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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Legislative Affairs.

Now that the political complexion
of the State legislature is assured for
the Repub leans. the State press IN
the different sections are advancing
the claims of this nan for that legls-
layive position and that man for
another of the various important
places at the disposal of the legisla-
ture. The posts Of honor in the two
houses are the positions of Chief
Clerk and Seargant alarms.
For Chief Clerk of the Senate
Hon. A. j. Turner of the Portage
REGISTER is most prominently men,
toned. Turner is u four horse team
wherever he is set to work and the
Senate will doubtless put him in
harness. Aiken of Ripon wants to
be reelected Sergeant-at-Arms in
the same body and he ought to be,
because he made capital officer last
winter.
In the Assembly the only name
mentioned thus far for the office of
Chief Clerk is E. w. Young, OF Sank
who has filled the position SO long
that he regards that he holds the full
title to the same for all time to come,
His efforts to secure the position last
winter, under a Reform administra-
ton, evidently exhibited that he was
ready and willing to adapt himself
TO the views of any body of men
that would further his personal in
terests. The facts, we think, will
Justify the party to grant him an
honorable discharge.
For Sergeant-at-Arms of the As
sembly no name has yet been pre-
sented. Since the time which NOM
ory runneth not beyond, this part
of the State-we may say not one of
the southwestern counties-has been
honored with the position of Sergeant
alarms of either body OF che legis-
Iature. We would suggest for that
position in the Assembly the name
ofJohn W. Bracket, of Blooming
ton. in this county. MIR. Bracket
is a farmer by occupation, good
business man and square, ancom-
promising Republican. lie has the
qualifications necessary to fill accept
ably the position of Ssrgeant-at-
Arms-promptness, ability and ready
sneech. The Republican party mas
no more faithful and industrious
laborer for her interests 10 this couh
tv than Mr.. Bracket. de wouid
make a capital officer and we nope
his claims will be successfully pressed
upon the Assembly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Wisconsin's Trial of Bogus Reform.

The Chicago Tribune has an article
on the Wisconsin election, which it
begins as follows
Wisconsin enjoys the enviable dis
tiuction of being the first state, since
the last presidential election, that
has passed through the ordeal OF
periodical discomfort and come out
as good as new. Her political trials
are over. Her people have ried the
Strange gods" and have had enough
Of them. They have revived in the
temporary intoxication of political
sensations, and have worked off the
deoauch and fully recovered from
the inevitable headache. They fol-
lowed the myths and mysticism of
the Liberal reformers," and suffered
the consequences into which it led
them They are now satisfied to re-
turn to the condition OF things they
50 rashly abandoned ; and hereafter
will be content with the rule of the
old party Of freedom, and let well
enough" alone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
The Eighth District.

According to the official vote of the
counties in the Eighth District for
Member of Congress, as received at
the office of the Secretary of State, it
seems that Judge Cate, Reform, is
elected over McDll By two majority.
But the official canvass of Wood
county does not include the town OF
Lincoln and the first ward of Grand
Rapids, which gave McDil forty ma
iorty. The State journal tells us, as
also the Wood County Reporter, that
Gin regard to the vote of the first
ward in Grand Rapids, it was thrown
out for the alleged reason that the
notary failed to affix his signature to
the oath of the inspectors after swear
ing them" And Gin regard to the
town of Lincoln, it is alleged that one
of the Board failed to sign the returns,
though he was present at the canvass
and offered and insisted upon attach
ing his signature to the papers, priv
ilege not accorded to him." Thus it
appears that forty votes are thrown
out because of slight informality,
aud which action clearly defeats the
will of the majority in that district.
There is, however, clause in the
statute laws of the State, under the
head of ELECTIONS" which gives the
State canvassers the power to correct
any such intormality to the end that
the real will of the majority of voters
at any election shall be respected 1t
will be found on page lis, Il. S. Wis
and is rs follows:
Whenever it shall satisfactorily appear that
any person has received a plurality Of tie legal
Votes cast at any election for any o6fce the cam
vassers shall gipe to such person certificate Of
election, notwithstanding the provisions Of law
may not have been fully complied with, in no.
ticing or conducting the election, or canvass
ing or returning the votes so that the real
will of the plurality may not be defeated by
any informality.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
A Democratic Opinion of the Reform
Party.
From the Prairie din CHEN courier


