Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-03
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The refreshing rain of Thursday night
came in good time as the ground was
getting very dry, and pasturage short
| Indeed.
Small grain is generally in, and
farmers are blowing their corn ground.
Village stock is now kept within
limits and visitors TO the village can tie
up without running the risk of having
the contents of their wagon boxes des-
troyed by hungry animals who got left
on the hay and graft corners last
winter. Now and then scarcely ami
mated specimen of dried beef may be
seen endeavoring TO reach the scenes of
her former foraging, but extreme weak
ness and the high winds render her
efforts unavailing. Hogs are kept
strictly on their owners premises and
a rapid rise in all kinds of feed is noted,
even bucket of swill with scrub
brush thrown in for many pigs, goes
quick at fifty cents spot cash, and
mighty scarce at that White men
(and women too) do now have some
rights in and around this village which
hogs are bound to respect, and owners
of gardens and fields can now plant
with the hope of harvesting in due time
and feel more kindly towards their
neighbors and the world at large; all of
which they could not do before.
Mr.. John Smith received telegram
last Thursday evening from Lake Lin
den, Mich, announcing the death of his
daughter, Mrs. Eliza Ralph, at that
place. Her brother James left here to
visit her last week. Mrs Ralph has
been in poor health for many years and
her demise was not wholly unexpected.
She leaves Il husband and six children
and large circle of mourning relatives
in her former home to mourn her de-
parture, who have the sympathy of the
many neighbors and friends who have
ORil HCE liOIIi utI u.
The Republicans met Saturday to
elect delegates to the convention ct
Lancaster on May Sd. As far as | have
heard the voters are generally in favor
of sending veteran to the front instead
of raw recruit, however brave and
willing the recruit may be.
In late issue You spoke of the man
who had no use for mugwump as be-
ing a fool Well. that's me I'm one Of
those fools. They are representatives
of the old ''doughfaces of years ago,
only less respectable and much more
contemplate. While having the high
est respect for an outspoken Republi-
can or Democrat who votes and speaks
as he thinks | never could see any
earthly decent place or use for these
political hermaphrodites, therefore /
have been obliged to consign them to
another place. Yet "While the light
holds out to burn, etc. but let them
search their inmost souls most thorough
ly before they make start" for the
kingdom of either of the great political
camps, for they viii be regarded for
some time with q suspicious watchful-
ness. The vilest sinner may return"
but it is as improbable as it is unde-
sirable. Perhaps you had better stick
this in the Free Lance" column.
Dr.. Hartford took flying trip to St.
Paul to see another ice palace but was
too late. Lake Pepin, however, yet held
plenty of material to build one with.
John Bracket, from Madison, passed
through here an Saturday, closely fol-
lowed by Reg ,ster Boughton. Wonder
what John has been doing? or, if the
recording angel was getting ready to
weep?
There is no strike among the biddies;
they are getting right down to business
ana hen fruit is the chief medium of
exchange.
At the store of James Anderson last
week 1900 dozen eggs were received
packed and shipped. The packing was
done by the junior clerk in the back
room, and be rose up from his labors
on the last day of the week, slowly
worked his weary spinal column into an
erect position and wickedly remarked
that "he wished every blamed old hen
in the country was dead" But, my
tired boy, this product is all we have to
purchase dry goods and groceries with
also cheap summer clothing, and we
could not desire such misfortune to
befall the country; no, mot for Joe, "
even.
In mining items last week / omitted
to note that c. Bonham & Sterrett al
most struck good mineral but not quite.
They are, however, working away with
as good courage, and as good prospects
as before.
A heavy real estate deal which had
been pending for two weeks, was not
consummated on Thursday One of
Abimelecks foes "sot down. on it.
Levi Showalter of our town has in
vented car-coupler which he and many
who have inspected it, think will
prove the coming coupler, The
model is completed and Col. Clark
is his agent to prosecute his claim.
May it prove a success.
Yours for Blaine, Rusk and La Fol-
lette. YIDI.