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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
ESTATE -RuCKSDAsnREL.

In Probate-Grant County Court. In the matter of
the Estate OF William Ruck sdasdrel, deceased.
on reading aud fling the petition OF John B.
heldy, administrator of the estate of William
hucksoasarei, deceased, representing among other
Things, thsl ne has fully administered said estate
and praying That time aud place be fixed for
examining and allowing his account Of his ad.
muistration.
1t is ordered. that said account be examined bv the
Judge OF this Court, Monday, the o0th day of No
venber 1914 at one O'Clock u. of said day, at the
Probate Office in Lancaster said County
And it Is further ordered that notice thereof be
given to all persons Interested, by pub shing copy
OF this order tor three successive weeks prior said
day of hearing, in the Grant Couoty Herald, week
newspaper printed and Published at Lancaster liz SAID
county. BY the Court
VIM. MCGUNIdAL, County Judge,
Da'ed at Lancaster, Wis, the ID day of November
A. ID. 1874. 31w;
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
National Thanksgiving.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 20.
The President has issued the ttl
nrinor nrncla mAiinn

The President has issued the ttl-
lowing proclamation:
Bg tie President Of tie United States
| am reminded by the changing season tia
it is time to pause in our daily vacations and
offer thanks to Almighty God for the mercies
and abundance of the year which is drawing
to a close. The blessings of free government
continue to be vouchsatei. The earth has
responded to the labor OF the husbahdman.
rhe land has been free from pestilences, in
terna order is maintained and peace with
other powers has prevailed 1t is fitting that
al stated periods we should cease from our
accustomed pursuits ard from the tur noil of
our dolly lives and unite in thankfulness for
the blessings of the past and the cultivation
of kindly feelings toward each other.
Now, therefore, recognizing these consid-
erations, |, q. 5. Grant, President OF the
United States, do Recommend to all clti-
zens to assemble in their respective places of
worship Thursday the goth day of November
nexI, and express their thanks for the mercy
and favor OF Almighty God, and laying aside
all political contentious and all aecuar occu-
patlons to observe such day as a day of
Thanksgiving and praise.
In witness whereof have hereunte set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington on the 29th
day OF October, 1874, anu of the independence
Of the United States the 98th year.
(Signed } U. s. GRANT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
SHERIFF 5 SALE -WonpEN

On Execution State OF Wisconsin, county of Grant
Ia circuit court otto hInke, plaintiffs. against
Brszila A. WoIden defendant.
by virtue of au execution issued out of and under
the OF the circuit court Grant county, Wis
upon judgment render ed IN justice court before
Henry Burgess, one OF the Justices OF the peace in
and Tor said couAty, ia favor OF said plaintiff and
against said defendant appears BY the transcript
the judgment flied in the office of the clerk OF the
circuit court county of Grant, have thi day levied
upon ali the right little and which the deen-
dAnt BrazIlla " orden. those claiming under
him, had the 6th day of Apri, 1878, at any
thereafter, TO the following described property,
TO The hal: of southwest quarter, section
seventeen (l7) town three 81, range a. est
except five acres in southwest corner west half OF
west haIf OF southeast quarter OF section seventeen
III town three i3 range tour ~ also south
nail half west half of southeast quarter of
section seventeen, three 80 range a.
being in the county OF Grant, aud state OF
Wisconsin, which shall sell at public auction TO the
hlg hest bidder, for cash. at The front door OF the
court hous*, in the village OF Lancaster n said
ty on 10Th day of December, 1874 the hour OF
one O'Clock p III.
Dated the .sherif7s office this 29th day of octe
ber 1874 I. CARRIER,
Sheriff of Grant County.
BARBER CLEMENTsoN. Plaintiffs Attys. 34w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

az The Eau Clare Free Press
puts this important question to the
Governors son-in-law: will The
Madison Democrat tell the people
why it is that Gov. Taylor empl )ys
agents at salaries ranging from $500
to $4,000 per year, to protect the lands
belonging to the St. Croix land grant,
and then at the same time make con-
tracts with these agents to give them
so per cent. of all the old trespass
found We suppose the answer will
be, because it's Reform -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

