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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
NEW TOWN.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
COUNTY OF GRANT. ."
Office Clerk of Beard of Supers

County OF GRANT. 80
Office Clerk of Beard of Supervisors
Lancaster, Nov. 10, 1854
GHE Board of Supervisors Of the COahJ
! of Grant and State Of Wisconsin, do 4
act and order that new Town be and ishe'l
by formed and created ont of the towa
MillviI!e and Patch Grove, to comprise a1di1
Guide the following parts Of said towns a
territory to wit ''Commencjng at Inc soNI
east corner of section number thirteen (iS) 1
township number five (5) north of rang nun
Der six (6) west of the fourth principal na0
ian. thence north 10 the northeast corner
said township, thence east on the town me y
tween townships five 80 and six (6) OF ran.'
five 90 west, to the southeast rner Oh ss'
ton number ihirty-one (3l) of township M. n.
Der six 20 of range five 90 wes lael;
north on the section lines to the comfy lnr y
the Wisconsin River, thence on me eolu,
line down the Wisconsin River to the eotI!
line in the MississippiRiver thence on the c' \.
ty line down said River 10 a point u u
county lie in tn said asst named river, opp n,
site the section line between sections nul ~,
eighteen (1s) and nineteen (l9) of tos OWL ~
number (5) north of range NUMBER ~ y. ~
west. thence east to the said last nampu Wv y.
ton line, and thence east on the secloh n ~.
to the place of beginning )" and that tne ~,
territory be and the same IS hereby 81, ETC., y,
and formed into new town, TO be ca iso '''
known by the name of "Wya'usin :" -,
Sect. 3 That the same is organize -. ~
town of the said county. with all the n rlsr !,
priva' eges, duties and liabiitie OF alegag ~, ~
ganized town from and after the next aHD''
town meeting. 80, n
sect. 8. That the first town meeting e y n
said town, be held at the CalkIrs o.'',
House in said town on the first luesu''
April next. Attest. ,p,cu
4t.251 Cpk Board sup. Grant CO., W
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

ted States of America, have devolved upon
us their descendants, the greatest and most
noble trusts ever committed to the hands
| Of man, imposing upon all, and especially
such as the public will may have invested,
for the time being. with political functions,
the most sacred obligations. We have to
maintain inviolate the great doctrine OF the
inherent right of popular self-government;
to reconcile the largest liberty of the lndl-
vidual citizens, with complete security OF
| the public order; to render cheerful obedi-
lence to the laws of the land, to unite In en-
forcing their execution, and to frown lndig-
lnantly on all combinations to resist them !;
ITO harmonic a sincere and ardent devotion
to the institutions of religious liberation; ;
to preserve the rights Of all by causing
each to respect those Of the other; to carry
forward every social improvement to the
uttermost limit Of human nertectlbility by
the free action of mind, not BY the obtru-
|sive Intervention of misapplied force to up
hold the integrity and guard the limitations
ofour organic law; to preserve sacred from
"a touch of usurpation, as the very pal
ladium of our political salvation, the reser-
we'd powers of the several States and of the
people; to cherish with loyal fealty and de-
voted affection, this Union, as the only sure
foundation on which the hope of civil lib
|erty rests; to administer government with
vigilant integrity and rigid economy; to
cultivate peace and friendship with foreign
nations, and to demand an exact and equal
Justice from all, but to do wrong to none;
to eschew intermeding with the national
lpolcy and the domestic repose of other
governments, and to repel it from our own;
never to shrink from war when the rights
and the honor of the country call us to arms,
but TO Cultivate in preference the arts Of
peace, seek enlargement of the rights of
neutrality and elevate and liberalze the in
tercourse Of nations; and by such just and
honorable means and such only, whilst ex-
|alting the condition of the Republic, to as
sure to it the Legitimate influence and the
benign authority of great example a
mongst all the powers of Chrisendom.
Under the solemnity of these convictions,
the blessing of Almighty God is earnestly
invoked to attend upon your deliberations,
and all the counsels and acts of the govern
ment, to the end that, with common zeal
and common efforts, we may, in humble
submission to the Divine will, cooperate
for the promotion Of the supreme good of
these United States.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Washington, Dec. 4, 1854.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
Routes from Galena to Minnesota
and Northern Wisconsin,.

