Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-07-29
Wadlng the Mississippi = Uncle
Sans Work-The Norman School
I'm Grande FoteI-What is O
Granger-Eoys Spree.

CAssvILLg, July 70, 1880.
The river is fast falling, is only
7 feet 5 inches above the low water
of 1854, and in 1854 your cares.
pondent in company with Louis
Schulz, waded the Cassville slough
at the head, i. E., above Glen Haven,
then came down the Island nearly
opposite Glen Haven and again wad,
ed the then channel on the Iowa
side to the McMilen Island, virtually
the Iowa shore, and this all to get
some lager. / make this mention to
show the contrast between now ana
then, while in 81 the water at the
head of the Slough was not waist
deep, and the deepest part on the
Iowa side did not reach under my
arms; The U. S. Engineers to-day
report 25 feet water at the head Of
Cassyille slough.
uncle Sam s men are about ready
to 60 to work again. Capt. A. Ne,
kenzie and Messrs NJ. NJ. Meigs and
Allen, of the Engineers, went up last
week on a general inspecting tour, to
see what damage the water had
wrought to their work and what
work woald be most necessary to be
done. Our CassvilIe dam seems to
have stood the racket well, only the
shore protection (upfnished) seems
to have suffered by the high water,
and We understand that work will
be commenced here in weak or
two. Our Normal Review School is
fourshing. Messrs. Needham and
Suite deserve high praise for the
work they do. They are doing their
work thoroughly, and the school will
prove to be great benefit to the
scholars al least, though it may not
be as profitable to the teachers, as
thus far only about twenty students
are in attendance
AS the waters are recording sand.
bars are becoming bare. Hunting
carneians, turtle eggs, etc, arc the
attractions OF the leisure hours,
Mr.. Theodore Nau, proprietor of
the Rheinish Wine Halle, of st.
Louis, Mo, on a visit to Hugo
Grimm, is rusticatiDg at the Denni.
son House He is in love(?) with the
Dennison, aud is talking OF buying it
and estabish;ng IN Grande Hote
Mr.. Hermann Grimm went on the
new boat Mary Morton of the Dia-
mond 10 line excursing and is pres
emily hob-nobbing among the st.
Paul Dutch.
Dentist Knapp says the only place
where trade dollar will pass for
100 cents IS Glen Haven. Hurrah
for Glen!
Il seems that Glen Haven wool
story ia haunting me still. The 9th.
g. day | was assa!led by prominent
Glen Haven granger, who emphati-
ically disclaimed J. Kuenster to be
granger. Now while | called him
(kuenster) granger, it was not in
reference TO his being or not being a
member of the fraternity of Grsng-
ers. Granger is the French for lar.
mer,and Webster defines farm with
the buildings, stables, &c, 10 be a
grange, hence J Kuenster is q grang.
err. And now comes Kuenster aud
says he docs not want to be called q
granger. 4 queer world this.
On last Sunday night > number Of
our large boys had one Of their peri
odioal frolics at Tom Oonley's. They
are in the habit VIXEN Tom goes
home drunk with flask 10 pocket to
sober of on, to follow him up aud
when Tom is oblivious Of his sur
roundings they betake themselves to
his flask, empty 1t, and then make
night hideoss for the neighborbood
They generally tarn what is Ia the
house upside down, and Tom ia the
bargain On last night, four al the
SUI posed offenders were arraigned
before his Honor. IL Burgess, Esq
Two OF them were successful ID prov.
/ ing 81 abb thanks 10 --- TIE
other two we're found guilty and fined
81 each aud costs. TIE examination
revealed the names Of six more boys,
who were present They are noted,
aud rod viii be kept in pickle Tor
them. This is the first time these
boys have been taken to task, heuce
the low fine; but If the fine had been
SIS or $40 tie parents woald perhaps
have taken 5 deeper interest in the
/ whereabouts of the boys. 5.
/ Thoughts by thinker we're written by
alady Of culture and character. Part Of oar