We don't want tO DO charged with
showing refractory spirit, and will
not say anything to encourage IN
subordination but the result OF he
recent election in this state SHOULD
teach the democracy a useful lesson.
Ia plain terms, the so-calied "retorm
party is faIse-light, farce, "a fool.
sh fraud There is no real vital
prinoipls underlying it; there is no
organization, no harmony of inter
ests, melting and directing it. The
highest idea of It's leaders (self-con-
stituted, } is reached in conglomer-
ate assembly OF discordant interests
and clements, whose sole object is
official power and perqulsltes. It's
OILY real strength rests 10 the mass
es of democratic voters, who are ~
100 of it's mem bers, and who vote
with il as being in opposition to the
rrupt radical administration party
These are the points.
In thewords of a democratic friend,
more profane tbah polite, We have
simply to say of this party IN Wis
consin: "REFoRM BE D--D."
If the tens OF thousands OF demo
Gratis why cast the votes, and the
men who have earnestly advocated
true democracy for thirty years and
over. are TO be asked and compelled
60 tail up the "rotorm kite" for the
satisfaction of handful OF sofehead,
renegade radical, who possess
neither character, ability or even
responsibility. but with brazen as
surance claim the undisputed prero-
gative of being candidates, for every
office We say, if this is the thing
the "reform party" offers to the de-
mocracy, it may as well be met now
as ever.
Last year we voted for VIM. K.
Tay lpr FIR governor, because we
knew him as "a firm, honest, consist
ont Democrat? There is no use OF
being meally mouthed about it Call
things by their right name. There
is nothing in the old honored name
of "DEMoCRAT' that we should be
ashamed of.
Taylor was a Democrat He was
elected governor OF Wisconsin. We
also elected democratic state s ma
tor 10 this senate district; also a
democrat TO the legislature from
Ora wford county, and this congress
sional district wiped out 4, 800r dical
majority, and gave Taylor, the Dem
0crdtic candidate for governor, sever
al hundred majority
This year the DR.. Wight's reform
party gave us test of the reform
theory here. The dose was "quack
prescription. The effects We hav,
seen. This congressional district
gives over 1900 majority for an
avowed republican this deD ocratic
county elects : radical representative
and 10 Grant county the radicals
have every member this year; and
next ear republican wilt be elect
I'd to the state senate in this district
And when we see a United Statee
senator elected by radical legisIa-
ture chis winter, how can we help
feelir that too much is being sacrl
feed at the shrine of this false, So
called, reform"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

DEMOCRATIC PAP.-The patronage
which will be at the disposal of the
Democratic marty on the 9th day OF
December, 1875, is not near as large
and lucrative as is generally supposed.
There are not more than 250 employ
ees, at the outside, including pages,
messengers, folding-room boys ana
girls. The journal, engrossing, and
reading clerks are all Democrats, and
have never pretended to be anything
else. though they have held comfort
able offices FIR fourteen years under
seven Republican Congresses. The
clerks Of the committees are all Re-
pubiicans, or have heretofore claimed
to be, but many of them have strong
Democratic infiuence, which they are
now most assldously cultiVating, and
which will pre- badly enable them TO
hold on TO their sinecures during the
Forty fourth Congress. So there
won't be, at the outside, more than
forty offices, and the positions of.bout
one hundred fol iing-room boys at the
disposal of the D mocracy, and for
two years only Washington cores
p0ndence Post and Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

MEDILL's IDEA AS TO THE NEXT
PRESIDENT. A Milwaukee newspaper
last night declared for Mr.. E. Is.
Washburne as the next Republican
candidate for the Presidency. The
Republican party will elect the next
President; that much is as certain as
any future event can be. Whether
the Presidents name will be Wash
burne, or Conklin, or Blaine, or Will
son is a question for future discussion.
An early nomination will not help
man if be is not secure of the affec-
tons and respect of Republicans
throughout the country; and one who
has these can afford to wait for the
recognition of his merits at the proper
time Chicago Tribune, N0u. 18th. 4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

