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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
TO THE VOTERS OF GRANT COUNTY.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE. !
GRANT CouNTY. Wis, Gent 1874 7

GRANT COUNTY, Wis, Sept. /, 1874 /
In pursuance TO the abeve notice from the HoE
Secretary of state, hereby give notice that general
election will be held in the various towns and election
precincts of Grant county, Wis, Tuesday. the Sd
day of November, 1874, for the purpose Of electng
| the following officers:
Representative il Congress for the Third Con
gressonal District comprisng the counties Of Grant
| Iowa Lafayette, Green, Richand and Crawford in
place OF j. Alien Barber. whose term Of Office will
expire on tho fourth day Of March neat.
Sheriff in place Of T. Carrier. whose term Of
Office will expire on the first day Of Jannary 1875
Treasurer in place Of A. r. Mccartney, whose
term Of office will expire on the LIST day of January
Clerk of the Circuit Court in place ,of David
schreiner, whose term Of office will expire on the
first day Of January, 1879.
A Register Of Deeds in place of James woodhouse-
whose term of office will expire the lst day Of
January, 1875.
A District Attorney in place Of G. Ii Carter, whose
term OF Office will expire Of the first lay OF January
1875.
County Clerk place Of Fletcher g. Kidd, whose
term of Office wi expire on the LIST day Of January
1875
County Surveyor in place Of G e. dcFa whose
term Of office will expire the first Say of January,
1875.
Coroner in place OF J. T. Taylor, whose term Of
Office will expire the first day Of January, lslo
Al the following members Of the Assembly
Member OF the Assembly from the First District
Of Grant county, comprising the towns Of Harrison
Hazel Green jamestown Paris, PlattsYille ana snei
sea. In place of Thomas jenkins, Naose ssr@ OF
office will expire on the frat Monday JaBuary, 1875
A Member Of the Assembly from the second District
Of Grant county, comprising the towns Of Clifton
ElenborO Lancaster Liberty, Lfms aud Potos IN
place OF John g. Calls whose term 81 Office viii ex'
pre- on the first Monday 10 January. 1919
Member of the Assembly from the Third District
Of Grant county, prsing the towns Of MuscodA,
Watterstown Rue River, Hickory Grove, Wingville
FenDimore, Marion, Boscobe Woodman and Mt.
Hope, in place of Gotlieb Wherly, whose term Of
office will expire the first Monday ia January 1875
Member Of the Assembly from the Fourth Dis,
trict Of Grant county comprising the towns of bes.
town, Bloomington. Cassville, Glen Haven, Little
Grant, Miilyle, Patch Grove Watel loo and w galu-
sing. in place OF Robert Glenn, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday in January 1873
Said election to be conducted, the votes canyasseh
and returns made pursuant to law
ana that the Poll will be opened at O'Clock in the
I. CARRIER
Lancaster, Sept.3 1874. N'O"''' a5td
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
rs. The proprietor of the Platt,

E@-The proprietor of the Platte
vile Witness says he "hopes the can.
yass for the congressional nomination
might be conducted without person
slities," and yet he is the only editor
in the whole district who has stopped
20 personalities. The editors of all
the Republican papers in the district,
except the Witness, have been gentle
manly in speaking of opposition oan.
didates. He is the only one who
breaches that which he don't know e.
nough to practice. Prairie Du
Chen Union.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
A Table Showing the Fluctuating
Prices of Wheat.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin

The wheat market being a source
of considerable interest at present,
we give the highest and'1owest price
of No. l wheat in this market in the
month of September, during the last
fourteen years, from which it appears
that it is at present lower than it. has
peen IN any of those years, with one
or two eXCeptiOns
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Republican County Convention-16th
Senatorial District

Republican, County Convention for the Sixteenth
Senatorial District will be held at the court house IN
Lancaster, Thursday, Sept. 10th, A. ID. Is1f'
at one o'clock D. m for the purpose of electing four
delegates at large from the county Of Grant, TO rep
recent said District in the Congressional Convention
a n 1874 Said County Senatorial Convention will
he composed Of five delegates from each Assembly
district And It is recommended that the Assembly
District Conventions be held on Saturday, the 5th
day Of September in the several districts, to elect
delegates to the County Cor e ion also, two from
each district TO the Congressioa i Convention.
Lancaster, August IL, 1874.
ADDISON BURR, Chairman,
]. H EVANS,
II. A. W. McNAIR,
GEO KINNEY.
SAMUEL NEWICK,
Republican County Central Committee
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Republican Assembly Convention 81
District,

