Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-02
Around Us.
NOTES FROM OTHER TOWNS.
what Our N.ighbors Are Doing. Letters
from Our Regular Correspondents.
Bagley.

The weather is delightful for work
but is getting too dry for rapid growth
of vegetation. The farmer must
labor and wait, and have strong faith
in the coming favorable conditions
that 20 t. make paying crop.
+. l.. Howe Of Lancaster
accompanied by Earnest Brooks Of
Bloomington put up 1t the Palmer
House over night and ye local and
Others around town had quite pleas
ant chat with them Mr.. Brooks il a
successful Newspaper Publisher and
we would like 10 see sheet fresh
from the press. headed, f. Brooks,
Publisher and Proprietor
+. j. Kidd Of Prairie du Chien while
waiting for the train had lively hand
shake and pleasant chat with old
friends around town. Mr.. Kidd is a
worthy citizen and is worthy OF the
honor bestowed as State Bank Inspect
or.
II seems that the dryer the weather
and harder the times. greater the
number Of tree peddlars. book and
atlas agents and tramps to be fed by
the laboring class.
Fishing will not he as good as usual
this spring owing to the fact that
countless numbers of the finny tribe
were killed by the hard winter and
the extremely low stage OF the river.
Z. Rumor saws there will soon
be a sweeping change at this place.
We give it for what it is worth Mr.
Keller like Beecher will have 10 step
down and out and MIR. Jack Shrake is
soon to be installed as post master.
Mr. Keller has found out at his cost
that under a Democratic adminisfra-
tion at least he cannot make hims e
obnoxious to a certain class bY adj
vocating temperance and no licence.
Now we might feel little sorry for
Ben If he wern't such a stout healthy
young man so full OF resources and
business promise So we conclude
that office or no office Ben is able to
paddle his own canoe.
Mrs Sophia Day Of Brodtville has
on hand fine lot Of spring aud sum
mer hats.
This is truly busy world house
cleaning and gardening all going on
At once.
J I Clifton and Annie Palmer
were pleasant callers last week
Mrs. Sadie sherman has fine as
sortment Of Ladies Hats trimmed and
untrimmed, now is good time To get
the head gear ready for Decoration
Day and Fourth of July.
Our present station master. Well. |
what's the matter with him that he
IS to loose his place? On. nothing
much, only he goes to church on sun |
day instead OF fishing; aud is fortu-
nately a strong advocate of temper |
ance, and in business point of view, |
Is a very efficient and faithful agent |
and so for this he must loose his |
official head
Some new houses around town are
getting on new coat Of paint. Mrs.
Houghton's and John Brierley's resi- |
dences look dandy.
Well, there's Tony Wuston. sup |
pose he must he turned off with the
rest OF the seallywags. might in
remark that he il the section
boss az Bagley. Mr.. Huston is good
and faithful worker and stands well
with the company But YOU see this
cuts A@ figure for he too has commit
ted the moral offence OF protesting
and has made up his
mina to vote the temperance ticket
tirst, last and always And TO tell the
truth the best element in town hate
10 loose such men But expect the
next gale that sweeps from the
North" will bring to our ears the
clash Of Resembling arms
Our private opinion publicly ex-
pressed is that the Grant County
Herald never looked better nor was
more ably handled than al the present
time, and " local anghl 70 he Judge
having read the paper for - years
Ron ROY