Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-29

with squeaky, wheezy voice, but be
rushed business rapidly. About fifty
lawyers were present AMI were a fine
looking set of men, lawyers always
are, for that matter.)
Time is up and we take the cable
road for the depot, get aboard the At
Crimson, Topeka & Santa F6 Cannon
Ball train and are soon in
KANSAS,
the land of the Jayhawkers. The land
levels up after we get few hours away
from the Missouri River and one can
see for miles over the country. The
first stop the Cannon Ball train makes
is at Lawrence. 1t is very pretty
place and as we look around at the
different objects of interest we can
hardly realize that this is where Guam
trill's infamous band of guerrillas COM
mitted that horrible, sickening massa-
ere in the dark days of the war. More
than hundred people were murdered
in cold blood. Many of the old build
ings still remain, and if they could
speak they would tell of scenes enacted
there on that terrible day that would
make the blood boil of one who never
breathed aught but the free air of old
Wisconsin. We soon go speeding on
and on, farther into the state renowned
because of its attempt at prohibition.
At Usage City we stop and visit VIM.
Shafer and his family. Mr.. Shafer
formerly lived near Platteville. He is
in the furniture business here with Mr.
Guernsey, the firm being known as
Guernsey & Shafer. They are doing a
good business. This part of Kansas is
noted principally for its great mining
industry. Coal is found here in great
abundance. All the business men use
the soft stuff. If they did not the
miners would boycott them. AS the
miners trade is the greatest item to the
dealers, they of course have to humor
them. But prohibition! where art thou?
We have seen more men under the in
fuence of soft drinks in this town in
one day than we would see in Platte
vile in a week. If people feel that
they need anything to tone up the sys-
tenn, they simply go to drug store,
sign permit and then they can get a
bottle full of stuff. And when a poor,
rundown Kansas individual gets his
hands around the neck of a bottle of
medicine, he is so afraid that it is the
last chance, or that some other poor
fellow will get it away from him. that
he perseveres and perseveres until the
last drop is no more forever. The water
at Usage City isvillanous stuff and per-
haps that accounts for the free use of
medicine here. If the pure and i'm
maculate Tanning, who, like brilliant
and luminous meteor, went coursing
through the political horizon in Wis
consin during the last campaign, and
who spoke in Platteville on the eve OF
election, if he were compelled to quench
his thirst with the sparkling water
from the wells here, we are sure his
system would soon need good old
prohibition toning up.
Thursday we get on board once again
for Newton, Harvey County, the place
for which we started just one week ago.
The road passes through beautiful
country from Usage to Newton. The
farms seem to be we'll improved for a
new country. Here and there we see
groves, reminding us of the old Badger
| State. Everyone that we have met
since leaving Davenport has been laud-
ing up Kansas. All say it has a big
boom. Newton has come in for gener-
Gus share of the praise. We feel our
enthusiasm rising every moment as we
fly along. We can see millions ahead
of us. We are wondering if brass
band will be at the depot to meet us
when the brakeman cries Newton -
we step out and our trip is ended.
Some time in the near future we may
let the readers of the HERALD know
something of this charming city.
G.. o. and j. E.