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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
Kussoda Business Revival Changes.

At this time Muscoda is the brisk.
est business town in Grant County,
considering population and capital
Various causes have produced such
result. The Bohemians, a class of
people who, in their crude state yield
NO support to trade, have grown
civilized, wealthy, schooled and fitted
for living as others do--patronising
the stores, shops, &C., and so contribr
uting their share for building up
towns and enterprises. Perhaps q
third of the people inhabiting the
country about Muscoda are Be-
hemians. The people generally,
Americans, Germans, and all others
about Muscoda, have grown fat upon
the markets afforded by the railroad.
But chiefly the new bridge has been
q means for adding to Museoda the
trade from across the river, amount-
ing perhaps to more than double
what is received from this side.
Most of the old buildings have been
removed from the river to the rail,
road, nearly mile distant, to where
the business confluence is, and have
been fitted up, appearing as new
buildings. Graham is erecting
grain elevator, at the depot, to be
worked by steam power, and several
serviceable business houses are being
provided for the reconstructed
town. Ralph Carver, the postmas>
ter, is running new and the neatest
kept drug and notion store we have
seen in the country. John Smalley,
proprietor of the Smaltey House, is
now doing perhaps the largest hotel
business in the west part of the state.
We lately stopt rainy day at Nus
coda and found the changes SO great
that NO part Of the old town was
visible-all new, except a few of the
friendly old faces, the McIntyres,
Graham, Grote, Bull Dieter. Moore
and some Others. 1t is said that four
fifths OF the citizens there previous
to the railroad have Disappeared
Musceda has now a firm basis, and
every man in business may calculate
with reasonable exactness what can
be accomplished. There are no UNI
csrtainties, and property is approach.
ing uniform valuation, being worth
the cost Of lands and buildings.
Machinery is greatly needed at
MusOoda for working up the abun-
dant timber of that vicinity into
valuable stuffs for market. At pres.
emit there are no lumber mills at all.
The Bull engine and fixtures, well
adapted for the like but out of use
since the fire which destroyed the
buildings, are for sale very cheap to
any one who may wish to ref t them
on the spot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

Iowa CouNTY.-The railroad bonds
matter in Iowa county continues to
to be prominent topic there. The
Board Of Supervisors have issued q
statement to the people, in which
they declare that the recent Supreme
Court decision does not effect them
adversely. They also declare the
contin uance Of the policy of mons
interference, which means that they
will not levy q tax for the payment
of the Judgment. The Judgment GOV,
srs about $40O, 900, and the Board
have authorized the attorney for the
county to apply for new hearing in
the case.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
Cuardian eaIe--Feniey.

- Grant County, 90 ty Court. =
In the matter Of the of the minor heirs of VIII
liam K. Fenlev, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue and in pufsu
ance order of cense made in said matter the
twenty eighth day of June A. d. 1859 by the county
of said county the undersigned Susan Mary Fen
ley guardian Of the minor heirs Of said deceased will
ON Saturday the seventh day of August d. 1859 At
O'Clock in the afternoon Of said day at the saw mill
of John s. Fenley at Shape in the town Of Jamestown
and county of Grant, offer for sale at tho
following described lands to-wit: the undivided enc
half of fractional northwest quarter of Section and
the undivided half tho south twothirds Of the west
half of the south west quarter of Section Sail in
Town l north, Range west saving and excepting
therefrom the homestead right and dover interest ot
Susan M Fenley, widow of said deceased.
The terms of gale will be made known at the time
and place of sale. SUSAN n. FENbEY.
Dated a Jamestown this Cd day of July 1869 5ti
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

PHRsoNAL.--Senator III. ii. Gray
and P. A. Orion, of Lafay cite Coun-
w were in Lancaster last week.
Mr.. Gray came to examine into the
Grant County method of supporting
the poor. He locked over the re-
cords and then oslted on Mr.. Halbert,
the Superintendent, who showed him
the premises and explained matters
relating to the management. Mr..
Gray appeared well satisfied with our
system of paupsr management
Lafayette County is erecting q fine,
large building for psupers upon the
Lafayette County paupsr farm, near
Darlington. .8a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13


