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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
N NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

County Court, Grant county, Wisconsin. In frsDs'o
In the matter OF the Guardianship Of Martha Ann, A.
ctetia A. and Asaphena Leadbe-ter, minor heirs o. =
aph Leadbetter, deceased.
TorrcE i hereby given that by virtue end in pursu
IN ance of an order Of license made in said InatlS
the 5th day Of DECEMBER A, p 1852 by the o0T
court of said @ mt county, The undersigned OuA n
ofsaid minors, WILL on the econd day Of March, - he
1860 at one O'clock u the afternoon Of SAID asy e
premises be sold offer for sale at public vendus II
highest bidder the following described lots or s II
land to witt Lot a., two % and tnregg oTysfys
Block one az. Lot one in Block two lz). ~ four
f4( ia block eight 81 lots five (5) six ~, sever ins
and eight in block tenfl0. Lot eight q " eight
f9) Lots ono a., two 2. three G3l four u three
Tsl in block eleven II and lots one twl lr adj
and four block twelve Il2 all in ~ Grant
sftion 10 che ef MonttOrt3 In the county ="
1ne State Of Wisconsin. 80 Anne and
The terms Of sale wlll be made known at 'ns ''''
Fi"s'1 ROBERT LANGLEY,
ANN I.EADBETTEiSg .,.o,s. 5@
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
IN PROB1TE-vANAUsDALL.

County Of Grant. !. County Court, January Term
State Of Wisconsin, ss1860. Present Wn. McGoni-
gal, Judge.
matter or the estate of Minedrcd W. VanausdSu
dect ;ssed. .us4
ON r,adng and fling the petition Of Nancy Vanaus-
" dali, the widow ofsail deceased, praying that "a
mpistration the estate Of said deceased be gran
unto her and Alfred Bark Of said county.
Thereupon it ia ordered that tho matter Y.
said petition DO heard before the Judge Of this court -
the courthouse in Lancaster. in said Grant county u
Monday tho 9th day OF March, AID. 1860, at oeio0A
10 the afternoon Of said day,
And It's further ordered that notice thereof be gsea
TO all persons interested Their by publishing ths o
for successive weeks previous to said day OF healn6
the Grant County Herald weekly newspaper Pa
lshed at Lancaster, in said Grant county '~1
uary, 31st, 1885, WM. McGONlGAI,
3o aw County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
IN pRODATH-ATAHOOD.

State OF wisconsin, County Court February Term
County Of Grant, ss 1850 ssA
Present, Wm. McGonigal, Judge.
In the matter Of tho estate of Stephen ahood decsd
nN reading and dIifg the petition Of sanna Mshocd
W the widow Of said deceased praying that letters Of
administration the estate Of said deceased be issued
by this court 10 Wood r. Beach and Theodore H. Bar
Der Of SAID county.
Thereupon it is ordered that the matter Of said petit
ton be heard before the Judge OF this Court at the
court house in Lancaster in said Grant county Mole
day the 27th day OF February, A. D. $780, at O'CLOCK
in the AFTERNOON Of said day. And it further Crdereo
that notice thereof be given all persons interested 10
said estate By publishing this order three (3 success
siye weeks previous said day Of hoang the Gent
Count Herald, weekly newspaper published at Ian
caster in said Grant couny-Dated January Slst lSpV
VIII McGONIGAL,
33.3w County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
For the IIeraId.
The Division Que4tion-IIu1 n bug
the Agitators.

