Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-01

Speaking of old subscribers. the
Galena Gazette announces the 65th
annual subscription from Mrs Nancy
Blake Of Kansas that lady having
been subscriber regularly since
1881.
At the high school athletic meet
ing at Spring Green recently Dodge
vile captured 1st place and Prairie
du Sac second. In the girls declama-
tory contest Spring Green carried off
the honors.
Mr. Joseph Barrows Of Cassville,
father OF VIM Barrows Of this city,
dropped dead while at his usual work
last Thursday Mr.. Barrows was one
OF the old settlers Of Cassville aud
highly honored ana honorable gentle
man.
The Herald office was n the midst
OF good things Decoration day. I'M
mediately below was Mr.. Trowbridge's
lemonade stand where refreshing
drinks were dispensed and Just one
door north was the Epworth League
lunch room with its appetizing foods
and attractive and attentive waitress
es.
The worst storm accident in the
county during the week past was that
Of Mr.. Matt Schildgen Of Flora He
was walking beside wire fence when
a flash Of lightning came that nearly
killed him. It is probable that he got
the charge from the fence He was
paralyzed for a time but soon recoy-
cred the partial use Of his arms. He
was found by his son not long after
the accident and carried home At
last accounts he was improving but
still in quite a serious condition.
-Platteville Witness. NJ. p. Rind-
laub and wife leave this evening to
Join the Wisconsin Press association
excursion to the Black Hills. They
will be absent about ten days 80. B..
White of Lancaster is spending few
days with his son Frank OF this city.
He made a friendly call at the Witness
Office yesterday. Mr.. White is one of
Grant county's oldest settlers. He
will be So years old next month. He
came to jamestown in 1885 and has
lived in Grant county ever since.
Considerable damage was done by
storm in this county last week. In
Bloomington barn was struck by
lightning and burned down. A horse
/ belonging to NJ. F. Woodhouse was
burned in the building. A whirling
storm gave the picturesque little vii
lage OF British Hollow twist not
soon to be forgotten. The Blindert
dance hall was blown down and de-
stroyed. The storm also wrecked a
shed for Mr. Blindert and sent tine
carriage in ruins rolling down the
creek Mr.. NJ. V. Mink OF Burton
lost fine colt. killed by lightning.
Stock was drowned in a few places and
much damage done to roads, bridges
and freshly plowed fields
There is an abundance Of good
fun going to waste in every family
that if saved and published would add
to the sunshine and good cheer" Of
other families Our own children and
young people are constantly saying
things that have more real wit and
humor in them than half the phunny-
graphs of the comic papers. The
Herald would like tc collect and pre-
serve some Of this original current
fun. Write out and save for US the
cute sayings and drolleries OF the
children, and the older folks roo for
that matter, and we will publish them
with or without the real names of the
authors as you may prefer.
-Cassxille Index: Henry H. Klein
pel, who has completed his third year
at Rush Medical College, is home from
Chicago for the summer vacation.
Miss Frieda Kleinpell went to the city
to visit her brother and returned with
him to Freeport where she remained to
/ visit relatives. 49, Were it not for
the Mississippi river Cassville and
Turkey River might shake hands and
not half try. Early this spring John
Moore cut away the brush and big
trees along the road and out in the
field near the river, and now the two
towns are in sight Of each other.
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