Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-28
CEREMONIES
ARE HE'LL
Cornerstone Laying Witnessed
by a Throng of People.
Seventy Members of Last and This Year,
County Board Were in Attendance
Story of the Proceedings.

The first grand epoch in the his
tory of the building Of the new
court house came to successful
elimination Tuesday when the cor
ner stone of the new and model
structure was laid with appropriate
ceremonies that were witnessed by
three thousand people of Grant
county who assem- bled to partici-
pate in the event. The exercises
were intensely interesting, every
plan was carried out i'll detail and
the day was one of the most imp0r-
tanU in the annals of Grant county
history.
In the first place the weather man
was good to us and one Of the clear
est, brightest days Of early autumn
was granted. Throughout the fore
noon visitors kept coming from
every part Of the county and over
two hundred passengers were
brought in on the noon train to
swell the throng.
At 1:30 the City opera house was
packed to the door with an audience
to hear Judge ClementsOn's master
full address that is published in full
in this issue. A r. Bushnell
called the assemblage to order, the
Lancaster band played ''Star Span
gled Banner" after which Rev, T..
j. Brown offered prayer. Music
followed and then came Judge
ClementsOn's address.
A parade was formed in
charge Of G.. FL. Baxter as chief
marshal and line of march taken
up around the court house square
to the southeast entrance, thence to
the northeast corner of the fOunda-
ton where the ceremonies incident
to the laying of the stone took place.
On the arrival of the procession
and participants being seated in the
placesIprovided for them, our home
bandFplayed Hail Columbia" The
corner stone was then hOisted.
While this was being done the band
played a galop The chairman of
the building committee, Supervisor
j. M. Gardner of Platteville then
handled the trowel and spread the
mortar. The stone was low
cred to it's place. AS the stone was
being lowered the band played slow
and solemn music. The following
ceremonies:
Master of Ceremonies: Worthy
superintendent of construction have
you duly examined and tried these
foundations? Answer: / have.
Master of Ceremonies: Are they
well laid and sure? Answer: They
are.
Master of Ceremonies: Worthy
architect you will now duly test
this stone by the implements of
your profession. Architect Koch
having 50 done, said: Worthy Mas
ter Of Ceremonies, | have duly test
ed this stone by the plum, square
and level, and find it we'll formed
true and trusty, and it is well
placed.
Master of Ceremonies: These
foundations have been laid under
the supervision of the worthy sup
perintendent of the construction and
they are well laid and sure. The
worthy architect has duly tested
this stone by the plumb, square and
level. and finds it we'll formed, true
and trusty, and well placed. The
committee on deposits will now de-
pOsit the documents and articles
selected by them for that purpose
in the cavity chiselled out in this
stone to receive them, the same be-
ing commemorative of the present
time, and the present government
and condition of our country and
state, and Of Grant county in par
ticular. This being done the cavity
was sealed up, and the master Of
ceremonies concluded the ceremon-
les as follows:
From time immemorial it has been
a custom among men when the
building Of an important edifce is
undertaken, for those who have
entered upon the work to assemble