Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-09-04
Horse Stealing--Remarkable Increase,

idag bc Sale 10 estimate luaU twenty
horses are stolen from men Of Grant
County every week, and that the loss
has been 1T this rate for five or six
weeks. The public loss to people
cannot be less than $4,000 per week.
On Saturday night two valuable hor-
scs were stolen from a ncighbor and
rode through Lancaster, on their
way toward Prairie du Chiea. 1t is
known that other stolen horses have
gone in that direction. It is proba-
Die that the thieves support a boat
at some place for crossing the Missis-
sippi, and that they are numerous
and we'll organized We do not
know that any horses stolen hither-
to have been recovered or heard Of,
or that any thief has been taken
v hat is the individual loss is the
public loss-all being equal sharers
in the end, except that the owner of
stolen property bears more than his
proportion Of loss. All property
suffers depreciation as result OF the
insecurity existing, and the value OF
horses suffers especial depreciation.
That is, horses would bear higher
value were it not for the danger Of
their being stolen. The depreciation
is exactly in amount equal to what
it would cost to have horses insured
against thieves.
Put these facts must be familiar
to all men Of thought and good
Judgment, and we only shape them
in order for publication in view Of
offering some useful suggestions.
The public being interested, all
property holders about equally, and
all alike whether the owners Of hor-
ses or not, in preventing such OK
travagant loss Of property by means
OF horse stealing, we cannot see why
some sort Of efficient action should
not be taken Immediately for break
ING up the horse thief profession in
Grant County And we cannot see
why the public, the entire property
holding public, should not bear
equally the expenses required for sup
i,root dooI ,,ora tlan IA s,,,I, NM. =.
5S,,,o nj cost = ''''' = - ~
!. Rnt" i i osI,ad !. what hive
YOU 10 offer hat would insure to-
tai suppression Of horse stealing?
Name il and fit shall appear III ccr-
tain snrnnss von,. remedy sball bo ~
oncn annI;odn
Tnri. iwrI 10 shal)olf.ar yba+ con
MOI Gajl Rntnr2mnfnass ana j tair
anoon',t of ,ndninaif,, vii IVA raonir.
81 II thn nHhIfc ~ sLaIl moi $40
orst formation OF morse thicr men
mo asaoriatjons nor any thine of
hat sort. We have faith in indlvid-
ual enterprise for ACCOMPLISHING AZ
most anything, and this is substan-
TALLY the basis Of what we shall OH
cr-togcthcr with such E .-5and cash
inducemeut as shall let loose the
dogs ef war to start and startle and
hound every horse thief that comes
within fifty miles Of Grant County.
1t may be out of tho question to
raise suitable sum Of money By sub
scription enterprise, that being too
slow and unjust as a means, be
cause but few would share the bur
thens. \ mill en- the dollar Of the
Grant County taxable property rails
e. near s9.O00-a small sum indecd.
considering the object to be accom-
pIishcd. yet The sum is larger than
would be needed. Half that sum
would be sufficient.
But how shall 50 much be secured
and what the seton
We reply, let there be great
spontaneous meeting of the people.
say at Lancaster on Wednesday The
18th September, court week. The
leading citizens viii then be at Ian
caster, aud the head property hold
crs.
IoLthc meeting instruct the SUI
pcrvIsors bv resolutions as follows:
Resolved. That Che Grant County
Board Of Supervisors BE authorized
10 offer as a reward the SUM Of 81. 0G0
for the apprehension and delivery in
iail Of the first morse thief upon his
conviction Of having stolen a horse
from any citizen of our county !:
and for the second apprehension and
delivery Of any horse thief 5000; and
for the third $800-and 80 on for ten,