49, The river Nile in Egypt has
just given the people along it's banks
a great scare. 1t threatened disas-
trous overflow. La old times the
benefits of the inundation were con.
stistent with an unchecked course for
the waters everywhere but in the
towns and villages, but the extension
of Gotten fields and of public works,
such as roads and railways, has made
it necessary to keep the Nile within
bounds in the season Of its greatest
energy. LII September, this year, it
bad risen to level with the dykes,
and it would seem that the del a and
the more settled parts of lower Egypt
owe their escape to the misfortune OF
upper Egypt, where the waters
broke through all restraint, and have
done immense damage. The pubic
suspense on the subject has been pro-
bnged much beyond the ordinary
time. As rul ), the tropical rains OF
Central Africa, which begin in Feb
ruary or March, causes flood in
Egypt that is at its height for about
three months from June to Septem-
Der, and then subsidies This year
the month of October has seen 200 :
900 men distributed abng the diKe~
If the river and the canals of lower
Egypt. watching and working II,
every threatened point.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

The 70 lowing little story is sugges
tive, and has much hiiden irony 10:
al political parties:
Snow me R .dica', gent men
said Democratic poti;icia1. "and
I'll show you liar. Il sir, am one,
exclaimed ready ponent. just
come round the corner" was the re-
ply, sand I'll show yon a fe lnw VIII
sad couldn't find . Radical 10 the
ward"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
CAN'T VOTE THE Dem CRATIC

CANT VOTE THE Dem CRATIC
TICKET. Strong as are his ties to'
ais master and his domestic relations,
be negro thinks 100 keer ly and
- l. too intensely on the snhj set OF
his rig hts ever 10 surrender his sup
port to those who boldly and wan
OILY oppose them. When can
iidate is nominated for Congress
md his leading virtue is trumpeled
As hair d to the Government, AMI
lis record as a Confederate soldier
made the claim for suffrHg $, do you
wonder that the colored man with
mold from him his ote? Fl realizes,
TOO, that he is only reluctantly recog-
lied. On suspicion or for Sigh
if ,nses be is brought before courts
md scourged with lashes and placed
q chain gangs, when for like often
4as his white tellow-citizen goes
"scot Free"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

@-It is announced from Washing.
ton that the government estimates
for the coming year will be less than
those for the last by $40 900 900
TIE reductions are principally in the
de psrtment of public works.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

How IT Work. time ago q
German came from father-laOd to
Cincinnati with $40 600 TO invest.
Ga tie advice of his bankers he
purchased some Government bonds.
He has drawn his interest on them
regularly, aud was pleased with the
Investment Last Wednesday he
called on his bankers to direct the
bonds TO be sold. WHAT is the
trouble ?" was asked why do you
sell them p The reply came quick
Is IL don't like these Democratic
victories. l am afraid of them.
They talk too much reputation"
The bonds were sold. With the pro-
oeeds drsft vas bought on HAM
burg, and the money is on its way
back to the old county. This is
one of the fruits of the Democratic
victory over which the World is cack.
ling with the sense of an all hen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

n@-The internal revenue receipts
for the month of October were So
204, ST.. This is at the rate of slIO,>
458,45 year, a very handsome ex-
cess over the estimates. The receipts
for the four months Of the fiscal year
now passed are s35, 682, 498.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

sA-The death OF the venerable Ex-
Governor Eoos r. Throop, at bis
home at Willow Brook, near Auburn,
N. Y, is announced as having occur
red Monday afternoon, he being in
It's 91st year. 1t was the closing OF
very long, very useful and, 'or the
most part, very active life He was
BORN in Johnstown, N. Y, August
2l 1884 He early acquired a class
ical education and entered the prac-
tice of law, settling in Auburn. Dur
ing the year 1915 and 1916 he repre-
sented his district IN Congress ). was
elected Circuit Judge in 1923 !; Lieu
tenant Governor Of New York in
1929 and in 1881 became the Gov
rnor of the State. o 1898 be was
appointed Charge d. AffAires to the
two Sicilies. He was, during his life,
neighbor and intimate personal
friend of the late William Fl. Seward.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

narThe people of Wisconsin are
not so much Interested In the twaddle
about Grants third tenn as they are
in the Reformsrs' attempts to give
Alexander Mitchell first term in the
limited States Senate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
"Let Me Suck, or Til Tip Over the
Cart"

