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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12
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speaking of them with unqualified praise.
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12
JEW ElRY

- HANEY, Importer and Wholesale, Dealer
H. in Shelf Hardware, IrOn Steel, Nails, &c, 4'1
East Watar Htrcct, Milwaukee,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12
MARVlNS
CHROME IRON
SPHERICAL BURGLAR
SAFES.

Tho only trne BURGLAR PROOF SAFE in the
world win sos'st all buFglars' indictments for any
length Of time. ''
FIRE SA FEES, best Fig Proof known,
Vic best Sufo for the least money
MARVIN T. CO.,
No, 9f5 broadway, New York
No 7aI Chestnut street, Philafejpbia
No. it5 Bank street, Cleveland, Ohio
And for sale by Agents tho principal eitfes ef
tno oo""u otates deols eoW6m
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12

Is good for Rheumatism, Chilblains, Corns,
Whitlows, Caked Breasts, Sore Nipples,
Champs, Boils. Bites of Animals, Weakness
of the Joints, Contraction of the Muscles,
Burns and Scalds, Frost Bites, Painful
Nervous Affections, Chapped Hands, Lame
Back, Pain in tho Side, Swellings, Tumors,
Tooth Ache, Old Sores, Hemorrhoids OF
Piles, Flesh Wounds. Calls of all kinds
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12

~ Fl. PREUSSER Il BRO, Wholesale and
W Retail Dealers III Watches, Clocks, Materials
NC Established in 1871 43S East Water street.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12

YANKEE FURNITURE STORE, Mat
L th"w Bros, Manufacturers and Dealers in Fur
nturo and Upholstered Goods, 4ls East Water st.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12
FRUITS H. NUTS.

A BLANCHARD e. CO., General Deal
~ and Commission Merchants IN Foreign
and Domestic, Green AMI Dried Fruits. Can Goods
Nuts, NC. 800 East Water Street, Milwaukee,.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12

J. H. Gropes,een. founder Of the oil and fauorably
Inn Of L "a
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12

J. II. G.avesteen. founder OF tie old and tasorably
kaaapn kaaiae Of Gr0nesLsex d
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12
ylilluoukcc Nusluess DirctlorD

TncJollovl,g are among the prominent teadny bust
| ness houses IL, their several derartnrnts:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12
4. MARKHAM. 2.i"cips'.
SAGINAW SALT AGENCY.
j. Il. SHAW.

DEALER In Fine. Coarse Dairy and Table Nn,t. Jnu.,
Plaster, Oou,sat. EAtOrIi'ne Now York and Michigan
StuoCO.
No. "a West Water st., Milwaukee.
eNQrdsrs t1lisd at Lowest Market Rates.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

1H-The Coliseum for the Grand
National Peace Jubilee at Boston, in
June, which will be the largest build,
ing in America under one roof, will
require 100000 feet of lumber in
its construction, will be 800 by 500
feet, and will cover between three
and four acres of ground, or about
100000 feet. There will also be used
in the work Is tons of nails and be-
tween four and five tons Of other iron
work. such as bolts, braces, &c. To
cover the roof, so as to make it wa
terproof, 80 tons of tarred paper will
be used. All outside foundations are
5 by 6 and Is inches thick center
foundation, supporting roof, 8 feet
square and Is inches thick, all bedded
in solid gravel, making in all 500
foundation supports. The apex of
the roof is sc feet from top Of sill.
AT hight of so feet there will DO
1900 feet of continuous windows, 8
feet high, all made to run on rollers
for ventilation, consisting of $500
feet Of glass. In the upright of the
building there are to be 1868 lights
of glass. Ingress and egress are
made safe and easy by IL doorways,
each "a feet wide. Ten thousand
days work will be required to COM
plete this structure. 1t is to be fin
ished on the 10th Of June.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
Selling Coua y Tax Lands.