The Republican voters of the Second Assembly Dis
trct of Grant county will hold delegate convention
ut .he court house in
Lancaster, Saturday. September 5,
a. the hour of O'Clock p. for the purpose of elect
ing two delegates to the Congressional convention to
fa bo lI0fs - n .
held at Lancaster September 10. Towns will be al
lowed the usual representation, as follows:
Cfton..................3 Liberty
Ellenboro. Lima
Lancaster. Potosi
The committee recommend, that unless otherwise
provided for by town committees primary meetings
be held in the several towns at the usual election
places. on Saturday, August 90 at O'clock p M.
By order Assembly District Committee.
G.. W RYLAND Chairman
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
SECRETARY BRIsTow, under dat

SECRETARY BRIsTow, under date
of July 10, 1874, has notified the
collectors of customs and others that
the act of December 81 1892, requi-
ring the name of every vessel to be
painted on her stern on a black
ground, in white letters, has been
so amended by act June %, 1874,
as to allow the name to be painted
on the stern in yellow or gilt letters,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03


The Ripon Commonwealth in dis,
cusslng Railway Matters" says
that there is no evidence to show
whether the charges Of the railro ads
have been excessive, or whether the
rate fixed by the commissioners are
too low. No judicial examination
of exhibits and witnesses, has yet
been made; no issue raised upon
the quantum Dleruit-no decree enter
ed, saying ,ohat are just and reason
able rates, and concludes with:
'.It is entirely safe to say that had
that clause Iof our constitution been
understood twenty years ago to
mean what ia now claimed for it, not
five millions of foreign capital would
have gone into our ralroads-not
two hundred miles of railroad won Id
have been built within our borders /;
our taxable values and population
would not be sixty per cent. what
they now are. Wisconsin would
have stood through all these years
as barrier rock in the highway of
progress, against which the waves
Of emigration would have beaten in
vain, only to turn on either side and
pass On to fill up the States and ter
ritories beyond. 1t is we'll for US
that railroads cannot be turned into
money again, SO in that case their
fl ight would be speedy"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Republican Assembly Convention LIST
District.

The Republicans Of the First Assembly Dstric'1
Grant county, composed of the towns of Harrison
Paris, jamestown. Hazel Greeu Smelser and Platte
vile, will meet in convention at
Georgetown. Monday, September
at o'clock p m. for the purpose of electing two
delegates to represent said District in the Congress
sionaI Convention to be held at Mineral Point Tues
day, September Is also FIVE delegates to represent
said District in the Senatorial District Convention to
be held at Lancaster, Thursday, September 10, and
for the transaction of such other business may
properly come before said Convention.
Towns will be entitled to delegate for every so
votes and for each fraction of p cast at
the last Presidential election.
BY order Assembly District Committee,
NJ. 2. RINDLAUR. ohm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03

s@- Lincoln's tomb at Springfield.
H., was recently opened to allow his
remains to be viewed by number of
prominent gentlemen. The body, ac
cording to report, is as the day it was
inferred.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Reform County Convention-16th Sen
atorial District.

County Convention Of the Reform party in G ran
county will be held in the court house at
Lancaster, Thursdsy, September II, 1874
at o'clock D. M for the purpose OF electng four
delegates from the county large TO represent the
10Th Senatorial District in the Third Con gress t1na
Convention, to be held at Boscobel, Sept. 20 1874.
Each town will be entitled TO the usual number
delegates.
BY order Of the Central Committee.
Lancaster, Wis, Aug. Il. 1874.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03

aa- We are now told how to reach
the gold regions in the Black Hills.
Somewhere ia the Neighborhood of
500 Will carry one through. But
we would advise the honest miner
to take 5000 along. He will need
the other hundred to get back on
ard to buy hod to commence work
with and likewise q wig.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Net total reduction of annual taxation
- - - LES - Irrn & 1870 q

from July IS 1906 to June 6, ls72> so3, Sass Il
That this vast reduction OF taxa
alton should be accomplished within
six years, Immediately following the
close Of the war for TIE preservation
of the Union, and that, during the
same period, the national debt should
also be reduced and refunded to the
extent of saving, annually, $4,000. :
900 of interest, certainly evlnces
both good craftsmanship and careful
economy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Republican Assembly Convention-3t
District.

Republican convention for the Third Assembly
District in Grant county, comprising the towns of
Muscoda. Watterstown, Blue River, Hickory Greve
Wingyille, Fennimore, Marion, Boscobel, Woodmau,
and Mt. Hope, will be held vt
BOscObeI, Saturday, September s, 1874,
at o'clock p m, for the purpose of eecting two
deleg to represent said Assembly District in the
Congressional convention to be held at Min Point
September Is Also to elect five delegates to attend
the Republican County convention to be held at
Lancaster. September 10.
The several towns comprising said Assembly Dis
trict will be entitled to delegates as follows:
MuscOd9 Fennimore.
Watterst0wn
Blue River Boscobel m -.............
Hickory Groye......... Woodma
Wingvii Mt. ......... 5
By order Assembly District Committee
HENRY TAYLOR. Chairman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Republican Congressional Convention