Heavy and deserving must be the pen
atty ordained Of q righteous God for cxecu-
ton in the world to come upon those who
cause the innocent -emigrant to take the
wrong road 1t may be greater crime
to rob him of his purse, but we doubt it;
and as to feeding his horses on shoepegs or
bogus oats for grain, that would scarce send
him to purgatory, while the crime of d.
recting the unsuspecting traveller out Of
his straight and narrow path, merits a
check on the broad way to the bottomless
pit else we are no righteous judge. Of
the number who live by this horrible ope-
ration there's no telling till the day of O.
pening the great book and when the sew
enth and last angel gives his final blow on
his express horn. Dubuque alone has
legion of these false guides perambulating
the country-hirelings of express lines and
stage companies who live by loading and
c"ocoiug to Vic dsilINd1 vi SdCu UIdlu VI
cars at Galcna. For humanity's sake en-
igrants and travellers ought to be enlight-
ened about this system of imposition prac-
ticed by agents of the Iowa route north
from Dubuque. The most direct, nearest,
cheapest and best route north from Gale
ma is on the east side of the river to Prai-
RE du Chien,-thence by the excellent
road to st. Paul. A daily and also tri-
weekly line of mail stages runs to Prairie
du Chen, and from thence north, tri-
weekly stage line through, well horsed and
manned, with extras to carry any amount
of travellers and baggage. The roads are
cellent accommodations are numerous and
the proprietors Of these stage lines are gen
tlemen Of too high characters and standing
to resort to meanness. We hope the peo-
pie east of the Mississippi will see to this
matter of setting travellers on the right way,
as well northward as to heaven.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
MORTGAGE FOREcLOSUH

Joel Alien Barber, Us. Pnilo Seeley.
In clrcnit Court of Grant County, Wvco1
In Chancery: For Foreclosure OF Morg|
AN reading the affidavit of comp All
~ showing that the defendant is not l
dent of the State of Wisconsin, and
pena having been duly returned .fdefendsna
tound," and said defendant having fai eliS
ter his appearance in said cause 1t is oris
that said defendant do appear and D eil,
swer or delnur to said complainan's BILL
or before the 10th day of March, A. D. Is
or said bill will be taken as confessed,
that notice of this order and of the pende
of this suit. be given 10 said defendant by p
lication Of copy of this order in the CT
County Herald, a weekly newspaper pin
and pub ished at Lancaster, IN SAIL county,
SIX weeks successfully, the first publication
be within twenty days from the date Of
order.-Dated the 18th day of December,
D.. 1854. 6t25l HUGH r. Golfer,
Court Commissioner Grant Co., Wilson's
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
NJ 60I7NTY HERALD MONDAY, DECEMBER -, 1851.

EN We announce to all the uninformed
that weather has set in which cannot 10
mistaken for summer, and that this is pro.
badly winter, prefaced by snow-storm on
Saturday last. We postponed this notice
from week to week for nearly two months
all of which time appeared so much like
May or September that we could not in.
vent name for this untimely child of sea-
son. We only fear that winter may crowd
the heels Of spring and give us snow hills
at complaining, so we prefer to have had
the old arrangement of winter in its sea.
son.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
l 6 .

Dec. 10Th this village on Saturday NOR.
ming last, after long and painful i lness, VIII
LIAM MILLER, an cd and highly esteemed
citizen Ct this county, aged az years, formerly
Of Tazewe county, Virginia
H-Tazewell and Montgomery county IVA. )
PAL ers please notice.
Dec. llth.-In Lancaster, on Monday the
Nth INST, Mrs. LynIA CARTER, wife of Thorn
as Carter, in the S0th year Of her a,..
Dec. 2nd-At Patch Grove, MINERVA A.
CATL1N on'y daughter Of Horace and Anne
Cat in, aged three years and FIVE months.
'Earlv, bright, transient, chaste as NOR
ming dew;
She ssparkled, was exha!ed, and went to
ha,vop
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

EH Gov. GRIMES, the new Iowa Exec
utive, in his sensible Message of three short
columns, talks Of the late issues forced up
on the people by the negro power, in a
spirited and Republican manner, without
whining or apologizing on behalf the pecu-
liar institutions. He talks in defense of
liberty, leaving slavery to take care of it
self. His Message was certainly written
after the northern elections-unlike that Of
Piorco
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
The Presidcnt,s Message.

