Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-08
MONTFORT.
!. REEN

The cold November winds have be-
gun to blow.
The Montfort correspondent has been
quite busy during the past week, and
consequently, has been unable to pre-
pare very extended set of notes, but
by improving the odd bits of time he
has succeeded in obtaining few items
which we hope will prove to be of in
terest to our many readers.
The business men in town report that
trade during the past week has been
quite lively and steady.
Montfort is still growing. Mr.. p. L.
Stevens is at work building the founda-
ton of his new bank, which is located
near his residence on Fountain street.
Mr.. Hendy, of PlattevilIe, was in
town last week, looking after the must
cal interests of his friends.
The teachers and pupils return their
thanks to those men who, last week,
extended the sidewalk to the school,
house. 1t adds greatly to the appear
ance of the school grounds as well as
providing good, dry, clean road to
the school.
Prof. ID. Mayne of Fennimore, passed
through this village last Saturday, on
his way to Dodgeville. He reports that
his school is prospecting nicely.
Mr.. Matthews lately moved into his
new house. south of the depot.
Last Friday evening the Montfort
Star Band went to Fennimore to attend
the musical and literary entertainment
given by the Good Templars of that
place. On their return home Saturday
morning the boys favored the citizens
of the village with few of their choice
pieces, showing that they had ell en-
ioyed a good time and were happy.
We value and appreciate good music,
especially when it is sweet and har-
monious.
Mr.. Stone, the editor of the Monitor,
accompanied the boys to Fennimore
last Friday evening. The editor is
working hard for the best interests, adj
vancement, improvement, and welfare
of the citizens of Montfort He labors
hard to make his paper pleasing and
acceptable to his many readers. He is
member of the band, one of the lead
ing Good Templars, and is the founder
of the village free public library of
which he is librarian. We hope that
his noble efforts, in distributing intelli-
gence among the people, will be crown
ed with everlasting success.
The Montfort graded school is crowd
ed to its utmost capacity. This alone
4 is proof of the fact that as the villagstis
rapidly increasing in population greater
facilities for educating the growing
generation are really necessary for her
future advancement. Through the
generosity and liberality of orr school
clerk Mr.. z. F. Stevens, many repairs
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the school for the benefit and comfort
of the teachers and pupils. Last week
seventeen new double seats were put in
the lower department.; and eighteen pu-
pills who were temporarily in the upper
department were transf, red to the
| lower department The present enroll
ment is 1875 up stairs and 100 down
stairs. The. school is now in a condi-
ton to do more work and better work
than it has during the past few weeks.
No school can be orderly conducted
where the seating capacity is not suffi-
cient to allow each pupil a permanent
seat. Emigrating pupils create good
deal of disorder in a school-room and
we hope to be less annoyed by them in
the future. Most of the pupils are very
cheerful. intelligent. enthusiastic and
are working for the best interests and
welfare of the school.