Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13

as it comes tumbiing oser the dam
just above the bridge. The state fish
hatchery is !ocated mi. or 50 below
the city, and the state is now plant
ing game fish in her numerous
streams.
"Wednesday morning found " wend-
ing our way out Of Manchester. We
reached Independence in good season
and took drive about the city.
With the exception Of Dubuque and
Dyersville. this was the first brew
ery'' town we had struck on oui trav-
els. independence is fine little
city-full of hustle and life Besides
the ordinary run 81 business it con
tains a poor house Il took a glance at
it, and the state asylum. The asy lum
is mammoth structure and is situa-
ted about three miles from the city.
At present there are about 400 in
mates confined therein
A cold and drilling rain had set
il as We wendell our way out Of the
city. We passed the famous race
track which was built By the well
known man Williams His name is
known to horsemen the world over a.
well as being popular among the peop-
10 for miles around This man who
built the town Of independence, erect
ed large hotel, run the electric light
and street cars, owned the finest race
track in the world and a residence
and home equal to that OF any in the
state OF Iowa, is now reduced to a
state OF povertl aud is taking care OF
horses somewhere in Illinois in order
to earn alivlihood He tried to make
himself famous. and when he reached
the topmost round he fell from the
heigtb Of fame and was cast down
among the poor and unfortunate lie
had lore too much for the people.
The rain still continued IS we drove
on. At night we reacheda little Jerk
water town BY the name Of Jesup-of
no importance whatever. Here we
rested for the night.
We reached Waterloo Thursday
noon Here is one Of the banner cities
in Iowa. IN spite OF the hard times
the city keeps on booming. This is
about the only place we found where
the hammer and saw were doing their
duty We were told that contracts
were let for over 200 business places
and dwellings. Indeed it seemed like
an era Of prosperity to see new houses
in course OF construction In every di-
rection Everything seemed to be on
the hustle. A large bridge spans the
Cedar liver, which flows in majestic
pride through the city. and the place
i about equally divided on either
side. We spent few hours in this
cit AM then resumed our journey,
aud reached a towl called New Hart
ford about dusk Shades of Dantes
defend US Had the old man taken a
trip to this town he would have had
no need to g any farther to get
good subject for his Inferno
On striking the town we put our
horse in a livery stable We then
asked the livery man where we could
get accommodations for The evening.
He told US to go down to the brick
hotel as the landlord Of the frame
woald rob man blind We took his
word and started for the brick hotel,
but was soon accosted by the landlord
Of the frame with do YOU gentle
men wish 10 stop for the night2"
told him We were looking for a place,
but rem 1rked. THAT livervman
back there told US that your rates were
extrayagant and TIA. you made
practice OF robbing people who stop
ped with fog, 6ut ii You are willing
to come within reasonable bounds, we
may perhaps stop with YOU for the
night The gentleman then scratch
ed his head aud toia Us long story
rs TO how the liveryman was irving to
ruin his business, and that whatever
rates we could ret At the other hotel
he would come under Then the fun
began How We did hustle fol- rates.