Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-30
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CURRY from strangers about lands, mar
kets, timber, water, villages, and hun
dred other matters pertaining to Wiscon.
sin generally, and 10 Grant County par
I ticularly, which We generally answer
promptly by letter. We notice that tht
more informatioa We give in the Her
AID about the country, the greater the
number Of inquiries, and the more the!
want to know. As we have got some.
what behind from sudden accumulation
of such letters-all unanswered, we have
concluded to make general reply fol
publication, and send a marked copy OF
our paper to each correspondent. Oul
printed reply may help others out Of The
same fix we are III, and save much !rou-
bic and rack of brains generally. Ous
statements will be confined TO facts, anC
no attempt will be made TO misrepresenl
by conceaing what IS on the dark side
The writers of letters must excuse
our copying from them, as their inter
rogatories are more to the point, than a.
ny we could devise:
"Mr. EDITOR | saw notice in the
Monroe Sentinel taken from your paper,
Of an opening for Saddler and Harness
maker in your town. Myself and son
carry on that business, and we wish to
get place where we can have more
work TO 90. Please answer the follow
ing, which | address to you, as editors
are most communicative Of any others ::
Are people of your section generally en-
gagged in farming, and are they industri-
Gus /; do they pay promptly; have you
good schools, and do your churches -four
ish p
The writer evidently wants to get in
to better society than where he is, but
10 difference. Wen speak TO the point !:
The towns situated in the interior,
north and mort h-west parts of Grant Co.
are farming towns exclusively, though
we believe there is as much or more far
ming done in the mining towns, from
their being earlier settled. We believe
the farmers Of our section are the most
industrious TO be found anywhere, for
they have TO be,--hired labor being so
high, every farmer has to do his ow n
work, else he does sinking business.
They pay promptly, to keep their Gre
dts good. The time was, under the old
law that allo wed mans property to be
sold and himself cast into prison for
debt, when it was impossible to collect,
but now debts are mostly of honor, and
whose ioseth his honor loseth his all
Men pay better than they did under
laws. But, there is no use
In crediting for this is cash country.
and there is less dickering than any
where else we ever. saw.
Our schools are not so nrosnero,1s rs
they ought to be, and as .hoy s.o -. r...
ny places. The truth is, people think
the law is oppressive, which allows the
majority to annoy the minority, with
taxes to pay teachers, &c. The worst
time is over we think, for most of The
districts are supplied with school hou-
scs. Each child in district draws a.
bout 70 cts. a year from the State Sciioo!
Fund, and that helps nightly.
Our churches flourish where there are
able pastors or ministers. The custom
has been TO send out here missionaries
10 teach as, who never were taught
Themselves, and they came nigh running
the gospel. There are Jew preachers
however that are able to keep their lights
trimmed. Upon the whole, churches
are doing very well. Most every vii
lage has one or more meeting houses
We believe this is the greatest country
IN The United States for building meet
ing houses. It is mistaken idea in the
east, that people here will listen TO an
oil hand hufIa6qlloo, or marble statue
defamation smooth as river of mo-
lasses tumbling over cataract, and
Swallow tall. We claim as much ed
ucaiion, self-thought and more common
sense than eastern congregations, and if
we have preaching at all, we want Of
the best iii market. Wherever there is
good preaching, vice is at discount,
like anywhere else.