Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-23

Lieut. ueo- barnelI. T. D n. gave US
a very pleasant visit Tuesday. He has
been giving some few days of his time
to his friends in this city. He has
cruised about the world quite extensive
ly and what is more, he mas seen and
studied into the customs and habits of
the different nstionalitieS and races
with whom he has come in contact.
He has with him a number of well
taken photographs of Samoans, nobility
and common people. He is most in
teresting conversationslist and we would
like to visit with him q month. We
have known him, boy and man for
fifteen years and there is not a syllable
of flattery in stating that he was mod
81 boy and has grown into an honorable
manhood. His course through the
Naval Academy was exceptionally good,
and his career as an officer has been
such as to command the respect of his
superiors. and the highest esteem of
very large circle of friends.
One of. if not the most conspicuous
delegate OF the Fennimore Reunion,
Friday. from Lancaster. was the crowd
of young ladies that went under the
unique title of "Chee-wing. They
were dressed appropriate to the oc-
casion in neat and attractive outing
suits, and all wore Harrison and Ried
caps with the exception of two members
of the contingent, who also wore caps;
but had discarded the badge, they being
staunch adherents to the Cleveland
cause. This little diversity in dress,
however, caused no breach in the good
time which they anticipated and which
they realized. Lancaster young people
are in for good time wherever they go
boys and girls alike, and the "Chee-
wing proved to be no exception to the
established rule. They not only had
pleasant time themselves. but assisted
greatly in making the occasion pleas.
ant and memorable one for the several
others, mostly Fenui moreites,
Monroe Sentinel. Drunk and dis
orderly, in jail over night, Is days on
the stone. pile for the one and 80 for the
other, starts out the record of two boys
Jessie Gleason and John Mcbride.
Boys, hardly, if out of their teens, and
who have idled away their time for
several years instead OF being in school.
What record! and, where will it end?
What is theirf uture? Now most too old
to go TO school, with no education, no
am bition, no desire of advancement,
seemingly content in loafiDg around,
already branded in shame. 1t is les
son that shonld be taught every boy in
the county, that no good can come of
evil doors. Point out TO the growing
generation the life of responsibility and
honor in comparison, in all probability,
of the one in store for these two young
men, life at the best of work and toll
Honest work is eminently respectable
but, the young man of this day and age
who does not fit himself with the advan-
tages at hand for a life above that of
mere drudgery, if he lives, will rue the
time he idled away, if he has a spark of
true manhood in his make up. 1t will
then be too late, and as he sees The COM
panions of his youth out-strip him in
life's emouments, the spade and pick
will grow heavy in his hands.
The heavy rains of last week caused
enormous floods all over the south
ern portion Of the state. Almost
every stream of any size was out
over it's banks, and considerable dam
age to crops and hay bottoms is report
ed. Both the Big and Little Grant
rivers were higher last Friday, than
has been known for years. Several
bridges on these streams were washed
out, delaying travel and entailing con-
siderable loss. Potosi and vicinity was
visited by a small freshet last Friday
that did great deal of damage. The
streets of the village were overaowed,
the water coming down both raYines IN
torrents. w. b. Hunt of that place,
had part of his corn crib washed away
and with it about a hundred bushels of
corn Other losses amounting to con-
siderable are reported in that vicinity.
Down in Illinois the Fever river was
swollen to such an extent as to prevent
trains running over the North Western
track for two DAYS, thus shutting off
communication and traffic between
Galeua and this city. The Galena-
Lancaster train succeeded ia getting
out as far as Montfort Friday night and
came into this city at the usual time
Saturday. Hope of more settled wealth
er is entertained, however, for the next
month and with little dry warm
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