Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-06
John Schreiner Makes Gift
of $1,000 to the City.
PARK NOW is ASSURED
Resolutions of Acceptance Passed by
Park Association at Special
Meeting Thursday.

At a special meeJlng OF Jno Lam
caster Pleasure and Driving Park
association Thursday evening, at
which there was a good attendance,
John Schreiner presented the asso-
citation with a check for $1,000 for
the purpose of buying Bushnell
Hollow and converting it into a
park. Mr.. Schreiner made a nice
presentation speech, in which he
said that for some time it had been
his purpose to make the city a gift
of this sort. Some years ago he
made deed of a piece of ground in
the city for that purpose, but con-
cluded to wait while and destroyed
the document.
The present gift was in accordance
with the wish of Mrs. Schreiner,
who previous to her death often said
that they should remember the city
for whom they have so deep an
affection in some substantial man
ner.
When the park subject came up,
Mrs. Schreiner was at once enthusi-
astic over the idea of presenting the
the tract to the city, and she had
the satisfaction of knowing that
her husband heartily seconded the
idea.
Resolutions thanking Mr.. Schrei-
ner for the gift were drawn NY by
the secretary, Geo. B. Clementson,
and speeches in favor of adopting
the resolution were made by Judge
Clementson, Col. Clark, G. H. Bax-
ter and Edw. Pollock.
The resolutions were unanim ous-
ly adopted, including the proposal
to name the new pleasure ground
Schreiner Park.
This gift places the park associ-
alton in very good shape, as it will
pay for the land and permit the
association to use the 5000 raised on
subscription for improvements.
Following are the resolutions as
adopted
Whereas, John Schreiner, the Presi-
dent of The Lancaster Park and
Pleasure Drive association, at special
meeting of said association, held in
the City hall on this evening of Aug.
4th, 1904, has offered to purchase and
present to the association the twenty
acre tract situate within said city Of
Lancaster and now known as "Bush-
nell hollow" on which said assn has an
opJion, thus leaving the ASSOCIATION
in position Immediately to apply the
funds subscribed by the members of
the association and the citizens of
Lancaster generally to purposes of
improvement of said tract; and
Whereas, Said proposed gift is in
tended by Mr.. Schreiner as memorial
to his deceased wife, Sophia, who was
a highly respected member of the
community and was beloved by wide
circle of friends; and,
Whereas, Said Sophia Schrelner was
deeply interested in having said tract
secured to the city of Lancaster, and had
expressed the wish and intention that
her said husband and herself should
provide the funds with which said
park might be acquired, as a testi-
monial of their affection for the COM
munity in which they had for SO
many years resided; therefore, it is
Resolved, By the Lancaster Park
and Pleasure Drive association, at the
meeting aforesaid, that said gift be
and the same hereby is accepted by
said association, with it's cordial
thanks to the donor; and it is further
Resolved, That the park thus Sc
cured be known hereafter as "Schrei-
ner Park" 1t is further
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread upon the secretarys minutes.
and that copy thereof be furnished
the Herald and the Teller for publica-
tiop in the next issue of said papers