The Division QueStion-IIu 1nbuGs
the A-gitators.
Mr.. EpIToR Your editorial Of last
week on the Division question, told but
BALI Of what can be said of the ha'abags
and official aspirafiis, SPECTATORS, dc. /
find men in my vicinity fayoring Division
who are not often victimised and who have
no sympathy With the prime objects ofthe
agitation. Thatsuch have been deceived
by false promises, humbugged, Is but q
stronger induoement for us TO work and
Hundeceiye the public.
Bot is it a fortunate consideration for
this measure, aside from all scheming, or
personal hate that its active friends are
found only in few villages interested OR
hopefully interested, villages Is the mass
of the RURAL population likely to become
impressed with The great Importance, to.
them, of Division, by The open. manly dis
interestedness Gifts adgocatesl Must the
producer of pork and potatoes, when he
roes 70 Boscobel, Plattevile or Cassvile,
be beset by the urstar clerk Of a commits
ion produce house to sign a petition for
lie division of Grant County2 Must the
loose elslnenls of humanity that circulate
around railroad aid river towns, aspire to
fashion the manifestations of public seDti-
lment. or to suggest to the farmer consid-
Ierations of personal or public well being 7
Will the great and acknowledged amount
Iof lnoneyed, or gentlemanly responsibility
Iof such village stars, be likely TO make its
mark among the land owners, IN a matter
iayation9 We shalsee. 1.-THE
legislature should entertain the subject IA.
vorably, il will be by refering it 10 the
popular vote. There can be no doubt Of
This. A petition for the division OF a
county, where there is any reulonstrance
at all, will not be considered sufficient TO
warrant any legislation ID the premises,
which cuts off difference 10 the people.
No SIR, if Old Grant, as she Is, bad not a
single friend at Madison, and | think she
has some, I'll guarantee she would moi be
divided without an expression Of the popu-
liar viii in more tangible form than BY
petitions and circumstances.
This am persuaded will DO the views
of our members in the house, and this /
IAN persuaded vii be the views ofour Sou
ator. He represents the whole County, IN
ithe name aud character OF the 10th Seua-
total District, and fortunately for the Coun..
ty, evil represent It ilnpartially whatev-
er may be his private feelings, am net
confident, that be win consent to no divls-
lion whatever without maSiugit contingent
upon vote Of the people. Yours.
DoSAtD McDuFF, il.
January 23d, 1857
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
Cost OF rransoribine the Records.


We copy The following from tile Bosco-
bel Democrat, oeing a curious method Of
Irefuting what we have heretofore present
ed as to the cost Of transcribiog the rec
ords in event Of division OF Grant conn
Ity:l
Next we come 10 transcribipg the rec
.ords, the cost Of which bias risen since the
! Herald mentioned it, from So, 900 or 500
lGo0 to $4,000 or $4,000. We were
aware that that expense was increasing
lhut really, we we're not aMare that thes
would 50 soor do'Jle, aaai IS suel enor-
mous figures One OF our citizens hav-
ling an opportunity this week ID propose
i,ils question to a Lancaster gentleman,
VINO is well yefsed in such matters, and
with many times the opportunities Of the
Editor of the Hsrald, for knowing the
cost Of this matter--if it is thought best
to do it--asked :-"Whst do you think
Of the Heralds estimate of $4,000 fol-
TRANSFERRING the records-will il cost that ~
l"No, said he. "Will 1t cost quarter
of thatamounl," asked the citizen. swell,
may, if it should give rise to much lti-
gation-not otherwise wss his reply.
Without knowing the nama of the Ian
caster Gentleman, who is represented as SO
capable Of judging Of The cost Of transcrb.
ing the county records, we venture this,
tLat be is either no lawyer or else be new
er counted the cost. We therefore give
the basis of our estimate in figures that our
readers may see who Is nearest right:
There are So volumes of records in the
Registers Office, about two thirds or SIS
volumes. which va have to be transcribed in
event Of comfy division; each volume a.
verages ESQ pages, and each page say s
folio on an average. Therefore, there
would be in all $4,000 folioi which, at
10 cents per folio would amount to $l8,-
200. Then comes the maps, town plots,
surveys and The like, I'll belonging to the
same office. The cost Of transcribing these
would be heavy, as they require much
skill. AS we said before, the records in
the Offices Of County Judge, CLERK Of the
Board, Clerk Of the Circuit Court, Treas
urer, Sheriff and Surveyor are asst in bulk,
as every one knows who has been in The
offices and seen the piles of books and pa
pers on file. The cost OF transcribing two
birds of all these could not be less than
or transcribing the records OF the Register
# Deeds, or 40 to so thousand dollars in
III.
There. is mouse in our oyerdrawg to make
scare crow out of this record transcribing, |
or the true figures and facts are suai-I
,iently terrific in all conscience. The cost
per folio may be fixed at less than tsn
tents which is the present legal rale} or it
nay not. The chances are that all sorts of
youging would be done, particularly il Mr.
Mortimer gets The work to do, and WHO is
. bidder forthe work as announced BY the |
Democrat. He night over charge and
pocket the difference, or be might not; if /
yethers are poor breeders, which we have
ound TO be true, SO the man Of one fault
an no more change his nature than can
he leopard change isskin, we haze also
earned. We could not endorse vethers
lor leopards nor Mortimer for the stations
my Of them aspire 70.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
County Government - \
Back wards.
- Walking

