Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-08-23
Our Cemetery.


ISOLATION the burial place of our dead
has assumed new aspect. gem
eral cleaning up has taken place.
trees and ornamental shrubs have
been set out, brush and weeds have
been destroyed, and Griveways i'm
proved and kept free from grass and
weeds. The city has built walk to
the western gate. Last year the
waterworks were extended to the
inner circle of the grounds. This
year steel benches have been placed
in different parts of the grounds and
the waterworks have been extended
to the east and west gates. This per-
haps is not generally known. 1t was
found that the gas pipe fence could
be used to conduct the water to the
east and west gates. Thereupon the
main pipe was connected with the
lower gas pipe rail and the water is
conducted along the fence to the east
and west gates where automatic self
closing faucets have been affixed.
This will be an accommodation to
all who own lots north of the center
hydrant. The association also in
tends to erect hitching rail in the
highway on the east end of the
grounds, constructed out of gas pipe
similar to the one surrounding the
court house square.
The members of the board of di-
rectors of the association have no.
ticed with much regret that some
persons will drive across graves in
discriminatory. 1t should be known
that cemetery lot is as much private
property as any other city lot. No
one will permit strangers TO drive
across lawns and yards without re-
monstrance, it is trespass. The
Board of Directors requests the pub
lie not to drive across the lots. The
city has power to impose fine upon
such acts, but the association thinks
best not to put notices in the grave
yard believing that the better judg-
ment of the good people of our city
and surroundings would prevail
whenever attention is called to this
fact. The gentlemen who conduct
funerals can easily assist the asso-
citation in checking this trespass. A
few words spoken during funerals
will divert all travel in the regular
avenues. 1t is true that ten of the
avenues running north and south
have no outlet to the highway. Ere
quently carriages enter these cm dc
sacS and are compelled in order to
get out to drive across lots to get TO
the main avenues. For that reason
the Board of Directors intend at an
early date to place posts or bars
across the south entrances of all
such avenues along the main
east and west avenues
Another nuisance which should be
abated is the deposit of old tin cans
and rubbish near the gates in the
highway All such refuse should be
taken to the southern part Of the
cemetery where depressions in the
ground are to be filled.
The Board Of Directors also regret
sincerely that many of the resident
lot owners neglect to properly take
care of their lots and graves. Many
graves are sunken below the surface,
and some very ungalnly, and that
many Of the lots are uncared for. 1t
is not unfrequently to see beside a
nicely kept lot, weekly replenisled
with beautiful ilewers, the next lots
covered with weeds and dead brush,
perhaps a dead tree, and dead grass
Astounding, although up to the line
of the lot the street and avenues are
kept neat and free from grass. The
expense of maintaining the care of
lots is reduced by the Board OF Di-
rectors to the actual cost OF doing the
work.
By the liberality of the good people
OF Lancaster and many non-residents
the association has been enabled TO
bring the cemetery grounds to the
present condition. 1t is refreshing
and pleasing to all who visit the Gem
etery on a Sunday morning to behold
the care with which so many Of the
graves have been adorned with beau
tiful flowers. The Board of Direct
ors receive no compensation for the
t me occupied with their duties. they
are willing to devote their time to
beautify the grounds in which our
beloved dead are at rest. All the
compensation they do ask, is that the
good people Of Lancaster take an IN
terest in this work, and assist the as
ISOLATION to make our cemetery an
ornament to the city and county.
Those who carelessly neglect the
graves Of their dead must remember
that although their names are not
published, that each monument that
| looms mn ont of weeds and brush Is a