Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-02-11
BeetOwn.

MIR. Lewis Wilcox and Hoy Hamp-
ton, OF Fennimore, were visiting friends
in Beetown last week. The former is
now partner of Mr. Henry Hampton,
and is recognized by all who know him
here, as an upright and industrious
young man, and we hope that success
will follow him in his new home and
vocation.
The sheriff and several deputies were
also dashing around here in the cold
nights and days, and made quite haul.
CHANGING to overhear that they wanted
a newspaper correspondent to fill out
the sample case from Beetown, / lit
out for the old level, and here | stay
until this cruel war is over. He's 1.-The
biggest thing on wheels that ever sold
any or everything that runs ON wheels,
that ''pistol" man | mean. | have got
him down fine, yet he is good fellow.
He is reported to have camped with
some of his confederates, in Dodge's
Grove last summer, until every granger
on Blakes prairie had more machinery
than he had shed room for. You can
see some of his sales sitting out in
the snow-drifts now. He made ''our
mutual friend believe that little
disc Of cast iron was a veri1able ''wheel
of fortune and pay $l.50 for believing
what proved to be sad error He
came fearful near selling the tramp" a
second hand bicicle for a new style Of
wheelbarrow, and if / had not under
took to run the thing before purchasing
he would have done it sure. But he is
good fellow all the same, and his name
is iesta," and ''when he next doth
ride abroad" may / be there to see
if he will not affront me in that man
ner again.
Rev. Mr. Jefferson preached several
evenings in the church last week.
Rev. VIM. Jackson has been quite
sick for several weeks, but is now inn
proving. The people of this village
will hold a donation party for his
benefit upon Tuesday evening, Feb.
10th to which all are cordially invited.
Revs. Harris, Richmond and perhaps
other preachers, are holding series of
protracted meetings in the church here,
no particular result only good order is
noticeable,
Miss. Clara Smith, who has been
teaching school at Sheldon Ia, for
rising two years, is now enjoying we'll
earned vacation.
The Dramatic troupe of our village
were greeted with cordial welcome,
and an OVERLOOKING house on their visit
to Cassville last Friday evening Their
receipts were about $50, and they pro
pose to repeat their entertainment in
Beetown. They desire Tramp to
return their sincere thanks to all those
at Casseyille who made their stay so
pleasant, and particularly to mine host
Hannum and the members of the Cass-
vile band
1t is the intention of the Cassville
troupe to give an exhibition at Bee
town next week upon the evening of
the 18th.
Mr.. Mark Hadley, an old resident Of
Beetown, is now dangerously sick at
his present residence in Bloomington.
Evil disposed parties raided the
school houses in Districts Nos 4 and
5 last Sunday, and the school boards of
those districts have decided to have the
guilty parties punished to the full ex-
tent of the law
Our good sleighing is wearing out
fast and the woodteams are very busy,
and the man with the thermometer is
pointing to his 'open winter just get
ting around.
Several OF our veterans will attend
the campfire at Bloomington the 18th
inst. "TRAMP.'