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

IN tnis burg, but last week consisted of
seven cold days in succession, and even
! your correspondent succumbed to eli
matte influences and remained silent.
Yet the weather did not prevent some
OF our citizens from pulling out for even
colder latitude. We notice the de-
partlffe of Will Richards and Dave Sell
lcch. on the first of the month for Pat
tersonville, La. On the 18th, Ned Blewett
and James Stevens started for the
northern part of this state, about forty
miles south Of st. Paul, MINI. Each
party had a good team and outfit of
their own, and will no doubt meet with
the success that follows young men with
the grit and energy they all possess.
DIR. Kinnaman has returned to his
home at Davenport, La. just before
leaving he and DR.. Hartford performed
difficult surgical operation upon
young son of A. Mink, of Waterloo,
and the boy is now getting about again.
We noticed upon our streets the past
week Mr. Hannum, of Cassville Mr.
Hough, of Lancaster, and various 9TH
ers, too numerous to mention. Also the
proprietor and foreman of the HERALD
wandered into our village, evidently
looking for the shortest cut home, as
their stay was very brief.
Mr.. j. Z Mccoy and wife paid us a
visit last week.
The sheriff of Grant county, accom-
panied by Druggist Bryan, paid US
call. The former stated that his ..pie''
had been SO much improved that his
regular boarders were now all remain
ing with him, and still there was room
for more. He, however, obtained no
recruits from our fortunate village.
Mr.. Jimmie Hutchinson was here last
week with mis- chum, Ed. Morse.
Miss May Hartford is here visiting
with her brother, DIR. Hartford.
Mr.. Frank Smith is putting on good
many airs lately, a big boy having come
to stay in his home.
Mrs. Eliza Anderson aud Miss Mary
+. Morse have opened up a fine stock of
millinery goods in new room above the
postoflice.
Mr.. Will Smith has opened shoe and
harness shop in Rit Stevens's building
in the village.
Mr.. A. lshmae, after eighteen years.
experience in the saloon, has retired to
private life, except that he purposes
to raise large crop of tobacco and kill
scores of ducks the coming season.
Matt Edwards, our assessor. is about
ready to start out on his pilgrimage,
and listen to the sad tales of hard times
and fearful depreciation in values of all
kinds of property, blind horses in par.
ticular.
The first lawsuit for a long time, the
parties to which were beth residents of
this town, terminated on Friday last.
Having prior engagement requested
my friend CULVER to attend and report
the same. which he does as follows:
1.-The trial was noticeable for the dignity
and impartiality shown; for the conclu-
sive, refined and corroborative testimo-
ny of the witnesses; for the courteous
and gentlemanly language used by the
opposing counsel to the witnesses and to
each other, and to the Minerva-like mien
of the five judges of the law and evil
dence who held down the pine bench.
The verdict was for the plaintiff and no
kicking afterwards. Meanwhile the re-
jected mare Honyhnhnm is living in
very expensive clover, and wondering
what Yahoo will have to pay for the
clover. .Sez he, ..SillyP' SEE /.
"What?" SEE |. SEE he to me, seq he.
"We're all poor critters. 40
| We are pleased to note the resump-
ton of the lines by our old and faithful
mail carrier, Mr.. S. johnson, who has
managed to be an invalid the most of
the past winter. We are sorry to hear.
however, that be tackled a thimble-rig
"liger" just above the village, but
pleased to learn that said tiger had to
clear the road.
Mr. Thimble-rig, with his ''capper,"
dropped into town on Saturday with his
little game" but they left for the city
of Rlnan,inmtan IN d;Suost ,,;n,, +bo;,.
whisky bill, and no receipts. They
"spread their tiger" for the U. S. mail
carrier on the road, with the result
above mentioned; opened out again at
the watering-trough this side of Bloom
ington to Mr.. Preston and others, with
a like result; bnt we presume they roped
in the innocents of the latter place in
good shape. understand that they
did an $50 business at Montfort and
| think of locating permanently there.
Also that a citizen of the town of Cass-
vile took Sl7 worth of Australian gold
rings. "Now you see it, and now you
don't see it,
The horse race between the flyers
owned by Stephens, of Lancaster, and
Steiner, of Cassville, did not come off,
but an exchange of horses resulted.
We hope there will be no demoralizing
lawsuits as sequence
Farmers generally have their small
grain sown, but those who planted their
CORE early are rs busy as old hens
scratching it out and preparing for re-
planting.
Mrs. M. j. Robinson, in the employ
of the Grand Lodge of |. 0. &. T., de-
livered a lecture here on Saturday eve,
and there will probably be a lodge or
ganized here as the result. TRUTH.
AGENTS. -rhe following named gen.
tlemen have consented to act as our
agents in their respective towns, and
are authorized to receive subscriptions
and collect money due the GRANT
COUNTY HERALD:
Beetown-R. S. Morsc-Postoiice.
Bloomngton-M f. Wooihouse-Bank
Cassyille-JulHs Kleinpel-Postoffice.
Fennimore-Chss A. Willison-Bank.
Glen Haven--Alfred MISUNDERSTANDING.
| Millve-T. ii. Gibbon-Posfofiice