Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-07

the congregational cnurcn. Let the
blossoms gladden. the eyes and hearts
of the great ciiy's sick and poverty
smitten ones.
The communication. Lookout. is most
timely. 1t is written bv man who
knows what he is talking about Our
city never before at this seasoD of the
year was in such condition. There is
certainly danger and trouble ahesd for
many Of US if we don't get things
cleaned up at once. If this warm
weather continues day or two longer
our noses will tell US where the danger
lies but this will not enable us TO avoid
it IN every instance. Hoes and pitch
forks and carts should be set a. work
Immediately. no matter what the condI-
ton of the streets is. The health of
the city demands it. Cleanliness is
much cheaper and more satisfactory
than funeral professions.
The Galena train got into that city
for the first time in week, last Friday
and in consequence were behind time
two hours Saturday. Conductor Sweet
and his efficient crew have experienced
no little trouble of late. occasioned
by wsshouts in the track and also
missing bridges. Naturally enough this
state of affairs rendered it very incon-
venient to the travelling public. and
also impaired our most excellent mail
system. mails from Galena and Chicago
being at least day later in its arrival.
The stereotyped plate which is re-
ceived weekly at this office and which
comes via Galena, from Chicago. got
as far as the former city last week and
there it stayed. too, for coupel of
days, arriving here on Saturday having
been sent around by Madison. 1t came
two la.e for use, however, and had it
not been for the fact that a sufficient
amount of matter for the first page was.
fortunately on hand, the HERALD would
doubtless have been delayed in the
publication of the issue. We sincerely
hope the present weather will continue
long enough, at any rat, that the
raj lroad track and bridges may be put
in repair.
John Willis Esq. placed in our care
yesterday two boxes of uniformly large
and well shaped strawberries known
as the Candy variety. The largest one
we measured was 4 inches in circum-
ference and there were many of them
from A inches up to the above. They
are solid and of excellent flavor. MIR.
Willis tells US that they are shy bearers
but the berries are always large and
that their chief value consists in their
being staminate and most excellent for
fertilizing any variety of pistillate berry
planted with them, the Candy tending
| to increase the size. They are also
extremely hardy. Mr. Willis found a
Bubach strawberry in Ills patch that
measured five inches in circumference.
Who can beat this? The Michigan Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station in Michi-
gan has this to say of the Bubach berry.
Very large, obtuse. roundish or conical,
bright crimson, very good quality.
pistillate, medium texture, ripens June
20, origin in ILL.,, as a dessert berry it
ranks and rs market berry it ranks
10 or perfect, is reasonably hardy and
one of the very best new varieties for
market, With good care it is very
vigorous and productive. Persons con-
templating planting strawberries can
fully rely upon this description.
Our city was practically deserted on
the Fourth. All the usual signs of ac-
tivity which are ever to be seen on the
streets-even on a rainy day-were
gone somewhere, presumably to Mad
ison, Patch Grove, Mt Ida and other
places, at which the anniversary of
Uncle Sans 116 birthday was being
celebrated. The few who remained at
home spent the day. either in wander
ing aimlessly about in the enjoyment Of
the charming and exhilaratng sun.
shine, or Willing away their time in
hammocks hung in the cool shade of
trees in spacious lawns. In the even
ing everybodY-that is everybody at
home--assemb led at the Grand Central
where a most magnificent pvrothchenic
display was to be had Landlord
Thompson of the Grand was The iusti-
gator of the affair. Knowing that he
would not celebrate anywhere but at
home, he had quietly and of his own
accord, sent down to the city for the
fireworks. OF course. it did not equal
or probably approach a bona-tide
Fourth of July fireworks display, yet
was good what there was of If and was