The Bright> Birmingham letter, to
which we referred on the strength of
the Geographic report of it, is more
remarkable document than we ever
supposed. 1t deserves special and
careful perusal. 1t runs thus:
LONDON, June 9, 1869.
"DEAK SIR. | must ask my friends
to excuse me if am unable to accent
their invitation for their meeting on
monday next. The Lords are not
very;wiseIbut there is sometimes prof.
it TO the people, even in their unwis-
dom. lfthey should delay 10 passing
of the Irish Church bill for three
months, they will stimulate discus,
sion on important questions, which,
but for their infatuation, might have
slumbered for many years. 1t is
possible that good many people
may ask what is the special value of
constitution which gives majori-
ty of 100 in one House for given
policy, and majority of LOOM anoth-
er House against it. Itmay be asked
also, why the Crown, though its Min
listers in the House of Commons,
should be found in harmony with the
nation, while the Lords are generally
in direct opposition to it instead of
doing little childish tinkering about
lite peerages, it would be we'll if the
peers could bring themselves on a
on q line with the opinions and nee
essities of our day. In harmony
with the nation they may go on for
long time, but throwing themselves
athwart its course they may meet
with accidents not pleasant for them
to think of. But there are rot few
good and wise men among the peers
and we will hope their counsels may
prevail. L am sure you will forgive
me il / cannot come to your meeting
"Believe me always, very truly
yours, "JoHN BRIGHT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

QuAIST.-Mr. Robinson, of the
Green Bay Advocate, who is now
travelling in Holland, thus speaks of
the characteristics of the people in
Que of his interesting letters from
Rotterdam
"Most of the dwellings have little
mirrors projecting from the street
windows at such an angle as to allow
the occupants inside to see what is
going on outside without the trouble
OF going to the window. SpiegelS,
they are called; and though they are
said to be peculiar to Holland, have
seen them elsewhere, even as far
away as Vienna. The loiterer around
town may notice also blue or white
pillow, or sometimes a pin-cushion,
placed at the window. 1t denotes
that within a day or two past the
population of the city has been add
ed to in that house-if girl, then
blue if boy, white. During the
sickness Of the lady, the utmost inn
munities are granted the house the
bailiffs or officers of the law dare not
modest it, and if troops pass it on the
march the drums Ease to beat. We
passed several sledA mere sleds,
with wooden runners, drawn by
horses, performing the labor of drays
around town a little water-cask
was fastened to the forward part,
with holes just against the runners,
and at each motion of the concern a
Jet of water was jerked under the
runner SO as to make it slip more
easily over the hard pavement"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
HERALD REMARKS.

And now follows the argument OF
Mr.. G. K. Dean, of Boscobel, in O
letter which he lately published in
the Mineral Point Tribune, and where
in he very plainly indorses the ma
jority of court and also intimates
that majorities have no rights to vote
taxes upon minorities for any kind
of public improvements.
The letter was written no doubt
in the interest of the party in Iowa
County who advocate a Reputation
of their county bond debt still owing
for building the railroad to Mineral
Point. Boscobel and Mineral Point
have railroads from which they are
deriving good advantage, the roe ID
having been built chiefly of capital
not raised by themselves. The Bos.
cobel railroad was built before Bos-
eobel was born, the Fennimore and
Patch Grove farmers subscribing
stock to aid the work, and Mr.. Dean
and others running in TO grab the
profits. And as soon as these grab,
bers opened out with their town lot
enterprises, they began crying to
others to hold up and not bald any
more railroads and especially have
such men been laundering of late
against local taxation and county and
town aid for building bridges and
railroads. The reai motive is q most
selfish one, and : bid fer popularity
among the dog-inrthe-manger men
and those who do nothing and pay
nothing for anything, yet ever on the
watch for the hones earned by wise, |
generous and progressive men. The
triumph of Platteville in voting
for r. r. stock to build arosd
% their town probably offended Mr..
Dean and his class-the more so as
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
summons--wayne .

