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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

NEW Court HoUsE.-The new
Court House in Lancaster is nearly
finished, and will be one of the most
presentable and substantial public
buildings in the west part of the
state. The architect and builder is
Mr.. John Thornton, certainly with
out any superior in tho country as q
thorough mechanic. For the reason
that mechanics so seldom do their
work according to contract, SO gen
orally fall heloy from having to
bid against the rawest competi.
tors and underbid till hardly a dol
lar remains for margins, we but sci.
dom have an opportunity for MOTTO
ing first rate work on BUILDING
architecture. But in the case of Mr..
Thornton and the new Court House.
although forced by underbids to
take the work SO cheap we are told
as to loose about $1,000, be is yet
finishing itup in first class workman.
ship style, sighting no part, and even
doing better work, much of it not
required in his contract. Surely
one SO governed by sense of duty
to the public and justice toward the
mechanic art which he processes and
refuses to degrade, should be remem,
bered by the building public every
where IL the letting ofg good contracts
for excellent work. And we do hope
the building art will soon cease to be
virtually failure-at least not be
longer degraded by sighting and false
work through a necessity arising
from excessive underbidding.
Rather, let Ell do as John Thorn
ton has-live up to their contracts
though it cost their bottom dollarl
And then there will be honors left,
enough to make sure fou ndation to
success and fortune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18
The Milwaukee Wheat Market.

During the first week in May the
price in wheat reached the highest
point ever known in the Milwaukee
market, No. 2 having sold during
that week for $3.50. Since that time
the fall has been regular, and some
thing like nominal and healty prices
are again established, No. 2 having
been sold yesterday as low as S2.I4.
The highest price paid any week last
year for the same grade, was s3.08.
During the past week the highest
price paid was 1884 and the lowest
S2.07, and the rates have been regu-
lerly higher in Chicago by an ayers
age Of at least Is cts. to the bushel.
The receipts During the past week
were slightly less than tor the week
previous-the aggregate quantity be-
ing 147, 467 bushels against 158,096
bushels the week before and 449, 552
bushels for the corresponding week
of last year. The total quantity of
wheat in store yesterday was 327, 600
bushels--considerably less than the
quantity on hand the same day last
year. 1t is anticipated that the re-
ceipts for Tomorrow will exceed the
quantity for any day during nearly
two weeks past.
While wheat has steadily declined
throughout the country for the last
month, -four has remained compara-
lively steady, and is selling now at
only about a dollar lower than the
highest price of the year.-Milwau-
kee Nepp$, June '13.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18
DROOF OF WILL-HoLLowAY.

STATE WISCONSIN, Probate Office, Junel5 1857
County of Grant %
In the matter of the Proof and Probate of the last will
and testament Of John Holloway deceased late of the
County of Grant.
Whereas, instrument in writing, purportiGg to be
the last will and testament of John Holloway.
deceased late Of the County of Grant has been filed in
this office; and whereas application has made by
J. c. Holloway, praying that the be proven ana
admitted to Probate according to the laws of this Stae
1t Is ordered that the matter of said application be
heard before me at the Probate Office in the village OF
Lancaster in said county, Monday the 10th day Of
day:
And it further ordered that notice shall be given to
all persons interested in said will 81 the time apd place
OF said hearing publication in the Grant County HER.
AID newspaper printed AT Lancaster in said county
for three successive weeks each week. prior tho
time of such hearing.
BY the Court VIM. McG0NIGAL,
Aw3 County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18
= a ..kee and Detroit Route East
yfossing the Lake-Personal.

