every instrument turned
up and be in readiness to receive him appro-
pria:ely, nit oder ohne DIR.
A little three year old boy of Jacob Hell
lers met with a serious accident one day last
week, falling into hay knife, cutting an ugly
cash some three inches long in his forehead,
which DR., Stewart patched up in style. The
doctor handles surgical implements with great
dcxterity. Yesterday he had Fred Beilharz,
jr., stretched on table performing an opera
tion on his leg Fred had sore below the
knee on the shin, where the bone was decay
ing. The doctor took out number of frag,
ments Of the decayed bone, cut and chseled
off all that was affected and promises il to
grow up with sound bone in the course of
time. Young Beiharz is doing well this morn
ing Should it be our misfortune to have TO
be scalped and having the choice of opera.
tors we should prefer DR.. Stewart to even
Capt Jack or Sitting Bull.
Fever and ague are on the increase all aleng
both sides of the river and qunine will soon
become more plentiful in mems pockets here
abouts than nickels to make change. S.