Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-04-15

There having been nothing in the
HERALD oflate from our vicinity, felt
it no more than my duty as we'll as
privilege to pen few words. We are
living along about as usual. II we have
an extra amount of anything 1 believe
it is mud, as we have been beaten out
of our mail two or three different days
on account Of mud and snow along
back, though we have couple of very
plucky mail carriers and l tell you they
never fail for tribes, but there was
few days the boys thought the roads
were not to be trifled with.
Some Of the farmers are looking long
faced yet it seems to me that they will
live just as long and enjoy life much
better if they would quit finding so
much fault with the weather as the
Good Lord sees fit to send 1t to us, and
enjoy the weather as it comes along,
feeling assured that if they do their part
seed time and harvest will in due time
be around all right.
The merchants are not doing any
more business than they commonly do
at this season of the year.
Our wagon-maker has been very busy
this spring, as there has been large
amount of mill repairing, and John is
the man they all seem to want for that
kind of work.
Politics have been very quiet for our
town up to election day, but on that
day meeting seemed to prevail through
out the town, as we had a town ticket,
straight-Republican ticket and a few
straight forward prohibition votes, and
at night methinks there was presented
to the town board the worst mess of
scratched tickets they ever had the
privilege of sorting out and counting;
yet they attended to their task manfully
and about 10 o'clock p. M. ferrsted out
who were elected officers for Smelser
for the ensuing year. [The result is
given in another column.
On the 9TH inst, at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brandon, Mr..
John Clark was married to Miss Ella
Brandon. the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. j. M. Phelps in the
presence of great number of relatives
of both bride and groom. The bride
was the recipient Of several useful and
ornamental presents. The friends were
then all invited to sit down to a boun-
tiful repast and which was highly APP
preciated by all present. The whole
affair passed off very pleasantly indeed
and we trust that it may be only the
beginning of long and happy life to
the young couple.
The church. under the management
of Rev. Phelps, has passed grand and
very successful winter, having gathered
into the church something more than
200 new members on probation and we
are, at all four appointments, having
grand and glorious spiritual prayer and
class meetings.
We have mining company who arc
very energetic in their attempts to de-
velop a mine about half mile north of
the Byrne lode and about one mile
west of Elmo. The prospect is good
one and we anticipate lode if the boys
get through the cap rock. John Byrne
is sinking ahead on his diggings. John
has bonanza of fine quality and
quantity.
The general health of our people is
good, very little sickness being known
with the exception of severe colds. We
understand that VIM. Conrad is very
sick at Big Patch. All will be very
much pleased to learn of his recovery.
We are of the opinion that spring has
begun in earnest and l will not be sur.
prised if the grass should jump little
faster than is usually the case for it to
do this spring. DAY.