Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-11
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NeWsy Letters.
ITEMS HERE AND THERE
Bloomington, Hazel Green, Living
stOn, Glen Haven, CrOwtield
an dBethesda Ridge.
HAZEL GREEN.

AS you requested me to send you a
few items of interest from this town,
scarcely seen on the map, and yet
nearly as old as Charleston of North
Carolina, [ am constrained to pen you
a brief report of the news Of Hazel
Green and surrounding vicinity. First
and foremost of interest is the zinc
and lead mining interest, which,
though in its infancy, is IN all proba
bility the best zinc and lead mining
district yet discovered. Allow me to
briefly mention the names of some of
the already dividend declaring mines,
which are already develop ed to the de-
gree that their true worth and stability
cannot be questioned. On the north
of us are the Enterprise, Empress and
Kissler in the vicinity of Platteville;
the Sunrise and Sunset at Rewey; the
Trego, Gritty Six, Raisbeck and Masto-
don at Jenkinsville; the Kilbride, Wick
low and Mays of Cuba City; Jack of
Spades, Quinlin, Blends, Ida, Templey,
Catch All, Ole Belle, Strawberry
and Smith of Benton. Hazel Green
can Justly boast of being the mecca of
all, being Immediately surrounded and
in the midst of the famous mines,
namely: the Crawford Mills, Hoskins,
Kennedy, Big Dad, Rowleu, Stacy, Ry
an, Amsdon, Peehan, Honest Bob, Bar
tell, Hazel Green, Hard Scrabble, JEFF
ferson, Kelley, Madison, Gray, Black,
White, Oats and Mills and many 9th
ers which are in the first stages of de-
velopment, many OF them showing
fattering promises of fabulous wealth.
Mining for few days lost its inter-
est and mine owners and miners, farm
ers and merchants turned their
thoughts to our national birthday and
all Joined hands and celebrated the
4th of July most heartily together.
storm. AS old Sol climbed up the
zodioc he seemed to realize the i'm
portance Of the day and called upon
the western winds to drive the storm
clouds into oriental space so that its
CHEEKY rays might dry the path that
led to the beautiful park where the
throngs of people wended their way to
congregate in joyful anticipations of
the coming festivities. Many were the
hearts that swelled to overfowing as
they listened to the inspiring music of
the famous Shrllsburg band. Miss
Lottie James then beautifully read
that grandest document ever written
by man, the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Miss Aggie Williams declama-
ton "The Deserter," as was given in
her musical eloquent manner was very
interesting. The children's flag song
impressed the older ones of the loyalty
instilled into the hearts of the little
ones. The speaker of the day was in
troduced and said many good things
in the early part of his speech but as
is known he is wont to do he took adj
vantage of the occasion and advanced
some of the ignoble views of the Bry
antics, viz: "That the government at
Washington is rotten to the core. That
Porto Rico and the Philippines are &C
QUESTIONS lniustly held by the So
called rotten government of the Unit
ed States" and many more such utter
ances fell from his lips which put the
blush of shame on many patriotic
countenance and ought not to have
been uttered on the vilest stump Of
politics. When the political speech
had ended the band played 30, My
America" Then came the horse-rac-
ing, bag-racing, wheelbarrow racing,
tug of war, foot racing, high jumping,
pig catching, jig-dancing, bowery waltz
ing, ice-cream belly-aching, reuben
counting, dude sporting, rifle shooting,
baby doll knocking, etc. The grand
finale consisted of the Hazel Green
Male Quartette singing and an elegant
display of fireworks. All in all the
4th of July celebration at Hazel Green
was a grand success.
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