Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-10-30

the house saw him, ran out aud screamed at
him to "Be & me- and he then ran and disap-
peared in corn field. Following so close on
the other affair people wondered who was
seeking the destruction Of this citizen, who
| like Mr. Bailie is one Of our prom linen,
| farmers week later snd the talk was
| in eyerybody's mouth that the family in the
edge Of Lancaster had other reasons to fear
that malicious ayenger was seeking their
destruction. The ladies' and chiidren's
dresses carefully done up and laid away in
bureau drawers we're found with cuts in them
from an inch to eighteen inches long,
some of them seissorsed down every
plait-two or three dozen cuts in
one skirt as if the design had been TO strip
il into carpet rags Cloaks we're found
with numerous cuts under the capes. good
dress coat. hanging in the wardrobe was
found similarly cut and other garments thus
made ready for easy destruction. All through
the house such work Of the misereant was
found These accounts were amazing 70 the
people and many felt shudier as the facts
were related. Besides there were written in
books aud on papers mysterious threats, one
of which was to burn out the man and one
Of his neighbors Perhaps we should publish
no more Of this. But to quiet the apprehen-
SONS OF any who have heard this much and
no more We will say that those who have
probed the affair. say there Is no reason for
alarm. The cutting seems TO have been done
20 see what wealth could be discovered by
30 doing. We know of a lady who once cut
20 or ripped up a gentleman boarder's fine
coat 70 see how it was made and get pattern
Oft She thought that she could just stitch
il together again before the owner would
know it. Also the woman who cut open the
goose that laid the golden egg, to see what
was in i: has been heard Of There have
been no golden eggs discovered by the cut
ting done in the Lancaster gentleman's house
This is the feeling universal with disinterested
gentlemen who have made study of the
matter. 1t is otherwise, however, with the
gentleman against whom the mischief is per,
petrated.
We made hasty survey of the new
grain elevator at the railroad, yesterday Not
its dimensions were taken into consideration,
but its working facilities. There is, to start
with. the ground floor Here the horse.
power is situated, and lhere are two bins or
sinks into which the grain is empued after it
is received and weighed 1t is the intention
also to have a feed mill on this floor. On
the next floor are the platform scales and
the store bins, with shutes and the shutes
which, when opened let the grain run into
the cars without sEoveling. Above this is an
other floor where there is room for storing
sacked grain or goods Still higher the re is
a large tanning mill in a small room intended
for its use only. When grain is received it
is weighed and emptied into the lower bins
The lifting belt passes through these bins
and when the horse starts the cups immedi-
ately lift the grain up to the upper floor and
deposits it in the tanning mill where it Is
cleaned and runs, withou shoveling, down into
the shipping bins. Lifting the grain and run
ming the tanning mil is all done at one time by
the horse power. Mutt says they can in this
way lift, clean and deposit ready for shipping,
100 bushels per hour, and apparently the on
~ hand labor required is in receiving from
the wagons, weighing and emptying into the
ho in the floor; beside the scales. Messrs
Faris & UT. who buy and ship there. will be
able to handle great quantities of grain with
out much expense. These gentlemen also buy
hogs, cattle and whatever produce the farmer
sells.
Tho Gillespie ari B.esee affair is at a
stand still just now but th~re is too much in
il to stay stll. Last week thu elder Bresee
had Gillespie arrested, to be brought on trial
last Saturday. Before that day came the
old gentleman was seen in new suit of
clothes an Il carpet bag in hand m liking G pod
time towards Specht's Ferry ard is now re-
ported to be making brooms at Fort Dodge
Iowa He did not appear on Saturday to
support his complaint The trial is pu. off
until to>morrow. lie will probably not come
They say the girl got money, the boy got
money, another man got money and the old
man got money. If this is all true that mon-
ey will not last always and there will be more
cat for money. So the end is not yet
whether Gillespie ge.s on warrants for
black-mail or not
There has been plenty Of material to fill
the gaps in Lancaster gossip the past week or
two. With the anonymous letter phase of
the Baltic matter, the Gillespie and Breeze
matter and the haggling up clothing at Mr..
Hannum's there ought to be enough to keep
peoples tongues going. And there seems TO
be other mysterious affairs wanting the light,
smothering somewhere. Two letters have
come 20 US carrying differences which the
HERALD is asked to give to the breezes and
these letters have no responsible names.
These would give the takers a chance to
wander off into new pastures. Let US atten d
to business, neighbors, and not spend
our precious time upon other peoples affairs.
Crime should be punished but it is not al
ways best to take doubtful matters either to
the newspapers or the courts.
--Butteick's Delineator for November was
ten days behind its usual time. As conse-
quence the ladies who depend upon it to keep
them right side out have been cross and ugly
with their lords. They couldn't get out in the
cold with nothing to wear and so staid in to
scold and rip and tear But Butterick came
at last and the ladies are all angels again Be.
ing later than usual it has later styles and SO
many of them. The lords begin to look gruu
now for Butterick suggests SO many place,
that little money is imperatively needed. -
The Magazine issues from SIS, Broadway,N.Y
"A scamp calling himself Eugene Del
yon went into Lancaster, last week, and tolC
his landlady thath wanted wife. The gooC
dame caused ten respectable girls to pass il
review before him. The eleventh filed tn,
bill and the "take' was mutual They wer,
married He has disappeared Isis nov
known that the Lancaster wife grades No. 2
| This statement il going the rounds of Wis