Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-07-23


on account of our knowing her condi-
ton seven months ago, to see her re-
turned to her parents and friends SO
very much improved in mental and
physical health.
We have voted nine months school
TO be taught by a male teacher. The
district intend letting contract to the
lowest and best bidder to drill well
for the use of the school. 1t is very
wise move. 1t would be the best and
cheapest thing for every school district
to do this, as there is nothing worse for
children than to drink impure water.
There are but few farmers, who have
fine herds of Durham cattle or Poland
China hogs, but what will have fine
well and windmill for the purpose of
furnishing them pure water. How
much more necessary is it that we
should have our darling boys and girls
supplied with pure water-God's only
beverage for man, and far better than
any of the modern improvements in the
way of drink!
Our business men are all of them
quiet at present as there is but little
trade at this season of the year in a
country place like ours; yet Cabanis &
Jones have quite trade, take it through
ha II Eah
west, into Nebraska, this week, and
came home kicking up his heels in a
way that indicated the western air
might have been filled with some ex-
traordinary enthusiasm. l don't know
but the narratives and adventures he
relates go to make us think trip of
two or three weeks would place him in
such jublant spirits that we could hard
~ get along with him. Suffice it 10 say,
jim had big time.
We have had nothing in the way of
legal business except an assault and
battery case, though there was no trial.
The parties were +. Johns, ST., VS..
Hartongue. The defendant came be-
fore Squire Jetfery, pleaded guilty, paid
fine and costs, and quelled the excite
ment here on that line.
Mr.. VIM Cook took a trip to Tracy.
Mimi, and returned this week. He
speaks highly of that country, but says
he saw no corn in his travels that beat
some In his own town. Mr.. Cook
picked out farms for several of us, and
all they lack of being ours is the proper
entry thereof.
Mrs. Reynolds, an old lady who met
with the misfortune of breaking both
her wrists six or eight weeks ago, is i'm
proving slowly but, we trust, perma-
nently.
We are highly pleased to see the face
of our old friend, A. C. Saltzman, who
who is visiting with his brother, B. F.
Saltzman, our village blacksmith. Both
of them are what you might call two of
the first lot of boys that enjoyed Platte
vile recreation, as they came with their
mother to that place in the year '36-a
very few of those boys around here
nowadays.
Georgetown is expecting a big time
this week, as the Ministerial association
of Platteville district meets here, be-
ginning on Tuesday evening, July IA,
at 7:45 o'clock. All of the NJ. f. preach
ers of the district are expected to be in
attendance and we think the time will
be an enjoyable one indeed, as such has
been the disposition of our people on
| like occasions in the past.
Our fruitier, H. Gilmore, has sold
from strawberry bed, 6x1l rods, sol
| quarts of berries, or $50 worth, which
looks to the average badger boy like a
money making business. He is now
gathering his raSpberries which are q
very abundant crop this year.
Rev. Brown appears to have returned
from his Fourth of July at Hazel Green
with renewed fervor and zeal, as we
thought his evening sermon was good,
and as Bro. Cook Minnesota trip was
supposed to be so beneficial to him. we
think we might well say Browns Hazel
Green trip has had tendency for good
in giving his renewed zeal and enthu-
siasm. CORRESPONDENT.
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