Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.
Cassvine.

CaSsvlll2.
Not to he behind the rest OF the
world we took part in the earthquake.
but it was not very well patronized.
1t was not emphatic enough; lacked
the rip snort and roar that we like in
a show We admire something like a
medicine troupe with tooth pulling
without 10 cents admission and a
chance at a chrome and a sack OF
flour thrown in 1t takes more than
a 40 cent earthquake to amuse US; in
fact we slept peacefully through the
entire performance This is a poor
show town any way. We are tired Of
poor shows and can't afford to 90 to
good ones, 80 the seductive medicine
troupe is the only kind that ever
breaks in upon the death-like quiet
that peryades our peaceful village. II
must be the example set by the great
river that fl0ws by in its irresistible
power never in "A hurry. noiseless.
dignilied and grand but it gets
there every time. So it is with us.
Nothing disturbs us. nothing hurries
or excites ". In any other town a
free fight, runaway team or caned
doc will draw an audience. but here
we wouldn't wake up TO look at such
things. In fact ! don't know of any
thing that would waken us; ii did it
should be tried. There are, however,
two men in Gown in whom the spirit
of emulation has taken queer turn.
They came here lately and haven't
quieted down yet into the true Cass-
vile calm They are both doctors
and equally equipped in every way.
Each has friends that think he is all
right. When one has call the other
narrates around that he saw a patient
Yesterday: when one sets broken
leg the other is very apt 10 be super
intendeut at some other kind Of q
painful affair. Bnt some time ago
one of them accidentally got the lead
in the game His horse was killed by
passing train. Opinions differed:
some few sympathized with the doe
tor; some were sorry for the horse; a
great many said it served them both
right for being so careless The 9TH
or doctors horse pondered over the af-
fair long time and al last seeing a
hard winter approaching with hay
81 ton. with a heroism worthy OF a
martvrof old, quietly walked down to
the track last Saturday night and had
his head cut off by the limited. The
game now stands boss and boss.
Docks deal
Ben Grimm is building large two
story brick to be used as store and
hotel. +. Exstein is putting the fin
ishing touches on a fine two story
business block. VIM Dericks has
finished large brick business build
ing on Main street. Chas. Heller
man. Yves. Craig. Geo Barrows. W.
Geisern have built first class brick
residences this summer. Braun Bros,
r. Meisenberg. l.. Trumbull, DR..
Hartford, Alcorn Bros. and Martin
Burgess have put up frame dwellings.
Lon Teasdale and T Beilhartz have
built additions These are few OF
the improvements made this sum
mer. There is probably not a town
in the country that can give better
percentage of gain than CasSville.
The teachers meeting Saturday
was fairly we'll attended. the program
excellent and the lecture al night well
attended and appreciated. These
teachers meetings will be OF incalcu-
able benefit to those attending and
cannot he too highly extolled
It is mail time and | haven't
reached the news items. but a news
items usually imply something crimi-
nal or at least disreputahle, Cassville
has no news. z. X