The Supervisors of rawford and
other Counties of the State are al D.,
vertising for sale to actual settlers
the lands upon which there are tax
deeds held, and the terms Of forfeit
ure perfected. In Crawford the tax
lands are being offered at sixty cents
on the dollar of cost, exclusive 81
interest.
The publication Of such lists reveals
the fact that laboring men may pur
chase property of very good quality
extremely cheap for homes, and hun
dreds are embracing the opportunity
As to tax titles they are now cons
sidered about perfect, since the SUI
preme CourtIhas overruled the.objec~
tons offered by lawyers.
In Grant County the land specu>
lators have gobbled the tax lands
quite generally, though there are
still owned by the County many
thousands of acres of very good land,
upon which the county is paying an
nually the state taxes, and which
might be put to sale under some
homestead condition, in which lands
less persons would settle upon and
improve them. In offering these
lands tho cost to county should be
annexed to description to save trou>
BILE if applying to the records, and
to enable men to judge of the cheap.
ness without going to Lancaster
Doubtless there is much good land
owned by the county which can be
sold below one dollar per acre.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
ST. Louis Or in Trade.

ST. LOUIS. May 3 The cargo Of
W wheat, made up TO day for the Grain
Association IL for New York. and
consists of 81 600 bushels OF No. !
spring and ii 900 bushels of Ne.
The former was purchased 20 per
bushel and latter at 20. including
freight 10 New O,leans. The charges
at the latter port with insurance aud
freight to and charges 81 New York ,
will increase the cost of the f"rmei
to 404 and the latter to 353, and
as ST. Louis No | AMI 2 wheat rate
from 3 To cents higher than Chicag"
grades, the margin will be quite hand
sOne.
AT the regular Board of Trad
meeting TO night, paper by l. r
Sprieck, the President, was read.
strongly urging that efforts be made
to regain the Brazilian and other
South American trade, especially the
export of -four and import OF coffee.
1t was stated that before the war
four>fi of the coffee consumed in
this country was imported through
New Orleans, while now not one
tenth is received that way. In 1860
over half millions barrels of flour
were sent from New Orleans to Brazil
while in 1868 only 10000 barrels
were sent. 1t was claimed that all
this trade can be regained by proper
exertions, and that it properly be-
longs to the Mississippi valley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

We have had the pleasure Of meet
ing and conversing with Gen Beadle,
the gentleman who now holds the OF
fice of Surveyor General of this Ter
ritory, and are free to confess that
we like his appearance, and are still
more gratified to hear him express
his opinions 80 favorably of Dakota,
aud it's natural advantages as an ag-
ricultural Territory. 1t pleases us
to note that he has thought of Dako-
ia in connection with its resources
and the inducements it offers for a
large population, as this is now tie
one great want of this section, and is
all important to secure general pros
perity, and it is material point with
US that our influential men should
realize this fact and set about secur-
ing actual settlers. Dakotian.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
The MEMORY OF LINCOLN INFRANc

THE MEMORY OF LINCOLN IN FRANCE.
There was recently held in Paris q
ME ting to commemorate the memory
of Abraham Lincoln. After Pro-
fessor Laboulaye came Mr.. Chochin,
the principal orator. He traced the
life of Lincoln from his boyhood up
to his death, and held him up as q
model of O patriot, statesman and
Christian man. He quoted from his
speeches and writings to show that
he was great political thinker, and
that his ideas were of that class OF
elementary ideas on which great
governments may be built and great
deeds accomplished.
If you have not awakened to the
fact IN America, says q Paris letter.
you will soon do 80, that Lincoln is
hereafter to take stand as one OF
the great landmarks in history. II
you do not yet comprehend the inn
mensity of the role he played in the
political progress of mankind, these
people do. While you are still en-
barrassed with certain crudities in
character, these people see nothing
but his graneeur, and desire to see
nothing more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

DECLINING RE ELECTfoN.-The first
few months of the new term of our
congressman seems to have satisfied
their ambition and they are already
writing letters declining q reelection.
Mr. Sawyer several weeks ago an
nounced that he should retire at the
end of his present term. General
Paine, of the first district, writes
TO the WiiconSin
If this business of going to Con-
gress' had ever been attractive to
me, my observation end experience
during the last nincty days would
have very effectusl!y dispelled the
illusion. Twill work zealously and
faithfully two years more. as "a 'Ser.
rant,' and then propose to res me
The dignity OF :. ''SoUeretqn, and "s,ay
at home" shall not be candidate
for re- election.
Most truly yours. II. E. PAINE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
AThief Plays a Joke

