Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-14
Mount Ida.

very meager; still. we want TO give you
few lines occasionally. At present
every one is hard at work, this being a
farming community. A new idea has
impressed many OF our farmers, that
other crops will pay as well as grain
raising. Mr.. VIM. O'Brien, Mr.. Gene
Giffin and Mr.. James Brodt, l under
stand, intend trying their luck on to-
bacco-raising. They will plant on
small scale this season, and should the
season be suitable, the crop good and
prices to suit, another year the parties
would probably be induced to try it on
a larger scale.
Our merchants are doing good bust
ness. Mr.. Buggins, wide-awake and
accommodating, is at his post cheerfully
supplying the many wants of his num-
erous customers. Uncle Dick is the
principal business man of the place,
occupying two positions-justice of the
peace and postmaster. His store is well
filled with quite variety of articles to
supply the many wants of the commu-
nifty. He keeps constantly on hand dry
goods, groceries, hardware and patent
medicines. He is genial and pleasant
to those with whom he is daily brought
in contact. Mr.. B. Petit has good
stock of dry goods and groceries, and
undoubtedly gets his share of custom.
Ever willing to oblige his patrons, he
has many warm friends. He always
greets one in that kind. good-natured
way so truly characteristic of the man.
Our blacksmith, Mr.. Charles Tandy, is
doing good business, and can be found
at his shop any hour of the day. If in
dustry is guaranty to wealth, Charles
will some day have a sufficiency laid up
for rainy day.
Mount Ida has had many changes.
Villa m Angelo left for Nebraska, and
Mr. Ira Root now occupies the place,
still retaining his old farm. Ira is one
of those good-hearted souls that ever
meets you with smile of welcome.
Such men are the sunshine of society.
On Tuesday Mr.. Henry Sandlebaugh,
MIR. V. Borah, Jr., and Mr.. Nelson
Knox started for Dakota, with the good
wishes of the community for their sue
cess.
The term of our past winter school
was successfully taught by our young
townsman, Mr.. A. l.. Rankin, gradu-
ate of the Platteville Normal. The
school has made advancement under
his able instruction. He has commenced
the spring term.
We are looking confidently in the
coming issues of THE HERALD for a
continued improvement in the general
news items. A well edited county pa
per consider bears the same relation
to the community that a mother does to
her children. And what is home with
out mother. or county without good
wholesome reading matter? Sincerely
hoping your subscriptions may largely
increase, allow me to remain, your well
wisher, WATCHMAN.
The st. Louis Post-Dispatch, DEM
ocratic paper, says: "Instead of abol-
ishing the Office of inspector of consuls,
the State department has surprised the
world by appointing as its incumbent
youth who, up to a few months ago, was
supernumerory clerk in railroad
Office, whose only guaranty of fitness is
his filial relation to senator (vest). If
this is reform it Is spelled with very
small ~ The position of inspector of
consuls was simply created to give
superfluous but worthy party worker a
grand holiday trip around the world.
The inspector goes to each CONSUL, in
spects his wine and cigars, finds every
thing all right and goes on to the next.
The Post-Dispatch was green enough to
think Democratic administration
would reform all this; hence its tears.
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/ Two of the rebels who burned Aspin-
wall have been hanged. That. of
course,i lis to be expected in a benighted,
half-savage Central American state like
Columbia. Enlightened nations would
have sent them abroad as foreign min
listers and consuls.
Emma has whoa'd at last, it seems.
The Queen Dowager Emma, of the
1 Sandwich Islands, is dead.
The Oshkosh Northwestern has re-