Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-04-12
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respondent IL reminded that nc can not
always hibern ate, but must shake of
his lethargy and crawl out with the
grounding family, and prepare to en-
joy the balmy March billiards. extend
ing over into May probably; and also
rejoice in the mud, the house cleaning,
the fishing and duck hunting, the per-
tinacious early candidate bird looking
for the luscious county worm, and a
score OF other delights which spring
with all that the name implies brings
to us in this favored land So crawled
out. aud dropping into the village
found items as plenty as the ayerag Q
boy nowadays finds fish worms to be
And first was pointed out to me a
sleepy looking tired out appearing in
diyidual as being all that was left of
our once fat and happy resident M. ID.
Constant riding night and day has told
on him, and be is now preparing an
essay on the condition Of highways. and
bridges in general and thanky you
mans in particular, which he will read
to the supervisors vt this and adjoining
towns, where bis observations have
been minute and thorough.
Initiating other cities, Bsetown now
has a regular market day, and the
streets were we'll lined with teams, and
large crowd was gathered tc listen 10
the Gulcet voice of Charley Shappell
crying the merits of various articles.
from a craked kettle to 3 $50 horse.
am informed that sales will be held
regularly upon each Saturday
Among changes in the village may
be noted that Sturmer and Galloway
will sue, ID Matt Edwards in the
Ishmael building, which they have
purchased, and that Matt. will move to
Lancaster. VIM Galloway will occupy
the Cottage Hotel building, and the
present proprietor will continue bust
ness little further up Main street, in a
building being prepared for him by
Jas. Anderson.
Josie Mayne will continue his saloon
alone at the old stand.
Doc Hartford has rented the Rookie
Teller building and carries a stock of
drugs. stationey and notions. and a
serirs of from To % ;t. counters, pre-
sided over by Jack Mcdonnell, who
will sell you washing soda, strychDine,
just for he sake of keeping the dimes
Oh the move. Tho other mercantile
houses appear to be- running along rs
usual.
Ned Bl.wett starts out next Monday
with teams and men to complete rail
road contract at Marshall, Wis the
! coming season.
Mr.. Thomas Shipley. rented his place
I sold his furniture, and will soon leave
with his wife aud daughter for his sons
home in Ogden. Iowa.
Mr.. William Groshong, well known
as one of the oldest settlers in Grant
County, met with an accident upon
March 28th which is liable to have a
fatal result While walking alone in the
pasture of Phile Stephens, he slipped
upon the ice and fell, breaking his left
leg above the knee. Daring the next
four hours he dragged himself over
I the snow and ice for quarter of a
mile calling FOR help until he was near
/ ly exhausted, whsn neighbor ch anced
to hear him, and finding him. obtaine d
help from the village and took him
bone after some five hours exposure
| Dr. Hartford reduced the fracture, and
he appeared TO be progressing favora-
oily for few days. but the infirmities of
old age Che being ~ and diseases sup
erlnduced dy 50 long exposure having
set in, his recovery is very doubtful.
Several men passed along the highway
and even stopped and conversed with
in sixty rods If where he was found.
without hearing his frequent calls for
aid, and the neighbor who at last hap
pened to hear him had not been out in
his yard before for any length of time
for two months.
Fiction passed off quietly, the old
rascals being turned out and new
gang put in to enjoy the great honors
and emolumeuts pertaining to town
offices. One former supervisor alone
was retained as sort of regulator to
hold the machine down, and one citizen
was elected constable on the ground
that his experince as supervisor for
many years, having brought him in
contact with MI the crooks and crook
edness in the town, peculiarly fitted
him to keep track of all wickedness
that might develope itself the coming
year and promptly lay his hand on all
offenders. Four justices we're also elect
ed and We are now ready for the crop
of trampS aud candidates which wist
soon be ripe enough to pick.
The red. horse season has opened and
parties having rich early garden plats
can now get them dug up by eR0erpris-
ing juveniles for next to nothing. The
Nimrod capitalists having financial
interests ia bluffs and dens throughout
the county, are beginning TO figure how
to clip the greatest obtainable number
of thirteen dollar coupons off an old
seventeen dollar bond of the Lupus
issue. without destroying the old bond,
and are also DESTROYS to know il there
is any Interstate law compelling Wis
consin to cash 'oupons Of that descrip-
tion issued in Iowa. Like other risky
investments tbeprotits are large when
successful, and they would really like
to know.
Lancaster capitalists have beenlately
in Beetown mines and we all
hope iney will make il profitable, even
if the whole towns '.ail tore up'again.
VIM Pafford is reported to have struck
good mineral last Friday vIDI