Last Wednesday afternoon aIyoung
man calling himself Flank Hammond
but whose real name il f ancis Hol- |
loway, drove up to Liberty Pole in u
single buggy, the horse being quite
tired. Iivre be ran across Dr. De-
Lap, and entered into conversation
with him 1t soon appeared that
Holloway claim. d 10 have come from
section OF GIANT county in which
Dr. DeLap was Well acquainted.-
they then talked about the old friends
of that section, and Holloway told
the doctor that he was in pursuit OF
some horses that had been stolen
from Bloomington one or Two Of them
having been stolen from his uncle,
whom DIR. DeLap knew. So the doc
tor good naturally put his own horse
into the strangers buggy and came
to this place with him. Searching out
Sheriff Brown, DeLap told him cfthe
man who was after horse thieves and
took him out and made him known to
Holloway, the doctor and the strang-
er meanwhile talking of Grant county
matters. Holloway soon made
known his wants, which were,
horse to ride and twenty dollars in
money, leaving the buggy for securl-
ty. Both were forthcoming through
the polteness Of the sheriff, and the
stranger went on his way rejoic-
ing.
Thursday evening there came by
mail description of a horse and bug
gy which had been lately stolen from
Rockford, ILL.,, and also a description
of the thief All of them tailed ex-
actly with horse, buggy, and man
which had GENE to Liberty Pole
The sheriff swore; DIR. DeLap swore
she would get married (Which he did
the next Sunday. And there was a
lively time generally in certain quar-,
tiers for while. After securing the
stolen horse and buggy, Sheriff Brown
started after the thief Going to
Sparta, he there he found the horse,
saddle and bride which the thief had
ridden away from here. and learned
that the man who had brought them
there had gone off on the cars. Mr..
Brown started after him, and made
a thorough search of all the trains on
the road but found no trace Of the
fugitive.
All the stolen property was recov-
cred, except the twenty dollars sc
} nicely borrowed from the sheriff.
1t is not often that game of any
kind is played off on Tom, and when
good one like that is got off, it vii
, do to laugh. The victim is a little
tender on the subject yet but his feel
, ings will soon get callous to IT, /
the joker gets into Browns hands h'
will lind himself ia close quarters. :
; Vernon County Censor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

aM-A sketch writer in California
delivered Sunday School address,
which is better than Mark Twain
can do, aud of which the following
is an example. "You boys ought to
be very kind to your sisters. once
knew bad boy who struck his sis
ter a blow over the eye. Although
she didn't fade and die in the sum-
mer time, when the June roses were
blowing with sweet words Of for
giveness on her palild lips, she rose
up and hit him over the head with a
rolling pin, so that he couldn't go to
Sunday School for more than u
month on account of not being able
to put on his new hat
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
Prohibition-Historic Reminders.

Corporation and town officers
pledged to liquor prohibition were
this year elected at Mineral Point
and Shullsburgh. In one Of the
Shullsbul gh saloons stranger was
recently murdered, as was generally
believed and his remains hidden
away TO conceal the testimony. All
parties thereupon thought it oest to
dry up the saloons by voting for
prohibition, and leaving the business
to the merchants and druggists who
are thought to be better men-as the
poet says:
"Put angels of light at the gates Of hell,
And none but the damned will enter there"
Gen. Grant has put the Indian bust,
ness into the hands Of Quakers, and
we suggest these godly people for
running the saloons. That none but
men of high moral and christian
principles should be entrusted with q
business having SO many temptations
we promptly admit. More than half
the people drink; the nonsensical idea
of abusing the business so that none
but depraved men will do the selling
not at all having the promised effect
of keeping respectable men from
drinking. The appetite is there, and
will be there-deep and strong as
life, and nothing can remove it but
reason, moral training, and deep con-
viction of the wrong of drinking
Any force means or attempted pro-
hibition can but end in using up those
who undertake the impractical idea
The people who drink are RESPONSE
ole for running the saloon business
and can only be reached by mora
forces, such as the Good Templar'
have been using of late with goodly
success. But their latest entorprls,
Of force means through prohibition
will be rebounding upon their owl
heads, just as it was with the OK tina
went 10 mortal combat with the 10
comotive. Years ago the Sons o
temperance went up by attemptin,
10 carry the Maine Law pr0hibitory
measure. Their car of empire stop
and their engineers were never abl
again TO fire up the public heart
And all who opposed their suicida
policy were set down as enemies
just as at present, those who council
the Good Templars to take no par
In political issues are marked as en-
mics to the temperance cause.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

