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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
MORTGAGE SALE.

FORECLOSURE Mortgage from Ambrose Robbins to
Richard 5. Brssee.
No,ice is hereby given that by virtue OF the power
aud authority therein contained, certain mortgage
given by Ambrose Robbins to Richard S Breeze date
January sth, 1852 upon the south quarter the
north east quarter the south quarter of the north
cart quarter and north west quarter Of the north
quarter Of Section No. I've (5) in Township No six
north of range No three (3) wes, situated in Grant
County. Wisconsin; TO secure the payment Of two
promissQry dated January Sf, 1859; of said
notes being for five hun6 red and emit dollars
BILE Ave years after date and the other for hundred
dollars, payable three after date, each of said
notes being given by said Ambrose Robbins and paya-
bic said Richard 5. Breese bearer with interest
at six per cent per annum, payable annually of which
said notes said Richard Breezsis the owner and
holder, and upon which said there is due the
of hundred anj twenty dollars with six per
cent interest thereon from January Sth 1882 and which
salt mortgage recorded in the Office of the Regis
of Deeds of Grant County Wisconsin, the 18th day Of
January, 1859, at O'Clock p NJ, Book H." Of mort
cages pages 2l9 and go will be orcloscd by sale
OF said mortgaged premises, such part thereof
all be sufficient to pey sad notes and interest there
aforesaid and that such e will be made by the
Sheriff OF said Grant County, the 18th day OF May,
1868, at clock in the Afternoon at the front door
Of the Court House. in the village of Lancaster in said
Grant County. Terms of sale cash in hand.
43we RICHARD S. BRERsE, Mortgage.
Dated March Both. 1868.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
A VENERABLE PRINTING PRESS

A VENERABLE PRINTING Press
The printing press which printed the
first paper in Wisconsin, was after
wards sold to parties who nsed it in
printing the first paper in Minnesota
But it's days of pioneering were not
yet ended. Some parties in 1857
purchased an outfit for newspaper
in Dakota Territory, and as it hap
pened, the old press. now of no par
iicular use to the Pioneer establish
ment, was sold TO them. and printed
the first paper in Dakota.
Thus this press was used to issue the
first paper in three different States.
Such historic press sh ,uld not be
suffered to rust to pieces, as we hear it
is now doing, and steps have been
taken to secure it and keep it in the
Historical Society Of this State.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

GEN. COBB Once in a great while
we publish u speech of some distin-
guished man Of the country. The
importance of the impeachment sub
Ject IS our apology at this time for
printing the late remarks Of General
Cobb, our member in Congress, which
we think about as able and pointed
as any we find on this great question
of the hour. The speech alluded to
appears in the Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

A "Notis. "A traveller in Arkan.
sas found the following notice
stuck on the ferryman's door at Ca
che river.
"Notts Efauy body Gums here arter
Ticker or to get kross the River,
Thay can ges blow thiz here horn,
and of don't cum when my Besty up
at the House hears the Horn bloin
shele cum down and sell the ticker or
setlem Akross the river ime away
from Hoem John wilton NIB them
that cant rede will have to go to the
hose arter Betsy tant but haf a mile
thar"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

Up TO TRICKs-For some years
the city wholesale dealers have had
a habit of combining to keep prices
up till after the annual sales were
made to country merchants-then
by agreement allowing prices to
slide down to rates insuring ruin up
on country merchants. This year
the country dealers have agreed to
hold off till after prices come down if
IL takes all summer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, TO
TUE Polls The democracy are orr
ganizing to get out to the polls every
man of their party on Tuesday next
so We are told by the passive mem
bers OF that party. They were
greatly demoralized during the war
their leaders either in the rebel
army or else secretly at heart as Sc
cesh as Jeff. Davis. But the conduct
of Johnson has inspired them with
hopes that their leaders may once
more get into power-as usual by
crying Aiggsr" and "nigger equals
ty." The masses of people, gu in-
yincible majority Of them, are right,
only at times they are careless. -
Such is all true in Grant County
All must awake and work, and see to
it that our men 80 to the election on
Tuesday next.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