Back wards.
Il is strange TO note in the progress Q
! things that, following every forward Leaf
There is generally back step, but i is 10
.cfestifg to note that the jumps ahead arr
generally longer than tile sternward move
nents, 90 that The country inofes forward
even though the drawbacks do gain steF
now and then. We thus preface notice
| OF the bill COW before the Legislature {
abandon the supervisor system Of county
government and fall back upon the old sys
tenn of government by county commission
ers. Under tho territorial government Of
Wisconsin the county commissioner system
prevailed, aud many Of he fruits must be
remembered. II was a onesrnan- power es-
sentially; like tri horse cart with blind
driver it seldom stopped and never follow
cd any road. For weeks and weeks the
commissioners would grnd--then one or
two 90 home, leaying behind the hitherto
grind; and whether apples Or stones we've
thrown into bis mill, onwafd went the
blind man and ths mill Bctimes, one Of
the commissioners went TO the saloon and
the other to sleep, but onward went the
min that ground into cider peoples apples
and stones. Grant, with population Of
fourteen 10 sixteen thousand inhabitants
was taxed during this essential one man
power as much as now when the Poptla
ton statds ii about thirty five thousand.
The town board Of sup'rs are generally
governed ID their action by theirchairmsn,
The other members merely asserting, and
seldom opposing. This may 10 better 50,
and probably Is better in cases where the
chairman is a good, true and thoroughly
capable man; but it sometimes happens
that he is right every way but a great
spsadthfift rpon the county treasury.
Nov it Is proposed 70 cleo. just such tn
horse unity % goyara the coulny, and
call the thing " County Doard Of Com
missioners.'
The idea Of reducing the hutabes Of
county supervisors 70 three, o. rather to
one, taking the business away from towns
and concentrating tho same at the county
seat and into tie hands Of this cent, al
trinity or rather unity, and calling it the
Commissioner System, is plausible enough
- bit 50 is q monarchy and total cen
traiization Of ali power in one man at one
place. Better to decentalizo or scatter
The public business away from the county
seat and entfust It to more hands. Better
even though the expenses be greater,
which we deny. Let the town system
Of ebrorumeht fe5einble the codaty avs.
TEN, tie county system resemble tbs State,
and the State system resemble national,
As the case is now. Oar town and county
supervisor system affords a school for men
TIE fiost perfect ia the wolll. i teaches
men and gives them the practice Of per-
feet, popular, democratic goyernneut3 and
makes men Of suen as otherwise would
never riso to be anything. They are
schooled in town and county business
thus learn how the State and national bu-
siuess is managed. Change back to Ito
Old commissioner system aud where IS Our
school III the art of government?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04

RAppALl's MEssAoE.-The closing
sections Of Gov. RANDALL's message will
be found il orr paper this week, and IN
many respects The most Important sections.
Under the Lead Of Rates cf Interest will
be read Ito Governors views, right in
principle, but il our humble opinion mi
expedient to carry into practice, 50 far as
any further limitations Of usury by legis-
latiye enactment is concerned at present.
Also will be seen Gov. RANDALL's views
and recommendations pointing 10 meth.
cd by which this everlasting negro ques-
ton can be settled, and lie races be sepa-
rated forever God grant i, amen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
9. COVER. EDITOR. 1. 6. Laarave. Printer
Republican state Convention.

A Senab,can State Convention VII be held at the
CAPITOL il Msiison. un Wednesday, the 2qsl day offeb.
uar 1860 ~ IL CLOCK NJ, to choose todr aelesat IS
from eec1 Congregational D4tsicf represent the 81 +
oi Wisconsin in e Republican NGtiana Convention TO
DO heidia chcg5oa the l3ta Of june next; to no +
nate two candidates FOL Presidential electors for
state ri lar-e to adopt aaeh aetion es iay be Gse
advisaue 10 view Of the approaching election " CT II
Justice of the supreme court Of the State; and for II
transaction Of sach other business may be thong
calculated 70 advance the interests of the party andp
mote tie success OF its principles
Zach Assembly District Of the Sate will " entitled to
two delegates in such convention, except whore d :
trct includes more than county, when each county
ni be entitled t. two delegates.
The committee would respectfully suggest that As
ss4biY Distet Conventions elect delegates to the
State Convention 70 Do held early Saturday, the
18th day Of Februarf-
By order Of Republics c.ntral c3na4so
Dated Madison, Dec %, 80.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04