Several years ago, when Alexander
w. Randall was serving as Governor,
under his first election, he became
in volved in some disagreement with
some of tho Republican members OF
the S nate, who had refused to sus-
tain him 10 some of his measures.
and he threatened to resign his of
ice unless they yielded to his views,
which threat, if carried into effect
would have given the Democracy the
control of the State, as the Lieuten-
ant Governor, E d Campbell was .
Democrat The Governor only got
laughed at for his childish threat
out be didn't resign. His position
was very aptly illustrated by an
anecdote which fell from the pen OF
Hon. A. NJ. Thomson, who was cor
responding tor Milwaukee paper,
the Free Democrat, we believe The
story ran that somewhere down in
Pennsylvania, there was q family
who had ported son, and be was
20 fond OF the milk that flowed from
the maternal breast, that his kind
hearted old mother did not wean
hIm as early as children have to
yield to that unpleasant necessity
La fact be got 80 large that be re-
fused to have the tactical fllid cut eft
from him at all One day he was
driving the Oxen, with the old
fashioned cart, to the village market,
and as he trudged along beside his
I'D mother through the sand IN the
neat of the day. be became weared
and stopping his team, he demanded
his accustomed rations, bus the old
luby refused TO bare her breast to
MIN on the public highway. SO the
team was started sl,ng, whlo the
petted boy pouted over the cruel in
Justice of such a deprivation. At
last be concluded be wouldn't stand
it any longer, so he brought the
team to a sudden standstiIl, and
seizlng the wheel of the cart with
both hands, he turned to bis mother,
and in bis rage, he shouted, snow
mother, you just let me suck
or I'll tip over this cart" The
anecdote, with its moral, is COM
mended to independent candidat es
for office, who have been literally
iealt with by the party, for years,
without comment. We only ask
the Republican party to see to il
that they don't allow their cart to
be tipped over by any man it has
toted so often, in any fit of displeas-
ure.-,State Register.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SHUT UP YOUR STOCK.

All persons hereby not fed that on and after
November Is as provided by the village ordinance Of
Lancaster all stock-horses cattle swine and sheep
found running at large within the village limits,
will be impounded and held for costs.
SAVE PHILIP kELTS, Marshal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

sA- When science discovered that
the human body underwent an entire
change during a period of seven
years, it was thought very remarka-
BILE; but DR. Playfair read paper a
few days ago before a Social Science
Congress, wherein be declared that
call the particles Of the body change
every six weeks"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

@ The report of Gen. Humeh-
reys, Chief Engineer of the War De-
partment, makes the following rec
concentrations for river and harbor
improvements Fox and Wi-consin
rivers, $3.50 600; enlargement of the
St. Mary's CaLal 100000; Chicag'
river, SIS 600; Calumet Harbor
SIS, 900; mouth of the Mississippi
$3.50 COO; Upper Ml+sippi, s25, 900
Dss MONIES Rapids. $3.50 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

~In Dayton, o., lives Mrs. Nc
Carter, woman from whom her
husband has been divorced whether
for sufficient cause or not is a dis
puted question. Saturday evening
last, about Z o'clock, e man named
Smalley, frequen. visitor, who now
says he is engaged to Mrs. McCarter,
was in her back room, when three
mon came into the front room,
where they were met by the woman.
They attempted to enter the back
room, which she tried to hinder,
and which Smalley warned them no.
to attempt to do. They persisted
uttering threats against any one
who should attempt to hinder them,
aud knocked the woman down.
Smalley came to the woman's rescue,
when the crowd assaulted him, and
he fred his revolver in return, shoot
ing one, named Slusser, through the
heart and killing him Instantly, and
another named Carpenter, through
the abdomen, inficting a fatal
wound. The amount of violence
used by the assaiIants toward the
woman and Smaliey is question in
dispute an important one, as
tending TO determine whether the
shooting was in sef-defense or not.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

In managing society the ladies OF
Washington are said to show as much
tact as their husbands and fathers do
10 manipulating politics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

A SET SPEECH The Broadheso
Independent says that Farmer-Tem-
perance Thompson, Reform candidate
for Congress against Magoon, wh'
belo ngs to q temperance orgauiza-
ton, visited Potosi, Cassviils, Bee.
town, Lancaster and Boscobel At
each place be said "Wtll, boys. !
didn't CT me here TO electioneer, but
to get acquainted" Then to the sa-
loon-keeper, set 'em up
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
TRoTTERs UNDER 2:25 The fol-
loving gives the names of those
horses which have stepped around a
nils course in | .ss than 2:25:

1t will be seen that DEXTER, once
the fastest in the world, now stands
No. 4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
FARM FOR SALE.

offer for sale my taru. s:ratsd miles southwest
of Lancaster and miles northeast OF Beetown tn
Lancaster and Cassviile road Said farm contains
$40 acr-s; about 25 under fence balance tim
her | will sell for enc third cash balance on tine
10 sut purchaser Inquire of the subscriber on the
PREMISE. near r. Porters' G. LAMSuN.
pee+nwn Nov. s. 2!w4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

ta Below is given list of the
number and character OF the ilway
accidents which have occurred dur
ing the year ending with September:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

az The question who shall pay
the bills for entertaining H )racf
Greeley on his visit to Cincinnati il
the fall of 1872. is before the Ohif
courts. Has the great Liberal R.
put lican party gone into bankrupt
cy? Or has it Illustrated it's fnan
cial principles by an act of attempted
reputation 1t is too bad to Eig
gl, over the hotel bill of the maj
whom they destroyed. Why doe
not the great newspaper quodr,l era
take up collection =?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

D@Mr. Dawes remarked in his re-
sent speech at Springfield, Mass.
that whenever there seems proba~
biity of Democratic return to power
the Democrats break out with new
revelation of their real intentions.
When they carried New Hampshire
they thus "broke out" He asked
their leader in Congress, Nv hat will
you Democrats do, when you returr
to power p "Dp ?" was the repl
Eve will undo all that you Republicans
hare done!" This reactionary threat,
when one comes to think it over, Is
very far-reaching in it's sweep.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05

"LUDUCR0Us EXTREMES" The Mil
waukee Wisconsin draws a pen pic,
lure Of the manyfaced opposition to
RepublIcauism, il these words:
The opponent of the Republican
party used TO De a compact parry
vi b some show of principles, which.
~ singnllr mlsnomer, were called
Democratic There was 8 me
semolAnce OF consistency in these
principles. one with another that Is,
they were consistently bad. But
uow that consistency has given place
20 an Inconsistency that Is ludlcr0u-
"a it's wide extremes. | has no set
If principles, either good or bad-it
no longer has distinctive name
Now it ls Democratic, and anon il Is
Reform then r ,form- Democratic,
n Dom ocratIc-R form. La one l.
oallty it favors hard money, and IN
another it is for rag money in un-
limited qusntities, and for repudia-
ion. La the country it rides the
Granger hobby, and lIslily shouts
Down with monopolles, and W
With cheap transportation" and
dominate Changers for office. IL
.he cities it declares against inVid-
'us legislation respecting great com
norcial enterprises, and the projects
that open up the country; and nom
mates for office those VINO are the
most directly interested in RAILROADS
md monopolies 1t shouts honesty
md economy in one breath, and
hen puts scalawags 10 office, and
pays old claims, of very doubtful
putty to say the least It ldstlly
cries for "reform" in public aft 'ir~,
md then nominates for Office many
men, to carry out that "retorm "
Who would as likely DO taken for
incarnate saints as true reformers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
The Elections.

We give in this issue complete re
tnrns of the vote cast in this county.
The triumph of the Republican party
in Grant county is assured, and con-
siderine the energy and hope with
which our opponents worked before
and on election day, their defeat Is
complete and overwhelming at all
points. Last year the enemy cap
tnred three of our Assembly Dis
tricts. On Tuesday last they lost
the entire four. Grant county this
year presents four Republicans for
the Assembly, and our represents
ton is solid for reform in its true
sense.
The elections in our own State
and elsewhere this year demonstrate
that the county will be ruled by Re-
pubIcans for the "third term at
least. Whoever shall be the next
President he will owe his election to
the party that gave Us victory in
war and prosperity in peace. We
rejoice that the reform cyclone whose
breath inspired with spasmodic lite
the old fossils of democracy and
gathered in its sweep the ever grum-
Hing. disconnected soroheads of the
Republican camp, has spent its force.
hatchery will now cease in the South;
White Leagues will disband, and the
murderous friends of secession for q
time at least will creep back to their
holes. In the Northern States we
shall witness continuance of that
spirit of enterprise and progress
which has since the reign OF the Re-
publican party made our country the
boast and wonder of the world. We
shall 90 ahead paying off the nation
al debt, every dollar of which was
put upon US by that party that now
asks to be entrusted with the re-
sponsibilties of government. The
credit Of the nation W II mako its pa
per equal to gold which it is now
steadily approximating, while th'
wisdom and comprehensiVeness 0
Republican craftsmanship will solve
the paramount question of cheaE
transportation to the satisfaction O.
all. The blindest, the deafest, stu.
pidest and most incOrrigible speci
mons of hunkerdom will yet learr
that the party that rules the country
must not apologize for aud defenc
their political associates in the South
in shooting down colored schoo
teachers and butchering men fol
voting the Republican ticket.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
Editors and Politics ana Libel.
rFrom the Council Bluffs Globe.l