with reasonable certainty. A COM
parison of the same with the returns
made upon the latest rolls, would
show the discrepancy made, and fur
nish the key for correct equalization.
The towns would vary in their dis /.
crepency, but the average for the
county would be easily ascertained.
other important element, for it stands
20 reason that the higher the stan
lard of valuation Is fixed the more
important IL is that all property
should be included in the rolls.
Let us illustrate the drif. of our ar
gument: 1t our Commissioners
should find on visiting Milwaukee,
that the NcwbaIl House could not be
bought for less than $500, 900, and
upon examination of the rolls find
it returned at $4,000; or should
find the market value Of improved
real estate adjoining the city to be
on average $500 per acre, returned
at $50 pei acre; or remote country
farms of certain grade, of improve
ments worth $50 per acre returned
at $40 per acre; or horses worth $500
put in ut 500; or immense stocks oil
| merchandise put in at one ,tenth OF
their value; or great amount OF
personal property-the luxurius
household furniture and appointment.
is of the wealthy-but slightly as,
sessed or omitted altogether Ga very
common case These facts would
be entered upon the m nutes and en-,
crossed in sufficient number TO de-
| termine the actual status of that
| county with reference to equaliza-
ton. Upon completion of their
work, the review of the State Board
it might appear that Milwaukee
county should be justly raised from
80 to 100 per cent, upon it's own as
sessment return and that Grant
county should be raised but slightly
if it all or vice rersa; and thus the
whole state would be reduced to Q
common standard of equalization by
the operation of an infexible rule
without chance of political pettifog.
| ging, that bane of all public justice
Proper blanks upon which to tabular
ize the facts investigated, should be
prepared by the Secretary Of State
for the use of the Commissioners.
| Having upon examination and re-
port determined the true basis of ap
| portionment, it would stand without
material change for years: or, unit
some part of the State should disturb
the equipoise by advancing or retro.
gading from their assigned place il
the general balance Then a new
survey and report wonld be necessa
ry.
The success of this plan, would o
course, depend much upon the char
acter and qualification of the mel
chosen as commissioners-stern, in
flexible and complete business men
and not politicians, would alone an
swer the purpose.
We shall continue the discussion
soon.
C. X. D.
The above has appeared in tn
Bosccbel appeal and State Journal
and is certainly an able paper on tn
subject; the writer is understood L
be Mr.. Dean, Of Boscobel. 1t prop
erly appears this week with the ney
assessment law which will be foun
in the Herald Supplement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

To REPUBLIcANs.-On Saturday
next, at two o'clock in the afternoon,
fail not to attend at your election
place for the purpose OF agreeing on
a regular ticket to DO voted on cleo
ton day. Select men adapted for
the offices for which they are named
bearing in mind that a good bust
ness man will be wanted for town
clerk, and for assessor one combining
all tho sound, manly qualities to be
found.
The election will take pace On
Tuesday Of next week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
NERs Fail not to be at the
on Tuesday, April z.

Laws OF WIscoNsIN--HERALD Sup
pLBMEvr.-The general laws of Wis
consin enacted by the legislature, ap
pear folded in the Herald on a sepa-
rate sheet. 1t is believed that this
is the most direct, practical and eco
nomical way to get the laws into the
hands Of the people.
This supplementary sheet contains
the new Assessment Laws 1t should
be preserved for reference
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
10 YOUNG CANADIAN.

Inc una.s signed would respectfully inform his Old
friends anu stock raissrs generally tn he has par
chased rom Porter Gray, Benton Wis., the celebrated
stock horse GAMBoY lie is years Old this spring.
let back; stands 20 hands high; weighs iSos o. IND
man.e bone and good action. fine symmetry and Sood
temper. lie was ased in canada; ; dam French
Canadian Mare. sired by the Old Lion OF the North
yorng Gambny erred by Old osmboy Old
Gamx is q pure Derbyshire Black. stands Ia hands
and inches high. Of innsns, bone and splendid
ton rarely eqaslled and surpassed Of hns syn
metry and good temper. Dam, very superior Mare
sire. Mr. Brows "Englanis ilory." which t,oS the
prize At the Royal Agricultural show, Windsor and
ON the following year toe Manchester and Liverpool
prize grandsire Mr.. Stewards noted horse Major"
which took the prize two years At Nisbeachi great
grandsire, Mr.. Bingham's "Engisnd's Glory which
took the prize three years at lincoln, and who
fused 400 uneas for him. great great grandse, that
celebrated horse Mr.. Wisemsns "0ld Honest Tom"
purchased ~ Mr.. Woods, Al Coitenhsm, for 400 gum
cas- and served by subscription at two guneas each
mare He was imported into Canada whom two years
old by Mr. j. H-lliwell lie got by the celebrated
horse old Farmers Glory, bred by Mr.. @. Champlain
out of the celebrated cart mare Old Farmers Glory
Those wishing raise mules will find the celebrated
Jack Young African, his own barn in the Town Of
Lancaster every day In the week-Sundays excepted
Bills will be circulated In cue stating places
and time 4Sw& -. MCKENZIE, Proprietor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