SIZE Pos Fiack & Bro, Of Gitten-
burg, purchased last week two pigs of 10
non tbs oldweighing SOC pounds each at
SIS per hundred. sixty dollars for a
pair Of hogs Of the right stock implies tbs
there is money in pork raising where
judgement il the selection Of breeds and
econ omy in feeding is obs,rsd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
NJ al II r. / IL ID

Jan. 15th-la Fotod, by Father Fouber, SIR. Josu
LAxGgxB AuM to Miss ELIzABETn METzESkRal Of Potos
jan. 2sth-fn Hazel Green by John 0'suiyan, ESQ
Mr. EDwARD BULLOCK and Biss ELIZA JANE GRlsBLs
all Of Hazel Green.
JAN I7th-In Hazel Green by Father Japhoe, Mr. Par
RICK MAHER to Miss NARY ANN WsILi1Me.
Jan. 24th--rn WATERLOO, by Rev. N. Msyne, Mr..
ALEXANDER MsEiMEg Of Cassyiile, and Mrs GRACE Sn
MONS Of Dubuque T.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
Al Old, Improved Farm

FOR SALE-
TIME UNDERSIGNED Oilers for sale his farm Boes
Greek, about half way beirsesn Lancaster and Poo
81, containing $50 acres; 40 Under fence and 25 under
pow thirty in grass There is frame Barn 80 90 and
separate Dwellings, Ono has rooms--part frama
good los building with kitchen attached and
good spring near by another log dwelling house The 70
plenty Of timber belonging he farm tor rails or
building purposes. The laid all joins except 40 acres OF
timber, which is miles distant ne farm is well was-
The Farm be had very low; part will be aken IN
60 dwok cattle horses. For particulars inquire OF
tho Hera@a Office the premises
33-4t~ GEORGE MCFARLAND.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
Ihnophii,as lie Cliapelle.

Many OF our readers will recollect The
opilas lie Chapele, hh5 was a prominent
men,ber Of the Territorial Legislature
rom the county If Crawtoid. He was 4
line echuisr and aborioas student, and
distinguished For his ability in the legisla-
lure. Some seven or eight years ago he
killed citizen of Prairie dn Chen, by
shooting bin with a revolver, and was tried
for murder lefole Judge Jackson, then
presiding Judge oi the Prairie du Chen
! CJrchn, add MAS acquitted upon Megroupa
ofig-al3ty There was no doubt WRIT
eyer III lib iusauity, and Judge Jackson al
ter his acquittal on the ground, made Il !.
order forfis confinement and safe custody
ghere being no insane esy lom ID the State
be Ssas for some time confined in the jail
nj Prairie du Chen. Lstterly he has
been nuier treatment al the Insane Asy-
lmm at Bratlleloyo, Vt. He has recently
been brought back to this State, and Is
hbs ii our Jail aailing for the completion
Of our Insane Asylum His case 10 very
fal one. lie WAS one Of the most promls-
lug Young men in the Territory. II is Of
lie highest importance that our Asylum
he placed at The earliest possible period in
a suitable condition for the reception IF pa
tiepts, and that the legialature should
make prompt and adequate provisions TO
place il ID condition 10 meet the impera-
1--we wants Of our State Madison jour
hal
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04

JunIctAI-Mi. j. A. SLEEPER, dis.
tinguished lawyer Of Janesyille; is recon-
msnded By some ofour exchanges for Chic
Jrslicc, Y be supported At the April elec.
lions. We could support SLEEPAe With
out doubt IL % bis ability, fitness Of
savnaness
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
New york. Market.

Jan. 50.
Flour-very hcavy& unchanged. IS 35for super s,s,,
$5 60@S5 70 for common to medium extra wsaisr.
wheat--Firm, Milw club, 81 IS.
Barey--S2c.
Rye-eeI9l.
Corn--S01kQgsT for yellow.
Oats--S tote and Canadian 4534S.
Pork dull; $l7 co for mess $ll rs for prime
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
Take Notice.

