Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20
BeetoNh Briefs.

Matters are Jogging along III this
"quaint old village about the same
as usual since my last writing. There
are still new buildings gong up, and
other improvements 10 be noted.
should have mentioned before, that
Charles Walters and Newt. Peek had
each built new houses this season.
knotwell Brothers are putting up q
new barn 36x60, with a basement un-
der the whole building.
Within a month new cheese fac
tory building little larger than the
first one has been nearly completed,
it will be used for the making room
and the first for a curing room.
For the latter they have rented and
are using the Edwards hall. A lar
er engine became necessary as the
business increased, which has been
put in, and over six thousand pounds
Of milk are handled every day, and
every two weeks every patron gets
his money, all are well satisfied.
James Jamison has purchased the
engine OF HE Parks Cheese Company,
built an addition TO his siop to put il
up in, and will soon be ready to shoe
horses, iron wagons, hoe the garden,
rock the cradle,and give good hearty
laugh right along,a all by steam power.
Ritner Stephens. who is for all
practical purposes citizen of Bee
town, is getting material together fol
new house on his Grant river
farm, TO be built after harvest
Our mining companies are working
right along with good prospects bul
nothing struck as yet.
Adam Jamison, the uperintendent
of the Farmers Telephone Company
has been extremely busy repairing
lines this season, the heavy wind
storms making much work for him,
and new lines requiring his attention
have to wait, but ne hopes to ''catch
up this fall.
Capt Beebe, with a force of hands
is repairing and rebuilding his line in
this vicinity.
Joe Gerard has his new house about
completed, and Sam Birch's is about
ready for the plasterers.
The Galloway Hotel is being run in
good shape, with Mr.. and Mrs. Parks
as host and hostess, and travellers re-
ceiye every attention, are we'll proyid-
ed for rs in olden times.
The edilice used for so many
years rs a place of worship has
been purchased by the supervisors
for town Hall. | write it with big
~ as it Is the first one ever owned
by the town and a very, very long felt
want is now filled.
Road oyerseers have been swarming
in on Chairman Edwards for the last
few days for advice and assistance to
repair the roads and bridges in the
town damaged by the great washout
Of Friday afternoon. Much damage
was done to the crops by high waters
on the bottoms and grain was badly
beaten down on the up lands.
At 10 4. ". Of each day our little
village presents lively appearance.
Mail stages are starting for Cassville,
Bloomington and Glen Haven. Tie
milk wagons Of eight routes are pass
ing to and from the cheese factory or
tied up while the drivers do their
trading and errands.
The high waters in our streets on
Friday night not only cleaned out the
streets in good shape without the aid
of supervisor, but also had the audac-
ity to make a rush under and over
and all around some of our old apollo
gies for sidewalks and practically
removed them as foretold. This
good work was also done without the
aid ofsupervisor and while duly thank
ful for iavors received we dcyotedlv
hope that that the next flood will be a
few feet higher and clean out the rest
Of them.
DR.. Blackburn and Gene Melon
aid took in the Carnival at Milwaukee
and report a good time and that they
were greatly impressed by the large
body Of fresh water they saw, but
more profoundly so by the oceans
Of lager beer they gazed upon, on the
installment plan.
A big load of our young men patro-
nized the "eXertion" to DEVILS lake
and came back well pleased with their
trip, saying that the lake and scenery
were fully up to the program, but the
proprietor did not put in an appear
ancc, rs far as their observation went.
Josiah Peck has started on visit
to Iowa and Kansas. His first cal!
will be on a brother he has not 81 for
thlrty-live years.
Mrs. Maria Tindell mas returned
from prolonged visit with her sons
living in Iowa.
l.. lshmacl of Cassvile is visiting
with friends and relatives in our WI
lage.
Mrs Clara Redmond of LeMars. Ia,
is visiting with her sister Kitty Smith
and other relatives, and will remain
for several weeks.
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