GONE BACK. In Iowa, the democ-
racy have fought their two last pc
liticul battles under the ''anti-monop-
oily" and reform" banner. But
they are getting tired of the name,
and proposes going back to first prin>
ciples. The Des M0ines Democrat
foel+ something in this wise:
Put the Leader down democrat
every month III the year, every week
10 the month and every day in the
week We will take ours straight
hereafter, with no thin hypocrisy to
shame the true principles of democra-
cy. No more 'anti-monopoly' il
ours, if you please. Better to be
slain 10 fair open fight than to be
ingloriousIy driven from the fell
saus name and sans character"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
ss,s-The New York Herald |

ssy-The New York Herald midi
Gates that the Republican candidate
for the Presidency, in 1876, should
he one of three men-John A. Dix,
Henry Wilson or E. B. Washbu
and gives reasons for the opinion.
The age of Dix and the health of
Wilson would seem to rule them out
as probable candidates. Locality is
against Washburn, his state having
furnished the last two Preside is,
and they having been elected for two
terms each.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Suffeing Kansas.

AToHIsoN. Nov. 21.-The Daily
Champion publishes from the advance
sheets OF the official reports made to
the State Board of Agriculture, show.
ing that in seventeen counties IN
which 15S, 900 bushels OF corn We re
planted. not bushel has been pro
duced. Five of these counties pro
duced an average crop Of other cerc-
ais, and can easily relieve their indi-
vidual wants; the others are 90 the
frontier, have population are suffer-
ing greatly. The people have Meth
err clothing nor fuel and are totally
dependent on charity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
CHERIFF'S SALE-WoRDEx-


On Execution State of Wisconsin, county of Grant
In circuit court. Otto Rnke, plaintiffs against
Braziila A. Worden defendant
BY virtue OF execution issued out of and under
the seal OF the circuit court for Grant county, Wis.
upon judgment rendered in justice court before
Henry Burgess of the justices of the peace iD
and for said couuty, in favor of said plaintiff and
against said defendant appears by the transcript OF
the judgment filed in the office of the clerk of the
circuit court county of Grant, have thi- day levied
upon all the right title and interest which the defen
dant, BraZilla Worden, those claiming under
him, had on the 9th day of April, 1878, or at any
time thereafter, the following described property
70 wit The halt of southwest quarter, section
seventeen %, town three 81 range four ~ vest.
except five in southwest thereof
and the west halt of half of southeast
quarter Of section seventeen Q7), town three
81, range four ~ west; also south half
Of east half of west half OF southeast quarter OF
recton seventeen, three 80 range az west,
being i'll the county of Grant, and state OF
Wisconsin, which shall sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash, the front door of the
court house in the village of Lancaster, In said cOun
ty. the 18th day of January, 1875 at the hour OF
one O'Clock m.
Dated at the sherif's Office this Goth day of Octe
Der, 1874 T. CARRIER,
Sheriff of Grant County.
BARBER CLEMENTsoN Plaintiffs Attys 57w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Opposition.
Total. .......... % OLA Total.


The total vote use, 435) is 5000
less than for President, in 1872, and
1854 greater than for Governor last
year. The vote of the State, it will
be seen, is almost evenly balanced,
the opposition on the official returns
having 387 majority. With $4,000
"Reforln' majority of last year wiped
out, three districts carried against
them reclaimed and six carried, and
80 majority on joint ballot in the
legislature, the Republicans may well
feel that they have achieved sub
stantial triumph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Narrow Gauge from Peoria to the
Foot of the Lake.

