Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-01-27
Beetown.

ana wheeling combined.
Our blacksmiths have had a picnic
working from early dawn until far in
to the night.
Oar holidays commenced Christmas
eve and practically 1wound up last
wednesday night with ball given by
the NJ. w. Of A. There was a large
attendance; everything promised on
the program was fulfilled and all had
good time to wind up the festivities
OF the season and we have again set
tied down into the routine of eyerv-
Gay life. One cannot but notice that
The M. W. are mostly young men and
as robust and bright a body OF men as
can be found in no other organization;
such as would have made a recruiting
officer laugh to look at during the late
war and would have been liable to
have been gobbled up entirely with
out even remnant being left by the
presgangs of the wars a century ago.
There has been a constant round OF
balls, parties. suppers. etc, the past
month in which Masons and Wood
men have kept to the front and been
very, very busy. but they will now
have chance to recuperate But one
poor chap who belongs to two or three
other societies and .'galloped with
the herd from start to finish is a
total wreck, neither salt nor PRAYERS
will save him.
Our pensioners put in an appear
ance promptly upon the 4th; have re-
ceived their checks. distributed the
money among their neighbors and
kept the wheels of business a turning
for short term longer. II it were
not for the old soldiers and the old
hens business would be very thin in
Beetown, the former receiving about
$500 every three months.
A letter received from Mr.. John
Mankel now at Webster. 5. Da. states
that the climate appears agree with
him and his health is improving.
Supt. Nye visited our schools last
week and reported them in satisfact-
ory condition.
Mr.. C. A. Perrin seems to have full
confidence in the Alester breed of
horses as he now has eighteen colts
that he has purchased this fall at his
stock farm on Grant.
just previous to the breakup of
Grant river our business men flied
their company ice house with good,
clear ice about.S inches thick and are
now rejoicing over their enterprise.
Chris. and Toay Garner have good
wageable diggings upon land owned
by John Smith. Uncle Wash, however
told them just where to find it, and
then success and a visit from Dr..
Holford Of Cassyille have nearly set
him on his pegs again, he having been
quite sick since Christmas.
Up near Shutdown an earnest chart
vari party put in two solid nights SER
enading new married couple. Their
persistence was at last rewarded by a
donation of two dollars from the
groom. The munificence Of the gift
overcame them so far they promptly
returned the none with the request
that he buy himsel: key Of beer and
then they wendell their way slowly
and sadly homeward
John and Harry Rech have rented
the Joe Wright place for the coming
year.
+. lshmael Of Cassville called last
week to pay his taxes and interview
old neighbors.
Hon Tom Mcdonald made a snort
call last week but as he did not have
any offices or blue books to give away
and don't belong in our district noway
our interview was short
When | stated in my last that our
treasurer had paid the state" tax to
the county treasurer (being the first
one in the county to do sol your Gin
telligent compositor" got it water"
tax and we unanimously 'kick.n We
don't tax water or any other element
down this way but leave that for you
denizens Of the Hub, who pay tax on
everything even to wind. We are,
however, considering the feasibility Of
taxing that element as there is chap
around here who is becoming rather
too previous not to say meddlesome.
Frank Smith is reported as having
the Klondike fever.