CFrom the Council Bluffs Globs.l
We lay this down as rule,
that men of brain who stop to sue u
newspaper for libel have had no good
character to lose, and are only Tending
off their real character by a legal
Il ,nk movement in the courts. 1t
has been accepted as true, that filthy
and infamous corruption has darken-
ed all the official avenues of the pub
service, and the men who have
smirched themselves with the mire
that chung to their evil souls now
seek in the preliminary steps at law
to ward off public attention while
they crawl away into obscurity,
among the rank weeds, which furnish
them a hiding place. As the holly
pursued fox will change bis trail to
avoid the scent of the hounds, 30 do
these men by the same cunning come
into the courts for time, 10 seek to
divert nublic contempt and indigna
ton. Consul the annals of the news
paper press, and yon will find that il
has protected and shielded far more
innocence which hung by the merci-
less fangs of malice and SANDER, than
the evil it ever exposed and if it ia
60 be blamed for anything it is be-
cause it has not held an even balance,
and ia too many instances permitted
he guilty to go unwhipped ofju4tce.
No libel suit has ever crushed news
paper--no more than the dropping
pff a single subscriber has stopped
The motion OF the press. No class OF
men are more careful Of the ction
of the facts which affect the lives OF
public men and of prival Q citizens
Than are those who write for the
Dress. We heartily approve of the
existence of laws of lib, !. They are
Lhe door through which the detamed
citizen may walk into the broad ligh'
han ennobled reputation when be
has been once wronged by the reck
los-, unscrupul ,us, malicious and ig-
| norant editor. Tney are the door
too, by winch the honest editor walk
ut into the world with his editorial
charges IN one hand and verdict OF
nis countrymen in the other, as t
perpetual condemnation of the mser-
.ble wretch who denies his guilt
Evil meB dread the press, and deny
it liberty. Good men every where re.
gard 1T as q scourge for the wicked
and scorpion whip to the backs o.
those who have no morality.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-05
FOR SALE.

Twenty acres timber two miles 5oath OF hurricane
Corners. for sale a. bargain. H. D. hkENE.
Hurricane Corners, Oct. %. 35"7
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-03-12
From BeetoWn.

DEAR HERALD Our friend Gel
ger, who was hurt by falling forty
feet down mineral shaft, fingers
in a doubtful condition. Friends
have shown material and substantial
proofs of symps thy in this hour of bis
distress. For the sake of the family
who need the help and presence OF
the husband and father, we would
reieica ia his restoration to health.
HIS worst injury is Internal, and OF
"a character difficult to reach. In
deed what g checkered life this is,
where unseen dat gers and eccidonis
spring up unthought by the way
We pluck the fragrant rose to tihd
thu hidden thorn
Among the doiogs Of this busy
v rid Den,ion ur church testir ais,
fige in rlumteI and one to 10 low
Receipts were as f,ll3ws; report d
last week $50 from Yellow School
House: Providence .own Of Boom
i.gtou $50; Beetogn S57; Okeys,
own OF C.s, Il s55; aad Mu-c =
io.e ,En Of B9etow SEQ. In
tat ..r9vos sp ,c;al IN ntIu" us sue
-e-- over he mnrf uutownrd Gil
clm,tatc :. helj aft good slelgi :
.ag depar-' d, ~ very short no'ice
anita duk evening. q