Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-02
roceedings of Grant County Council
Patrons or Hushandry.

The Grant County Council of
Oranges met at the Court House in
Lancaster, pursuant TO adjournment,
March Is, 1874.
J. Prideaux, President of the Coun-
ell, called the meeting To order.
The following Committee on Gre
dentials was appointed: Lybrn Wells,
Z. A. Cox. and Alfred Banks, who
reported the delegates:
Blakes Prairie Grange-James Prideaux, Geo. W.
Lee, .. A. Hatch. Joha w. Bracket.
Bosce frdtrse GrGnye-W. p stone, Z. II. Bonham.
Gsstrai Crasge - Ihoa,as ID. Mahon.
Esnnimore center GranQe-C. b Smith, II. A, Dank.
lih.sD. Haxter, Thomas Morrison.
Hdrrtson Grange Thomas Bowen John Hammond.
Hope Gran.e N Cooley b. b. gillespie, Jos Place.
LIMA Union Grange EafRum Johnson, Jas Curry.
Ltnte hTast Grange Alfred BARK. X. A. Welsh.
North Andorer Grange Andrew Myers.
wasaoarH Grange-Lyburn Wells, John Williams.
wing Grdngs-V Z. Jones.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
RESOLVED, That we fully endorse the action
OF the Council at its last session in dividing
the county into three purchasing districts, and
would recommend that the districts locate
their depots, and elect their agents, at once.
ResotUed, That the First, Second and Third
CounrII Districts be notified by printed circu-
lars to meet on Saturday, one O'Clock p. IN,
March 70, 1874, to elect an agent and locate
a supply depot for their respective districts,
io-wIi.: District No. /. consistlrg of the towns
of PiattavIIle, South Lancaster, Ellenboro.
ifton. Lima, Harrison, Polosi, Paris, Smell
ser, jamestown aud Hazel Green, at Platte
vile. District No. 2, consisting OF the towns
OF Boscobel, Fennimore, WingviIle, Muscoda,
Blue River, Marion, Woodman, Liberty,
hickory Grove ami North Lancaster, at Fem
n.mole Center. District No. 3, consisting of
the towns of Bloomington Cassville, Little
Grant, Mt. Hope. Mlnv,lle, Gen Haven,
Waterloo and Wyainsing, al Patch Grove.
RESOLVED, That the gieat material wants of
the people OF the United states to-day is re-
lief from the present ates OF transit, both
passenger and trelghts on railways; relief
from oppressive mouopoIIes III staple manu-
features and natural products; reIlei from
combinations OF capitalists, which degrade
aborers and oh them OF the natural frGils OF
their hard work, and III other ways commit
and peIpeiuate serious injury TO the industrial
aud agricultural portion oi the country.
RESOLVED, hat in making this battle we
dem. nd only fair ay and room according to
our strength, and mat we pledge TO the world
and to each other, that we Will never abandon
the he until taxes are equdl,zed and the
worklhgman and The capitalist are placed on
an equal footing before The law.
RESOLVED That the interests of the farmers
and Il echanics are TOO closely allied 10 admit
OF any enlargement, and we deem it our duty
10 paironze home mechanics IN preference 70
foreign ones, and would here say that ours is
not an organization tor the purpose OF reduc-
ing OF degrading mechanical laoor, but con-
sider u our best interest TO bestow liberal
patT onage and fair remunerative prices on the
mechanical skill of the country.
Resolved, That however much any party
may claim to have accomp jshed as party,
the sacrifices of the country and the dead and
hvlng heroes of the War can make no vica
nous oionement for present political sins.
RESOLVED, That we believe the time has
come when the bonds OF the Government
owned by spectators and Capitals should |
be taxed accol ding 10 their value, and that |
until the ow and reaper OF the farmer are
held as non-taxable no species of property |
should be exempt from taxation.
Resolved That the Grant County Council OF |
G:a"gers disapprove the action OF Governor |
Taylor in signlrg The certificates of the Wis
cousin Railroad Company.
RESOLVED, That the thanks of this Council |
are due Sheriff Carrier and Deputy Hyde tor
courleses TO the Council.
JAMFS PRInEAUX Pres 4