A Republican Convention for the Third Congress
.,anai district composed of the counties Of Green
LAFAYETTE Iowa, Grant, Crawford and Richland, will
be held at
Mineral Point, Tuesday, Sept. is, 1874,
=, 70 o,eIock m, for the purpose OF nominating a
candidate for member Of Cong. ess.
Ech Senate district will be entitled to four dele.
oafss and each Assembly District two delegates.
RichIand Center, Wis, Aug 8. 1874.
JAMES III. MINER,
NJ P. RIEDLAUB,
Ii. w. WHITNEY,
W. II. BENNETT,
W ]. WRIGGLESWORTH
HORACE BEACH,
Central Committee
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03


1t is recommended by the committee that primary
meetings be held in the several towns Saturday,
September 10 for the purpose of electing delegates
above specified. It ia hoped that every town will
be represented by full delegation.
ADDISON BURR. Chairman
J. II EVANS,
GEORGE KINNEY
II. A. W. McNAIR,
SAMUEL NEWICK
Republican County Central Commit ee
Lancaster, Sept. 3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03

THE DEMOCRATIC Mission. That
was felicitous speech Of Gen. Sin
gleton at the Springfield Bourbon"
convention and RESURRECTION" scene,
The other day. At first he seemed
to founder hopelessly in boundloss
rnuddle Of metaphors but at last he
came outright side up and hit it. Ths
Bourbon Democracy was a lion. +"
Yes, with ears. And had begun to
"roar" again. The speaker himself
could witness to that. 1t had task
before it. The 1ion" should grid
his brave soul to the undertaking.
Precisely what that momentous task
vas to be, the great orator was kind
enough TO explain before sitting
down. The resurrected "lion" was
t0-shall we repeat the nice words
CT the orator ?-was to "shake the
lice from his mane!" There be
said it; and said it we'll "Shake
the lice from his mane"-beautitul,
isn't it? And that's what ails the
Democracy" That is to say what
there is left of it-skin, bones and T..
Well, death is CHASTITY, and it must
have been a relief to the crowd to lie
assured that there were some live
"oritters" about Chicago Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Reduction of Taxation.

The following exhibits the estimat-
ed reduction of annual internal tax
alton and custom duties under the
laws mentioned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Reform Assembly Convention = Q,
District.

A Reform convention for the Second Asse nbly Dis
trict in Grant county composed of the towns Of Cliff
ton Ellenl GRO, Lancaster Liberty, Lima and Potos
viii be held at
Lancaster, Saturday, September IL.
at one o'clock p M for the purpose Of selecting two
delegates TO represent the said District in the Con-
Gressionsl convention at Boscobe, September y.
Eseh town will be entitled to representation as here
tofore. BY order Of the
Lancaster, August 49, Assembly Dist Com
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03

Aea. The New York Tribune says !:
As to a war of races it is myth q
bogy conjured up by evil Imagination
or invented by designing rogues. 1t
would be madness for either the
Southern whites or the Southern
blacks to engage in such warfare.
The Inter Ocean replies as follows {:
But was not the war of rebellion
"madness p Yet it was waged, and
it drew into its tolls nearly ali the
good men as we'll as all the bad men
of the South. More than this, it
drew to its support the sympathy,
the moral aid and comfort of the
Democrats of the North. 1t was
small consolation TO the inmate of
the county Jail to be told by his le-
gal adviser that he could not be i'm
prisonod. He was at that moment
securely locked behind bolts and
bars. There is war of races actu-
ally going on negroes by the score
are murdered simply because they
have black skins, and, having black
skins, claim the same political ana
civil rights accorded to white men.
Northern men resident at the South
are assasinated by the score, simply
because they are Northern men,
claiming the same rights as Southern
men. 1t is of no consequence to dis
cuss the question of whether or not
there is war OF races is "madness;"
it exists, aud Northern residents of
the South have the choice of taking
part in it against the blacks, or osca-
ping from the country and negroes
have the choice of taking part in it
or surrendering their political and
civil rights. The only way in which
the Republican party can make "cap-
tiaI' Gas minated by the Tribnne)
out Of Southern out RACES" is by
putting stop to them. This is leg
itimate capital" and the sooner it is
made the better it will be for the
Southern people, both black and
white.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03

Republican Assembly Convention
4th District.
The Republican electors of the Fourth Assembly
District Of Grant county will meet in convention
Browns Hall, in
Bloomington, Saturday, September 5,
o'clock p. M, for the purpose Of electng two
delegates to attend the Republican Congressional
convention to be held at Mineral Point September I5
aud five delegates to attend the Grant County Sena
torial District convention, be held Lancaster
September To- The several towns will be entitled to
their usual number Of delegates follows
Little Grant ......-...
Blooming Mllyle............... So.
Cassvilte Patch Grove, .
Glen
Wyslusing ..... .............
A. C. MORSE. Chm,
JAMES DAVIS,
a. b. MCCARTNEY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Reform Congressional Convention
Third District.

