Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-09-26
OEc Times.

Thirty years ago when General Dodge,
Tsinee Governor and Senatorl came to
Wisconsin, prospecting for mineral was
the chief occupation Of the few Who had
al that time pushed forward to this thep
wilderness. There were no roads and the
settlers iourneyed from point to point by
the Indian trails. Mineral was found at
Dodgevile il the Spring Of 1927; AZ Min
eral Point in the Fall Of the same year.-
Among those then here, who have been
named 10 us were Abner Nichols, John
Messersinith, Charles Braeken and Rob
ert Hoard. Col. Nichols few years ago
was seen daily in the streets Of Mineral
Point, and still exhibited those fine social
qualities Of bead and heart-a rare flow OF
humor, quick appreciation Of Others, and
active generosity, that must have made
him man of whom. if one said ''Iie wa>
my frienl," he said it with pride. He
died less than two years ago Esquire
Messersmith, of Dolgeyille, we had never
the fortune to meet. He is said to have
been well worthy the confidence, the re
SPe0.' 'liU l'io 'iie'''s":p III ~" IT. AL
was ~ 0ioq y hl' s'e- l'ooiS' ~ -,
ABOUT e year aS2' SlhSe'o'y i'l'l',.''1' = !
al gNrehttgq eifclg - 90 d'' In1 40 VI
onel plf'Vhf ST ai.a l.ss,.:i0 -, la.sa ~
we ~ ~ 49, - III rn;1 ~ evar.
- Nm ~, <s.'I DIV % fnon, H. booo naar
80 : ~ q ~ - . Jolagate fran
~ 49, g,q' ~ ,So .te nsnoocrati,.
= 90 q !, l;I-als - I;,,o
thirty years longer as many younger men.
The latter calls in to see Us occasionally
after walking four or i've mIes,and always
appears TO be as much Interested IN the
passing events Of the present as he could
have been in the stirring scenes OF the Old
time. The changes these have seen in our
country may moi BE told in brief para
graph.
In 1886, Coy. Dodge ordered q census
Of The Territory Of Wisconsin. The Sher-
IFS reported 1900 inhabitants east OF the
Mississippi river an 10000 west Of ii
Gov. Dodge was of the opinion that if any
errors we're made In the census, the nun
bers we're not Iesssned bv them. The
Black Hawk War. in which 20 many took
gart whose names and deeds are household
treasures amooa our readers. attracted at
tention to this countrv.anl then oominenc-
ed the wonderful immigration which has
built up great States with population of
over fifteen hundred thousand. out Of the
H., Tar,,i,orv &c ur;eo,ns;, -TAi;n pt
Democrat.
HAMS BACON, LARD.-Ihls Is great
country lf produces hogs IN abundance
FORK pays pfoft at 80 hundred pounds
and ye' at this Tune, Win large crop OF
ho9s the last year, our market Is we may
say, ehtlFeiy pare OF halns' bacon anu ,ard
why Is TINS so! FORK brought hlsl
price iasi tan, ana our far'hhfs SOFA every
mag OF the hog Klna 10 packers Saving
q scah.y supply tof 'hetnSeiVes') 1hat would
o a ,a na''ie u i 1o,N no. f 81 mo
50 aiol, n d & n7arl1ets that the pack
ers sent the whole Drodnetion out Of the
country.
Now if some Of our farmers had kept
their hogs, packed them, or made bacon Of
them, saving their lard too, for our home
m@rkpt, they would have nearly doubled
h. .,,onnt = Which tbav soId fbn;r hos i
MS is So ana some farmers see Iilelf foliy'
lhey SOFA .he'r h"sS iof aooH1 AEo CENTS
ana q nave Sl'ce ofen gag % o'y bacon a.
lilees'l es1'7' aug '''0 ~ 'no s'''n0 p'i'e
PEI poqn ~: ~
ana .i'is = gong 70 DC e'ig case h9H
la'l SIX ), Genus Per !'ou"o-a' 'hese prices
they VIII sen az tney haVe-ana 'iie leA'