Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-19
BeetOMn.

1t is too cold for notes, or anything
else but coal and cord-wood and
hired man to do chores. Still notwith-
standing the extreme cold weather,
there are many running to and fro,'
among whom We notice Mr.. J. L.
Woodruff, of Bloomington, for some
thirty years resident of Beetown, who
called on US last week, and is still COM
paratiyely hale and hearty for one who
has passed the allotted age of man.
A. Shuelter of Cassville was in town
on legal and other business.
Mr.. O. S. Jones of greenback fame
was a visitor with Mr.. r. Stephens last
week.
Mrs. Hunt and daughter of Carbon
dale, Kansas, are visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Anderson.
Mr.. William Bonham is visiting
relativeshere. He left Grant County.
for the Pacific coast in .'6S," with
several who are still residing here and
is now resident of Dale City. Oregon.
Mr.. VIM. Ganiard who left for 0akdale,
Neb., six years ago, is back to visit his
sister Mrs. Jacob Bonn. He reports
that all of those that left this place at
that time and settled in his vicinity are
doing well and have no desire to re-
turn. His last letter from home stated
they were narrowing there the previous
week, which is very aggravating and
narrowing reflection to us in this
arctic climate, nearly as bad as ac-
counts OF the orange groves of Florida.
We regret to hear of the death at
Greedy, Iowa, of Mr.. Thos. Mcconnell,
for over thirty years well known and
respected resident of Beetown.
Miss Hattie Bonham has completed
her term of school at Sitter, and is
home again.
We had little free opera music here
the other evening. From the village
church assembled the sounds of prayer
and praise; from the hillside opposite
a sweet singer was rendering some
good old ballads with a very sonorous
voice; while from the hill in the rear of
the church, pack of wolves were out
bowling the whole combination. The
mingling of all those noises, could but
remind one of first class opera of
thirty years ago, in far eastern city.
Where are all the mighty Nimrods of
the county, That same old experienced
wolf is still very spromiscuous' around
here, daily interviewing travellers to
and from our village, and having
things its own way generally; a yerita-
BILE Nick Ames of wolf. Our own
hunters have got "scared OUT and
need foreign aid.
We are pleased to learn that the
Legislature of this state went to work
on the 18th inst. Having satisfied
themselves. by personal inspection.
that every rod OF railroad in the state
is in good running order, they are now
ready for other business. Would like
to make suggestion or two to them,
but am afraid they would not heed me.
The reported detection of one of our
active Republicans to the opposite
party, proves to be .'canard," orig
mating in the fertile imagination of
one who having had experience in that
line, naturally thinks it the proper thing
to do, and is now consoling himself by
rejecting that
when men of wisdom stoop to folly,
And learn, in time, that fools betray;
One thing will cure their melancholy
A good fat Office; one that will pay
But OH how unattainable the offices
are; especially to those who have been
Gin" for the last score of years. This
is the TRUTH.