Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-04-01
Boecobel lettings.

opecint HERALD Oofresp0ndenco
The fifth entertainment under the auspi-
css Of the Boscobel Lecture Association for
the season of ls7s-sO. took place last Friday
and Saturday evenings. 1t was no less an
event than couple Of concerts given by
Donavin's original Tenneseesns, widely
celebrated negro minstrel troupe which DUR
ing tho last seven years has delighted over
two thousand audiences with their chorusss,
negro melodies, quartettes, solos, etc. The
company has nine musicians, two for each of
the four parts in singing, and an organisr.
Each performer was a star in his particular
role, and any attempt to separately notice
them would fail, as the performances of all
were equally msritorious. They all showed
themselves to be educated and refined ladies
and gentlemen. Ruka's commodious hall
was filed ful! Friday evening by very ap-
precative audience, who BY their encores ex-
acted Of the company almost a double pro-
gramme. Saturday nights audience was
smaller, on account of the disagreeable
weather, but many who attended both even
ings maintain that the performance Of this
evening was the better Of the two. The most
striking piece sung was the medley which
closed Friday nights concert, in which
number Of well-known songs and tunes were
tremendously intermingled, ending with the
"Red, white and blue" and as the thrilling
words ia the full tones Of the singers fell upon
the ear the desired effect was aided by the
appearance Of the national ensign in the back
ground. Among the melodies sung by the
whole company were, "Camp . little while in
de wilderness" "The King cried 'Daniel,'n
"Jordan River I'm Bound to Cross" 'Jonah
and de Whale" Joshua Fought de Battles
Of Jericho" and many others of equal inter
est and merit. The lecture association de-
serve great credit for the good style in which
all the minutia were attended to, and the per-
feet success which was schieved. Their next
and last entertained of the season will take
place next Saturday eTering. II viii be a
lecture by the renowned and great orator,
Hon. Geo. R. Vending, on "Ingersollism
Viewed From Secular Standpoint" Mr..
Vending ia classed with Ingersoll and Cook
as an orator, and certainly should draw
crowded house.
--Ruka Bros, Of this place. do large and
extensive business, as we ascertained on q
visit through their establishment last Satur-
day. They occupy a roomy building on Main
street with their hardware and tinware stock.
The second story contains a tinshop, and the
first story the articles usually kept in hard.
ware store, and wagon makers iron and wood
stock. Back OF this are the coal sheds, wood
yards and machinery sheds, in which last
full stock of farm machinery is kept. Then
come the blacksmith and wagon shops, in
which seven men are hard at work trying to
make the supply of wagons, buggiss and
plows equal the demand for those articles.
Here we were shown something new, in the
shape of wagons with hollow iron fellees. The
wagon making department of their business
Is increasing so rapidly that'they contemplate
building twenty foos extension and putting
in a steam engine, in the Spring. Be-
sides the real estate necessary for the carry
ing on of all these different industries, Ruka
Bros. own the large rock building in which
Rukas hall and two stores are situated, and
about half q block Of frame buildings across
the street. If Boscobel had abou. dozer
L. Dab Al
tional narrow gsuge or other railroads, in,
stead of hurting il, would soon be necessitie.
for carrying away its manufactures and car.
rying iu its articles of consumption.
Visitors 10 Boscobel who wish 10 put W
at a frst.elass ho'el, will always find the
Central House. Every effort Is made TO ac'
eommodate the patrons. The proprietor, Mr.
A. Bobel, knows just how to do il in the mos
pleasing manner No better table can b
found, aud everything is completes in all par
| ticulars.
Last Saturday was very wet and disa
greeahle day.
Miss Laura Pepper has gone TO Iudepen'
dence, Iowa, to see the newly-rrived famil,
Of Johnnie Barnett's.
The G. &. T. engine "Fennimorep passed
through Friday on the way from the Iilwsu
kes repair shops to Woodman.
N B. Miller lost two>year old colt very
suddenly last Sunday He had hitched il VI
with smother horse, and had gone but q shor
| s.....o. e-,~. sba hsrn yhan n xtnr0eres
and fell dead without spssm or bleeding o
any kind. Is