Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-22

cred. have some samples before me
now ,i,,,h cine isa aizh.y. specially
some Of IN. .'sh'n- II tsfer'' used by
nearly n the -tr> ri tb.t lime.
There w.r,. Ouly ihr-e m a, Of travel
Ia thas' q tes. 20 and from L4ncaster-
Private conveyance. stage or on foot.
rhe nearest r;llrOti W = at Boscnbsl.
Residence Il Cl. John B. Caliis and
next To him Btii's wagon add black
smith shop. Opposite the Ca lis home
was hotel of y hich | have forgotten
the name. but kept as remember by a
MIR HYDE Bew eli Burr's store and
Fosters livery stable. Frank Van de
Wall had his picture gallery. Over
Burr's store, Barber and Lowry had
th,ir Law Office Over R,laDd and
Holloway's store. MIR. A Crosby. father
of he Crosby boys Belle. Mary.
Helen, Julia and Two others. kept a
tailor shop. South of this was the
hardware store OF M. NJ. Zeigler. At
the Their end of the block to the soath
was the old Mansion House, ut that
time conducted by Mrs Hyde. She
had five sons-Henry, Jehiel, George.
Walter and Eugene. of them Henry,
George and Walter Gi,d from army life
experiences. Jehiel believe is still of
Lancaster. Joe" Mills was one of the
leading lawyers al the time of which |
write. Judge McGonigal was County
Judge, position he neld for wears.
Col. j. B Moore was sheriff. The
HERALD office was midway between
the then United States hotel and Bax-
r'sdrng store A Mr.. Murphy kept
a Jewelry store in section OF Bakers
drug store. A character had almost
Joe and Jed Barnett can tell YOU all
about them.
There are very few of this imperfect
list OF old settlers still living IN Lqncas-
ter. Many are dead, others have sought
and are located in new places. But
think that all that are living have
warm spot in their hearts for old Lam
caster | know | EAye, for some of the
brightest days of my life were passed
there. The courtyard in which we
boys used to play bull-pen and cricket.
the old swing in the school-yard near
Goldsmilh's nursery where we used to
go each evening 10 exercise, are pleas
ant memories of themselves. The
frame church where Brother Eaton used
to preach, the Baptist church near the
old Mansion House, with its RESPONDENT
bell, Can see now as plain rs ever
saw them WHAT stories used to he
told around the biz stoves that graced
each Office OF the various hotels. How
Joe Barnett did delight in PLAYING his
stradIrari (and he used to play sweetly.
too,) accompanied by Allen Barber on
the guitar, Thode Burr on the horn and
Frank Van de Wall on the bass yiol.
Those were happy days. Many time
dog would come in with some far.
mer's wagon, and by mischance be
corraled in coffee or potatoe sack and
laid in the back room until the stores
were closed. Then some bad bows
CLERKS in the stores and printer boysl
would attach an old can to the tail of
said dog and let him loose, yelling like
lot of Comanche Indians. to accele-
rate his motion. And what nice little
suppers we used to have at the various
stores after nine o'clock. Cove oysters.
fried eggs, etc. etc. | would like to
live those two years over again. If it
were possible should like to call back
all the old crowd. To DO so | should
have to make requisition on nearly
every state in the Union, on nearly
every battlefield, and on YOUR own
cemetery. So | must content myself
with pleasant memory. | hope to
again visit Lancaster, but | know very
few would remember the little printers
devil of thirty years ago. Never-the-
less think | should be welcomed, and
meet at least a few who have not
forgotten me. CHAS w. DUNKLEY.