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

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ing around the hole he had tunneled
through snow drift, two feet deep.
The streets are quite lively. though
the ways are not paths of pleasantness.
The farmer makes ready his chariot
for home run, when the elements
combine Alright.
There was an animated canine con-
test on West Main Street last Thursday
There was such q rush of sports to
doors and windows that the latter were
in danger of being demolished. A lit
tie more "culchah'' right here.
ID. j. Gardner has been fitting up his
law office with view to greater con-
venience and to obtain shelf room for
constant additions to his library.
The renowned trotting horse Jack
Cutler has been purchased by Bayley
d Co., who last week refused a cool
thousand dollars for him.
2. ID. Baker has moved his family
from the uncomfortable quarters in con-
nection with his place of business, and
has located in nice little house
on Elm Street opposite j. L. Nye's.
Sfrs. E. Scott Blocher, graduate of
Mt. Carroll seminary, and late of Full
ton College, Ill.,, is in town. trying to
get up classes in elocution. We have
not heard with what success.
Mr.. L. j. Colburn, our most extensive
fruit grower and market gardener, has
cabbage, tomato plants, etc., growing
by the ten thousand in his hot bed and
he has only fairly started to plant. He
reports his Strawberries in splendid
condition and as promising, SO far as
can be now judged, large crop.
The recent election somewhat be-
wildered some of the contestants. In
some parts it was cyclone like and said
cyclone derived most of its force from
the recent misunderstanding and I'M
pleasantness in the Gregory case. The
Democrats modestly remark that
though it was no party contest, they
captured seven out of twelve offices.
The result of the election was given
last week
The daughter of sufferer from
chronic headache lives in town, and
she sent to her father in the country
one of the Chinese headache cures
found at the drug store, an oval medi-
Gated case whose virtues shine on be-
ing rubbed over the aching spot. She
sent no explanation with it and the old
gentleman was suspicious of it. 1t was
buried, then dug up and carried care
fully on the end of string and dropped
into deep hole. The father thought
it was dynamite cartridge. Fact.
Last Friday forenoon, while attached
to u cart. one of AL. Wonzor's, horses
broke away and took turn up Main
Street. Arriving at the Normal
grounds, he meandered about at live
ly gait under the spreading trees. The
cart tried to go too, but after sadly
bruising several of the trees gave up in
despair and let go the horse only to
sink to the ground with most detected
expression in every feature. 1t was
soon picked up by the dray and taken to
the razor-man for inspection. The
horse was not hurt.
Tony and Nose. of the western woods,
came to town last Thursday and loaded
up to 60 home about shutdown. In the
dim twilight, rendered more dim by
the tired state of mind and eyelids, they
were unable to see the way clearly, so,
in passing team near Colburn's, west
of town, they ran over an embankment
and capsized. Now, it happened in
arranging their various purchases, they
had attempted to tighten the labor of
their team by absorbing as much as
they conveniently could of jug of
whisky. Still, according to their own
testimony, they were all right.
"Thish nobody drunk in thish crowd,
ole man, only thish young man didn't
know the road" No bones were
broken, but the mud was badly dis
turbed. A sack of flour, two sacks OF
oats and some groceries were landed in
the ditch. The buggy box came off
and fell between the wheels. Too full
of wisdom and whisky to take any help
and too full to help themselves, they
were last seen Juggling at the wreck,
cursing their luckless plight and swear
ing vengeance on the one who got away
with their precious jug. Such scenes
are rarely obtruded on public notice.
though there is still a good deal of
drinkin & in Platteville.