Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
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at the cemetery.
I. j. Ishmael Familiarity known as
def" one Of the old time citizens Of
this place. has been laid up a long
time with disabled limb. Last
Thursday Drs. Holford and Hartford
of Cassville and Dr. Blackburn of
Beetown amputated the deceased leg
below the knee. the patient is doing
as we'll as could be expected.
Herman Yogel has been very sick
for several weeks past but is now slow
ly recovering.
Crop prospects are fine and the
farmers are locking happy.
Rev. Scrugg, pastor of the Baptist
church returned home last Thursday
from Ellison Bay. this state. where he
has been the last two weeks. He
having been called there to ofiiciate at
a wedding of two old time friends, he
decided to remain over two SUNDAYS
and preach the word to them as he
had done in days of yore. He preach
ed memorial sermon at the Baptist
church here last1Sunday.
Gerhart Schaben formerally of this
vicinity but now a resident Of Kansas
is visiting his brother-in-law, VIM.
Derich Of this village.
Theodore Weiss, travelling salesman
for Simmons Hardware Company OF
St. Louis, visited with his home peo-
pie here last week.
Peter Hohenadel Jr. & Co. are add
ing more buildings and improvements
to their already large Canning and
Pickeling works. They are now putt
ing on an addition 72x110 feet two
stories high and to be ready for use
this canning season. Their main
building is 200x60 feet two stories
and @haseU N. These buildings
cover large area of ground ana all
the available space therein is in use
during working season. Last year
they canned and picked five Thousand
tons Of corn, tomatoes. cabbage and
cucumbers, and this year they expect
to do one half more than last. 1t re-
quires over sixteen hundred acres of
good ground to produce the above and
during the four months season of
cropping and canning the ABOVE fac
tory employs from $50 to 200 hands,
it is quite factor in building up the
prosperity of our village.
Cassville High School commence
ment exercises were held at the large
music hall in this village on Friday
eve. May 27 The hall was crowded
to its utmost capacity, thus showing
that the people OF Cassville take much
interest in the prosperity of their
high school and the education Of the
Young. Invocation by Rev. Thos. H.
Scrugg followed by instrumental. mu-
sic by Jennie H. Grimm. The exer-
cises we're freely interspersed with
vocal music rendered by quartet
from Platteville, which added much
to the entertainment. There were
eight graduates four girls and four
boys. each of whom delivered an es-
say or an grafton, these ESSAYS and
orations were all interesting in
subject and delivery. though
as to delivery as is nearly always the
case, some surpassed others. Names
of the graduates are as follows: Her
man Schnerring. frankie Won Berg.
Joseph Bernhart, Matte Muller, MAY
Doll. Maggie Haberman, Oscar Klein
pell, Jacob Alderman Pleasing ana
appropriate exercises were held by
the Primary. intermediate and Gram
mar departments Of the school Friday
afternoon
Grimm Bros. general store was
again burglarized last Saturday night.
The thieves gained an entrance
through the cellar into the store. They
carried away six pair of shoes, one
pair Of pants, and three or four doz-
en- pocket knives. all of the value of
about $50. Tramps did it. Three of
them were seen lettering around the
outskirts of the town Saturday even
ing. The same fellows were back here
Sunday night within twenty-four
hours after the burglary was commit
ed. Udner Sheriff McGonigal caught
them near Dubuque and recovered
most Of the stolen goods, landing
them in the Lancaster jail Monday
morning.
Mr.. Lewis, the Herald agent. was
down here last week looking after de-
linquent subscribers, and also for
new ones. | believe he was fairly well
received and favored in Cassville. We
have not forgotten the Herald vet
Your correspondent who is now mp
wards Of fifty years Of age well re-
members 81 his father taking it when