This annual document we lay before our
readers as a matter of course, though we
are behind time with it, 1t is we'll GOT
ten up paper, as we'll as his Inaugural
Writing message and acting the Presi-
dent are different things however. His
miserable justification and labored effort in
self defense in the Greytown affair, are the
special pleadings of bad cause. The
President writes well upon all that pertains
to other countries, but scarcely refers to his
own country, only to thank God that we
are no worse off than we are. The Mes
sage was probably written some three
months ago as no allusion whatever is made
to the late elections! May heaven speed
the time when America may have Presi-
dent who knows and thinks and talks. as
much at least, Of American interests as Of
foreign ones, and who can see more glory
IN the great productive interests of the
country than in mighty all-killing Navy
and standing Army!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
PETITION FOR DIVORr

George w. Gibbs, Us. Lucinda G,bbs|
In Circuit Court of Grant County, Wlsc]
In Chancery: Petition for Divorce,
IN reading the affidavit made on beb|
~ the Complainant, showing that the|
PENDANT is not a resident Of the State Of
c"nsin, and Subpoena having been duI
tered Defendant not found" and said
dant having failed 10 enter her appearaI
said cause-It is ordered that said D.s
do appear, and Plead, answer or demlr ID
Comp ainants Bill, Oh or before the 2NI
of March. A. D. 1855, or said Bill wi Il
ken as confessed, and that notice Of this
and of the tendency Of this suit, be q,
said Defendant by publication of co
this order in the Grant County Herald, a,
y newspaper, printed and published at
caster, in said cnnnty- FL" 81. '''oslss su
iveiy, the first pub ication to be within /
days from the date of this order.-Dals
18th day of December. 1854.
6t-23J HUGH r. Golfer,
Court Commissioner Grant Co, Wiser
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
HfANT COUNTY Il D RAID,
N0aLANcAsTER, wls.OOt
Monday,De G IN Der is, 1854.
Emigration Of 1851.

Early in the summer stream of emf
grafton commenced flowing north and
north-westward, increasing till the first of
September, then diminishing and finally
closing in n measure month or SO ago.
We now refer to land emigration eXglqsir rlv
in the spr'ng and closed by midsummer.
A small portion, say fourth or fifth, of
the emigrants, passed over the Mississippi
at Dubuque for upper Iowa, installing it
for the best and nearest route; the chief
bulk however crossed at the various ferries
IN Grant County. Some idea of the num-
Der of persons and teams may be formed
upon the fact that an average Of forty wa
CONS laden with families and moveables
passed along the Military Road in this
County every day during the summer
months; we are told the number was six
ty oftener than forty all that time. AL
lowing that each team carried five persons,
and that families who move overland COM
monty have double as many children as a.
any others, the total number of emicrants
passing the Military Road cannot have been
less than $4,000. If we add to the num-
Der all who went through the County, but
by other routes, as by way of the Platte
vile and Lancaster road, and the Galena
and Jamestown road, say twenty-five teams
each day during summer months, the total
number will be increased to about 10000
persons passing through Grant County a
lone on their way to new homes in the
northwest We include of course in orr
estimate the spring, fall and winter emigra-
ton, allowing too for drawbacks,-as fam
lilies who become dissatisfied with the north
and fall back into Grant County-by no
means countless few. The amount of
moving to the upper country by way of
the mississippi is a matter of less certainty.
though we have heard it represented that
1t exceeded overland emigration; in the
early spring months it certainly did, but
the river travel fell off on the setting in of
warm weather. 1t might be safe to add
10000 river emigrants to the 10000 bv
land, making in all 100000.
The inquiry next suggested is, sohot are
tne $4,000 emigrants north to do for pro-
visioas?
These tens of thousands took with them
no supplies of grain, -four nor pork, and We
ry few beef cattle. 1t is reasonable con-
ciuslon that no surplus of these articles was
raised by farmers of that section, if indeed
they produced enough for their own SIM
port. Sixty. thousand mouths consume tho
product Of large district of country
the extent of half of Wisconsin, Doubt
less considerable amount Of provisions
went up on boats before the close Of navi-
cation, though we much doubt whether
'he quantity taken up will more than sun
ply third of the new emigration. What
then is to become of those who ara ,ns,,
pnea IN this ways We reply, provisions
VIII have to be teamed up from the near
est section where surplus is raised Grant
county, being the nearest and easiest &c
access by roads, will be first called on to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

