Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-16
Herald Memories.

Among the valuable memories OF
fifty years ago, Mrs. Jerry Garner, low
lngly known to many as Aunt Win
cey," mentioned that she stood by and
saw the first HERALD printed, on
little hand printing press, bought new
FOR the HERALD but afterward used in
starting several other papers. The site
OF the old printing office was the old
double log house that stood down by
the old town spring just above the pres
ent Excelsior Factory.
The house had been used as a dwell
ling, but the family moved out to make
room for the new paper, over which
there was much enthusiasm in the little
town. MIR. l.. o. Shrader, whose child
rem are well known here, was the
editor. The paper was small and has
several times been enlarged.
Among the various bright things
written for the paper not long after
wards was number of rhymes about
'all the girls in town." except one with
whose name they could find no love
measures to rhyme. To write similar
rhymes now about ''all the girls in
town" would burden the columns, of a
larger paper than the present one.
OF the early bellies OF the village. the
following viii be recognized b. the old
settlers.
Time passes by. how swift and gaily
When I'm with my own Mahala."
"Ihoso black eyes, my dear Elizabeth
And those black curls fear will be my
death
The town was then q wilderness OF
woods, with just few houses scattered
around, mostly log ones.
Barber and Dewey had a little square
log cabin for a law office on the spot
where now we see the elegant bank of
r. MeJ or q Co As the town grew.
building improved
Harvey Peppers tavern was brick
and stood where Mr.. Baxter's store now
stands. 1t passed into Mr.. Fleteher's
hands with cook known rs ..Old
'lettS and as he rang tho dinner bell.
he kept time to its clang, clang, saying
Plgtail down, aud no was an excel
lieut. cook. The first store was estab-
hshed by James Otis, about where
Lewis Weber's shoe store is and was
highly appreciated by the people who
bad been obliged before this to 90 to
Polosi for supp los or depend en- the
rsveling pedder
The nearest doctor was at Potosi and
many will remember good old doctor
Hewett DR.. Wainwright lived here.
although more of crank than ply
iician, and saddler by trade was no
mean practitioner.
Even as in recent times girls then
lsed to visit the jail and the unfortu-
late Mr.. Brewer was the subject of
heir sympathies. They talked to him
through a crack of the old log Jail, :"
md after be was hanged, Mrs. Garner
md her mother made his shroud The
lnvil now used by the boys in the salute
m 18th Of July, was the weight used in
he execution Of Brewer 1t was bored
'ut and made by John Bowright.
II the girls used to "talk through a
rack in the old log jail'' to the prison.
rs, what is the matter with our present
tone and iron Jail, that prisoners some
ines get out? We're the prisoners then
nen Of honor, who would not escape if
hey could, or ike Choctaw Indians
rho would not run away when out on
alp
There were in those early days, no
burches and school houses The first
hurch services we're held in the Court
louise, and later the first school build
Y was used for church purposes.
Horseback riding by Young ladies
ID gentlemen was an Accomplishment
I'd favor.e pastime, rs well as the
lost comfortable way Of travelling, e.
ecialy enjoyed for 2icnics and camp
Ieeting parties.