Sdf recent tour across Lake Mich
gan, through 200 miles by cars to De-
froit, thence to Jackson, Lansing and
return by way of Grand Rapids and
the Lake, a distance going from home
and returning 1900 miles, is priced
as the pleasantest and most useful we
could have undertaken. '@t,
Our business, as before stated, was
to ascertain to our own satisfaction
why it is that Michigan exceis Wis
consin fer the culture Of fruit, and
wherein that State differs from ours
in climate, soil, temperature ofatmos
phere and land, moisture Of earth and
atmosphere, &c" r = =
;Ihe weather and degree of forward
ness in the fruit and forest trees were
favorable to the objects of our visit
It is true we should have given more
time to the examinations; but, hav.
ing satisfied our curiosity upon the
several Substantial points Which
appeared to bear upon the success OF
failure Of the apple. ORCHARDS in Wis
consin, we'felt sufficiently we'll paid
for tiTpe and outlay. The fruits of ou1
expedition are to appear in the Herald
at times when they will be profitable
oKossiNG THE LAKE.
Why is it that SO many prefer to
double the southern shore of Lake
Michigan at greater delay and dearel
expense in travelling east we can
hardly tell. TIE Lake and Grand
Trunk route east, through Canada
and by way of these great waters and
che Niagara and the aurora BorealiS
is surely unexeelled upon the West
ern hemisphere for variety and gran
deur; whilst the route east by way OF
Chicago presents o sameness that
yields the fewest' pleasures contin-
housness ikened only to the sleep OF
Camilla which was not even inter-
rupted by dream that the world had
any end or beginning
. There are those who look on
ride upon the Lakes as beset with
dangers, and fear beingsvallowed up
in thpss Kissing pillows which the POI
cts have dressed up for the imagina>
ton of certain sorts of people. Now,
for twelve years the two superb lake
boats MllWaukes and Detroit, have
traversed those "fbillowy Lakes, %
making two trips each day, and new er
an accident Can the like be said for
any stage, railroad car or family car
tiage2 4uS, to show the pleasures of
lake travel, we were assigned a fine
State room, furnished in full parlor
bedroom style. There We lay from
shore to shore gently rocking and
dreaming of the good times coming.
q The Lake Steamer, MtlUaukee,
commanded by.Capt. Trowell, How
ard Miles the chief clerk-than whom
trusties n6n AID truer were never
barn, Is one Of the stoutest vessels
Af6at, ara the Detroit is said to be
Ter Bduaf. ,''F - :"
h. Persons travelling on this steamer
are referred to the engine, one of
the finest IN America, and to the
Giant Scotthman in charge, James
Atfhdley-for eighteen years an en-
sireef On lake Michigan. With his
Revolution Counter or Log Record
sr, Safety Water Gauge and Hose he
says. he feels az secure 'ag General
Grant gurrodnded by an army Of
friends. Mr."Grindley bias run this
steamer during nine years without
an accident, Of which he is as proud
as a most successful General.
:.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

BosToN JUNE 15.-An important
invention for substituting crude PEI
troleum fuel WIS tested on the Gov
eminent steamer Palos yestepday.-
Steam was got up in % minutes, and
the PayoS proceeded 20 miles in one
hour and 50 minutes, consuming but
four barrels of oil. With coal she
could never exceed eight knots. The
Government engineers expressed
themselves surprised at the results,
which will create great revolution
in navigation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18
NOTICE.
OFFICE oF CLERK OLE noARp OF SUPERVISORS.

Lancaster, Grant Co., Wis, June 18th, 1867
Whereas, moro than fortyfve resident freeholders,
fifteen of whom residents of each of the fol-
lowing named towns, to wit; Little GIANT, Mount
Hope apd Woodman, have petitioned the Board of SUI
per sors OF Grant County TO lay out and establish
public highway commencing at near the South-East
corner OF the Northeast quarter of section four i)
Town ~ ~ and raage four az west, thence North
about eighty o0 rods thence west of north to the Town
ine or the west side of the hollow thence the most
practicable route TO the southwest Of the north
east quarter Of the south quarter Of Section thirty
thfae 33) Town sx66l Range four west thence north
about two and half (212) miles, through John Harsh
bargers farm and David Harlockers hollow, thence
down said hollow the best route to intersect the
Lancaster and Nocdman County, road near the bridge
over Big Green river.
Now therefore notice is hereby given that the Board
of Supervisors, aforesaid, will neet at Courtrghts
the commencement of said road Tuesday the 10th
day Of July next II O'clock NJ Of said day for the pur
pose Of viewing, establishing and ordering survey Of
said proposed road, il deemed advisable.
BY order Of the County Board
s. F. elise
Clerk OF Board of Supervisors.
Grant County Wis. 2-3t
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