y County Of Grant. Grant County, Wis.
vacation after March Term 1862 Action for Divorce
Milton II. Wayne, plaintiff Mary Wayne, defendant,
TIE State of Wisconsin, Defendant Aers a<ssa.
You are hereby summoned and required TO answer
he complaint in this acton copy of which is ned
the Office of the Clerk of said Court and to serve
copy of your to said complaint on the subscr
bers at their Office in the village Of Lancaster, Grant
Co.. Wisconsin within twenty days after the service
hereof exclusive of the day of such services and il you
fail said complaint within the time aforesaid
the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court Tor
ths relief demanded in the said complaint.
pn GEO. CLEMENTsoN, Pits Atty.
s=<tas "a Residence Lancaster, Wis,
Dsfad Inlv 9Th 1860 bw6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
Summons--Druen.

CrATE OF Wisconsin, Circuit Court in and for
- County of Grant. ! Grant county, Wis.
In vacation after March Term 1889 Action for Divorce
Susan I. Druen, plaintiff, us William H. Drusn, de
PENDANT
The State of Wisconsin to The defendant ADORE NAMED
You are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint in this action copy filed in the
Office of the Clerk of said Court and TO copy OF
your answer to said complaint the subscribers at
their office, in village of Lancaster Wisconsin within
twenty days after the service hereof exclusive OF the
day of such seryice;a il you fail to answer the SAID
complaint within the time aforesaid the Plaintiff in
will apply the court for the relief deman
dedIn the said complaint.
ste BUSHNELL CLARK, Pins Atty.
Dated July nth A. D., 1859 Lancaster Wiz.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

PAPER MILL BURNED.-Shortly af,
ter eight o'clock last evening fire
broke out in the paper>mill Of Messrs
Noonan & McNab, in the town of
Humboldt, FIVE miles, north of this
city. The flames soon had complete
mastery over the premises and spread
to the fouringemill of John J. Orion,
adjoining, which was also in short
time reduced to ashes. Both manu-
factories, being arranged for water
power only, had not been in opera
ton since the destruction of the
Humboldt dam several years since.
This condition of things OF courselde~
tracted from the value of the proper
ty, but we deem it safe to place the
total loss in the neighbornood of
$40, upon which there is no
doubt considerable amount of in.
surance. The work was without
doubt the work Of an incendiary.-
Milwaukee Sentinel, July7. 4a 90
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

GHOSTS THAT WILL NOT DowN-The
Irish Church bill and the Fenian
question continue to agitate the
British Parliament. In the House
of Lords on Tuesday night, an amend.
ment to the Church bill, postponing
the date of its taking effect to 1872
was passed after warm debate by
vote of $50 to "A. In the House
of Commons, Mr.. Moore moved q
resolution, directing an examination
into the treatment of FeniaLs, and a
Redistribution of prisoners so as to
separate those confined for political
offenses from the others. Both sec
tons of the resolution were voted
down. The London Times, com
menting on this debate, classes the
Fenian prisoners as murderers, and
strongly objects to any action look
ing to an anelioration of their con-
dition. -ff 81 x.-s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

RAILROAD ExTENsIoN.-The peos
pie of the city of Monroe are taking
q lively interest in the matter of exs
tending their road west to the Mis-
sissippi, and really west to sundown.
ss there is no stopping place this side
of the Pacific coast. The Milwaukee
and st. Paul Company own the Mon
roe road, or what was formerly
known rs the Southern Wisconsin
Railroad. It's extension is more than
likely, though there are many in
Monroe 80 blinded with ideas of
monopoly, narrow minded men, as
to advocate the let alone policy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

1@~ 1t seems hardly possible, but it
is seriously stated that Ku-Klux LETT
tiers have been sent to Mr.. Douglass,
the colored printer who is at work in
the Government printing Office,
threatening him with death unless
he leaves his place by certain day.
1t is said that threatened men live
long. and we presume that Mr.. Doug
lass is abundantly able to take care
of himself. AT any rate, he must
stay where he is, if it should require
o regiment OF marines from the Navy
Yard to protect him. That bullying
like this to which he has been SUBJ
jected should be tolerated, is not for
a moment to be thought of; and
should Mr.. Douglass be in the least
injured, it will be the duty of the
Government at once to employ all
the Black printers it can find in the
country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
s6g-The English Primitive Meth

s6- The English Primitive Meth>
6tlists have discovered young
Sturgeon in the person of Rev. w.
Jones of Birmingham. He was at
their May anniversary in London,
and the Methodist Times says of him :
With a natural delivery of the
most unpromising character, he be-
gan, and in few sentences impressed
his earnestness upon the minds of
all. Affected with the vast audience
before him, and with his theme, he
soon kindled, and with extraordin-
airy eloquence, beautiful imagery.
and fiery zeal, threw the whole as
sembly into transport His waving
hand of appeal for silence while he
completed his sentences was of little
avail A frenzy of admiration had
smitten all, and tumultuous applause
seemed only to be momentary re-
lief, when an easy turn to the clock,
indicative of his desire to resume his
seat, called forth tumultuous cries
that he should go ont He finished
as be began, an address which we
cannot compare with any we have
yet heard, and which must give the
impress to this meeting as the best
which has yet been held.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

The Herald's Richmond dispatch
says: "Tbe majority for Walker, in
the Virginia election, is estimated
by the very sanguine at 40, 900. All
the Congressman but three are con
seryative Walker men, Joseph Segor
being chosen as Congressman for the
State at large. Among the Radical
Congressman chosen IS one Norris, o
negro. The Legislature viii stand
probably fifty majority for the Walk
er party on Joint ballot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

1Wr Gilbert G. Walker. who has
been elected Governor of Virginia, as
a conservative Republican" was q
resident of Chicago before and du-
ring the war; He is native of New
York. He is O lawyer of some abiI-
ity, and while here was q Democrat.
He left here Immediately after the
close of the war, as assarpet. bagger,''
for Portsmouth, Va, where he is en-
gagged in the banking business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

D@-The London Times declares
that the Irish Church bill must bee
come law ;athat this session of Par
lament must destroy Protestant SUI
premacy and establish religious equal.
ity in Ireland. The Morning Star
severely reprimands the House OF
Lords amendment to the bill. The
Tines also takes strong grounds in
favor of the Trades Union bill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
rsa President Grant viii this week

ssA- President Grant will this week
accompany his family to Long Branch
and occasionally, during the summer,
be absent from Washington, but at
no time over two weeks, perhaps
never for so long period. His trav.
cling movements will depend on the
state efpublic business, which will
receive his attention at Washington
whenever its Importance shall so re-
Quire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
sa-Cardinal Bon aparte, who is

hA-CardinaI Bonaparte, who is
still believed to be the coming man"
in the Vatican, in the event of the
death of Pho Nino, has been named
protector, or quoss sovereign, of the
village. of Prossedi near Rome, where
his relative Prince Gahrielli, posses
ses large estates. Great rejoicings
took place on the occasion of his
neminationd inswhich the. Bonaparte
eagle formed conspicuous part.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

a n@- Letters received from JEFF. Da-
viz, now ut Paris, render it doubtful
il his health will ever permit his re-
turn. If he RECEIVERS sufficiently to
permit travel he will spend the sum-
mer in Canada and the winter in
Mississippi.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
ea~The rumor that Great Britai

EkB H6 TUIHOI tuHG UTtaL DTIIHIu
is soon to make common cause,
against tbs United States, with Spain
regarding the Cuban question, OBJ
tains general credence in diplomatic
circles at Washington. In the.recent
determined action ofour Government
in maintaining its strict neutrality
was probably induced by knowl-
edge of this fact.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
MA The Regent of Spain was rath

H@-The Regent of Spain was rath.
or theatrical in his surroundings
when indicted into Office. Four
maces proceeded him as he entered,
arrayed in all the glory of robes Of
crimson velvet, artistically decorated
by crowns and other insignia of roy,
atty in gold, with, red velvet caps,
surmounted by enormous ostrich
feathers of snowy white. These
marched solemnly in front, and at
the steps of the platform divided,
fronting the Regent. 49,.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

