Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-07-25

T. 0uuICii utTt next SuuuaN- MoIiiHG
evening. Mr.. Jamison doesn't come
here very often 30 come ont and hear
a good sermon when you have the
chance. l.. y. q.
Beetown.
Some time ago. in an uuguarded
moment, promised TO send YOU a
few notes Of happenings as they might
occur in this rather noted burg. For
tunatelv other pioYe experienced
scribes have stepped in from time TO
time and let me off for the time being
for which lam very grateful, if they
had kept it up. But last week there
was not a word from Beetown. not
even from Gil Hooley. so here you get
it. 1t is superfiuous to state that it
still continues very hot,d and dusty
hay crop there was next to none. oats
about half a yield, potatoes again a
failure, and corn wayering between a
half crop and none, with a very per-
ceptible tilt toward the latter. 50 no
one IS particularly cheerful hut the
money loaners. and as We do not hap
pen to nave any Of THAI class among
Us we are not very hilarious.
4 good soaking rain would revive
the pastures and partly redeem the
corn crop. but il has got to come >oon.
The threshing campaign was OPEN
ell upon Monday by Hor-on's team
thresher. a. John Peterson's iarm, one
OF the best in the vicinity, and the
yield Of oats was only 4 little over
twenty bushels TO the acre.
Hearing that there were large crops
and scarcity OF hands in Minnesota
and Dakota. six of our Young men
started off last week to help save the
crop. Knowing the capacity of these
young men, we consider it as good as
saved. which the Board of Trade will
please make l. tie Of.
Orley Cook. however started out
with three mor young men this Tues
day morning. to the same destination,
but as they went with a team, it is
surmised that they do not calculate 10
get there until the work is all done.
Ten years ago the population Of this
JONl was lOOls ANC NCdIS - l@Dts
this year 1929. jerome says the ]
represents the big poet or the little
poetess that doggerel about
is '.tiugal' horn; that he don't believe
from the best information he can get
that she weighs over 30 10 and is not
entitled to be counted at all, but he
wished to keep inside of the law, and
fhIG iS HE arlv NE u RI naf avon No
don't blame him a little bit. Where is
one to become an adept without prac-
tice?
Ten years ago there were IS ex-sol-
diers in the town. and now only %.
They are dropping out of the ranks
fast. but even vet Eoke occasionally
calls upon some one If the old fellows
TO rise and explain how it is that he is
drawing so much money out of the T..
S. Treasur what he did when he
down in Dixie, and what business he
had down there anyway. The last
query is a conundrum that some OF
them cannon now solve TO their own
satisfaction. but perhaps the next
Congress will make it plain to them
and to Hoke also.
Our Boetown nine have at last won
a game. during the whole season they
have sought and encountered defeat
both at home and abroad, upon their
own invitation, varions mines from
other towns have come here and mop
ped the ground with them. Then
they would visit some other town for
a licking and they always gotit. With
almost ldiotic persistence they chal-
lenged the Burton nine. who camessand
proceeded K walk over them as usual
until the score stood twenty to six
and one old fellow started t. get his
shot gun. At this crisis Capt Clint,
appeared on the diamond, and. Sheridan
like, snatched victory from the Jaws of de-
feat. and the game closed with Beetown 8
good time TO disband. now while their credit
is good.
The rattle snake crop is ripe enough to
pick, and are being gathered at the rate of
a dozen a week. Ii. Peck has the largest col
lection so far.
After eight years service as mail carrier.
Joe Smith has turned over the lines to Holl
Stephens. and said goodbye to his many
patrons who will miss Joe with his prompt
business ways, and ne will miss them and
his route generally particularly that known
as" or IanSOm ) Hill which has been
the cause OF many break down "cuSBeS etc.
There was a good turn out to the ice cream
social on Saturday night which netted hf-
teen dollars Tor the pastor.
Would like TO paw my respects to Phil.
Kearney of Holland and the man at the Cor
ners. The style Of the former is %ang
familiar to me and ! know him to be u man
ofincorruptible integrity. and who can re-
Sist successfully very great temptations.
and that is more than can be safely said of
any official who has spent one winter in
Madison let alone two.
There are many visitors to and from the
village. and I would be pleased to name
them, but being in town only once a week
cannot gather them impartfally. again lots
of folks like TO see their names in print. and
that is their privilege. but YOUR humble
servant is not WHITING wholly for fun. so If