RA girl in one of the public
schools ofSpringfeld, Mass, applied
to her teacher on Thursday for leave
to be absent half day, on the plea
that they had company at home.
The teacher referred her to the
printed list of reasons that the school
committe think sufficient to justify
aboence, and asked her if her case
came under any of them. She naive
ly replied that it might come under
the head of domestic affiiction."
Her wit procured for her the desir-
ed both.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

FALSE EYES, EARS AND TEErH.--A
Paris correspondent, referring to the
great Paris Exposition srys;
In the circle most outside the PIC
ture galleries are photographs Of the
nations, book, paper, stationery, mu.
steal Instruments, surgical instru-
ments. In these as everywhere,
France is Supreme. There is one
exception. In dentistry the Ameri>
cans are beyond all competition. The
display Of artificial teeth, the perfect
imitation Of nature in gums and pals
ate are wonderful. But the French
are equally great in artificial eyes
and ears. The eyes are life itself.
They not only supply an eye that
is lost, but cover shrunken or injur>
ed eye-ball with q she'll that perfectly
matches che other eye. The ears Of
delicate rose gutta percha are very
pretty. If one has an ear cut off,
bitten off, frozen off, or eaten away,
here is light and elegant substitute.
1t is said that ladies with large
ears cover them up with their hair,
natural or acquired, and annex those
pretty little artificial ecrs, Of course
with handsome earnings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

s9-The state editorial convention
is to meet at Sparta on this day, and
to morrow go off on an excursion
through Minnesota, Lacrosse, Min>
neapolis and st, Paul being the chief
places to be visited. The party will
scatter about Saturday. A press of
business prevents Qpr attendance
this year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

@yThe annual Episcopal Conven-
ton in session at Milwaukee on
Wednesday, adopted resolutions re-
questing the bishop Of the diocese to
attend the convention of all the bis
hops Of the Anglican Communion call,
ed by the Archbishop Of Canterbury,
to meet in London in September next
and appropriating 81 ,000 towards de-
fraying his expenses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

s@A preacher whose congregation
is TOO poor to send him to Rome un-
der pretense Of failing health, has
gone to writing poetry. The folio W.
ing lines are among his first:
! "Tbe great hie fool that's game 10 Rome,
Exceeds the t2ol that sssid a. home"
Upon examination, however, the
lines are found to be plagiarised from
Cowper. '..'~ .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

CoMPLIlENTARY.-The Herald office
and we presume other places in Ian.
caster were surprised to-day with
a visit from Miss Claggett, the eff,
cient head of the Tafton Academy,
accompanied by some twenty of her
female students. They appeared de-
lighted with the novelties about
town. e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE-Es-
TATE OF BREED.
TO HROM IT MA Y 20 A-nEpN.

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned commits
soners appointed by the Probate Judge to receive
anime aud adjust all claims and demands Of all persons
against Samuel 5. Breed late of Grant county vi.
deceased and seven months from the 18th dav of Anr
A D. 1867, being the time allowed and limited by .,i9
Judge for creditors to present their claims and tbs
aersigned having been required give public nofaa
when ana "hers they will meet for the purpose of
aiming and allowing said claims it Is hereby an
nounced that we will meet fer that purpose at the
denee OF Mrs s. $. Breed widow Of deceased IN ~
sa,age Of bloomington Wis., at 10 o'clock, A. NJ on
1851 and November 10th 1867 '1i' isth'
GEO CHAMBERS1
JESSE BROOKS Comm;ssior.
JEHIEL r. SMITH
/ Bloomington, Wis. June 10TH 1867. %,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