The project of narrow-gauge rail-
way between this city and Peoria III
says The Ford du Lac journal, has at
tracted considerable attention from
those of our citizens who are cohVers-
ant with railroad builtiug. lately On
last week a party of engineers aud
surveyors. who have been engaged
ia making preliminary survey iof
snch a road. reached here and report
that they have succeeded 10 locating
a feasible route on line nearly direct
between the two places. Judge A
Kinyon, che OF tbs projectors OF this
enter prise, who had been here Tor
couple Of weeks, says that it meets
with great favor all along the pro-
posed route, and be has strong. hopes
that the road can and will be built.
Fond du Lac has been selected as
the northern terminus OF the road on
account of it's superiority "a Lumber
market, and because its railroad la
cililies would make IL an excellent
distributing point for Illinois coal,
with which such q road would De able
to supply this part much cheap
err than ii can now be obtained. The
construction of rallroa connecting
the coal-fields of Illinois with the
lumber regions of our own state
would be directly beneficial to both
sections, and it would seem that such
road could hardly fail to do pay
ing business. Of this Judge Kinyon
feels sanguine, and it appears to US
mis- view are correct.
1t is fact that narrOw-gauge reads
can be built and operated to advan-
cage where the standard gauge rail-
wi y could not possibly be made to
pay. This has been so satisfactorily
demonstrated that many believe that
in the narrow-gauge railway is to be
found the true solution of the trans
portation question. The cost of con-
structing and operating a narrow
gauge road is but two thirds that of
a standard-gauge railway, and it is
obvious that where the former can
DO the business it IS vastly the most
economical for its patrons and own
ers than the latter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
November 26, 1874. 81
-RIECK.

state of Wisconsin, Grant County, S. Probate Of
fee, Lancaster, Nov. 23, A. d, 1874. In the Mat
ter of the Proof and Probate of the Last Will and
Testament of otto Rick, deceased, late of the
county OF Grant,
Whereas, an instrumental writing, purporting to
be the last will and testament of Otto Rleck,
deceased, late of the County of Grant. has
been flied in this office; and whereas, application
has been made by Johanna Rieck and Gustave Mey err
Probate according to the IL WIS of this State
Therefore, it is ordered that said application be
heard before at tho Probate Office in the Village
Of Lancaster, in said County, Monday 2lst DAY Of
December, A. ID. 1874 at one O'Clock p. NJ.
And il is further ordered that notice shall be
given TO all persons interested in said will of the
time and place of said hearing, by publication in
the Grant County Herald, a newspaper printed in
said county for three successive weeks, each
week prior TO the time OF such hearing.
BY the Court,
37w3 WIN. McG0NI6AL, County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
Protection to Farmers.

Farmers are protected by the tariff
on the following products Bacon, :
cents per pound barley, Is cents per
bushei, and l cent per pound when
hulled beef. l cent pound; bees
wax 20 per cent; butter, 4 cents per
pound, cheese the same /; corn, III
cents per bushel corn meal, 10 per
cent flax straw, So per ton tow OF
flax, $40 per ton; manufactured flax,
not hacked or dressed, $40 per ton
when hacked, $40 por ton; fruit.
green, ripe, or dried, 10 per cent; IT
preserved, from 20 20 35 per cent !;
hams, 2 cents per pound; honey, 20
cents per gallon; hops. 8 cents per
pound lard, cents per pound ; mIlk,
preserved or condensed, 20 per cent
oats, 10 cents per bashel oatmeal, J
cent per pound pickles, 30 per cent;
pork, l cent per pound potatoes, 10
cents per oushei; rye, 10 Genus per
bushel rye -four, 10 per cent. allow,
l cent d pound tobacco, from ID TO
so cents por pound; vegetables, 10
per cent; vinegar, 10 cents gallon
wheat, 20 cents per bushel: WOO,
from cents and Z mills to l6 cents
and 8 mills, and 9 per cent. ad valor-
en- per pound. Those are the prin-
cipal agricultural products that are
protected, but the list might be in
creased by including rice, moasses,
tar, turpentine, sugar, ETC., and the
manufactured products into which all
pDtar
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

THE OFF YEAR. The off year IN
politics is favorite one with Demo~
Gratis It will be remem bered that
10 1862, right in the midst of the re-
belIion, the Democracy carried Ohio
and elected all but four or five of the
Congressman. The following year,
however, the Republicans carried the
State by over 100000 majority. So
in Now York in 1866. Horatio Sey-
mour was elected Governor, but the
following year the Republicans car.
ried the State by an overwhelming
majority. If we judge the future by
the past, the reverses of the Repub-
licans are but temporary, and this
we sincerely believe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
~Wben we read such an item a

% When we read such an item s
The following from the Chicago Jour
nal, we begin to see some of the (dis)
advantages that would result if men
and women indiscriminately were
running for Office. "Fhe rival candi-
dates for sheriff ia Oceana county,
Mich, met during their canvass at
evening in lonely farm house in a
remote portion of the county, and
we're obliged to sleep together. Poll
tics make strange bed fellows"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
-BRowN.

