Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-02-12
PRAIRIE PROLIXIT7
4 Good Man Gone Death Ends AHA Rust
81 Boscehei- Pot versus Kegls-Hare Old
Wine--A Physician Heals Himsclf-Anec-
detes by an Aucsioneer. etc.
Special HERALD corresr ondencs.

ming, Fet. 0 Your readers can
hardly have forgotten the Mr.. Z.
Berger, a Milwaukee gentleman OF
whom mention was made in my HER
AID Correspondence some time in No
vember--about Thanksgiving time.
Many of them must have met him at
Lancaster, whittier he went from
here to visit with Capt. Strong few
days. That being the case, the fol-
lowing from q Milwaukee paper of
last Friday will be read by them with
feelings of mingled surprise aud
pain:
THE LATE EDMUND BERGER.
| At the noon board Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, yesterday, Messrs. Gustav. Strecke-
valid, Rudolf Solomon. and L. Evcringham, a
committee OF the board, reported the follow
| ing resolutions on the death of Edmund Ber-
ger, which were unanimously adopted:
whereas, In view of tho loss we have sustained by
the dscease OF our friend and ass ociate, Edmund
Berger and of the till heavier loss sustained by
thore who were nearest aud dearest to him, there
| fore be it
Resolved, That II Ia but just tribute to the mem
| DRY Of the departed to say that In regrettng his
removal from our midst, we mourn for one who was
in every way worthy Of our respect and regard
Resolved. That the heartfelt sympathy Of this
association be extended TO his family in their az
| Fiction.
Resolved. That copy of these rssolu tions be
transmitted to the family of the deceased.
The funeral will be attended from 3l9
Hanover street, the residence Of the family,
at half-past 2 O'Clock this Friday afternoon.
Death was caused by heart dis.
ease. the victim being taken off early
Wednesday morning, while in the
act OF kindling afire.
During the few days he was il
this city, last Fall, we became great
friends, and were together nearly all
the time. We sat together, read the
papers together, went &c meals TO
gether, walked together, and, one
bright November day, climbed the
towering bluffs together. The wea
Their was crisp and frosty, and at
about 9 o'clock we walked away
from the hotel at a good round pace,
swinging our canes, and chatting and
laughing merrily as we went
Shakespeare says sto climb steep
hills requires slow pace at first
which, as on many previous occas-
ions, we found to be a fearful fact.
Up we went though, gaily enough,
hating now and then to admire the
scenery while leaning against tree
and-panting like locomotives on a
mountain grade. The ground was
covered foot deep or more with
dry autumn leaves, which rustled
noisily as we trudged along. Nv
companion thought we might have
some fun on small scale, by setting
these leaves afre. Twas done, and
in a moment the whole wilderness
was majestically ablazs. We were
scared, and, knowing the statute in
such cases made and provided, dust
ed out o. that and made for the ais
tant airy summit in a hurry. 1--WE
rather liked the climate letter in a
higher latitude.) Well, the highest
point was reached at last, and below
us lay noble panorama, consisting
OF rivers, bluffs and wooded hills. of
cities and plains, of steamboats, going
mp and down, and trains made up of
many cars gliding swiftly to and fro.
In the suburbs pretty white cottages
CLEANED in the sunlight, telling of
comfort and contentment within /:
church spires pointed upward here
and there, while from round. house.
factory and locomotives, as we'll as
from the boats upon the wide bosom
OF The floating river, clouds of smoke
and vapor rolled in never ceasing
volumes. We gazed upon the pic.
ture long time in silence. After
while we looked about US, and
in doing so discovered that we could
still go little higher. We went and
found-an Indian mound newly
opened. Pieces of skull and the hu
man bones lay scattered around. $50 |
this is what it all comes to in the
end" said my companion. "SlowIy |
and painfully we toll up the steep |
and rugged hill of life, and reaching |
the summit at last, pause to look up.
on the fair, enchanting scenery
around. We gain q momentary
glimpse, AMI find at our very feet,
and when We are least expecting it
"a gravel"
They are having "a bit of rae
ton" IN the usually quiet Boscobel. |
Last weeks issue of the paper pub
ltshed there contained among the
local items the following obscure
paragraph:
The great trial is over; the grand worth
blotter and conductor of unprotected females
Is yanquished, falsehood and spite have had
their run and worried themselves out. 1t
will be seen that the community can properly
estimate clergymea for worth and ability. and
are ready TO stamp with appreciation mean
and venomous ISLANDERS Let us have peace.
and let temperance workers concentrate
their energies upon some worthy object
l say obscure, for the reason that
not a solitary soul by whom the item
was read outside of Boscobel could
tell what in the mischief the writer
was driving at or what its all about
Now happen to know what it
means, having had an intelligent
Boscobellian all te myself several
hours yesterday afternoon. The
principals in the squabble are the
Rev Jno. Allison and one Gardner
Bliss, keeper of livery stable or
something of the sort, in the town Of
B. Mr.. Allison belongs to the Tenn
pie of Honor, ond 80 does Bliss. The
two were at one time great friends,
but, owing to a woman's being in
the case, a great GOODNESS has lately
grown up between them. To make
long story short, B, 10 order to |
PIT down A. and get him out of his
way, recently proposed charges
against him in the Temple, claiming
that be Ca had broken his pledge
and taken something COW ana then,
and not exactly for his stomach's
sake either. A vote was taken in
the Temple and while eight immac.
ulate members voted pith the virtu.
Gus Bliss, some forty-nipe or City
voted against him /! Result: ALI.
son vindicated and made more of
than ever at Boscobel Bliss, Gov
cred with sack cloth and ashes and
grovelling at the bottom of an I'M
commonly deep cave of gloom. Sing,
Too raj loo Bliss has found out that.
To keep your p'ow la the f,rroy.