A convention for the Third Congressional District
Of Wisconsin will be held at
BOscObeI, Tuesday, sept. 32d, 1874,
AZ O'Clock p IA. TO nominate candidate for
Congress for said District Each Senate District vii
be entitled TO delegates and each Assembly
District to TWO delegates
All persons who opposed TO the present Repnb
can party organization, and favor honesty in Off ce
and legislation for the interests of the people of
District, against ring corruption requested
unite in selecting delegates the above convention
BY order Of the Central Committee.
JAMES Ct. KNIGHT,
WM H. PECK,
A. j. HIGH,
r. b. RICE.
JOHN WALWORTH,
WM BUTCHER
Cantral Committee
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
The Monroe SEN

CONGRESSIONAL Monroe Sen
tineI SAYS: "Ex-Senator Magoon, Of
La Fayette will be presented oy
unanimous delegation from his own
county aud will probably receive
some votes from other counties on
the informal ballot. He is strong
man in his own county and that
speaks much in his favor. That he
is a gentleman we al know that he
has ability, bis services in the state
for several years, and his success as
lawyer will attest, that he is good
citizen, his popularity and influence
among the best class of citizens OF
his own community is good evidence.
Mr.. Megoon, like most of his COM
petitors is in the prime of life, am
bilious for honors, man of integrity
and genuine good qualities. He
| comes from county that claims for
him, what Green county and Craw-
ford county might also claim, that it
| has never had a representative man
in Congress. This will weigh strong.
" with many. With US it is seeon-
ondary, but we know of no man yet
named whom we could yield heart
| Ter and more consistent support. In
fact the only great difficulty we see
likely to ensue at the Republican
Congressional Convention, is that we
have so many excellent men for the
candidacy that it will be difficult to
make a nomination. There certainly
is no occasion for turmoil or dissatis-
faction in any event, for each name
presented is that OF an honorable
and deserving competitor. The peo-
pie and their delegates generally
could not DO indnccd to share in any
personal i'll feeling that might be
bred in what promises to be a spirit
cd tilt with the ballots
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-03
Republican County Convention.

Delegate Convention OF the Republican voters OF
Grant county hereby called to be held at the court
house, In
Lancaster, Wednesday, September %, 1874,
at one o'clock p M, for the purpose Of nominating
cap6 dates to fill the several county offices. The
basis OF represen will be delegate for
hFty votes and additional for every fraction of
Dental election.
The several towns in the county will be entitled to
representation follows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-24

a good solid fog; one that only London
er knows how TO enjoy. | have seen the
fog deep yellow almost brown color,
and so thick that you could not see per-
son ten inches away from you Men feel
their way along the sides of the houses,
and, thinking they know the way, often
find themselves far away in the opposite
direction. will just mention a mistake
i made in the fog; was going home one
very foggy night from the city to the
suburbs OF London by railway. On
reaching my destination | at once made
for home, knowing every step well. |
knocked at my door, as supposed, and
being pleased at being so fortunate, be-
gan to dance and sing until the door was
opened for me to bounce in and kiss my
young wife behind the door, which | did.
/ made for the sitting room, but there
was no light there-none but a bright
fire in the CRATE, thought my wife had
just taken the light to see if things were
all right at the back of the house, but
you may Judge of my surprise when /
heard the tramp of feet in the hallway,
and the next instant three men with
large sticks, and as many women with
lamps held over their heads, confronted
me and told me Resistance was use
less, had better submit" which | did.
l was in the wrong house; | had kissed
the wrong woman, and was mile and
half away from my own domicil That's
my fog experience.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-24
oeIebraling Weaaings.

The marriagekcustom of celebrating
golden and si!!ser weddings has been so
burlesqued by the intrcductlon OF TN,
wooden and even paper weddings, sss, sH..,
it is proposed to abandon such celebra-
tons altogether and 20 substitute an en-
tirely new custom. 1t is this: That the
groom shall renew his fee to the ofici-
atiug minister at every anniversary OF
his wedding, ss an expression of the for
tune which he obtained in good wife.
This proposed custom has the misfortune
TO be based upon some sort OF reason,
whereas customs as such are usually
unreasonable. Tins, as it has entered
the domain Of logic, counter customs
might logically grow from it. and the
unfortunate minister be obliged to annu-
ally return the marriage fee where the
wife did not get q good husband. The
minister in either case would be equally
responsible, and Il In one event he
should be rewarded, in the other he
should be punished. The old custom,
with no reason but much good will in 1t,
of celebrating the golden aud silver
weddings, and eyen the tin, wooden and
paper weddings of ones friends is much
the hetter. philadelphia Ledger