1S. HYDE q Co. have commenced
Blacksmlthing in Lancaster, and from the
way they hammer and work night and day
they can make more money by charging
only half the common rates; and people
need not stay in town a week to get a
horse shod or wagon mended. Indus
trlous men always do the best and cheap
est work. See advertisement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

SLoAN's MEDIcINEs.-These medicines are
acquiring great name in Northern Wisconsin
from the many wonderful cures they have ac
complshed. We understand thew are becorr.
Ing popu ar medicines in this pace and meet
with ready sale. Attention is directed TO the
co umn Of new advertisements in to-day's pe-
peri Sheboygan Owls } Democrat
See Sloan's advertisement in another column.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
M A r r | & .

December 5th-At Lancaster, by Rev Jesse
Miles, Mr.. EZRA STYLES TINKHAM to Mrs
SARAH ANN BRowNFIELD.
December oth-At Beetown, by r. Hicks,
esq. Mr.: WILLIAM CANTRELL Of Lancaster
to Miss CATHARINE HIcKoK of Beetown.
November 25h-At Hazel Green, bv Thos
Watson. Esq, MIR. JOHN GR1BBLE TO Miss
MARY MiDILEToN. al of Haze Gree1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
NEW TOWN.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, L.
Cn1rNTY OF Grant.

SlA ad,t. ur w Mi 3. osoiN 90.
Office clerk Of Board of supereoiI,s1''
Lancaster, Nov. 18th, 1894 4,
TIME Board of Supervisors OF Gran. e0''
do order and determine as 10 lo"y: .,un.
Sect. 1. Thar all the district o. ~
try embraced in Township number seven eve .t ~
north Of ranges two (2) and three % y. IVES, y
and fractional Township eight (S) n9 S f.,n
range number three (3) west be sci s on dis dis
the Town of Fennimore, and that the say 1 or.
trict of country be, and is hereby 1ormsI 70 be
ganized and con tituted into new oan
called and known by the name OF Marlon. bs
Sect. 2. That the first town lnee'i's
he'd at Blanchard's Mil in said io"m, ;,..,on
Sect. 8. That This order and delefllr"s nriI
take effect from and after the srd day Of APT"
' WOOD r. BEACH, NJ.
4t-25.l C.,k Board Sop, GreHs To- ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
Nelu this 0Neek.
IMP ORTANT TO THE
CITIZENS OF FAIRPLAY.
MANN & HUNsAKER

MANN & HUNSAKER
AVING purchased of G. S. F'ander his
Ill entire stock of staple and fancy goods.
Groceries. Hardware, Boots and Shoes. &c
and a'so intending to make further additions TO
their stock, now offer TO sell a. the very low
est cash prices. We are determined not to be
undersoId by Ga'ena or Dubuque, and we in
tend to Sc to the people of Fairplay and VIE
cinlfy at such prices as will save them time
and money in purchasing in Fairplay instead
OF Dubuque or Galena.
Therefore, we earnestly invite our friends
TO give us a call, one and ALL
MANN & HUNSAKER.
Farpay, Dec. IL, 1854. I25-tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

RThe road recently opened between
Dubuque and St. Paul is said to be foun-
ded upon a tlft ctItt-wtlE tf ,tets most OF
the way. The varied twis,ings of wagons
and stages while passing over this endless
ganglion of ribs, is said to be an infallible
cure for dyspeptics. The drivers place
magnlfying glasses over their horses ewes t.
make the ground appear near, and SO step
uphigh.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

NOTICE.