RIVER GRAIN TRADE.-The pres. n t
tendency of trade is river shipment
st the upper river towns for New
Orleans, then loading into vessels by
elevators for the foreign markets.
The design is river competition with
the railroads, in which the river trade
is to have the advantage of being
cheaper and afiording greater profits
for the carrier. Chicago represents
the railroad interests, and discour.
ages river shipment of grain, belts
ling the river business as of no i'm
portance. But the real facts are,
that the river shipments are a great
success and have already brought
down railroad charges. The next
effect is to be rise of the price of
grain and gain to the producers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

EEThe well known dealers in
wooden goods, Sturgis McAlister &
Co., have introduced brand of men
socks, manufactured on Lambs Fam
lily Knitting Machine, that has gain
ed demand beyond the present
means of supply. This sock cannot
be distinguished from the best hand
knit article, SO perfect is the form
and fabric. The machine is operated
by hand and is adapted to the house,
hold use, and the production of var
ious knit articles and fancy fabrics.
Some 1000, of these complete
Knitters," have been sold by the
Chicago Agents, for family and man
ufacturing purposes, mostly to farm
ers, wool growers and working
women.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
ApygRTlsrMENr.-"Bovs TAINTED

ADvERTiSEMENr.--"Boys TAINTED"
Wanted, by Uncle Sam, q lot OF
FIRST class boys for the future needs
OF his estate. A few choice, well
selected boys for Presidents q mum.
Der OF prime quality for Senators and
Governors; al assortment of good
articles for Congressman, Legislators,
and Mayors for States and Cities
now existing, and to be speedily
erected large number, extra fine
for Judges, College Presidents, and
Professors, Doctors of Law, Divini-
~ and Medicine. Boys wanted to
engineer the buildings of railways
and canals, to get the gold out of the
mountains, the iron from the hills,
and the coal from everywhere. Boys
wanted to run steam ship lines to
Europe. Asia and the rest of crea-
ton. Boys wanted to farm the prai-
ries, to bridge the rivers, to run fac
tories, to own stores, wholesale and
retail, and for. other employments
too numerous to mention.
Said boys must possess the follow.
ing Requisites to Success They must
be
In Action, prompt, patient, perse-
vering, and painstaking.
In Mind, practical, progressive
and peaceable.
In Manners, pleasing and polite
In Life, pure, principled, pious,
patriotic and prayerful.
All boys who can satisfy the above
conditions can be readily supplied
with good places, and none others
need apply to
"UNCLE SAM"
Now then, boys, is your chance for
the future. Count up those charac-
teristics; see what they mean pos
seSs them, and you will be sure to
reap an abundant reward
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
sH~The aOld Bourbon.n "

s@The "Old Bourbons" who
were sccidently elected to the Ohio
Legislature two years ago, and who
by reason chosen biennially. still held
their offices after the people have
lost all affection for them, have inst
passed vissble admixture law. co.
called, which makesit punishable with
not less than one year nor more than
FIVE in the Penitentiary for any one
who is not a male white citizen 10
vote at any election held under the
laws of the State. The bill was
passed by strict Democratic vote.
State Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
The Pacific Railroad-The Last Spike
is Driven!

