Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-07-02
Beetown.


moist and crops are just booming, Even the
most pessimistic farmer cannot repeat his
usual formula of growing and look you
square in the eye. Little damage 81 far
from the elements, has been done in our
town, which can only be attributed to our
superior goodness, ana the kindly ofices
and supervision of Jack Lane Nothing
like having "friend N court"
The dramatic club scored with success
The Deacon at the appointed time, having
full house, an appreciative audience, and
netted over fifty dollars. Upon the next
Friday evening they repeated the play at
North Andover and gave good satisfaction
They contemplate visiting Cassyille after
the 4th. As result work has commenced
upon our sidewalks and they viii be in
readiness for the large crowd expected 10
the celebration.
BY the wayI wrote that some good Samar-
itan repaired the walk in front of the church
but your /. c. got it a Lancaster!an which
was great mistake as the names are not
synonymous. and we belong TO the house of
York.
Preparations for our celebration are und-
er good Roadway and there is no doubt but
we will have our usual old-fashioned, all
round good time We expect the silver
band to contribute much to the pleasure and
enjoyment of the day. Also the name "sil-
yer" is attractive, we expect silver notes
and melody unsurpassed and we are in
formed that tits a good band, and that we
will not be disappointed
And silver is drawing card now rejoicing
the heart of the populist, as 1t is drawing
nearly all the democrats and many of the
republicans ava. from their allegiance to
their old political anlliations and ties.
That's what Rit tells me, and Rit, is
worker and knows pretty near where he is
at II is ludicrously pathetic to hear men
with p. NJ. tackled on to their cognomen de-
nounce the stuffed elephant through whose
grace they hold once.
The nominations at St Louis give supreme
satisfaction to the rank and file of the re-
publican party and also 70 many business
men of other parties and they are the men
who cast majority of the votes Profess
sional POLITE ans are not and will not be
very mnc ia evidence Ills year; the PEo-
PIE are taking matters into their own hands.
As chairman of the Congressional COM
mittee in "a Hon ]. w Bahcock did able
work and contributed much to the success
of that campaign. His ability was recog-
nized by his compeers and he was again
elected to the same position. AS chairman
OF the house committee Of the District of
Columbia duriug the last session he has per-
formed his duties in such amanner as to re-
ceive from the people Of the District more
than usual praise AID commentator look
ing out for their interests in opposition to
that Of corporations. Although having but
little personal acquaintance with the voters
of this part of the district he has always
stituents who called upon him in every way
possible. Many in old soldier has received
prompt and eric ,ent aid in having old pig
eon-holed claims hunted up and attended to
speedily when all other efforts had failed
Whether lie will have any opposition or not
to his denomination does not yet appear.
but it does not seem possible that we could
do any better Ian to continue him in the
place he has fllt so we'll 1t is a poor time
to swap horses while crossing stream, the
republican party is not going to have a
walk over by any means and our best
men and TRIED mer are the ones to put for
ward. So mucl, for policies; even the hum
blest voter has a right to his say
Mr.. Horace Hymer of Potosi was a visitor
last week and in his modest manly way pre-
sented his claims for support for the ONCE.
Mr.. Hymer is not a hustlng, wire-pulling
politician but straight forward man well
qualified for the Office he seeks. and has
many friends in this section. A few DAYS
enforced stay in the county jail did the
business for the boy Mckinley. He could
not resist the demoralizing Influences found
in the company of criminals offcials and ex-
officials, and three square meals day, and
came back prepared to give Mic Ames points
when the opportunity offered. We would
not have been surprised to have found him
snugly csc 0uced in the church attic, raiding
the stores at night and stripping the mar
shal's clothes line Of it's last dud so we con-
scented to his deportation with the feeling
that although he received his primary edu-
cation in Beetown, the graduating finish
was put on at the Hun.
Glad to see that you have a new CORES
pendent at the Corners as GiIho0ley like
Rip Van Wrinkle he has evidently outlived
his usefulness as a literary cuss. Rip
Van Wrinkle is, however, waiting for that
invite from the owl Club with much anxi-
ETY., for he remarked to me he appreciates
the honor but from his acquaintance with
some Of the members Of the club he re-
garded IT utterly impossible to prodace by
any means an artificial thirst that would be-
gin to come up with the natural chronic
unsatistied craving they pack around in
their outlets with such equanimity from
day to day. Stili he Is willing 70 try.
Our village school closed last Friday and
the teachers are now enjoying wen earned
rest and the pupils their freedom from con
fnement and perfectly happy Ia the antici-
patton Of the comm. Fourth with fire.
crackers at two bunchos for nickel.
Miss Cora Sprague is absent on aproloneed
Al
York.
H. Ganter for so many years a resident of |
this town, is now a denizen Of Gutenberg
Ia. He made a short visit with US last week |