Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-01
Boscobel.
Enterprise

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A delegation of Boscobel ladies COM
posing a pleasant whist party. were
entertained by Mrs. S. j.. Clifford at
Woodman Yesterday evening.
We were at Excelsior one day last
week shortly after the heavy winds
had passed over the village. A Young
man from the rural districts came in
to a store and described the storm as
follows: He said the wind blew the
bark out of his dog. the teeth from his
harrow, the barbs from his fence wires.
the hole out OF a hollow log. spokes
from his buggy wheels. took one side
of his whiskers and one wheel out of
his head.
Fred Beimborn relates the following
true story TO us: The other night
while riding out in the suburbs he
ran over a large rattle snake and sud-
denly his wheel let down: the air was
out of his pneumatic tire. Inspection
showed punctures and some of the
rattler's poison had entered the tire.
Presently the tire began to swell and
kept on swelling until it reached inn
mense proportions. Fred remember
ed of whisky being given for snake
bites and Immediately put this to a
test, pumping nearly a pint of the
fluid into the poisoned tire as an anti
dote. In due time the swelling sub
sided and the tire resumed its normal
health. He vouches for the veracitv
of this.
Boscobel annually turns ont about
as many teachers as any town in the
state and they obtain responsible po-
s%itions, too. Here are a few of them
and their appointments for the ensu-
ing year. We should like to mention
all of those whom we know are to
PROFOUND knowledge to the Young
sters hereabouts but have not received
information. Fred +, Porter has re-
ceived the principalship of the Soldiers
Grove schools. Out of twenty appli-
cants for The position Mr.. Porter
should feel proud OF the distinction.
Ladius Lathrop will tenderlv ARE for
the pupils who attend school at Barn
nm. Irving Orchard has been engag-
ed to teach at the Crooked Greek
schoolho1se in Marion the coming
year. Miss Elsie Murlev will occupy
the Hanev school. and Richard PEN
gilly will be stationed a short distance
away in Haney valley. Miss Mildred
Muffiey will again resume duties in
October at the Baumgartner district
raor Eot, = f,e,Nra Atra1f Caa,o,a,,
will oficiate at his school in Waters
town another term. We wish them
all unbounded success.
City Clerk Menkausen has conplet-
ed his work of counting Boscobel peo-
pie and hands us the following report.
We have in the city limits 1,479 souls
of which 697 are males and 7S2 females
the males include 242 eligible to
serving in the militia; Of old soldiers
we have 81. Combining the above
report with that of Town Clerk Muf-
flew published a few weeks ago, we
have the following statistics of the en-
tire town:
Total Population. ....... ........ 4. 60e
number of males ............ 759
+" emales..... ..-.... $40
Eligible to militia -. oeI
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The census of 1890 gave us a total
population which by comparison with
the above, shows a decrease of "a in
five years.
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The band livened up the streets
Tuesday evening with some good
music, continuing at the East Side
park. Although exceptional good,
the Boscobel band is composed entire
ly of young talent and of such prom
ising material that it is safe to say
that in a short timesthey will be ahead
be anything in this section.
Mr.. Chas. Poland of Lancaster visit
ed in Boscobel a few DAYS this week.
His mother, Mrs. Poland. who has
been the guest Of her daughter. Mrs.
r. J. Brooks. for several weeks, re-
turned with him.