Us Assessors oErtcx TsIRp DISTRICT OF wIscoSsis
Noticsi s hereby given that on the TwENTY-THIRD
DAY OF APRIL, A ID. 1868, at the Carrier House. in
tho village OF Boscobe in said District appeals will be
received and determined relative to any erroneous or
excessive Valuations Assessments Enumera tons by
the Assessor Assistant Assessor and returned
annual list for the present year.
All appeals must be made in writing and spscify the
particular cause, matter thing respecting which
decision is requested aud must state fully
the ground or principle Of error complained Of.
43wl SMITH S WILKINSON,
Assessor Sd District Wis.
Prairie du Sac. March Gath, 1868.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
Vote for Dixon and Paine.

We hope every Republican will
vote for Dixon and Paine for Judges
of the Supreme Court. All matters
considered we feel that such will be
the duty of every Republican. =
Dixon IS not the man we should pre-
fer for the place, but as he is suffi
GENTLY able and to be trusted W.
shall support him. Paine is unobjec
tionable.
The democratic candidates are far
more Objectionable, but that part,
will vote for them TO man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
A DREAM REALIzED.-The Miner

A DREAM REALIzED.-The Miner
al Point (Wis.) Tribune reports two
accidents by the caving in of mines.
Mr.. VIM. Euhler was drifting in a
shaft when the cap rock fell, burying
him under it. He was dead before
the rock could be removed. Strange
to say, Mr.. Euhler had dream the
night before the accident, amounting
to presentiment Of what followed
He was SC impresseiin his dream with
the idea that he was being crushed
with rock, that he got out of bed
while yet asleep, and called for some
one to remove the rock which was
crushing the life out of him. He
related his dream to his wife on be-
ing reused from his sleep. She tried
to prevail on him not TO go to the
diggings that day, but he remarked
that it was only dream and prom
Using to be careful went to. his work,
and his dream was realized.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

FRAUDS IN THE Treasury DEPART
MENT.-The Secretary of the Treas
ury. in reply to a resolution 81 the
House, as TO The regulations for
discovering frauds in the printing
and Issue of postal and fractional
currency, inclosed to that body the
report of Mr.. Clarke, the Super
intendent of the Printing Division. =
The latter gives an account Of the
mode Of transaoting the business,
and says that with the delivery OF
the currency to the Treasury Of the
United States the responsibility OF
the division ceases, and the response :
bility IS :hen assumed by the Treas
urer Under the practical operation
of this system, up to the present
time, there has been manufactured
$50, 100000 Of fractional currency, in
volving the handling many times
over of %, 100000 sheets, and produ
cling $444, 100000 Of notes, without
the loss Of the Government is that
division Of a single note of any de-
nomination. Gen. Spinner, in bis
response, says frauds on and after the
delivery Of the currency to the office,
except outright stealing, could only
be perpctrated by collision with
employees of the printing division and
the Treasurer's office. AS no frauds
in this respect have been committed
in this office, none have been detect>
ed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
H The Emperor Napoleon

w The Emperor Napoleon makes
a note of everything he wishes TO
remem Der, in his memorandnm-oooK
As soon as he has filled up a page OF
il he tears it out. reads 1t over, aud
then dc tears 1t to pieces. He say
he never forgot anything noted down
and read over in this manner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
Ncm advertisements.

