Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-01

Democrats. The southern part of Iowa |
however, is all the same as Missouri,
Tor all that come from that part vote
straight Democratic tickets. ID. Il. Beck,
who is well remembered in Lancaster,
and especially blythe young folks, comes
from there, but there is ole consolation
Il can kill his vote every time.
Since my arrival here (Which, by the
way, is almost year ago) | can see
great improvement and there is no let
up to it, Everybody who has money or
who has a trade is hard at work.
Building seems to be the most import
ant work at present, and has been ever
since last summer. IT is safe to say that
its adjoining towns last winter than you
have at l., and still houses are very
hard to get, and very high rent when
you do get them. Just for example,
LITTLE CABIN
by z, that "come up in one night, a
half mile from the town, rents for twelve
dollars n month. | will venture to say
that one months rent will pa, for the
whole shanty, but SO long as the boom
lasts people who own property will
make plenty of money. Every person
who has room to spare has it rented,
and clerks are obliged to pay from fiji
teen to forty dollars month just for a
room. A good many pilgrims" who
are not accustomed to such prices, have
bought tents, and they are to be seen in
all directions. A few days ago couple
of Wisconsin men walked into the store
who were perfectly Disguised with the
country. didn't blame them for it was
showing at the time as hard as | ever
saw it. They enquired the price OF tents
and, after learning, they were unsettled
whether to return to America or stay
with us on the snowy cliffs of the Rocky
Mountains.
as TO THE BUSINESS
of Butte, will say, with population
of ten thousand we have three dry goods
stores. They carry clothing, furnishing
goods and carpets, and in immense
quantities. Sands & Boyce and +. L..
Bonner & Co. are the two largest. Each
employ seven or eight clerks the year
through, and at certain seasons could
use twice that amount. We have an
abundance of grocery stores, and yet
they are all doing big business. Peo-
pie who are acquainted with western
ways know how place like this is fixed
for saloons. We have them on all cor
ners and every side and yet we are
happy.
The society of far western town is
much better in this case than a person
would expect. Naturally you would
Judge there was but little sport or
amusement for young man in min
ing camp, but can assure you that we
have more amusement here than ever
saw at home. Our ''bullion club which
will disband on the nineteenth, has been
a grand success to the lovers of dane
ing. Our club included 90 members.
and with large hall had very pleasant
parties every two weeks, For other pas
time whist parties seem to be the rage,
and medals are to be seen at several of
the young ladies' houses.
THE FAST TWO WEEKS
there has been great amount of steal
ing and robbing going on, and at the
present writing it has reached high
point. The robbers have not failed to
90 through several houses every night
for the past ten days, and have had good
success. The police have been unable
to catch any of them, although the
force has been increased to fifty. The
citizens are alarmed, and on Sunday
morning last, when they awoke and saw
the mystic numbers, 3-7-77 marked on
their doors and thresholds, the law
abiding and law-respectipg citizens de-
termined that order and decency should
be preserved. and they gave notice to
loafers, beggars, ETC., to leave the town
in twenty-four hours or suffer the con-
sequences. Within forty eight hours as
many as forty men have been seen leav-
ing Butte, most of them during the dark
ness of the night, and large majority
on
TIE PASSES
They undoubtedly left by special invita-
tons printed and issued by the vigil
ance committee. If any of the robbers
are caught they will suffer death by the
assistance of the citizens, a rope and a
telephone pole. Ever since Sunday the
citizens have been on guard as well as
the fifty police, but on Sunday evening,
while Doctor Thompson and his wife
were at church the thieves entered his
house and had almost succeeded in get
ting away with large amount of jew
elry when they were frightened off. Peo-
pie were on guard last night but nothing
took place. Tonight, at half past nine
as | had just started on this letter, /
heard
THE REPORT OF A PISTOL.
| rushed tn the door to see what was
the matter, and in q minute afterward a
man passed through the yard within
twenty feet Of the door. He can consid-
er himself in luck that had no rcvolv-
er, or he would have been mine. The
shots were fired by Mrs, DR.. Thompson