B@~ The Fort Wayne Democrat tells
of beautiful, intelligent, amiable,
fascinating and immensely wealthy
young lady in that city, who careful
ly conoeals the knowledge OF her
wealth, wears cheap clothes. and
works in millinery shop waiting for
an interesting young man to to woo
and win her, ''for herself alone. -
There will not be a millner left in
Fort Wayne in three months.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

@rThe Richmond Whig declares
that while Virginia politics have TAX
en- no definite shape, a great change
has taken place in the State in favor
of accepting the situation, and Of
placing Virginia in practical relations
with the government.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

s@Tho general bankrupt act
sweeps off Imprisonment for debt
throughout the country. 1t sets
aside all stay laws, and all prefer
ences, voluntary agreements, and
secret attachments.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

~TsaThe Charleston Mercury bas
discovered that the blacks, as voters,
will outnumber the white voters in
South Carolina, and it urges the
whites to give them political instruc-
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN WISCONSIN.
= On Thursday the Kenosha Tele-
graph, the oldest paper now published
in Wisconsin, entered its twenty
eigth volume.
The Grant County Herald, claimed
as the next oldest, entered its twenty
sixth volume on the fifth of September
last.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

BEEcHER.-IIenry Ward Beechor:
in speaking at Young Mems Chris
tan Association, in New York, touch :
ing the furnishing of their rooms,
said:
1.-TWO kinds of amusements are
wanted, those of muscular and
those of an intellectual kind; bowling
rooms and billiard tables on the one
hand and reading rooms and social
rooms on the other
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

B~John Amaziah orS of Missisip.
pi, brother of Gov. Orr of South Car.
olina, is a leader of the republicans in
his state and is spoken of as their
candidate for Governor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

How TO GET AN EDUcATIoN.-Boys
say to men, awe want.an education /;
but we arc poor, and father is poor,
and we can't getit; so we are going to
learn ira le, or go into a store, or do
something else" Now let me say, ev-
cry hoy that wants an education, if he
will bend his force to it, can get just as
good a one as be wants. The way is
open. Education does not come
through academies, colleges and sem.
inares; these arc helps; but it comes
by study, and reading and comparing.
and ak the schools and colleges and
seminaries in the world will not make
scholar of man without these
and with them a man will be one if
he never secs a college. And what is
true of hays is true of girls, and
what is true of this pursuit is of any
other. The force must be from your
self, and you must de~elop it. 1t is
that indomttable II cam that sets a
man astride the world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

sA- The amount of gold in the Trea-
sury at Washington is 500, 89l. 900
Of which sl8, $4,000 is represented
by gold certificates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

WITHERBEE.- Died June 10, in
Smelser DR.. Ii. Witherbee, Of paral-
ysis. aged 81 years.
Deceased came to Grant County
from Illinois in 1886, and settled at
Hazel Green, For several years he
kept the Empire House and was also
concerned IN mining. Some years
since be bought large farm in Smell
ser and settled there. Ile was wide-
~ known aid respected. A wife
and family of children, PRINCIPALLY
young men and women, are left to
mourn his departure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

nsA- The voters of Alabama are
about equally divided between the
two races. About 10000 have been
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18
Official Organization for the Fourth Of
July.

