Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-14
Further Peregrinatlons.
THROUGH GRANT COUNTY.

Leaving Fennimore on the 9th, after
partaking of an excellent dinner served
by the new landlords of the newly
christened Fennimore House, Messrs.
Rogers & Bailey, we were in excellent
humor to enjoy the delightful views on
the road to
MT. IDA.
At this slightly little village we made
but short stop, meeting the HERALD's
old friend, Richard Buggins, Esq, and
few gentlemen with whom he made
us acquainted. The Mount is pleasant
and slightly little place, and we shall
take an early opportunity to visit it
again and become better acquainted.
Being ''mail day. Mr.. B. was very
busy, so we did not bother him long.
but started on for
MT. HOPE,
which place we reached about o clock.
As we had had the misfortune to break
spring on the road, naturally made
the acquaintance of the ..village black
smith at once, and so well pleased were
we with our acquaintance that we spent
some hours in his company afterwards.
He, as well as our legislative friend,
the Hon. X. M. Day, is a product of
"Old Kentucky" and good healthy
specimen too. We couldn't quarrel if
he is Democrat, for he is also good
temperance man. His partner, Mr..
Schuette. Is a good workman, and a
good fellow. If anybody wants to
know what kind of work they do, let
them read their advertisement in anotl-
er column, and then if they are not sat-
isticd let them go look and see if they
can tell which spring was broken on
our buggy. We stopped at the hotel of
Mr.. r. Wea yer, and we hope he will
not be offended If we compare his hotel
to ''singed cat.'' 1t is great deal
better than it looks from the outside
Mrs. Darlington says comparisons are
odorous," SO we will not compare this
with other hotels, except to say that we
have not been better taken care of or
better fed anywhere. We formed
part of a group which seated around
the stove (for a fire was mighty com
Portable about that time) passed in
pleasant conversation, one of the most
enjoyable evenings we have spent for
long while. | was at first at Il loss to ac-
count for the difference in the temper
and disposition of the people of Mt.
Hope and that of some other places in
this county, but have, l think, found the
solution. They hare no saloons. If two
or three of the men who sat around the
fire had just come from saloon, or
were wishing they were there, tie even
ing would have been less sociable and
pleasant. We visited the stores of b.
L. Loomis and A. Z. Storrs whose adj
vertisements appear in this issue; also
that of |. b. Fox a. Co. whose adver-
tisement may be expected at any time.
We feel that we can conscientiously
advertise the business men of Mt. Hope,
and believe that they claim only what is
true. As for the professional men, they
need no advertisement. DIR. Z. ID. Orr
has succeeded to the practice of DR.. w.
f. Sloat. Dr. S. had practiced medi-
cine in that section about twelve years,
and had become so necessary to the
people that few men could hope to fill
his place acceptably. As most doctors
consider advertising unprofessional. we
fear we might offend DR.. Orr if we were
to tell how well we feel assured he is
filling the place.
1t was with the most genuine and I'M
disguised feelings of regret that neigh
bors and friends gathered at the hotel
Wednesday morning, May 9th, to bid
the genial Dr. Sloat and family good
bye. They went to Fort Madison, Iowa,
where they have relatives, and will re-
main there until the doctor decides
upon location.
DR.. Zeigler has recovered from his
recent attack of sickness, aud is again
attending to his practice.
We visited the Mt. Hope schools of
which Prof. L. IL. Barrett is principal
and teacher of the upper grades, and
Miss Fannie Kaltenbach of the lower
and intermediate grades. The schools
show evidence of good management
and thorough work We usually feel a
sympathy for those who are wearing
themselves out in the (too often) thank
less task of teaching the young idea, but
we felt nothing but admiration for, and
interest in the work we saw going on in
the Mt. Hope schools. Teachers and
pupils seemed contented and happy.
We wish them continued success in
their work. The little town of MI. Hope
has churches and school houses instead
of saloons.
Bidding this ethiopian village re-
luctant adieu, we set out to find Mill
vile. We found it, finally, hidden in
its rocky recess, and we found our
friend, Senator 4. /. Kidd, covered with
flour from head to foot. We looked
over his mill with great interest, never
having seen the same kind of machinery
in operation before. We met the mer-
chant and postmaster of the place, Mr..
Gibbons, and Mr.. Anderson, the black
smith. AS "a heavy shower was coming
up and we had to make
PATCH GROVE
by supper-time we cut short our visit in
Millville and drove to the former town
over the worst road we found on our
trip. 1t had been far from torrid all
day. but after the shower the mercury
continued to fall. until by shutdown it
was regular winter weather. We had
some notes on the town of Patch Grove
but they got frozen, and cannot be used.
As soon as the weather gives evidence
of settled reform, we have trip
planned for that place. and will learn
more of its people and business. We
were we'll entertained at the hotel of
NJ l. a l. II "a