Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-09
The HeraId,s Heraltler.

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ton. and surely the joy of all who com.
here and once look over the rolling
prairie. The city of Plattevillc is /;
fine looking place from here. From
this point you can have fair chance
to view one of the finest countries the
sun ever shone upon, and all that woule
be necessary for party to become at
tached to this part Of the country would
be for him to come here from the Isl
day OF June until the LIST of September
and look about him. For miles and
miles the landscape stretches away be.
fore you-green, quiet. beautiful as q
dream.
Moving forward toward the north,
find the country is of very different
nature from that lying south and east,
as the hills are quite abrupt and some
what severe for the pony to travel over.
Though we find the roads rough, also
find that as hospitable and friendly
people live here as over south of the
Mound where the country is smoother.
L ind those who are willing to accom-
modate weary traveller and make him
feel that he had found those who enjoy
being sociable, and often found those
with whom | enjoyed myself very much
on account of their interesting nara
tives of 20 or so to 40 years ago, as As
or so years ago Hiram Witherbee took
quite an active part in this section of
the country, and of course when we
find those old settlers who were here in
the days of our father, we are apt to
hear of something quite pleasing to us.
Had the pleasure of being entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbank, people of
whom any neighborhood might feel
proud.
Pass along toward Washburn. Here
| meet with old friends, S. L. Basye
and wife, and a number of other old
settlers. l find here the very boys who
used to haul flour and lead 30 years
ago to my certain knowledge. The
flour-hauler, N. Newman, is watching
the burrs grind wheat, feed and all
other work done at a country grst mill.
Find here u store, blacksmith shop,
shoe shop. hotel, and M. E. church.
| find all through the woods and
along the roads Strawberries. raspber-
ries, plums, and all small fruits in great
abundance. There are more wild straw
berries than | ever saw in my life be-
fore in any one year. Staid over night
with an old schoolmate, j. Nj. Mcleod,
and find him quite an extensive farmer
engaged more especially in the dairy
line, as he is palling II or IA cows with
a chance for more before fall He is
talking about starting Cooley cream
cry. This appears to me to be the very
best thing for the people of this locality
to go into, as theirs is naturally dairy
country.
June 25.-I take new start into one
of the blindest roads | have yet struck
in the country, and if Kamm had not
piloted me would never have got into
the brush far enough to have found the
man was after. After finding my man
in the timber, TWAS soon readpto make
a new drive toward Montfort. Reached
Jos. Vipend's in time TO take dinner.
He is one of Liyingston's live stock
buyers and shippers, very jovial fell
low.
Move onward through Livingston and
strike Montfort about 8 o'clock. Being
intimately acquainted with Mr.. ID. East.
man, | of course struck for his com
modious quarters. Finding no one in
sight, made myself at home-put up
my horse and fed him. Then l went
to the house, expecting of course to
find Mrs. Eastman; but to my surprise
everything was quiet, and 1 began te
sling things around-my hat in one
corner, coat in another, and satchel
yonder-when the door opened and 3
strange face appeared on the scene
She was of Bohemian parentage, and
required considerable more American.
izing to have made me understand hel
words very well. | saw by hel
looks that my presence gave her un,
easiness. and | began TO be little curl
Gus myself, as had never been to Mr..
Eastman's since he built his new house
| asked the young lady if ID. Eastman
lived here and she said he did. / fell
very much relieved and called for a
wash-pan, had thorough wash ant
went down into the village to work NJ
my paper interests. Soon after m,
leaving, Mrs. Eastman came home, anc
the girl reported this conspicuous anC
suspicious looking fellow who came il
and made himself at home. She said
"He amt very pretty and she "di,
not like him bit,' and-so-on. Their
Mrs. f. and all the rest of them went Il
figuring on the horse and buggy in or
der to ferret out who this strange-ap
pearing man was, and concluded h
was an old book agent and they di,
not want him around. They had tn
pleasure of feeling so until MIR. East
man came home and let them know
that this terrible fellow was none othe
than their old friend Day. We ha,
considerable fun over it. | RENAME,
here until after dinner the 26th.
Drove to Rewey and found this a mic
little village with two stores, black
smith shop, lumber yard, hotel, NJ Z
church, and very good school house
Saw on my travels this afternoon ST
cultiyators at work in cornfield whicl
looked business like. Driving towar,
Belmont the evening overlook me, an
as heavy storm threatened, l stoppe
for the night at j. q. kirkpatrick s. al
old friend of my father. and was hight
entertained
June 27.--Start, in the morning, fo
Belmont, where am expected to NEE
our camp meeting committee at tn
Bethel Grove camp grounds, for til
purpose of setting time of camp. meet
: ing and deciding on improvements {