Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25
ARTHUR RNGLINGS.
Matters Agricultural,
Social and otherwise
written up.


Notwithstanding the lateness Of the
season, inclemency OF the weather.
death OF clover requiring reseeding
our farmers have managed to put in
their crops in good condition, out
some poor horses have come through
the ordeal and almost come through
the collars, 50 attenuated that they
can scarcely make respectable shad-
ow
The freezing Of the clover has near
" doubled the acreage to be seeded in
this vicinity and brought into requisi-
ton all the forces the farmers could
muster but they have proven equal to
the emergency and are now resting in
fond hopes of an abundant harvest in
compensation. We hope and feel as
sured that their fondest expectations
will be fully realized. We have lived
in Grant county So years and have
never known more than partial or
isolated failure of products.
This locality has entered largely in
to the sheep industry of late years
hocks ranging from fifty up into the
hundreds The cher growers of wool
and mutton are A. C. and f. f. Deitz-
man, A. b. and +. NJ Miller, Henry
and Fred Nordolf, Jas. Mundon, Will
Hill. JAS Fruit, Il. F. Livingston,
Fred Kirkpatrick.
The grazing is well adapted to the
growing OF sheep, the land being roll
ing and dry, and blue and June grass
indigenous to it.soon sets in rich pas
turage and sheep do well and are
proving very profitable in their direct
products besides the restoration Of
worn soil. We are sorry however to
learn that some have met with the
loss OF lambs and pigs vile others
have met the loss OF horses.
J. Dobson lost an heirloom mare,
George Holt one from broken LEG,
Il. Wilkins q fine young mare from
disease, Albert Rumble valuable
yong horse from overhead in the field,
and j. H. Cushman had his best ami
NAL so badly cut by wire that she is
incapacitaled for work for the season.
Notwithstanding all mishaps and dis
couraging influences our farmers are
a hopeful, cheerful and ultra eXpan-
sion class fully inbued with the prin-
ciples symbolized under Old Glory.
Rev. Furgeson preached his military
sermon last Sunday evening to small
congregation. He gave an interest
ing synopsis of the birth, education.
conversion and ministry of Saul of
Tarsus which made very favorable
impression upon the congregation.
He is assigned to this charge co fill
the unexrired pastorate of the Rev.
Dixon who had to relinquish upon ac-
count of i'll health.
Last Sunday was again open recep-
ton day in our sanctum. We were
agreeably entertained by calls from
Mr.. Heathcock of Linden, father-in-
law OF DR.. Treglown, M. Palmer of
the Palmer House, A.B. Miller, Henry
and Ed. Nodolf, H. H. Stephens,
George Phillips and others with two
nice ladies of who expressed de-
light while some said they wonld call
again and enjoy the comforts of our
fire when they were cold.
There will. be an ice cream sociable
at Greenwood two miles northwest of
Arthur on the 20th inst. Greenwood
is noted for the interesting and social
entertainments. given in the past
while this will be no exception.
The school under the efficient man
agemeut of Mss Robinson of Platte
vile the past year has made remark
able advancement and brought the
Greenwood school into the front rank
as an educational point.
Preparations are now going in for
! the graduating exercises to be held in
June. No pains are to be spared in
producing an interesting program in
terspersed with able vocal and instru-
mental scores to make it the coming
event of the season in this vicinity
We look forward to its consumation
with fond anticipation.
Mr.. Clark +. Brown of Grinnell. Ia.
who has been in the employ of Powers,
HigleY " Co. Educational speeialties
of sos Dearborn street, Chicago the
past seven years as salesman, made
as a pleasant visit a few DAYS ago.
Mr.. Bcown travels over the principal
part OF the United States and into
Canada. He brought news direct
of friends in Iowa and elsewhere
which made his visit doubly enter
tanning.
Those bantam, bobtailed, bullterrier
broncos of Docs are tanning down
like hi. We took a fight through
space in their wake the other dav, but
after scaling one eminence and de-
scending a corresponding declivity
into the valley below we voluntarily
sought terratirma. Not having an
accidental policy to leave to posterity
and being unprepared and unwilling to
GO hence Immediately we gladly re-
hnquished our seat in the air ship to
sonny and took q seat beside old
Parker behind Peg and Bek when we
soberiy wended our way homeward
which restored our unstruug nerves.