IRON AND STEEL
At ihs Bloomington Hardware Store
NAILS, CUT, CL1NCH & HORSE
At the Bloomington Hardware Store
CARPENTER & FARMING TOOLS
~ At the Bloomington Hardware Store
CUTLERY GLASS AND PUTTY
" a. the Bloomington Hardware store
CHAMPION CLOTHES wRINGfR
~ Az the Bloomington Hardware Store
i,yx<YrHiNG II THa HAsew taE I'm
~ Al the Bioominstan Hardware s'crs
,e,f / Brown
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

LAST CALL.-Fail not to meet at
your usual election places, in every
town in Grant County, on Saturda
next. at two o'clock afternoon, for
the purpose Of nominating Republi-
can candidates for the Town offices.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
ssy-Tbere is an anti Masonic ex

s@There is an ANTI Masonic ex.
element at Oberlin, Ohio, the ad
mission of Masons to membership in
Christian churches being made an
issue. With an immense amount OF
talk and angry feelings on both sides
The Rev. Mr.. Finney of Oberlin, q
distinguished clergyman, takes the
ground that ian intelligent sincere
Mason cannot be a christian"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

uay-The United States has over
sixty Thousand religious teachers
and. it may fairly he SD posed
seventy thousand houses of reiigions
worship, in which capital of over
5000 900 600 ia invested.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
,a The workingmen of Biruipg-

sA- The workingmen of Birmirg-
ham, England, have taken measures
TO secure the election of a working
man to Parliament as the third mem
Der to which the city will be enti-
tied under the new reform BILL
They are TO give their man. if they
can elect him, $500 as yearly salary.
and pay his election expenses esti-
mated at 9200. 1t is expected that
10000 workingnen will give one
shilling a year TO secure the repre-
sentation of their class
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

sg Mr. Brown, | owe you q
grudge, remember that"
II shall not be frightened, then, for
/ never kne W you to pay anything
you owed"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

s8-This is certainly an age of
progression if not of improvement.
What do the old fogies think of the
following item of news, copied from
an eastern exchange:
"Last week three ladies were
elected members of the School Com
mittee of the town of Reading in
Massachusetts. Their names are
Anna Appleton, Emily Ruggles and
Ellen Temple, and they are spoken
of as women of culture, ability aud
practical acquaintance with educa-
tional subjects.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

s0 Both houses of Congress have
passed, over the Presidents veto, the
bill taking from the Supreme Court
the right to hear appeals on habeas
corpus, in political cases. 1t is, con-
sequently, now law
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
seaeThe Union Pacific Railroa

sa-The Union Pacific Railroad
has been completed to point twen>
ty-seven miles west of Cheyenne, and
within four miles of the highest sum-
nit on the entire route. This eleva-
ton is $500 feet above the sea. The
number Of men employed in grading
the difficult country which the track
has now reached is about 5000. By
April this first range of hills will be
passed; then ensue the Laramie Plains
where the track can be spun along as
in the Platte Valley. 1t is consider
ed certain also that, by the end of
August next, 3l5 miles of the Cali
tornia end of the Pacific Railroad
will be ia good working order.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

MA LITTLE GIRL being told that
the Kings and heg birthday was on
the same day, asked her mama if the
King and she were twins.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

sD-A New Jersey court recently
held that a degree of divorce gran.
ted by an Indiana court in favor of a
party who had gone to that State,
and there temporarily resided mere.
ly to obtain divorce, was a mock.
cry, aud good for nothing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
Washington, March %

The President has issued an order
through Gen. Grant, assigning Gen
Hancock to tho command OF the De-
psrtment of the Atlantic, with head
quarters in Washington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

esg~ The State election in Michigan
on the adoption or rejection of the
new Constitution framed by the Con.
stitutional State Convention last fall,
will be held on the 9Th of April. 1t
promises to be one of the most ex-
citing elections over held in that
State, inasmuch as the questions of
liquor prohibition. equal suffrage
and annual sessions of: the Legisla>
ture, will be involved. The city
elections will take place on the same
day In that State.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

nsa. An irreverent anecdote is told
ola yong man who made application
for membership of church, and was
placed on probation for the usual pc,
Rod. His conduct having been ex-
emplary he was notified tba the would
be received, but replied that he had
about made up his mind to join fire
company. A religious journal gives
as an illustration of the uncertainty
of human intentions, even upon the
most serious subjects. The Metho-
dist Church statistics show that from
1850 to 1860 there applied for mems
bership in that church 1000, 900 per-
sons. These were placed on proba,
ton, and only 49, 900, about one in
seven, preserved in the intention by
actually becoming members. More
than one million turned back from
their first purpose. The journal which
has called public attention TO these
facts is The Methodist published in
New York City.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
TO TRESPASSERS