The great work is done! The last
spike was driven to day. that finishes
the connection by rail of the Atlantic
and Pacific States At half past
twelve all the telegraph lines in tho
United States were put in connection
with the point where the Union Pa
emo and Central Pacific railroads
meet, and were attached to the ham.
mer that drove the last spike, so that
each stroke was instantly conveyed
to all the offices in the country. At
about two o'clock we were at the of
flee in this city, and distinctly heard
py telegraph each blow that was
given in driving the last spike Six
strokes like large clock were heard
and the word "Done" came over
the lines and the whole country was
electrified with the knowledge that
the noble enterprise was finished |!
Great is the rejoicing in the land =
State Journal, May 10th.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11
The Boz de-.

The suit of the county against the
Mineral Point railroad company has
been decided in the Supreme Court
against the county of Iowa-,he
of Mr.. Mills being rcvers>
ed. This leaves the county just rs il
found il, with the bonds impending,
which the courts say must be paid.
Tney amount, with interest &c, TO
something like five thousand dollars
quite a national debt for one coma
ty 10 pay for the sake OF three miles
of railroad. If the road is pushed on
through the county, the bonds might
be paid but not Of course, in one
year, nor yet in two, but in annual
instalments which willmake the bur-
den much less on the taxpayers than
has been supposed. The present is
a good time to purchase property in
the county, but u very poor time to
sell We advise the people to hold
on to their property unless they can
get for it all it is worth. Let US see
how the problem figures up:
The assessed valuation property
in the several towns for 1868 was six
million five hundred and ninety eight
thousand eight hundred and thirty
five dollars and fifteen cents csc, $685.
835.15) To pay the bonds all at
once would require tax of seven
cents. five and one-half mills on the
dollar. In three installments the tax
would be about two cents and eight
mills on the dollar In five install
ments one cent and five mills on the
dollar, taking the assessed valuation
of last year as the basis. The valu'
alton of the property in the county
is constantly increasing, which viii
make proportionate decrease in The
tax-DodgeUiUe Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

MEANNEss OF THE NORTHERN De-
MoCRACY The Richmond Wing does
not like the course of the North ern
Democracy toward the South. 1t
says:
"They meanly appeal to crushed
bleeding and broken-hearted people
to SO erifice the last feeble remnant of
their political and social existance in
order that they (the Northern De-
mocracy) may be saved from the OPP
erations of the XVIII Amendment
Nothing more shameful has occurred
in these days of degeneracy and pro-
legacy"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

COMPOST FOR Ported RosEs.-The
best compost for pot-roses is ones
third each of rich stiff clay, sand, or
fine ashes, and decayed black dung.
Let me add, that pelargoniums, fu-
chsias, roses, strawberries, hollyhocks
and dahlias all like cow dung. For
the last two, it is perhaps the best of
manures. 1t contains more potash
than any other animal manure hence
rs potash is the grand constituent of
a straw berry, il is also excellent for
that delicious fruit Ina word |
believl il To be one of the best of ma
nures. The same may be said of
SCOT. whirb contains nitrogen and
carbon. For pot-roses. use skewer
to mako holes in the soil 30 let IN the
water.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

THE RIVER GRAIN RoUTE-The
editor of Chicago paper who is on
visit to New Orleans, after des-
cribing the elevator built there by
Mr.. Highly, of this city, goes on to
cay: at few millions of bushels of
western wheat and corn would take
this route to the ultimate market, it
would have an excellent influence in
cheap ening railroad freights from
the Mississippi River to Chicago, and
therefore | wish the New Orleans
elevator great success. DAILY Wis
c0nein
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

f0s- Here is an item for the Chi
cago scoffers at the Mississippi grain
movement. 1t is from the Dubuque
Times of the 25th ult. "The Mo-
hawk got off last night with her five
barges containing 45, 900 bushels of
wheat, and $50 barrels of -four from
Lansing and about the same quantity
of oats, wheat and -four from here
in all about 10000 bushels of grain.
She will receive more at Galena."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-05-11

s@- The Supreme Court of this
State has rendered an important de-
cision in the case of Emma Schneider
Investment Company. of Chicago, in
suit brought to recover the amount
of a policy IN the life. of her husband.
The Circuit Court rendered judgment
of nonsuit on the ground that Mr..
Schneider lost his lite by carelessness
in jumping on railroad train after
it got in motion, and the insurance
company was not liable. The Su>
preme Court has reversed this decis.
ion. and remand the case for new
trial