Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-07
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Mrs. S. nj. Grant has gone west, to
live with her children, in Sibley, Iowa.
We would not say to live with them, but
to live where they do. Mrs. G. is an old
settler in these parts, having been in the
county forty years. Her children are
doing well in Sibley.
The Teachers Association, held in
this place last Saturday, was well at
tended by school-ma' ans from all parts
of West Grant. Mr.. Harper was not
with them, owing to pressing business in
other parts of the county.
Our old friend, B. McNamee, is back
again, after visit to Nebraska and Da-
kota. Rumor had it at one time that he
was dead, but he is a very lively corpse
at the present writing, and is ready to
make suit of clothes for anyone who
has the cash to pay for it.
A post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public will be organized in this place ere
long. A strong post can be made in
this place, one that will hold the fort at
all times and on all occasions. There
will be large account of this organiza-
ton furnished to THE HERALD when the
post is mustered in.
Mr.. Dan. Bidwell, who has been so
long under the weather, is improving,
and hopes are entertained that in a few
days he will be out again and attending
to business.
Mr.. Samuel Woodhouse and Mr..
T. Lawler have returned from Florida
| after a sojourn of two or three weeks
in that howery land. They were not very
favorably impressed with the country.
Mr.. Woodhouse brought home live
alligator--which has to be kept in the
house that he may live. The alligator
is not very dangerous as he is too young
to be very ferocious, yet when any one
puts his finger in close proximity to his
mouth, he bites with all The strength
that he possesses.
Mr.. w. II. Brown has wound up his
mercantile business in this place, after
a successful business career of twenty
five years, years in which he has paid
the strictest 'attention to business and
made it count largely in his favor. Mr..
Brown is yet young man in the prime
of life, with ample means to support
him during his life without much effort,
except to look after his interest which
will accumulate more rapidly than he
can consume it. We are glad to see
Mr.. Brown thus situated and hope he
may live long to enjoy it.
The people of this place think some
of building railroad from this place to
the mouth of the Sandy, so as to inter-
cept the railroad on the Mississippi,
which can be done with very little effort
and not be very costly either. A rail-
road we are going to have, anyway.
Mr.. Stockord keeps his mill running
day and night, so that he is turning out
great quantities Of flour and meal and
feed.
Business, at the present time, is very
tame, but the merchants are doing well,
considering the times in which we live.
Mr.. T. j. Schell, who has been under
the weather, is again hammering away
for dear life. Mr.. S. is a man who has
dedicated his life to his family. who
have mostly grown up and are doing for
themselves.
Mr.. Elijah Trollope has gone into the
wood business. Great ranks of that
which warns in cold winter days are
piled up for our old friend the cold.
Elijah is making money, and saving it.
Occasionally he gets it little sepanaci-
Gus. { p when it literally slides away from
from him; but they can't do that very
often to him. Elijah has his eyes ..sot''
on matrimony as well as ready money.
No ordinary one will suit him, either.
Some one with stamps Is what he is af-
| ter. We are all going to the wedding
when it comes off. Whether we are in
yited or not, We not stand on punctilio
with our friend Elijah Trollope when he
| gets married and moves into that ele-
giant house of his.