In Probate--Grant county Court-In the matter Of
the g tate of Levi Brown. deceased.
George IT, Chambers james BallantIne ana D.
Brown having been appointed commissioners to re-
ceive, examine and adjust ali claims and demands OF
all persons against said deceased, aud six months
from and after the 23d day OF October 1874 having
been allowed and limited for creditors to present
their claims bv the judge OF said court.
Now therefore, notice is hereby gwen that we sand
commissioners, will meet for the purposes aforesaid
at the store of the Levi Brown deceased on the
18th day OF February aud the Esd day of April, A ID
1875, at O'clock a and continue in session till
O'Clock D. N. each of said days
George Il. CHAMBERS
JAMES BALLANTINE
ID Y BROWN,
November g. 1874. 37w4 Commissioners.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

THE EIGHTH Decentralization.
W.: November Is The full official
vote of the Eighth district has heep
received at the Secretary OF States
office and is as follows; Gates ma
iority. 9. This includes 10 dcDiIfs
vote the county of Lincoln, which is
forty-eight majority for McDlI, but
axcludes the votes of the FIRST ward
of the city of Grand Rapids and the
town of Lincoln, Wood county.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

In Utah, says a local paper,
whenever a polygamous wife wants
TO locate homestead she calls herself
a widow, and Uncle Sam has been
ewindled out of thousands of acres Of
land in Utah by this widow dodge.
We must adopt Mr.. Weller's bit of
advice in this case: "Samivel, beware
Of vidders."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
asaESaYs NE Clncinnati Gazett

SaT Says The Cincinnati Gazette ::
"The last cause assigned for the de.
feat of Gov. Dix is the Beecher scan
DIAL. rhe more unique reasons for
the Republican defeat are thus far,
therefore, as follows Beecher scan
dal, scarcity of eels, grasshoppers, and
hard times. 1t seems that DemoGra-
cy was on the right side OF all these
issues"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

How ARE TUE MIGHTY FALLEN i
Where Is Fenton of New York 2
where are Schurz aud Gratz Brown
of Missouri, Upton of Nebraska.
rrumbul of Ohio, Blair of Michigan
and many others of the Reform
lights who deserted their friends in
the hour of peril and denied their
faith? They now find themselves
hanging on the rough and ragged
edge of anxiety. remorsa and des
pair" ana about 60 te engulfed 10
that political. Charybdis from which
there is 20 escape. "Whosoever
soweth to the wind shall reap the
whirlwind."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Auction SALE.

will sell, at public auction, two miles east OF nc
Kimmie's mill in the town OF waterloo. Two mi'es
from village of Beetown, on FRIDAY DEL. :. al
10 O'Clock T. m the following property: One Mcoor
mick reaper. / light horse wagon, mlich cows
three old heiters three year old steers t"o'
year old steers and small lot OF hogs Also.
will offer for sale my farm of leo acres
TERas--AiI sums OF and under cash. on sums
over that amount II this time with approved sc
curty 3-wI MARGARET McDON AID.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

@-The Cleveland Leader says !:
"Many of the innocent voters who
have been p rsuaded by demagogues
that the success of the Democracy
would Immediately give them plenty
of work at good wages, are anxlously
inquiring when they are to b set at
work" They are of the same ik as
the Albany man who thought the
election of TIlden was to reduce the
price Of butter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26

THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT B ,ston
dispatches report considerable talk
OF new national third party move
ment, chiefly among the Democracy
of Massachusetts. The platform is
as yet only conjrcturaI. but it's fore
shadowings embrace economy, hard
money and civil service reform,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-26
The Result-Third District.

We give below the official vote of
the Third Congressional District by
counties, as copied from the State
Journal. 1t will be seen that there
were near 1000 less votes cast in the
district than in 1872: