davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-31
COU CHI NO MORE.

warmers Cough Balsam is healing softening and
eNpectorating. Tue extraordinary power IL
IN immediately relieving, and eventually curing, the
most obstinate cases OF Coughs, Colds Sore Throat
Bronchitis, Influenza Catarrh, Hoarseness Asthma
ana Consumption Is almost incredible. SO prompt is
the relief and certain ITS effects in all the shove cases
or any affection OF the throat and lungs that tbous
Aus q phy scians are daily prescribing it, and one
and all say hat it is the healing and expectora
ing medicine known. 0ne dos, always aft ,rds relief
shd IN most cases one bottle effects a cure Sod by
druggists, in large bottles. Price Oas Dollar II 4
your own iarlt II you still cough AID suffer The
Btlsam will --N
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-31

Work has commenced actively
on Ihe D1nyer and Rio Grand Rail-
way. Eagineers are making the fl
nal location up the Platte from Den.
yer, camps are being established. and
the sites OF soma OF the depots on
the line have been fixed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-31
Estate of IkaIIsnu

ATS OF WISCONSIN, q. nProbate Grant Co. Court.
- uraht county, January 9TH, 1874.
Present VIM. McGongal County Judge.
In the matter of the last will and testament of Thomas
Butson, deceased.
whereas an instrument in writing, purporting to be
the last viii and testament Of Thomas Butson.
deceased, late OF the county OF Grant, Wisconsin,
mas been hedin this office and whereas application has
deem made by Thomas Butson jr praying that the
same be proven and admitted TO Probate according to
tue laws OF this state, and that letters tesame
thereon be 70 said petitioner granted,
IL Is ordered that said application DO heard befo re
the Judge ottlis court, at the Probate Office in la n.
caster, in said county, Tuesday, the It'll day of
February, 1871 at one o'clock in the afternoon of said
day
Aud IL is further ordered that notice of said appl
cation aud hearing be given TO all per interested
Dy publishing copy Of this ord r ia the Grant
County Herald " weekly newspaper printed at Ian
caster ia said county for three successive weeks
each week, prior 10 the time of such hearing.
by the Court WIN. MCG0NIuAL, Co. Judge
33W3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-31

-Conundrum-why is 3 mans
trade mark like a certain leading
Prussian ? Because it is IBIS"
mark. The author of the above,
leaves a wife and twelve small chill
dren.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-31

"A little boy hearing his father
say, "There is a time for all things"
asked his mother: when is the
proper time for hooking sugar out of
the sugar bowl ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-31

That is very fne watch, said
one negro 10 another; how much did
they charge for it? Dunno" was
the reply, DE man wasn't in de store
when | bought it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-31
DYSPk.PSI

Marner'sDyspepsia Tonic i, prepared expressly
for Dsspeptcs and those 'uffvring with habitua o.
iiVeness. IL Is slightly stimulating tonic and a
splendid appetizer il strengthens the stomach and
restores the digestive organs their healthy state :
eak, nervous and dyspeptic persons should use Ar
NERs DYSPEPSIA VoNIc. For sale by druggists. Price
One Dollar. ~N
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-31
ADVERTISING RATES.

sEMI-WFlkly TRIBUNE, 25 aud so cents per line.
NEEky Tribune, 81, 50, aud S. per line.
According 70 position in the paper.
The subscribers wishing to preserve Mr..
Greely's essays on "WHAT Know OF FARM
ING,' and who NAV pay the full price, i. e.,
$40 for Daily, 81 for Semi Weekly, or 81 for
Weekly TRIBUNE, we will send the book. post
paid, il request be made at the time Of subscrlb-
ing.
In making remitiances always procure
drait on New York, or a Post-Ohice Money
Order, if possible. Where neither of these
can be procured, send the money, but always
an REGISTERED letter. The registration fee
has been reduce to fifteen cents, and the pres
ent registration system has been found by the
postal authorities TO be virtually an absolute
protection against losses by mail. All Post
masters are obliged to register letters when re-
quesied TO do So
Terms, cash IN advance.
Address The TRIBUNE, New-York.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19
INSTANTLY BROKE HIS NECK.

The wagon was loaded with trunks
marked Barton Edsall." Mrs. Edsall
was taken from her house in a half in sem
sible condition, quite early in the morn
ing.
THE WANDERERS
crossing Division street, either scattered
themselves upon Grove Island, which lies
between the North Branch and Ogden
canal. When the trains moved a little
west they found their way blocked up by
the cars of the Northwestern road, which
had been run up there to avoid the fire
and people were compelled to make long
detours to get through them. Many un-
able to force their way through the con-
fusion at Division street, which was al
most equal to that at the crossing of the
Beresina, turned into the side streets and
made their way to North avenue, where
they were able to get ont without much
difficulty, though much hampered by the
railroad trains after they got across there
Not only teams but foot passengers, car
rying in their arms children and some
little articles of furniture or wear
ing apparel. wendell their weary way in
the same direction. One woman had moth.
but silk sack, and another was accompa.
MED by a child, who had in its arm a
couple of cats and little dog, and crying
itself, sobs out, don't cry, mamma After
getting out an the prairie, they settled
down wherever they could find room
some sitting in rocking chairs, and Others
upon blankets on the ground. None Of
them said anything, but all sat intently
looking at the fire which was Immediate
ly before them. Many who had teams
went to the Artesian Well, where they en-.
camped around the large pond, which sup
piled them with water. There they re.
manned in the most forlorn and uncom
Portable condition, which was aggravated
by the rain, which began falling at II
o'clock on Monday night, and which
caused g change from the warm and COM
Portable temperature of the day, to the
piercing chillness of Sunday morning.
Continued on h page.1
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19

street, and extending east to LaSalle
street at the same time. Stone, brick, or
wooden structures fell alike, and with al
most the same degree of rapidity, and
it had now became apparent that the en-
tire business portion to the lake shore
was doomed. No one could doubt this as
soon as fresh display of light further
south announced the fearful fact that the
west side fire had leaped the river.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19

How Much OF IT Is THE WORK OF
THE INCENDIARY ?-Incendiarism has
been suspected in the case of Chica-
90. 1t has also been suspected in the case
of the prairie fires. On Friday night
last three separate attempts We're made to
fire London, Ontario. Have we the Paris
Commune in the midst of MS? 1t j. mat
ter for inqairy-how much of this des-
truction is the work Of the incendiary?
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19
Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST,

Rev. L. A. Dunn of Fairfax, has &C.
cepted the Presidency of the Iowa
College.
Mr.. D. G. Bixby, of Crozier Semi
nary, has been laboring in johnson, VT.
He has recently baptized nine persons,
but says be must leave the field white
for the harvest.
1t is stated that the Southwestern
Baptist Publication House has failed f.
nancially, having exhausted It's capital,
$4,000, in about two years.
The Baptist Church of Germany re-
ports, as its latest statistics, So Sunday
schools, with I'll teachers, and 2,SS4
pupils.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19
[ From Black River Gazette. ]
A leaf from Memory.
BY MAHALA GOWAN.

80 dear, another button off; you are
always doing something to annoy me, and
something to keep me always at work. L
wish [ could have little time to rest"
The above quotation [ heard, many
years ago, fall from the lips of a wife who
had spent the entire morning reading the
opening chapters of a frivolous novel, be-
cause it was new work, and Mira l., a
millionaire's wife. had read it, and pro
nounced it a splendid production; and
recommended it to all ladies who wished
to be considered stylish and aristocratic.
OF course, those ladies belonged to one
kind Of nristocracy, for they painted their
faces to make them look pretty, and wore
artificial curls because nature refused to
give them beautiful ringlets, and always
drcs9 in the latest fashion, and put on
airs to appear agreeable to their visitors
but for their husbands they had a casket
of cross looks and unkind words and acts
which they exhibited in the home circle,
Whenever any of their fashionable notions
were opposed.
argue that there are only two kinds
of aristocraay in America !; the natural
and artificial The latter ia the kind re-
tit,+o ~ trna di,nitv oDd i i lament.
ahIo f,nt tLat MAST If thorn ara women
who consider themselves very dignifed.
The lady referred to possessed talV
1aiS u p sI;G'"' .bat anu ' ;Gaaao
~ 'o-e ,-e-'.'l. '5','S
~ .,'l ,''1oL Wv al Va 49,
,l,1n' l5'!Sy e",7 Ll[l sS"i2,' .;''
~ a., ie,l NJ 50 P,e@
1I'1l ne, 7S'i, 10 VIC fFsot ,,ioI,
llltuy 'L'9s''li','''~ ,'I,' I'D Ia-
niooa w. hi1 a. lr,@r5;5 ba,no ~ i,t,o.
s,,a, H.. -o,,.,>r rrt,,l al, n,i,., g.. ,,.Iicb
''.o .},-''1, t,',i .;t-
,-,,;' wy r',-'-
.-.-...-7 ,l.... o.,l3 .....1.
49,, 'I.... a7,,,.-.3 a...d ,,..-.l ...,+,-1
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19

A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRE
FROM CHICAGO PAPER.
How il Commenced and Spread
Incidents during the C0nfIagra-
tiOn-The summary Execution of
the EnCeudiariess
During Sunday night, Monday and
Tuesday, this city has been swept by q
confagration which has no parallel in the
annals Of history for the quantity of
property destroyed, and the utter and al
most irremediable ruin which it wrought.
A fire in barn, on the west side was the
insignificant cause of a confagration
which has swept out of existence hun
dro15 of millions of property, has reduced
to poverty thousands who, the day be
fore, We're in q state Of opulence ; has
covered the praiuea, now swept by the
cold southwest wind, with thousands Of
homeless unfortunntes which has striped
= 600 acres Of buildings which has des-
troyed public improvements that it has
taken years Of patient labor to build up,
and which haa set back for years the city
diminished her population and crushed
her resources. But to 3 blow, no matter
Tt s - is n tbo eesson 80 oanerai a. the
-,;,, =, tba .,<;rit oF bor oiti1ars has not
, f.a a, ,'.r and Iafnro +bo smoke has
ai..r n ~, -, aI5 tba r,,;r,. are cold, thew
,ro barinning ~ nI,n for the future.
,Thon.b - n9nv have been deprived Of
n.,,,o, and sn.tsrarro aid in money and
,,ra,.;s;ons j. a,,,,irl, in from all ou9rters.
And ,nHcb Of the rresent distress will be
alIavisted horore another dav has gone
nv
Il is at this moment Impossible to give
a fail account of the losses by the fire, or
to rtste tho number of fatal accidents
which have occurred. So much confusion
nrar5I,. md the people ere 81 widely
...a-rar.a. tn.- w., are unable for d4v TO
give .4-,.a-.1g accurate information con-
...rns-.. chem. We have, however, given
fn} ...a-t e thu fire, fr m the time
O.. ST. ..,u:..,. rc.-rvGn, for a future
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19

it, cutting as clean and we'll defined q
swath as does the reaper in the field, the
fire gradually but rapidly extended later
ally, and, in the very teeth of the wind,
worked backward nearly to Twelfth street
and then east to the river. 1t worked
against the wind along the west line of
Jefferson street to Van Buren,. Nerth of
Twelfth street it cast it's burning brands
across the river, firing the tan yard of the
Chicago Hide and Leather company. As
the fire widened at its base it's direct line
to the northeast was also widened, and
thus many hours after the first sheet of
fame had reached Van Buren, street other
lines coming from the base would reach
the same point.
But the work of the fire on the west
side, after the first through rush, was
slow, and as late as 10 o'clock on Monday,
many houses within the area were ignited
for the first time.
The route of the fire was distinctly Wis
ibIe. In five minutes after the first fl lme
had reached Van Buren, street from the
southeast we could see the incipient fire in
the South Division at point three blocks
to the north The blazing brands borne
before it had fallen into the sheds and
shauties near the Armory, and at once
'"o o!""7 Ilou ,'su my n. nc a3 io2u ne.
Was III aouNu7nC7' Ioin Sno
H4IAe% street, tneLco 10 ! Kan Ht'' "',''
HeIl~' III lotlnea7S ulIeC'lor' ~ III
ITS way IA II Hirecte@ oy an tHS'"ee'' III
n ar tne' striking NJ 9oi'oh S'r''V e@I'
81 " ems ana near Ia 0"l'o' D1 = p''00''
ing me actual ni+Z was Sro"7' 81
turning 'r'nc+' Ial''nR IPoH ':'',-' letN-
ing 'hfo"@h "!no""-' I7HI'2 'r'' ~ ~ =
ana eao2 otAn9 7I7ruoS ne" il.'' - IS
ne wa !" ,"L p'IE' /" ,'9 .,l.
mon d NIX ana o''1n' Al 0",'''s'L ~ -
t'Te the actual hre nan r"'Ch71 " ems
7.F'"'' Fh''A ",'fh, '' ','' - l"
zee III ':"'. we '"'' ~ -
."'''',| I'LL Il ,',''
O.,". ','-' '' >, w. / '''.'','
Oh" .' 81 " 80 =, '''' L, el.-
/ H'&F%'t'''' Io'
f.. 3. ...,, .h.n4,ao3 40 fra h,8 co,o.
rn-nre} in ii dozen places on ,ha North
/ Division. Any one who viii take a map
! will see That the lue from the point
where the fire began to the water works
1a- the exact line of the southwest wind.
/ The fire was not contiguous, Standing
to the wiudward we could see the fire
raging ut various P0lnts AIonR lne l'ne' al
the same time me 'li5f ~. ~ . p
were rap'a.y over " 't,' 'le oy we IL 49,
1,l'' '-.g -h1.uo Tharo 7,,s ono
I continuous sheet of hIgh-mount4lo II me
from D. kover street on the southwest TO
the lake shore at Chicago avenue. 40
oh-taole seemed to interrupt the progress
of tn" fire. Stone walls cTum oIed before
/ it. It reached the highest roots an"
swept the etr'h OF every com ''7' 'o''.
The gale was intense III l'7 severity.
Having reached the lake, we On NE "'-'
had high hopes that the uc-truetI'e work
woulf be confined to the direct pain thus
mown through the very heart OF 'he c.ty,
But the same Extraordinary t'oF That h'd
marked it near the place OF heHlnn'ng,
followed to the Ind. 1t worSrI 90 IN"
( l44-t and even more strangely, tho wet
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19


ward. At about o'clock in the morning
a sudden gust of wind,
PERFECT wHIRLWIND,
swept and eddied through Dearborn
street, beginning at Jackson street, where,
at that time, the fire had died down to
embers. Beds of living Goals were caught
up bodily by the hurricane and hurled
against and upon the wooden structures
across the street, and in a moment the
fire had gained foothold, and swept on
once more to the northward and eastward
All that had been left untouched between
Jackson and Madison streets, and between
Dearborn street and the lake shore, was
now doomed to destruction; and as the
fury of the first hurricane Of wind sub
sided, there came almost a lull, 50 that
the fire began TO work southward and
W eetward.
WABASH AVENUE AND STATE STREET.
As the fire progressed np Wabash
avenue and State street, it seemed as if
it would be impossible TO stop it. Only
two engines were in that section Of the
city, and these were powerless from the
want Of water. After the conf 3gration
had successfully passed Adams, Jackson
and Van Buren,, and had arrived at Con-
greas street, a determination and vigor-
GUS effort was made at Harrison street on
the west line. Leaving the block between
Congress, Harrison, State and Wabash
avenue, rs certain prey for the himes, eff
forts were concentrated on the line Of
buildings on the north side Of Harrison.
On the corner of State was a wooden
building which was too inH4mable 10 be
allowed to stand. The proper method Of
stopping was here adopted, and the prin-
cipal actor in tho contest was thereafter
a red-capped chap in q square-bOx wagon
in which were also placed several pounds
Of powder. The wooden building on the
norrhe.se corner of State and Harrison
streets, xa5 fr-t to 90, and was laid fat
by Two charges # powder.
Next to thu, on the cas-, was a three
story double brick, which met the me
fate a. its neighbor, and in moment
only the front wall remained. The effect
of this was seen in a moment, and the
fire was effactuaIly checked, at least as
far as the high-reaching dangerous tmes
were concerned. Between the brick
house Just mentioned and the church.
which occupied the corner Of Wabash,
VS. small frame building, which Wa
sn extremely dangerous customer, and
partook Of the sine treatment which
cured the next hou-c; Int not until after
it had 80 far b.en cnveloped in fl ,Incs SIS
to seriously eudangcr the church.
The last building was 10 reality
,,,,r, rr,o,, ~, r,rrr, ,,1D1-,,z,,
''>'' l. '' -''-''''
and it stood IT grounds nobly. i was
commonly called the Wabash Avenu"
Methodist Church, AMI was one of the
oldest churches in the city, having been
dedicated in 1857, The blowing up Of
the builing on the west proved the salv7-
ton of that end, and the church resisted
the attack from that side. On the north
side Of the church was the real danger,
though, fortunately, there was a vacant
lot between the nearest house and tn
1 pburch The hp8vy honest lv-huiIf W Al l.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19
METHODIST.

st. AlbaDs District Association met
at St. Albans Bay, Tuesday evening.
Eighteen or twenty ministers were pres
euf.
Rev. DR.. Erastus Wentworth, a for
mer missionary to China, Is TO give
course Of public lectures on that country
before the Boston Theological Seminary.
Quarterly meetings were held Oct
15,h, At Est Top.ham, Franklin, Hyde
park and Worthwhile, Wolco't. Irle Ia
Motto, Burlington, Winooski, Shelbnrne.
Bradford, Windsor, Hartland, West
Windsor.
Some leading M-thodi-ts of New
York an1 Brooklyn have secured tract
of 165 acres at Glen Cove, L. I, of which
they propose to make another Martba's
Vineyard.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19
From the Chicago Tribune of Wednesday
October llth,l
THE CITY OF THE PLAIN.

A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRE
FROM A CHICAGO PAPER.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19
RIGHT AND LEFT.

the fire spread, travelling among the dry
tenements, thickly distributed, at a rate
of speed foster than q man could walk.
Within sixty seconds, the space of one
block had been trdversed, and the south
line of Monroe street was reached for
nearly the entire distance between Wells
f 4mes was hurled bodily across Monroe
street toward the north, tapping up the
stables of John V. Far well & Co, and the
American Merchants Union Express
company, before more than half dozen
of the hundred odd magnificent horsee
could be rescued, the remainder of the
noble and valuable animals being either
burned or sufocated within two minutes.
ACROSS WELLS STREET.
By this time the fire had crossed to the
east side of Wells street and was rapidly
working eastward. sweeping everything
in it's course. 1t is impossible to estimate
the number of lives lost in this locality,
the area of which was wholly covered
with wooden frame structures. all OF
them crowded to the utmost with poor
people. In the terror and confusion
which prevailed, hundreds of women, with
their broods of children, were seen wan
dering about in state of hopeless be
wilderment, many of them doomed, be-
yond doubt, to be overtaken and sur
rounded and lost in the wilderness of
fame.
NoRTHwARD AND EASTWARD
the flames progressed, crossing Madison
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19

the walls of Honore's block fell without
igniting that standing opposite. The va
can't lot to the south seemed to protect it,
and at o'clock on Monday morning the
whole OF the region designated was con-
sidered saved, no fire being visible except
a smouldering fire in the BARRIERS shop
under the Tribune Office, which, being
confnsd in brick walls, was not consider
ed dangerous. Every effort was made to
quench it, but the water works had gone
up, and the absence of water, while it an
nounced how far north the flames had
reached, forbade any hope of quenching
the fire below.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19

large numbers of tired watchers went to
their homes, if they had any, to get lit
tie food and rest. 1t was all we'll that
they went, for they were spared the fear
full renewal which occurred so soon after
ward. At about o'clock in the morning
8 sudden gust of wind,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19

the flames progressed, crossing Madison
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-22
SHALL THERE BE 4
CONVENTION

The following good words from
Nazareth @e clip from eur sprigttly
little contemporary, the Buckhan on
G''ord The Convention question is
gaining ground in all parts of the
State, many Republicapa having cor G
to the conclusion that there are reforms
needed in our Constitution which can
emily be effected by a State Convention:
The Flick Amendment has been rat.
ided by large majority, aud the next
question Of interest TO the people ofour
State will be to vote on the subject Of
a Convention TO revise the prescu, Com
'titunon Of the State. Upon this ques-
ton, We presume, the political parties
ofthe State will divide by drawing
strictly party lines, the Democratic
party favoriug aud the Republican
party opposing a Convention. The
question Of forming new organic law
Of a State is one OF deep interest to ey-
cry citizen thereof, and should not 30
one Of u partisan character. Is Con-
stitu'ional Convention necessary to the
welfare and prosperity of the State?
should be the consideration governing
the action of every voter at the polls
We favor the calling of Convention.
because we deem it Indispensable to
the prosperity of the State. That all
have been restored. by the adoption Of
the Flick AmcDdment, to the rights
and privileges of citizens Of the State,
is true; but this does not, in our opin-
ion, dispense with the necessity of u
Convention. Why not goa step fur
Their and allow all to participate 10 the
adoption of Stae Constitution By
which they are to be governed, and to
Which, together With the laws made in
pursuance thereof, they look for pro.
lection 10 all thoir immcGiate interests?
Our present Constitution was made in
The midst of revolution by a ConrcD-
ton. Many OF the members were not
elected by constituency at all, but acted
merely upon letters of attorney or 9TH
erwise. None dared at that time to
exercise the right Of voting against its
adoption. This Constitution is not such
Q one as tho people ofto-day endorse in
many of lis provisions.
All who will divest themselves of
party predjEdice must admit the neces-
sity of SO reforming our State Govern
mont as to tighten the great burden of
taxation. This can be done by the
adoption Of a new Constitution, in
which multitude of officers, created
by the present one, may be dispensed
with biennial sessions Of the Legisla-
turs should be provided fer instead of
annual, and thus save. by this single
change, a tax, every other year, Of
over Twenty thousand dollars to TIE
people all must admit the great i'm
portancc Of change in our judiciary
system SO as to insure to the people a
cheaper and speedier mode of adjusting
all matters of litigation; under a new
Constitution providing for a more
economical administration of The State
government there would be saved by
way Of taxation, to the people, lin enc
year, much more than will defray all
the necessary expenses of Couveu-
ton.
Let none therefore be frightened into
opposition to a Convention by the en-
aggcratcd statements OF the expenses of
it as made by the opponents to the
measure.