Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-01-28


seam r. oteI-
: ha4ty yizss 70 MeGrp9or, Iowa. dH-
ria9East week more tASo consrne aar pass
expressed otsrrsi5ns 81 de Place. and iss fA-
spr-. a. E~eseas il ! uithaus a0abt the
ers4sess Business place ~iehia , eireuGt of
! kanifed miles, e5a=sisring roFatatiou.
sifze and age. That tie enorrnosrs basibess
oE McfsaEa0s viii e csntIuac5 fgr as least
tp1 FEARS ne aaso consider anlo1hted. BE-
cause the contemplated railroad extension
u the lark coventry, - a. - materially
eat oF the supplies, cannot take place
sbors 81 Two years. That, Al she present.
. rate ef GratIe monopoly hel8 hg tie trasf-
ing men o. sfc6snnaoa, they viii Be abb
u rake hards5Fne fortunes ID tAss time,
y Anosh~f clear matter. and tEsttEs pros
pecsise raHlroad extension viii le4ge the
Fresens stock of trading men > pretty clear
Getl add witheUs n8esidliGg competitors
for der trade fst such term 1. yesrs i
also fairly isferTed, so shat doabafal tisles
to property, prospective railroad extension
vestuard 70 Monoua aaI other anticipated
LIogls cannot lroabIe McGregor people
very seriously. 10 give N idea Of he
euotsnoes business Of MeGregdF, W. note
that III ssxgy days. sam 70 les than
$4,000 has teen paid ont for wheat and
pork, and shat The aseraga daily arrivals
Of teams wish produce ID thai tinc has
been 200.
While At McGrcgor 10 company with
friend GAGS of tie Prairie du Chen Lea-
der, whose escost and hosPitaIisies W had
accers ed, We called on Col. REcBasDsoSs
tic abIe editor Of tie McGreger TGmeA
anil Of late noteI as The gentleman wh0m
Che agents Of CooE of Harpsr's Ferry 10
torietv failed 10 bribe Or aabcrn 10 his use.
The Colonel j. . Jolly fellow, carries be
.nerolent face anil high head talks rithoat
any stu6iel reserve and prstends to 10 Zig
nity. Ills social, benevolent and humane
qualities arc 80 strong AMI abiding within
that segfshqess cannot abound even in bis
conversation 81 writing when exhibited Il
AT, only Of behalf tie j5tesests Of BIZ
neigf.bofs; this. liz lives, thinaa and acts
more for others than for himself, which
qualities must make him an excellent cdr
Tor but never rich one. Politically,
RIcuARDsOy i nominal democrat and
practical republican; bis r,aper and e4ilo-
rails aim to modify radicals which cauu0:
be compromised, AMI herein i DIS weak
ness Tia. he aims to reconcile what j.
irfecogciIa5le, clipging 20 forl0rd hope
Of q hopeless idea, Lhat idea deserted
cssill. that child bastard. hat bastard
Fopulqr .Sorerignfy and DeugIas lis fatb-
Il, ard reitiser father nor cbiid being able
10 further pro Sagate its kind. Lookiog
l9son Col. RH aARDsos a. oae Of she most
usefIl editors j the vest and 25Eess 10 the
State of Tossa, We acku51lsges orr favor
anI iiieRashiP for the man.
We dined with Mr.. GaaEy At the
Aalsriean Ho4se, J. r. SEaiostr proprietor
AMI 4 fsvorito landt3rd. The Americaa
Is equal 10 tie Lest 81 hotels ID The c0an-
tg 70 "a a. order, arrangement, and ac-
cornnodatichs are concerned, though lsck-
ina ia room. Isdeej, this i the trouble
al McGsegor, that The valley IS 50 narrow
sBl TIE battling space 50 scarce that The
l,gases, hotels, and busiress rooms have
bat Iittls depth, except a. The hill reesd II
rear rooms are aided, and sill above su-
ralded-untiI On eisHsr sils tic appear
ance i quite palaiiaI.
After leaving McGregor, vs heard
something funny about the name, which
IS used il he Prairie du Chen groceries
a. kind VI test word or metre TO ind CIT
TIE stage Of inebriation to which tbs
drinkers may arrive; softer men pronounce
lhe word well, a. writer; two glasses
cause them to say Nc RiiggSt," four
glasses I" MeIagsr,' and five glasses make
The wofd upprououncealle in any shape
bat Jiqger q" A-k-k-k-rg-e re-
FAga SALE.-Mr }. G. HoLLowAT Of
Lancaster has become the purchaser al
| 90 900 81 sfr. EDMUsD HARELsos's farm,
situated fve miles South Of town. Tie
property was improved in early times
and c..IsaiDs 2f3 acres, the greater part
of which is under cultivation. Th6 i'm
! proyemenls consist Of good dwelling,
barn and all necessary out buildings, the
barn costing $500. On the premises is
tie Herelsoa Na1rssry, The stock Of which
viii probably yield 10 The purchaser at