Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-03
BeetOwn Notes.

'ooAi Va oui village SCHOOLS closed
their summer term on Friday last and
the teachers of each gave their pupils
picnic, the lower school holding forth
In Hutchinson grove, and the upper
school in grove near the school house.
Swings and other means of enjoyment
were provided; bountiful spread tables.
and lemonade and ice water in abund-
ance. The little folks had grand time
and their happiness was witnessed by
many of their parents and friends. Very
probably the school will not start again
until after the hot weather is over.
There is no worse torture, hardly, for a
child, than confinement in hot school
house on broiling summer day. If
you don't believe it, We adults, try it
yourself, one day, and you will learn
something not down in the text books.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Mcconnell. form
erly of this place, now of Greeley, Ia.
are now visiting their relatives and
friends in the village.
Mr.. Thos. Bowen has Just returned
from visit to his daughter at Detroit,
Mich. He says he travelled from Lam
caster to Detroit in twenty-five hours,
and that he hardly realized when he ar
rived, that he had got out of Grant
county By the way, Mr.. Bowen is the
owner of a Bible, ST. James version
1899, that is literary curiosity, "fg
leaves are called "breeches, &c. 1t is
well worth the examination of anyone
OF literary or religious turn of mind.
School meetings throughout the state,
are in order next Monday eve; and we
hope that every man who has child, or
vote will attend We hear of dis
trict in an adjoining town, who called
their annual meeting, voted their tax.
and adjourned, month ago but we
think they were a little "too previous.
Beetown has held itself lerel we believe
on pugilism, from the highest to the
lowest; but VIC have nickel plated
champion now, that will stand up before
any man in the county, for any number
of rounds, on for first blood. No Dead
line champions or otherwise, are ex-
cepted; come one, came all, and lay
down your stakes" First Prairie du
Chen, then the 4th at Cassville, winding
up at the county fair. Now, put your
self in training
The furnace, under the management
of its new owners, Mccoy & Myers,
fired up last Monday morning, giving
the lower part of the village its old time,
smoky, business like appearance again.
We notice W. H. Beebe, of Platte
vile, and James Anderson. of Cassville.
on our streets the last day or two. Also
D. B. Stevens and j. H. Finley of the
latter place
Beetown will have no celebration at
home this year, but will turn out nearly
UNANIMOUSLY, if the day is fair, to assist
the Cassvillians in their effort to have a
good time. As the captain of their
militia is Beetown boy, we feel that
we shall be perfectly safe in going down.
We noticed recently made Benedict,
few days ago, with head as bare as
billiard ball; no chance for hold at all.
After few words of sympathy, we pro-
nounced him wise in time almost;
and passed silently on. But these 'hor
rid examples" seem to have no effect
ON the rising generation, and we are
called upon to note as follows: MAR
RIED-at the residence of the brides
father, upon Tuesday, at IL am, by the
Rev. Mr.. Cheney, Miss Anna Blewett,
of Beetown and Mr.. John Myers. Of
Sutherland Iowa. 4 large gathering
from this and adjoining towns attended
the wedding, and they will leave for
their new home with the good wishes of
many friends.
Farmers are in good cheer; corn never
growing faster than the last two weeks.
potatoes bugs myth" hay crop SPLEEN
did, and the little nest in oats in some
neighborhoods is hardly mentioned.
Not a yet'' from here went to the re-
union we are all waiting for Gap.
Fergs." Please give due notice, and
we'll all come. SIGMA