Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-19
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rEU1LLEION,
Beet0wn.
Mr. Birch is repairing his shop in or
der to make it more comfortable and
convenient for the winter campaign.
John A. Jamison is remoneling the
dwelling lately purchased by him Of Mr..
Lamson, adding much to the appearance
of that side of the street.
There is rumor that we will soon
have another store in town in the build
ing formerly occupied by Mccoy Bros.
Postmaster Bonham has moved into
the Rockefeller house in the village.
Our village painter being employed to
paint a sign for the new restaurant,
called up the 'frst class in spelling to
wrestle with the word ''restaurant. and
the result of their efforts is Rest-your-
aunt emblazoned in very artistic man
ner upon the big lamp; and to the right
is BARRIERS pole, and just below is the
legend, 'Cassville Ferry Z Miles, making
a very attractive display of signs, that
will, no doubt,
Draw all the people right in from the street."
Especially if the proprietor keeps a
good fire.
The supply Of peanuts having become
exhausted, ''peacan poker is now the
leading amusement in certain circles.
Mr. Dan French accidentally became
the possessor of very extensive and
heavily shaded black eye, the other day,
and received the sympathy usually ex-
tended in such cases; but last Saturday
night the wound started bleeding afresh
and it became necessary to call upon
Dr. Hartford to check it, and he is still
weak from the effects of the hemorrhage.
Mrs. Eliza Derrin departed this life
on Sunday morning, at the advanced age
of 80 years. She was an old resident
of the village, and for several years has
made her home with Mr. Walter Allen,
grandson. Funeral services were held
at the church on Monday, Rev. William
Jackson officiating.
We noticed Messrs. Hannum. Grimm
ank Kleinpell, of Cassville, in our vii
lage last Saturday The two latter gen
tlemen had been up to the meeting of
the county board, and were therefore
prepared to pass an opinion upon roads
and bridges in general. and on that road
in particular leading from the top of
Lamsoms hill to the Porter bridge, and
no one dissented. If every complaint
about that piece of highway was a bar
row full of good gravel put on the road,
it would have been macadamized long
ago. And yet town supervisors and
road oyerseers are a much abused and
long suffering class, who are frequently
expected to do $50 worth of work with
S. worth of labor, when generally the
reverse is the best they can do. And
again, this has been very difficult sea
son to keep roads in repair, especially
in soft ground, owing to the frequent
rains. But until there is a change in
our system of road-making, not much
improvement can be expected
Mr. Jacob Bonn and family have re-
turned from Nebraska to old Grant
again, and appear satisfied to remain
here for time at least.
Messrs. Stephens and Mccoy were
callers here Sunday.
The late cold snap is hurrying up the
farmers with their corn much of it be-
ing yet ungathered; is also causing the
average villager to shin round pretty
lively for 'just one load of wood" and
it has also prematurely ripened the crop
of l5year old boys with No. "A over
coats, most of whom are about ripe
enough to pick
Our friend "Bob Bennett" paid the
village professional call last Saturday,
and was Hospitality entertained by the
village boys in their usually kindly man
ner Boys, it is better never to annoy
the unfortunate, or to impose upon the
weak in body. Make note of it.
We are glad to see by your Cassville
correspondent that they have succeeded
in placing one prisoner in their patent
cooler Well "wuts to hinder p
What is cooler for anyway if not for
use? Nothing ornamental about it
nohow. We came pretty near getting
chap into the Beetown cooler last
year, but when he Strengthened up to a
perpendicular and said he was from
Cassville, and was running a cooler of
his own down there, we sent him on
with our parting blessing, and never
have been bothered since. We are
also glad to learn that the unfortunate
at Cassville came from Lancaster
through Beetown. That was proper.
We should all have been mad if he had
circled around us via High Ridge or
North Audover and we are always
proud to receive a visitor from Ian
caster, for it has good reputation; aal
| hone that all persons up at the Hub
who contemplate visiting the embryo
city on the river will make it point to
come through Bcetown-give us a call
and we will show them the most direct
route to Cassyille, and post them as to
the most sure way to keep out of the
clutches of that horrid fend Of the
cooler Next
Footsore and weary | have been Wis
iting in this little village for few
days, and from the very soeiable and
communicative citizens have picked up
the above items and opinions but my
landlord has just informed me that he
doesn't want any more wood sawed just
at present. so next week | shall start
for new fields, resuming my
TRAMP.
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