Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-06-21
Hazel Green,

In the southern corner of Grant
county lies q village with history.
To tell the story of its origin and growth
and the viciSsitudes through which it
has passed would require volumes.
Wealth has been gained and lost.
Mother earth has yielded to the workers
her stores of mineral wealth. while
bountiful harvests have rewarded the
tillers of the soil. Great undertakings
have been made, some with success,
others with failure. Poets have lived
and died there, tragedies have startled
the quiet town, the elements have swept
it, but through sunshine and shadow
it has passed, till now the majority
sleeps in that other quiet village hard
by.
The village cannot be reached by rail.
The scream of the locomotive is never
heard there; but by the slowed mode of
travel by carriage, one gains much in
the beauty of the country through which
he passes. This is the garden spot not
only of Grant County but of the state
of Wisconsin. We can go further, and
say that having travelled in every state
east of the Mississippi, we have never
seen it excelled either for beauty or
richness of soil. While this fact cannot
but be u qualification to its citizens, it is
in measure a drawback in the matter
of taxation, the land of Hazel Green
being equalized higher than that of any
other town in the county.
The writer arrived in Hazel Green
for the first time just in season to attend
the annual commencement exercises of
the High School. The audience there
gathered and the character of the ex-
ercises gave better idea of the village
than one could otherwise gain by q
weeks stay in town. As patriotic
citizen of our county seat we can pay
the place no higher compliment than
to say that it seemed like home. 1t is
Lancaster on somewhat smaller scale.
The school, under the management of
ofProf. Lathe has been run up TO high
standard. The graduates, Messrs.
Austin and O'Niell, and Miss NeCollins
acquitted themselves creditably, the
essays being practical, sensible and really
entertaining. The address by the
principal was ingenious and instructive
in our opinion far above the average
address on such occasions. The vocal
music was given by quartette com
posed of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thomp-
son, Mrs. Lathe and Mr.. H. b. Straw,
They were accompanied by John w.
Anderson on the organ, who also gave
very fine violin solo, and by w. +.
Andrews on the cornet. The music
was of high class and well executed.
The room was beautifully decorated and
flowers were everywhere in profusion.
On the following day we were most
entertained by Mr.. Jefferson
Crawford who kindly showed us over
his model creamery. The water used
in this creamery is brought there by a
hydraulic ram from the old Crawford
and Mills level. 1t stays at temper
ature of SOC in the creamery being 48o
in the level. This water also has
properties which would make
a second Waukesha of Hazel Green if
brought to public notice. 1t has been
tested both for men and horses and
found to be an excellent remedy for a
certain class of diseases. The creamery,
which is one of the best appointed we
have ever seen, has u capacity of three
Or four thousand gallons day, and
will reach nearly that amount of bust
ness during the season. They get |
nearly the Elgin price for their butter