At meeting Of the County Exec
utive Committee appointed by the
County Board of Supervisors to make
arrangements for the appropriate ded-
ication Of the Grant County Soldiers
Monument on the fourth of July, 1867,
held Julie 18th 1867, the following Of
ticers were elected for that occasion:
PRESIDENT THE Day : Hon. JOHN H. RoUNTREE.
a 1sT VICE PRESIDENT y " W s FFEL6
3RD GEO R LAUGuToN
4TH MILES X. YOUNG.
READER DECLARATION INDEpEsDENoE-Rev S. ". EATON
(ate Chaplain 18th Regiment Wisconsin vounteers,)
MARSHALL OF TIE DAY Gen j. b. CALLS.
ASSISTANT E&3 IALI Col. D. G. PURMAN
The Marshall and Assistant Mar,
shall were authorized to appoint such
other assistants as they shall think
necessary.
OFFICER OF THE DAY Capt CHI q II. BAXTER.
GUARD Lieut. JOHN GRINDELL.
To COMMAND ARTILLERY Lieut.. HENRY b. KEEN.
Hon. w. w. Field Toast Master,
with L. A. Burr. Josiah Beardsley
and A. r. Bushnell, Committee on
Toasts.
1t was voted that tho sheriff and un.
der Sheriff of the county, constables of
the town Of Lancaster, and marshall of
the village, with such others as they
shall appoint be requested to act as
special police for the day.
Voted that the several orders of
Masons, Odd Fellows, Good Templars
and soldiers of the GRIND Army of the
Republic be especially invited to be
present as lodges. and take part in the
ceremonies of the occasion.
Voted that the committee appoint.
ed by the lodges of said orders in Ian.
caster be authorized and requested to
send written invitations to all Of their
lodges in the county.
Voted that all soldiers who served
in the late war are especial invited to
be present in such military uniform as
they may have, and that they be re-
quested to bring with them their arms
and accoutrements so far as possible.
and at least ten rounds Of blank cart
ridges.
Voted that the committees for the
several towns of the county appoints
ed by the County Board of Supervi-
sors be requested to make arrange
menta for a full attendance from their
respective towns.
1t was resolved that families be re.
quested to bring along their dinners,
it appearing impossible to make any
other provision for dining a multitude
so great as the one to assemble.
ResolUed That all bands of martial
music, and all persons who served ia
the army as musicians, are particular.
~ requested to be present with their
instruments to take part in the ceres
monies of the OCCASION.
Published by order Of committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

n@- Mississippi sent $4,000 men in
to the rebel army, 5000 more than
her white vote. She lost of these
27,500. The black population is 50,-
900 more than the white. In some
of the counties the negroes are two
to one, in some three, in others four,
five, eight, nine and ten to one.
She will probably become black
republican state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

ORcHARDs.-At the last meeting
of the Muscatine Farmers Club
"Tbe Apple Orchard was the subject
of discussion. Suel Foster spoke as
follows:
The apple and all our fruits should
be made special business, in order
to make it most profitable the trade
should be learned by beginning in the
nursery, in order to learn the char
acter of trees, and most profitable
varieties Adverse winds ADD STORMS
often damage the crop when in bloora,
as we'll as to blow it off in summer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

HoLLowAY.-Died, in Lancaster,
June 1st, Col John Holloway, aged
70 years and ten months. Deceased
was q native of Massachusetts,, but
at the age OF eighteen, the day peace
was declared between Beitaln and
America, be arrived in the town of
York, Genesoe Co, \. Y, whore he
remained 40 years a citizen. In the
year 1864 he cmigrated TO Lancas,
ter, Wis, where all bis family, eX-
cept one daughter. already resided.
Col. Holloway was a man highly %.
teemed among his old neighbors as
well as in this vicinity. As man
he was remarkable for physical and
mental vigor, which properties re-
manned by him till his death at three
score and ten.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

CAUTIoN The unparalleled success
of the ~ IL. NANNY has induced certain manufacture
ers and agents sfe2e upon its reputation TO aid them
in oistBgn inferior machines upon the transporting
They do this by representing their machines as the Man
n.y. and in way attaching the name to their ma
chimes advertising them such with the purpose of
deceiyny; and the farming public will prop
ery appreciate the patry meanness OF such manuaetu
rers agents tand their number iarge) Every
gina J. II. Nanny machine has the card ~. H. MAN
W. in gilt letters in conspicuous place. Nearly 500
of them sold from this place last year. and over
1900 in years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

neA-J. ID. is freedman and Il. G..
and John Minor Bolts are bond( Omen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-06-18

1ss II you rant goods Of am hind al
me 'olceSt prices, go to A. &c z. A. Burr's