All persons are hereby forbidden TO dig mine for
lead lands situated in El.enboro being the
W. y of the s. e. =, and the N. 2. OF the 8. T. = Of
Sec. 10, Tow Rang west except by written per-
mission of the subscriber or his agent q. Adtress
at E'lenboro. Wis. HENRY ROBERTS
451is By JAMES ii ROWE, Agent
Ellenboro March - tn iSJS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
HOUSE CARPENTERS
WANTED.

The subscriber wishes 10 employ three four ex-
perisnced house carpenters, for the
Good wages will be paid and steady employment.
either at Platteyill Lancaster Address Lapcas
ter, Wis JOHN THORNTON.
March 3lst, 1855. s3w3s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31
FOR SALE.

oder my dwelling and two lois IN Lancaster for
sale. situated in east part oil town tho price $loo
iSw2 ELIZA CARNEY
Lancaster, April s. 81, 1865
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

sS~The Comprehend papers de-
nounce what they assert to be the
indecent haste" Of the United States
Senate in the prosecution of Presi-
dent Johnson for high crimes and
misdemeanors We remember the
same papers were crying out against
the ''indecert haste" with which the
Issue made by the rebels when they
fired on For. sampler was taken up
by Congress. It.was indecent haste
when Abraham Lincoln issued the
Emancipation proclamation. None
but the same class of stricklers for
the high proprieties but think th e
sooner it is shown whether Andrew
Johnson is seeking to thwart the will
of the American people. or not. the
better for the country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

s@- When men come home from
California they have way OF talk
ing about" the way we do things on
the Pacific" that rather bettles
Eastern men. There is more liberal
ity and mutual confidence out there.
they say, and not SO many rogues,
despite the loose way people have OF
dealing with each other. This is
not very pleasant talk to hear, but
what must we think about the facts
of the case, when we run plump
against such statement as that lit
tie San Francisco with hundred and
twenty thousand Inhabitants pays
more money into the internal reve,
nue. of the United States than New
York city with its eight hundred
thousand So it is, however. Are
the people honester out there?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

sgThe New York Tribune has
declared three dividends in the last
three months Of 5000 each per share
equal to 40 per cent. per ann UNI
on the estimated value of tile capital
stock at 100000
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

s1~ There were 1--WE SATURDAYS in
last month, a circumstance which
will not occur again till 1896.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

AN IMPRESSIVE WARNING.-Drink.
ing brandy and water is quite popu>
lar with certain residents of San
Francisco. Among those given to
the habit was gentleman known TO
his acquaintance by the soubriquet
f"The Major" He liked his brandy
and water as we'll as any one IN the
world, and INDUCED in it as often
Some time ago he was stricken down
with dropsy, and drew nigh TO death s
door. Hearing of his condition,
several of his old cronies called upon
him. They found him in his cham-
Der in very feeble condition, and
finally preached the subject which
had induced them to visit him. He
listened patiently till they had ceas>
ed, and then asked: Boys, do you
ever drink brandy and water p Ex>
pecting to be asked to take some, the
boys all replied that they did,
"'Twon't do, boys, 'twon't do" said
the Major 'just look here" he con
| tinued, as be exhibited his distended
abdomen and anasarcoused limbs, "a
tell you, it won't do. I have beer
drinking it for the past twenty years
and you zee what | have come to
the brandy has evaporated and lief
the water on my chest and it's going
10 kill me- Fwon't do to drink
anything but pnre brandy"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-03-31

nEWest Virgininia has dispensed
with the lash as c means OF remedial
instioe. Now for Delaware,