Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-31
6hlCaq0. Past and Present.

1t has been year since | left the
home of my infancy and boyhood fol-
the great worlds fair city Of '93 AS
| boarded the train in that fair, yes,
beautiful city, with its fresh, pure
water, pleasant homes and possessed
with all that is good, pure and beauti-
full, little did | think | should re-
main in this great city a year with its
surging sea Of humanity, its hustle,
its filth, its impurity of every discrip-
lion and continual rumble heard from
early morn till long after the Nbazing
sun has declined over the western
slopes and the dew has fallen and the
stars in the bright heavens above have
twinkled until the late hours of mid
night.
But ah, | must not loiter here to
bring up the bad qualities Of this city,
but will pass on to few briefs on the
good qualities. AS one passes out for
an evenings stroll, in approaching
the great lakes you will notice a breeze,
fresh, cool and fervent atmosphere
coming off and over the dark, deep
blue waters, tossing the waves to and
fro, gliding westward TO and in the
city to mingle with parasite, parachute,
shoot the chutcs and everything i'm
aginable to fade away like the last
rose of summer. But rs this breeze
passes through the city 1t carries an
innumerable number of infectious
germs from the dense atmosphere that
is ladened with these organisms and
rendering the city pure and sanitary,
yes, sanitary. The statistics show
that in comparison to population there
are no more deaths in Chicago than
any other part of tht United States.
Again in visiting the parks it is de-
lightful, tits lovely and cool Lincoln
Park which Of course, is the park of
the city, has been laid out by human
hands. But as you pass along you
will notice the beautiful shady trees,
green grass and pleasant walks here,
and beautiful driyeways there, the ell
egant beds OF flowers, the gradual
rise Of the earth would make one
seem to be in paradise garden and
seemingly had them laid down by the
Advise Creator as he pleasant hill,
valleys, trees and brooks of dear old
Badger. Also the managcrie is grand,
animals of every description, from The
long tailed mouse to the strangest
beast in the forest are kept fat and sleek
rs the head Of the culinary department
keeps her housedog And last, but not
least, the beautiful and magnificent
electric fountain, with its display of
colors; in short, it's heaven on earth.
This city was visited by a very bad
wind and rain storm on the 18th. The
deep, dark, dismal clouds and deep roar
Of thunder made the very earth trcm-
BILE; the tightening rends the heavens
with serene brightness. Slowly those
deep, dark, dismal clouds approach the
city, the lake surging, tossing and
raising higher and higher, driving its
waters back in the Chicago River,
tearing sailships away from the docks
and anchors, driving them down the
river in its mad career and ending in
calamites with the bridges that span
said river. The winds struck the city
tossing pans, dishes, clothing and
everything that the house wife had
neglected to gather in, passing on and
demolishing several structures about
the city, but the confusion and excite
ment were ought in comparison TO the
conllagration Of 1871, when Mrs.
O'Leary was quietly milking her COW
with lantern by her side, when bos-
~ with her hind propellers alighted
the lantern in the air, causing the
great catastrophe of II. The Bovine
passed to the boneyard years ago
Mrs, O'Leary (world renouned) shut
fled OF this mortal coil several months
ago and last, the house that this lady
occupied and did occupy in 1871,
stood till July 1899, when it followed
the Bovine and Mrs. O'Aelry up. Well
| will notiendeavor to state where. Ev-
identity the house went up in smoke
with remains of few ashes; the two
that preceded it went up how and
where? will call up some theologian
to explain that question.
There are a number from your de-
| lightful city that have become citizens
Of Chicago. Mr.. T. j. Schloesser.
wife and son Charley the later a stu
dent at the Chicago College of Dental
Surgery and a member of the class of
1900, is making excellent progress in
this, his chosen profession and will no
doubt captiyate some fair Chicago lily
to take up liie's abode with him. when
through with his college course and
he has the degree ID. ID. S.
Mr.. Altizer and family living on the