Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-12-20


Noticing frequent and urgent calls for
news and also cordwood in your paper
of late, and having no more of the latter
than need for my own use, | send YOU
batch of the former, which may do for
kindling if not for publication. Local
news gatherers are as plenty as ever
about here presume, but they are not
in the habit Of putting their items in
print. Tramp could not stand the Sc
we're 'dry SPELL that struck our village
the first of May, and was last heard of
in the south part of the county. The
L. A. 7. does not materialize often
enough to be relied upon for regular re-
pose; and your occasional correspondent
with previous complete nautical record
and facile and courteous pen, being
man of s'many matters and supremely
busy most of the time, keeps us watch
ing for something in your columns which
three times out of four doesn't appear.
So, feeling it somewhat duty to stop
your frequent call for news. from this
vicinity at least, | would say that Bee
town still lives, has 4 local habitation
and name, and that is about all.
Our streets are not so particularly
crowded with teams, even of Saturday
afternoon, Qike Bloomington for m
stance) but there is still fair amount
of trade done here. Mr.. Anderson has
avery full and complete stock of goods.
Miss Smith has moved her goods into
new building on the corner of Cassville
and Main streets, it being the most at
tractive looking store in the village. Mr..
I. nj. Bonham carries Il small stock of
groceries, notions, etc, in connection
with the postofiice, and they all appear
to have reasonable patronage. viii
Smith runs a harness and shoe shop.
He contelnplates Opening livery stable
soon.
| Our two blacksmith shops are always
kept busy, and there are just three times
as many hotels as last spring. They
are kept by Messrs. Pigg. Barrett, and
Bonham, and all are reported to be well
kept by those who have stopped with
| them.
Treasurer Birch commenced collect
ing taxes on December 10Th ut the town
clerks office, where he may be found
during the next few weeks ready to re-
eeive donations from the property owners
of the town. j. II. Patterson got the
chrome for being the first to ''buy his
receipt, being on hand before the room
got warmed up.
/ The upper village school under the
supervision Of Prof Austin and the lower
one under Prof. Barrett are progressing
fines. Nh. James Jordan, who taught
the lower school for two years previous,
is now engaged teaching the Knotwell
! school
The Union Sunday School win have a
Christmas tree and suitable services on
Christmas eve, at the village church, for
the benefit and pleasure of the little
folks.
The George Holloway Post, G. A. r.,
contemplate holding campfire, with
a dance and supper, sometime during
the holidays,
Owing to the rather poor pealth of
Rev, Mr.. Jackson the Rev. Mr.. Harris
has kindly arranged with him to fill the
evening appointments of the former.
who will, in return, when able, fill the
day appointments of the latter.
Ed. Riley is home from Iowa, after a
two years absence
John Hutchcroft, former resident of
this place, now of Storm Lake, Iowa, is
visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hutchcroft.
Clint Edwards, who has been in Da-
kota since last spring, is expected back
in time for Christmas
During last week Mr.. Walter Allen
lost two horses from some fatal nlalady
within two days, and his neighbor, Tigh
Bonham; on Monday night lost very
fine horse, for which he had frequently
refused S125, from the epozootic; it being
the second one he has lost this fall.
Please say to your always bright and
usually correct Comet that he will
have to rub his eyes and switch his
highly luminous and brilliantly thorny
prolonged caudal appendage in some
other direction to ascertain who the
Citizen of Beetown'' is, that he was
after few weeks ago in your columns.
He may rest assured that he is not a
town officer of this town, for they are
All officials who are not open to the
charge of drawing tactical nourishment
from the rear teat, but usually render
full service for all they receive. So try
again, friend Comet If that was what
you meant try some other town.
would suggest, however, that it would
be better to let the ''dcad political party
bury its dead. NIDI.
CaSSYille.