FENITAT have given my son, JAMS HoRA UNDER
wooD a minor, his time fionl This date TIL his full
age yearsI will therefore be responsible for any
debts contracted BY him from this time forth, will
claim any Of his wages G. UNDERWOOD.
February 4th, 1860. 33-3ts
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04

Dec l7th--ln Beetowr, Mrs MAnEl. TAYLOR aged %
years bIrS Taylor was formerly resident Of Wyoming
CO.. Penn beag Of The rs settlers Of that county
relate many thrilling incidents Of those boQda Tines
Sho moved to this county "a 1850, 10 .lena the re-
tisidcr other days with her only daughter Mrs.Wrigt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04

Nav TRIALs- Mooney and Clifford,
who were to have been hung AZ Dabadue
last week haze had new trials granted
them. The crowd that gathered @ wit
mess the execution were disappointed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
Cfalena Produces Market,

On Monday Oats sold at s7@ssc perbush.; yAa,
at s2gssc; Corn at ssGs7.-l Galena Adv, lat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04

Caught AT LAsr.--The man Of many
names, acquainted everywhere with every
body, but whose real name Is ]. ]. IoYr,
and formei place Of residence in :he I'LL
nois Penitentiary, who hasmarried eleven
or more women, stolen his way geaStally,
AMI deceived everybody he met, has been
carxiilt At last al Lena, Til. He is proba
by the same man who bought farm il
the Hurricane neighbofhood some months
|ago, courted several girls, stole their jew
slry and disappeared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04

Al Further DIG AT UsURY.--We learn
there is strong disposition in the Legisla
Iture to further regulate the rate Of interest
by a legal Limitation to seven per cent. 49,
The law as it stands limiting usury at IL
per cent, works well; we approved it be-
fore enacted and since. Every Ingenuity
has been applied to eyade the law and
failed. The practice Of the country is now
squared TO the law, and the highest rate
fixed at II per cent. All say it is enough,
and not money lender is blessing the
law by abusing it. Borrowers are salts
fed and people are lifting themselves out
Of debt under it.
Here we yea.ure aotice that We wish
the friends of further restriction to re-
member Id case Che law is amended so as
to reduce the Limitation to seven per cent i:
lust SO sure as such further restriction is
provided by lawj SO sure will future leg
stature remove all restriction and re- estab
llish free-trade in money; also, the present
law 4 let alole for one or two years will
stand as permanent law and grow into
perfect favor. Rereal it, and then the
public mind will break and gob back to free
trade. Such results are inevitable, his
lorica, human and direct ii tle line Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04
Money Wanted

TTtHOSE who are indebted to me viii ,ia.sa Y ay nm
for money must have If have to sue For n fIon.
ing this notice viii and restore fsndb md
continue trade
My New Mil
viii be in operation early in the Spring. which 7-sh
to give Subtraction to my customers.
3345t~ DOUGLAS OLIVE
Divers Mills, Wis, JAN 22d, 1860
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04

BeefCattle IiveWeight 2G2K; Dress'd Hogpays,y
Ea,rs-eeon 4o@50; mink slTl&; rat SAP, ~,
37@75; Bar 50@s5,o0; peits 25GSl,oo suerars st.
Toe: coffee 23kal5c, Iron 9aec
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04


Nor QUIrE 4 SPEAKER.--The last vote
for Speaker which we are able to announce
was taken on Wednesday lest, and is re-
ported as follows: Pennington rs, Smith
l1s, Scattering 5 - Pennington lacking
but 2 Of an election. Owing to some mis-
understanding, Briggs and Riggs refused
to vote for Pennington at the time, though
both lad promised to do SO. It Is under
stood their votes can be had for Penning
ton in the end.
The case stands curious: neither Re-
publican nor democrat can be elected,
nor can an out and out American. Pen
nington is Republican but is understood
by The Americans TO indorse KnowNoth-
ingism to d moderate extent. Smith is an
old line vhig, but is understood by the
Americans to be also a Know Nothing in
sentiment. Thus the matter stands
Pennington draws all the Republicans,
several anti. Lecompton men, and two or
three Know Nothings; Smith carries all
the democrats, % Of the Know Nothings,
and three or four anti-Lecompton men,
We think this is a fair representation Of
the entire matter. Sherman is out of the
ring.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-02-04

RThree farmers near Greensboro,
North Carolina, uamed jesse Wheeler,
Thomas Pur3er end Jonathan Harris hare
been arestaI aud committed to jail oa 9
sharyo 81 s:t laeng Helpers book.