EE Robson is wholly in favor of
the eight hour rule and before he
expected to succeed him., wrote to
Borie, advising him to ask nobody's
opinion about it, but to make eight
hours q days work without any re-
duction of wages. .sgaa65 aa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

49, Senator Hazelton was the
crater of the day at Lone Rock, and
was listened to with the greatest at
tenticn. Several papers and news
correspondents notice the subjects of
his Grafton as entirely new and yet
before the people in their every day
business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
~The question of ! aliing a co

wThe question of calling a. con-
vention to frame State Constitu>
was submitted TO the voters of WASH
ington Territory at the late election.
Very little interest was taken in th 9
negative. 1t is not likely that Ger :
gress would admit it as State for
some time to come, and the decision
is therefore a wise one.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

swThe Aereal Steam Navigating
Company, of San Francisco, being SO
well satisfied with recent experiments
Of the model air steamer, have resol-
we'd to construct a machine of suffi>
Gent capacity to carry passengers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
Mare Strayed.

Strayed or stolen from the premises of Henry Shens
in the Town of Ellenboro about the 18th OF
May last year old small sized mare color straw
berry with dark and tall is expected TO oa
in about or months. Whoever will give inforn,s
ton leading to the recovery of said animal to me by
mail otherwise sa Platteyllle shall be literally
warded 5w4 HENRY SHENST0N.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

RIcH.AThe Darlington Republican
since its engagements and reerganiza>
ton has become one of our richest
exchanges as local itemizer. OAR
hngton has flag staff one hundred
feet in height. The Fourth was
grandly celebrated. 4saao sils5t' 7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

The woman immigrants from
Northern Europe who have settled
IN the West continue their old hab,
of working in the fed, and they
can do az much work as the men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

@ One of the proposed amend
ments to the Irish Church bill in the
House of Lords providesathat the
property of the disestablished church
shall be equally divided among the
different Protestant sects, and the
Catholics of Ireland. Another, and
wiser amendment. provides that the
surplus revenues shall be secularized
and treated as a fund for the grant~
ing of small loans at moderate in
terest to the peasantry of Ireland.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

Hiram Dunwiddie, an old and
distinguished citizen of Green Coun>
ty, died lately, Of consumption.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

S@-"The Democrats" says the
Berks and SchuytkiU Journal, raise a
great howl about taxes, but in every
city, country or State where they
have the rule the taxes are enormous.
Take New York City for example,
There the local taxes are almost un-
bearable, and enormous prices for
real estate and rents are the conse-
quence. In the Democratic % State
Of Maryland the taxes are SO onerous
that farms there will soon be worth
little or nothing. In the Democratic
counties Of our own State the coun>
ty taxes are nearly twice as high as
in Republican counties. In Pennsyl-
vania under Republican rule, real es-
tate is entirely free from State taxes.
These are facts for the taxpayers to
ponder upon. Our State was never
SO well governed as it is at present.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

The Cleveland Leader figures up.
9 good Republican majority in the
next Legislature of that State.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

ApoLoGY.-Our editorial friends
have had grand time at their an
nual gathering BIT Oshkosh for BUSH
ness and pleasure, and their papers
are filled with reports. Owing to
business requirement. we failed to be
present, though nothing would have
afforded US greater delight than to
have been there. So s-.-.. -,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13
sE Gen. Rosecrans, the democratic

g Gen. Rosecrans, the democratic
nominee for Governor of Ohio, re-
ceived vote of thanks from the re-
publican Legislature of that state in
the winter of 1923, for his gallant>
ry in the war against the rebels,
and in letter acknowledging the
compliment he spoke of the peace
men of that time as traitors of the
deepest dye, and said that he was
amazed that any one could think of
peace on any terms except those
which should result from the honor
able warfare ia which the country
was engaged. Now the men whom
he then stigmatized as traitors have
nominated him as their leader in the
State canvass. They must have very
short memories, or very forgiving
dispositions, otherwise they. would
not thus lick the hand that smote
them. And what must he said of the
General if he now accepts the leader
ship of the men whom he then so
strongly denouncedT'