: 'AAEN up by the subscrih,
Il town of Hazel Green, on i issl resi- e
IN said town, on, or about ~ a'i.i Own
ce'nber, a. D. 1854, one Yesr Is arst d
white except the ears. wb;nss hEl
DINER marks :, perceivable. The The ar are
quested to come forward. ne Ne OWN
and take it away. prove o
Hazel Green, December y 1 ,oi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

1MAsN u HUNsAKER, names tina,
can be easily remembered, have become
partners in the mercantile business at Fair
play. Their advertisement in another col
umn is referred to.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

g-If any Grant County newspapers
are in existence, printed prior to ls4s, we
would be glad to have the use of them for
a short time. A paper named "The Badg-
er" was printed enthusiastically at Platte
vile, and also the ''Wisconsin Standard"
but we have never seen copy of either.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
SPECIAL NOTICES,
Meeting of the Grant County Tenn
perance League.

10 be holden at the nj. E. Church in Lam
caster, on Monday evening, Dec. 9Th, is post
poned to Friday evening, Dec. 30, at the same
place. BY order of Executive committee.
ED u Lowry Soc,y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

WIN. b. BURKE, Daguerrean artist. has
.oca'ed temporarily at Lancaster. His work
mas always stood inspection in this vicinity
looms up stairs over the Post-uffice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

Eln looking over the proceedings Of
Congress we can find nothing that our
readers would feel any snterest in. Prob
ably little will be done till after the holi-
DAYS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
County Temperance League.

AT the annuu meeting of the Grant County
temperance League. held in the M. E. Church
at Lancaster, on the 18th of December, 1854,
the fol owing officers were elected for the en-
ling year:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18
NEW AND PERM .NENr AhRANoEMhNr IN THE
B L A C X S NJ 1T HING
AT LANCA STEaR.

- 4 the old B andford Shop,
N south Of Calls Store. The
= subscribers having engaged in the
in ali its branches, inc ndng
wagon ironing. horse shoeing. ow repairing,
making edge tools and mining Implements, and
every variety OF work in steel and iron, take
this method to invite the public to have their
work done at our shop.
An extensive and complete assortment of
iron. steel and other smithing materials always
kept on hand, and work done neatly and prompts
". llaH S. HYDE h Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-12-18

AZ JUDGE Muller has deferred sensen-
ang hyecroft tall The first Of Jauuary uext
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Washington, Dee. 4, 1854.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-12
GREAT THROUGH LINE 40 TIIE WEST
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Oho railroad from Baltimore WAecling
nsts there wth the large, aud sIcnd1 stedmeTs 81 the
Unsoa line tAs Ohio, and tAs Hases to zansso.e, &C.
HIS expeditions line being thoroughly completed by
Anshins great Tunne road being
ORDER OF confidently
it, advantages and low es The scenery
road Of the and character
The exprcss mail leaves Baltimore daily at D.
directly through Wheeling 1880 miles in IL 10 hou,s
Guiding z st0ppases, striving there at
passengers leaving Baltimore 8, for lodging
Cumberland. mies and proceed thence Wheeling in the
morning. ftf
To connect trains, Washington g.
daily meeting baltimore Wash
Junction. DIETER the Relay House, miles from
Baltimore. sais
Wheeling unrivailed Union
completed for this route daily
ion and down the Ohio Gin
cnnAt Louisville, where for Nashville, &c..
b. Louis and New Orleans packets may be taken by those
lag further isa I
Passengers Columbus prefer Gin
cDna and other of Ohio and the West also d.
from Wheeling the Ohio Stage Company excellent eoaches
the best of the National road Zancsvc thence
by railroad
Passengers WeisvIle Cleveland by
railroad will also find this most agreeable roue there being
regular and speedy connection Wheeling to and from those
places -
3 Baggage through from Washington Wheeling,
no charge transfer of passengers u baggage.
by through ticket with lie anywhere the
from Warrington Wheeling 80 81 10 Cincinnati, $il
10 Louisville, Si2.
Of Mr. Pursous, AGENT the railroad station
Washington, and Of the other agents Of the company.
WIN. PARKER,
May lI--du General Superintendent.