Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-01-28
A Beetow, Tramp in Cassville.

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it with the Cassville of thirty years ago.
Then, as now, the brick hotel was tho
most prominent object that met the
oye in approaching the village; but it
was not nanked by so many buildings
as 1t is now; and the streets are more
numerous and not grass-grown. as then.
The two succeeding years Ito $50
brought the population up from about
$50 to GOO, and then that "boom"
stopped, and the village took rest.
But "all things come round to those
who will but watt" and those who
have waited are now seeing their re-
ward-not in a "boom," but in a pres
ent steady and healthy growth, and
the prospect of still more rapid pros
perity from this time on. This, of
course, is the result of the railroad be-
ing constructed along the river shore;
and in the natural course of events
another read will be built across the
county from some point east. Of which
Cassville will most likely be the termi-
nus. With its unrivaled site. in addition,
it will have nothing to do but to grow,
and it ,oiH grow.
Next fall, with wide-awake buyers
located there (and there are some there
now Lancaster will have to pass over
large slice Of her live stock business
to Cassville. Buyers from the latter
place will confront those from the
former on the banks of Grant river and
bid with them for the pigs of Bestown,
and Little. Grant even, and the farmers
will get the benefit of all rebates"
heretofore donated by railroad CON-
panies to other parties for margin"
So Cassville will not be the sole party
benefited by the improvements going
on there.
Neither may those contemplating
moving there be deferred by the fear
of high taxes in the future, for they
have good school houses, roads and
bridges already constructed and paid
for. Their present business men are
generally wide-awake and energetic,
yet there is room for more. 1 have not
time nor space to mention them indi-
vidually, and will only Call attention to
the old Denniston House, which has
stood with its lonely halls and empty
rooms for decades looking mournfully
over the river upon the goodly state of
Iowa, Of which Cassville once hoped to
be the capital. That hope was not
realized; but the old hotel is no longer
lonely, and under the management of
the present lessee, Mr.. Hannum. is do
ing good business. and will probably
be the leading hotel of the town for the
future. was told there are other good
hotels in the place, but did not visit
them Cor Hannum's either, for that
mattery. Tramps never make much
out of hotels.
did not propose to write up the
business houses of the city this trip,
and will close by remarking that they
appeared to have an unlimited supply
of water with super-stratum of ice)
and Of the various other liquids of which
water is the main component.
The above is what saw with my
business eye. l will now call upon my
tramp eye for what it saw, or thought
it saw, for it is an optic with very
strong imagination.
Debouching from my lair in that kiln
upon the city, noticed the big brick
school house where Prof. c. Showalter,
assisted by our young townsman. VIM.
Patterson, were teaching young ideas
TO shoot in two or three languages, and
are giving good satisfaction as teach
ers. The frost was so thick on the
windows that couldn't see much, but
l think where so many youths are con-
gregated / would be safe in saying that
/ heard the usual Juvenile solo with
rattan accompaniment. Fiddling and
dancing as fine arts, am informed,
are no longer taught in that temple Of
knowledge. The school law doesn' t
provide for the teaching Of those
branches.
Landing in Kleinpelrs store, l saw
the senior proprietor and another "of-
fensive partisan" shake hands, and
then commence inspecting each others
necks to see if any marks of their re-
cent decapitation were still visible.
They decided that there were no out
side marks to be seen, but that there
was an occasional internal irritation,
and they took diagonal course across
the street to find cordial, and guess
they found it, as heard one Of them
say later in the day that he wouldn't
trade with Nasty. even-up.
noticed stock-buyer hurrying q
big black porker down the street assist
ed by three dogs and the sympathetic
applause of the spectators on the side
walks. I understood that the unusual
interest was occasioned by the fact
that Gates was up at the head of the
hollow buying everything that could
squeal, and it was necessary for the
honor OF the city that Herman should
get that hog penned before Gates could
overtake him and tempt him to resell.
I learned afterward that he got that
hog corralled all safe. But wait until
merit winter and then see who will be
dumping round" for lone swine.
also saw an acquaintance Of thirty
years standing-an old settler highly
respected by all-loaded onto a two
hour old jumper. drawn by two.year-
old colt, driven by John -, and
hauled off up street, whether to the
cooler, or to be put under the ice, l
don't know, and.I don't care, as he
promised me a pipe from Pipestone
two years ago, which havn't seen yet.
l hunted for the office of the Glass;
vile Current, but nobody could tell me
where it was located. / noticed a
pleasant looking room in the second
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